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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 time the
two shallops coming toward him, and had scarcely got on board his
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
to submit, they threw away their weapons, and, being ordered on
board, were immediately placed in irons. One of them, named Jan de
Bremen, confessed that he had put to death or assisted in the
assassination of twenty-seven persons. The same evening Weybehays
brought his prisoner on board.

"On September 18th the captain and the master pilot, taking with them
ten men of Weybehays' company, passed over in boats to the island of
Cornelis. Those who still remained thereon lost all courage as soon
as they saw them, and allowed themselves to be placed in irons."

Pelsart remained another week at the Abrolhos, endeavoring to recover
so