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Show N ethertand Eaft-India-Company clean.sh data import.tsv out README which makes as it were two entire Cities The leffer half exceeds the other i ftrength, inregard of an invincible Caftle in it, which for its better defence i encompafled wich four Bulwarks, with deep Motes round about. This City i very populous, and confifts of Natives, Chinefes, and Hollandersy and adorne with ftately Struures, and the Streets planted with {everal forts of Indian Trees {o that yoa walk cool in the greateft heats. ~ On the Sea-fide (‘which is narrowl guarded) lies a fafe and commodious Harbour for Shipping. The Arms of th Cityis a naked Sword with a Laurel Garland. Here the General (who command in the name of the Unite Provinces over all the Forts an Caftlesin India has his refidence, who is provided with no lefs Power and Authority, then formerly the Stadt-holder and chief Commander of thefe parts were wont to enjoy who livesin 1o lefs Pomp and State, then the Princes of Europe : And this grea Honour and Authority is conferred upon him, thatthe Natives dazzled with th Splendour of his Greatnefs, may fo be the better reduced under obedience But with this Commander in chiefis joyned a Council, whofe Advice isalwayst to be taken in matters of Peaceand War, the ProteGion and Safety of the Country, and the Commerce thereof The Judicature confifts ofa Prefident, an {everal Aldermen : there is one general Guild or Chamber of Accounts, to whic nerally of amiddle flafye all the reft which are in Izdia, under the command of the Hollauders, are refpon 3 cloth only 3hogy ghe © molt civilized peopl fible. The whole City lies {urrounded in thirteen firong Bulwarks, which hav been oftentimes Attempted and' Affaulted by the Natives, but are not to b Maftered The Hollanders made formerly a Contra& at Fava with the Kings of thof parts, about the bufinefs of Commerce ; but whenthey began to deal Treache o ud, Dtcri(ful, Impu en vords, For when , King & bandlomly rebufed fo # ot wade of Bume; as roufly, contrary to the Articles of Agreement, inraifing the Impofts, it wa thought fit to erecta Caftle or Fortinthe City. The Engiifb at that time held narrow Correfpondence and Amity with the Hollanders 5 but it fo happened tha Fears, and Jcaloufies, and Mil-underftandings arofe between them : So tha after.a Bloody Fight of eleven Englifb Ships, againft{feven Hollanders, which continued from morning till night, our Party were forced to flye, and to retreat t 0es of the mind and va wruel, Blood thicfty, an XY Were wont to cat th hevare all of them Mahsons of their Kings, whi cxent was {pread Univer - 140 years, Mahamitifo Amboyna, and there to Rally more Force fion made an Agreement with the Engli/b, and joyning their Forces together lay'd clofe fiege to the New Fort, which defended it felf Gallantly fix months. I the meantime the Hollanders brought feveral of their Ships from the Malav ‘Hlands, tothe number of eighteen, which came there to relieve their befiege The Erglifb having advice of their coming, left the Siege Country-men Th brought their Cannon aboard, and f{et Sail through the Streight of S#nda General Fobn Peterfon Koene (who was newly Arrived with a Fleet from Holland not doubting of the Treachery of the King, though he endeavouredto excuf himfelf, laying all the blame upon the Englifb) Landed his Men with good orde and conduct 5 who aftera few hours refrefhment, prepared themfelves to affaul very famous for Trade) Yauders ferch their Peps place where the Cityio Arms from the Natived the Befiegers; which doing after fome little oppofition, they broke through th Trenches, and got into the City. The King finding his Forces Defeated, and th o . A iw le 1w Town Relieved, faved himfelf by flighr, leaving the refidue of his Army to th mercy of the Hollanders ev er lf alway ful afte so ' . ol hc be whic The King of Facatra upon this occa who pu all to the Sword excep Womenan Chil dren : Yea, the very City of Facatra it {elf waslayed in Afhes, and the Walls leAfter this great Victory, the Hollanders firongly fortifye velled to the ground themfelvesin thofe parts; which the Emperour of the Ifland of Fs22 perceiving concluded to befiege thisour new erected City of Batawvia; and inthe year 1629 he encamped himfelf under the Walls, making feveral affaults upon the place but fiill beaten off with confiderable lofs. The greateft attempr which th Enemy made, was upon the 20. of September in the night, but they were lil;ewif orc |