reby　preventing　their　intention　of　running　away　with　his　vessel。　　But　as　this　third　company　was　by　much　the　weakest；　they　began　with　them　first；　and　cut　them　all　off；　except　five　women　and　seven　children；　not　in　the　least　doubting　that　they　should　be　able　to　do　as　much　by　Weybhays　and　his　company。　　In　the　meantime；　having　broke　open　the　merchant's　chests；　which　had　been　saved　out　of　the　wreck；　they　converted　them　to　their　own　use　without　ceremony。
  The　traitor；　Jerom　Cornelis；　was　so　much　elevated　with　the　success　that　had　hitherto　attended　his　villainy；　that　he　immediately　began　to　fancy　all　difficulties　were　over；　and　gave　a　loose　to　his　vicious　inclinations　in　every　respect。　　He　ordered　clothes　to　be　made　of　rich　stuffs　that　had　been　saved；　for　himself　and　his　troop；　and　having　chosen　out　of　them　a　company　of　guards；　he　ordered　them　to　have　scarlet　coats；　with　a　double　lace　of　gold　or　silver。　　There　were　two　minister's　daughters　among　the　women；　one　of　whom　he　took　for　his　own　mistress；　gave　the　second　to　a　favourite　of　his；　and　ordered　that　the　other　three　women　should　be　common　to　the　whole　troop。　　He　afterwards　drew　up　a　set　of　regulations；　which　were　to　be　the　laws　of　his　new　principality；　taking　to　himself　the　style　and　title　of　Captain…General；　and　obliging　his　party　to　sign　an　act；　or　instrument；　by　which　they　acknowledged　him　as　such。　　These　points　once　settled；　he　resolved　to　carry　on　the　war。　　He　first　of　all　embarked　on　board　two　shallops　twenty…two　men；　well　armed；　with　orders　to　destroy　Mr。　Weybhays　and　his　company；　and　on　their　miscarrying；　he　undertook　a　like　expedition　with　thirty…seven　men；　in　which；　however；　he　had　no　better　success；　for　Mr。　Weybhays；　with　his　people；　though　armed　only　with　staves　with　nails　drove　into　their　heads；　advanced　even　into　the　water　to　meet　them；　and　after　a　brisk　engagement　compelled　these　murderers　to　retire。
  Cornelis　then　thought　fit　to　enter　into　a　negotiation；　which　was　managed　by　the　chaplain；　who　remained　with　Mr。　Weybhays；　and　after　several　comings　and　goings　from　one　party　to　the　other；　a　treaty　was　concluded　upon　the　following　termsviz。；　That　Mr。　Weybhays　and　his　company　should　for　the　future　remain　undisturbed；　provided　they　delivered　up　a　little　boat；　in　which　one　of　the　sailors　had　made　his　escape　from　the　island　in　which　Cornelis　was　with　his　gang；　in　order　to　take　shelter　on　that　where　Weybhays　was　with　his　company。　　It　was　also　agreed　that　the　latter　should　have　a　part　of　the　stuffs　and　silks　given　them　for　clothes；　of　which　they　stood　in　great　want。　But；　while　this　affair　was　in　agitation；　Cornelis　took　the　opportunity　of　the　correspondence　between　them　being　restored；　to　write　letters　to　some　French　soldiers　that　were　in　Weybhays's　company；　promising　them　six　thousand　livres　apiece　if　they　would　comply　with　his　demands；　not　doubting　but　by　this　artifice　he　should　be　able　to　accomplish　his　end。
  His　letters；　however；　had　no　effect；　on　the　contrary；　the　soldiers　to　whom　they　were　directed　carried　them　immediately　to　Mr。　Weybhays。　Cornelis；　not　knowing　that　this　piece　of　treachery　was　discovered；　went　over　the　next　morning；　with　three　or　four　of　his　people；　to　carry　to　Mr。　Weybhays　the　clothes　that　had　been　promised　him。　　As　soon　as　they　landed；　Weybhays　attacked　them；　killed　two　or　three；　and　made　Cornelis　himself　prisoner。　　One　Wonterloss；　who　was　the　only　man　that　made　his　escape；　went　immediately　back　to　the　conspirators；　put　himself　at　their　head；　and　came　the　next　day　to　attack　Weybhays；　but　met　with　the　same　fate　as　beforethat　is　to　say；　he　and　the　villains　that　were　with　him　were　soundly　beat。
  Things　were　in　this　situation　when　Captain　Pelsart　arrived　in　the　Sardam　frigate。　　He　sailed　up　to　the　wreck；　and　saw　with　great　joy　a　cloud　of　smoke　ascending　from　one　of　the　islands；　by　which　he　knew　that　all　his　people　were　not　dead。　　He　came　immediately　to　an　anchor；　and　having　ordered　some　wine　and　provisions　to　be　put　into　the　skiff；　resolved　to　go　in　person　with　these　refreshments　to　one　of　these　islands。　　He　had　hardly　quitted　the　ship　before　he　was　boarded　by　a　boat　from　the　island　to　which　he　was　going。　　There　were　four　men　in　the　boat；　of　whom　Weybhays　was　one；　who　immediately　ran　to　the　captain；　told　him　what　had　happened；　and　begged　him　to　return　to　his　ship　immediately；　for　that　the　conspirators　intended　to　surprise　her；　that　they　had　already　murdered　125　persons；　and　that　they　had　attacked　him　and　his　company　that　very　morning　with　two　shallops。
  While　they　were　talking　the　two　shallops　appeared；　upon　which　the　captain　rowed　to　his　ship　as　fast　as　he　could；　and　was　hardly　got　on　board　before　they　arrived　at　the　ship's　side。　　The　captain　was　surprised　to　see　men　in　red　coats　laced　with　gold　and　silver；　with　arms　in　their　hands。　　He　demanded　what　they　meant　by　coming　on　board　armed。　　They　told　him　he　should　know　when　they　were　on　board　the　ship。　　The　captain　replied　that　they　should　come　on　board；　but　that　they　must　first　throw　their　arms　into　the　sea；　which　if　they　did　not　do　immediately；　he　would　sink　them　as　they　lay。　　As　they　saw　that　disputes　were　to　no　purpose；　and　that　they　were　entirely　in　the　captain's　power；　they　were　obliged　to　obey。　　They　accordingly　threw　their　arms　overboard；　and　were　then　taken　into　the　vessel；　where　they　were　instantly　put　in　irons。　　One　of　them；　whose　name　was　John　Bremen；　and　who　was　first　examined；　owned　that　he　had　murdered　with　his　own　hands；　or　had　assisted　in　murdering；　no　less　than　twenty…　seven　persons。　　The　same　evening　Weybhays　brought　his　prisoner　Cornelis　on　board；　where　he　was　put　in　irons　and　strictly　guarded。
  On　the　18th　of　September；　Captain　Pelsart；　with　the　master；　went　to　take　the　rest　of　the　conspirators　in　Cornelis's　island。　　They　went　in　two　boats。　　The　villains；　as　soon　as　they　saw　them　land；　lost　all　their　courage；　and　fled　from　them。　　They　surrendered　without　a　blow；　and　were　put　in　irons　with　the　rest。　　The　captain's　first　care　was　to　recover　the　jewels　which　Cornelis　had　dispersed　among　his　accomplices：　　they　were；　however；　all　of　them　soon　found；　except　a　gold　chain　and　a　diamond　ring；　the　latter　was　also　found　at　last；　but　the　former　could　not　be　recovered。　　They　went　next　to　examine　the　wreck；　which　they　found　staved　into　an　hundred　pieces；　the　keel　lay　on　a　bank　of　sand　on　one　side；　the　fore　part　of　the　vessel　stuck　fast　on　a　rock；　and　the　rest　of　her　lay　here　and　there　as　the　pieces　had　been　driven　by　the　waves；　so　that　Captain　Pelsart　had　very　little　hopes　of　saving　any　of　the　merchandise。　　One　of　the　people　belonging　to　Weybhays's　company　told　him　that　one　fair　day；　which　was　the　only　one　they　had　in　a　month；　as　he　was　fishing　near　the　wreck；　he　had　struck　the　pole　in　his　hand　against　one　of　the　chests　of　silver；　which　revived　the　captain　a　little；　as　it　gave　him　reason　to　expect　that　something　might　still　be　saved。　　They　spent　all　the　19th　in　examining　the　rest　of　the　prisoners；　and　in　confronting　them　with　those　who　escaped　from　the　massacre。
  On　the　20th　they　sent　several　kinds　of　refreshments　to　Weybhays's　company；　and　carried　a　good　quantity　of　water　from　the　isle。　　There　was　something　very　singular　in　finding　this　water；　the　people　who　were　on　shore　there　had　subsisted　near　three　weeks　on　rainwater；　and　what　lodged　in　the　clefts　of　the　rocks；　without　thinking　that　the　water　of　two　wells　which　were　on　the　island　could　be　of　any　use；　because　they　saw　them　constantly　rise　and　fall　with　the　tide；　from　whence　they　fancied　they　had　a　communication　within　the　sea；　and　consequently　that　the　water　must　be　brackish；　but　upon　trial　they　found　it　to　be　very　good；　and　so　did　the　ship's　company；　who　filled　their　casks　with　it。
  On　the　21st　the　tide　was　so　low；　and　an　east…south…east　wind　blew　so　hard；　that　during　the　whole　day　the　boat　could　not　get　out。　　On　the　22nd　they　attempted　to　fish　upon　the　wreck；　but　the　weather　was　so　bad　that　even　those　who　could　swim　very　well　durst　not　approach　it。　On　the　25th　the　master　and　the　pilot；　the　weather　being　fair；　went　off　again　to　the　wreck；　and　those　who　were　left　on　shore；　observing　that　they　wanted　hands　to　get　anything　out　of　her；　sent　off　some　to　assist　them。　　The　captain　went　also　himself　to　encourage　the　men；　who　soon　weighed　one　chest　of　silver；　and　some　time　after　another。　As　soon　as　these　were　safe　ashore　they　returned　to　their　work；　but　the　weather　grew　so　bad　that　they　were　quickly　obliged　to　desist；　though　some　of　their　divers　from　Guzarat　assured　them　they　had　found　six　more；　which　might　easily　be　weighed。　　On　the　26th；　in　the　afternoon；　the　weather　being　fair；　and　the　tide　low；　the　master　returned　to　the　place　where　the　chests　lay；　and　weighed　three　of　them；　leaving　an　anchor　with　a　gun　tied　to　it；　and　a　buoy；　to　mark　the　place　where　the　fourth　lay；　which；　notwithstanding　their　utmost　efforts；　they　were　not　able　to　recover。
  On　the　27th；　the　south　wind　blew　very　cold。　　On　the　28th　the　same　wind　blew　stronger　than　the　day　before；　and　as　there　was　no　possibility　of　fishing　in　the　wreck　for　the　present；　Captain　Pelsart　held　a　council　to　consider　what　they　should　do　with　the　prisoners：　that　is　to　say；　whether　it　would　be　best　to　try　them　there　upon　the　spot；　or　to　carry　them　to　Batavia；　in　order　to　their　being　tried　by　the　Company's