Van der Capellen, intends, by the blessing of God the Lord, to prevent such murder of his agriculturists, burning of houses, seed crops and plunder of cattle, he has instructed Captain Adriaen Post, his agent, to collect together the surviving agriculturists, women and children, who are still more than seventy in number, and to erect a fort on said Island pursuant to the order sent over; into which he and they can retire, in case of another such hostile attack on the part of the Indians. A Bill of exchange has, also, been sent to him to keep those people in provisions, until they can have another crop. And for the prevention of such hostile attack, the remonstrant is inclined to send out a Commander with some soldiers and matrosses to the fort on the island, as well to defend and assist his agricultural laborers and freemen as to maintain and carry on the true reformed Christian Worship of God, good order, police, justice and contracts. He, therefore, with due respect humbly prays your High Mightinesses to be pleased to grant, for a capable person of the Christian Reformed Religion, whom he proposes to accept and to present in your High Mightinesses' Assembly to be sworn, a Commission similar to that your High Mightinesses heretofore, and now lately granted to Mess" Adriaen and Cornells Lampsin» for the islands Tobago and St. Martin, on the 2""* September, 1655, copy whereof is annexed ;

the said Commander remaining bound to take oath to the West India Company, whenever the Assembly of the Nineteen shall think it proper, all in conformity with the Charter granted to the West India Company. (Signed) Henr: van der Capellen toe Ryssel. In the margin was: This Remonstrance is referred to the Directors of the West India Company in attendance here, to examine and report.