Vol. 23, No. 4 “De Nieu Nederlanse Marcurius” December 2007

Events June 5: Pre-conference workshop participate in the Institute's for teachers of Dutch; opening e-Discussion Group, where topics Until January 6, 2008. “The Age reception. that are broadly related to New of Rembrandt: Dutch Paintings in June 6–7: ICNS Program Netherland can be addressed among the Metropolitan Museum of Art.” The conference will be held on the its participants. An extensive th The Met celebrates the 400 campus of the University of North software update has recently been birthday of Rembrandt van Rijn by Carolina at Chapel Hill. All completed. This new program has mounting an exhibit of the finest conference sessions, including the many features that significantly collection of Dutch art outside of workshop, will be held at the new enhance the facility's usefulness for Europe, including 20 works by Center for Global Education sharing information, the most Rembrandt himself. The 228 Dutch (www.gi.unc. edu), conveniently important of which is notification of masterpieces are displayed together located across the street from the postings. As before, registrants may for the first time and coincide with Carolina Inn (www.carolinainn. post questions, information, or the publication of the first catalogue com) where a block of rooms has replies to queries, which can now of the Met’s Dutch collection. For been reserved for ICNS participants be posted in one of several, broadly more information go to: www.met at a reduced rate. To register, book defined forum categories. An e-mail museum.org. For a New York a room, or see program, on-line, go will be sent automatically to review and guide to the to: www.unc.edu/aans. person who made the entry exhibit go to: www.nytimes.com; whenever new information appears then, in the search box type: News in the category where the original “finding your way around the entry was made. 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Save the Date II heroes, died Sept. 26 at his home near Nazi headquarters in the in Ahualoa, Hawaii. He was 90. Netherlands, and then of dodging The Annual General Meeting of the He won the Netherlands’ tracer and antiaircraft fire over New Netherland Institute will take highest military honor in World Berlin. “,” titled place on January 19, 2008 War II after leading 15 small-boat in deference to the Dutch royal beginning at 12:00 noon. There will spying missions to the shores of his dynasty, the House of Orange, has be a short business meeting, Nazi-occupied homeland in 1942, sold more than a million copies. In followed by a luncheon (cost then flew 72 sorties in small 1977, it was made into a movie by involved) and a presentation by a plywood planes [Mosquitos] over the director , with guest speaker. All members are Germany to point British bombers portraying the invited and encouraged to attend toward their targets, . 23-year-old Mr. Hazelhoff this meeting. Mr. Hazelhoff Roelfzema gained Roelfzema. international recognition after he For a complete obituary, go to: Requiescat in Pace wrote an autobiography, “Soldier of www.NYtimes.com. Enter Orange” (Forum Boekerij, 1971; Roelfzema in the search box. , Hodder & Stoughton, 1972). The acclaimed in the Netherlands as one book offers gripping accounts of of the nation’s greatest World War coastal landings on moonless nights

Totidem Verbis Following is the final installment of the life of Michiel de Ruyter by our contributing editor Peter A. Douglas.

Michel de Ruyter, Held van French fortifications atop the steep commander by Cornelis Tromp in Nederland, part 4 cliffs. His ambitions thwarted and 1679. Again taking the battle to the with the element of surprise lost, De De Ruyter was honored and Caribbean, this time against the Ruyter sailed north to Dominica and respected by all who encountered French, De Ruyter arrived off Nevis, and then returned to Europe, him, from his sailors and soldiers, Martinique aboard his flagship De with disease spreading aboard his who used the term of endearment Zeven Provincien on 19 July 1674. ships. Bestevaer “Grandpa” for him, even He led a substantial force of In 1676 he took command of a to kings. Admiration and esteem eighteen warships, nine provision combined Dutch-Spanish fleet to extended far beyond the borders of ships, and fifteen troop transports help the Spanish suppress the the Republic, so much so that on his bearing 3,400 soldiers. Attempting Messina Revolt and fought a French last journey home, the late admiral to assault Front Royal, his fleet was fleet under Duquesne twice at the was saluted by cannon shots fired becalmed, allowing the greatly Battle of Stromboli and the Battle from all French ports and ships by outnumbered French defenders time of Agosta, where, on April 29, the direct order of King Louis XIV. to solidify their defenses. The next 1676, he was fatally wounded. His The inscription on his tomb day, newly-placed booms prevented body was returned to the succinctly says it all: De Ruyter from entering the harbor. Netherlands where De Ruyter was “INTAMINATIS FULGET Nonetheless, the Dutch soldiers given a state funeral and he was HONORIBUS” (He shines in went ashore without the support of interred in a mausoleum in the untarnished honor). the fleet’s guns, and were badly Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam. He mauled in their attempt to reach the was succeeded as supreme