Document: Minute of the appearance of Mr. Huyghen before the council

Hendrick Huygen appearing at the session, gave this his response to our foregoing resolution and summons dated the 11th of this month that he is inclined and intends on the issued safe conduct of a pass and return pass to order his ship Mercurius, with the people and cargo belonging thereto, to come to this place, and to remain here in person until its arrival; and he further requests instructions to the vice director there that the aforesaid ship and people be dispatched as soon as possible. The director general and councilors having considered this, it was decided unnecessary, in order to avoid expenses, to send the warship de Waagh, pursuant to yesterday’s resolution, in order to haul or drive the aforesaid Swedish ship out of there, and they find nothing more necessary and expedient than to keep the warship Waagh here until the arrival of the aforesaid Swedish ship. Thus done at Fort Amsterdam in New Nether- land. Ady ut supra.

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