In 1659, he served against Sweden in the war between that power and Denmark, and so highly did the latter State appreciate De Ruyter's services, that it conferred a pension on him, and ennobled himself and all his family. In 1661, he captured a Tunis vessel, and liberated eighty Christian Slaves whom he found on board ; so high did he stand in 1665, that he was elected Lieutenant-Admiral, and in 1666, after having gained a great victory over the English, was promoted to be Lieutenant- Admiral- General, the highest rank he could reach, the Governor of Holland having been ex-officio Admrial of the Dutch Navy. He continued to distinguish himself by many brilliant actions until 1676, when he was mortally wounded in an engagement with the French off Sicily. His remains were conveyed to Amsterdam, where the States caused a superb monument to be erected to his memory. Moreri. -- Ed.

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HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: VIII. 583 informed h.y reliable authority, that full fourteen or fifteen good ships are gone quietly from time to time, some before some afterwards, to the West Indies with all sorts of stores, so that they hope to have their fleet in those parts sufficiently reinforced to make head against any hostile demonstration. am told that a hundred and twenty cavalry, selected froni all the

regiments of horse, entered the city on the day before yesterday, who are to serve under a cornet, as a mounted guard to the Lord Protector; they are all disciplined men, who have served at least seven years, and each of them, as I'm informed, is allowed a servant and four The Lieutenant of the former body guard, consisting of forty persons, shillings sterling a day. mostly gentlemen, is appointed Captain of the corps. The Majors General in the respective Provinces, continue according to their instructions, to provide against new disturbances, whereby many have been brought into great difficulties.