To officer the aforesaid companies, one Martin Kryger had offered himself as Captain and Alexander Hinojossa as Lieutenant; no Ensign satisfactory to us having come forward, we recommend both those gentlemen to your Worships agreeably to your Instruction, as persons who, we trust on this occasion, are capable of doing good service. The first having resided many years in New Netherland and given proof enough of his qualifications, and especially of his knowledge of the country and of the South river, and the other on account of his long service in Brazil and other capacities, having been employed there as Lieutenant and Captain-Lieutenant. In case your Worships may conclude on choosing and accepting both these persons, in aforesaid quality, 'twill be necessary then to instruct them immediately to look up soldiers and, lest the enlistment thereof consume too long a time, as the season is quickly passing and therefore cannot permit of it, we are of opinion that the drum ought to be beat for them, in order that they may be sent away by the end of this month. Also, that we have warned and shall notify all persons who have had themselves registered as free Colonists, handicraftsmen, &c., already amounting to a respectable number, that they must be prepared and ready, by the aforesaid time and finally, ;

That for divers reasons we have thought it fit and more profitable to hire or freight a ship of 160 (a, 170 lasts burthen here, to convey all the aforesaid people and their requisite necessaries, to New Netherland.