Willem Adriaan Van Der Stel, and Other Historical Sketches

WILLEM ADRIAAN VAN DER STEL
AND OTHER HISTORICAL SKETCHES

BY
GEORGE McCALL THEAL, Litt.D., LL.D.

CAPETOWN
THOMAS MASKEW MILLER, PUBLISHER
1913

PRINTED BY
WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, LIMITED
LONDON AND BECCLES

SKETCH I.
		PAGE
Exploration by the Portuguese of the Western Coast of Africa and Discovery of the Cape of Good Hope		3
SKETCH II.
I.	First Voyages of the French and English to India. Early History of the Netherlands	35
II.	The War in the Netherlands to the Union of Utrecht	62
III.	Continuation of the War in the Netherlands until 1606	91
IV.	The War on the Sea between Spain and the Netherlands	116
V.	The Truce with Spain and English Rivalry	149
SKETCH III.
I.	Governor Willem Adriaan van der Stel	171
II.	Ordinary Events during the Administration of Governor Willem Adriaan van der Stel	187
III.	Faithless Conduct of the Governor	207
IV.	Proceedings in the Netherlands regarding Governor Willem Adriaan van der Stel	234
SKETCH IV.
I.	Chronicles of Two Leaders of the Great Emigration, Louis Triegard and Pieter Uys	253
II.	Pieter Lavras Uys	275
SYNOPTICAL INDEX.
Sketch I.		295
Sketch II.		310
Sketch III.		314
Sketch IV.		321