“After these horrible proceedings he caused himself to be elected captain-general by a document which he compelled all his companions to sign.  He afterwards sent twenty-two men in two shallops to destroy the company of Weybehays, but they met with a repulse.  Taking with him thirty-seven men, he went himself against Weybehays, who received him at the water’s edge as he disembarked, and forced him to retire, although the lieutenant and his men had no weapons but clubs, the ends of which were armed with spikes.  Finding force unavailing, the mutineer had recourse to other means.  He proposed a treaty of peace, the chaplain, who remained with Weybehays, drawing up the conditions.  It was agreed to with this proviso, that Weybehays’ company should remain unmolested, and they, upon their part, agreed to deliver up a little boat in which one of the sailors had escaped from the island where Cornelis was located to that of Weybehays, receiving in return some stuffs for clothing his people.  During his negotiations Cornelis wrote to certain French soldiers who belonged to the lieutenant’s company offering to each a sum of money to corrupt them, with the hope that with this assistance he might easily compass his design.  His letters, which were without effect, were shown to Weybehays, and Cornelis, who was ignorant of their disclosure, having arrived the next day with three or four others to find Weybehays and bring him the apparel, the latter caused him to be attacked, killed two or three of the company, and took Cornelis himself prisoner.  One of them, by name Wouterlos, who escaped from this rout, returned the following day to renew the attack, but with little success.

“Pelsart arrived during these occurrences in the frigate Sardam.  As he approached the wreck he observed smoke from a distance, a circumstance that afforded him great consolation, since he perceived by it that his people were not all dead.  He cast anchor, and threw himself immediately into a skiff with bread and wine, and proceeded to land on one of the islands.  Nearly at the same time a boat came alongside with four armed men.  Weybehays, who was one of the four, ... informed him of the massacre, and advised him to return as speedily as possible to his vessel, for that the conspirators designed to surprise him, having already murdered twenty-five persons, and to attack him with two shallops, adding that he himself had that morning been at close quarters with them.  Pelsart perceived at the same time the two shallops coming towards him, and had scarcely got on board his own vessel before they came alongside.  He was surprised to see the people covered with embroidery of gold and silver and weapons in their hands, and demanded of them why they approached the vessel armed.  They replied that they would inform him when they came on board.  He commanded them to cast their arms into the sea, or otherwise he would sink them.  Finding themselves compelled [Sidenote:  1629]