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 104 THE STRUGGLE FOR THE EASTERN ARCHIPELAGO accordingly. The Dutch directors were, however, will- ing to give the treaty of 1619 a fair chance. "It is our sincere and earnest desire," they wrote in 1619- 1620, honestly to observe its terms, and they even con- CAPE TOWN AND TABLE MOUNTAIN. (Copyright by Underwood and Underwood, New York.) templated building a fortress at the Cape of Good Hope jointly with the English. But they insisted on our executing our engagements to the utmost letter, and above all on our maintaining the full complement of war-ships agreed on.