History of Brazil Author:Andrew Grant Subtitle: Comprising a Geographical Account of That Country, Together With a Narrative of the Most Remarkable Events Which Have Occurred There Since Its Discovery ... General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1809 Original Publisher: H. Colburn Subjects: Brazil History / Latin America / South America Travel / Sout... more »h America / General Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER VI. Impolitic Conduct Of The Dutch West isotA Com PANY THREE CITIZENS APPOINTED TO SUCCEED COUNT MAURICE -- REDUCTION OF THE M1LITART VORCE COMMENCEMENT OF HOSTILITIES BY THE PORTUGUESE -- CRITICAL SITUATION AND FINAL EX PULSION OF THE DUTCH FROM URA/,11,. , After the recal of Count Maurice, the government of the Dutch possession in Brazil was bestowed on Haniel, a merchant, of Amsterdam,, Bassis, a goldsmith, of Haerlem, and Bullestraat, a carpenter, of Middleburgh. To this council the decision of all commercial affairs was in future to be confined. These successors to the illustrious warrior and statesman, who had hitherto ruled the colony, were men of unimpeachable integrity and solid good sense, but with narrow minds, and wholly Unacquainted with the science of government. Under their administratidn the face of affairs became for a short time changed ; every department of commerce seemed to be animated with new life and vigour, and in the year following a greater quantity of sugar and other commodities was sent home to Europe than had ever been received in the same space of time before. 'This dawn of prosperity proved, however, altogether illusory. They had sent to Holland the, very produce of the lands which Count Maurice had assigned for maintaining the fortifications in a proper state of defe...« less