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Biesman was sent on a scouting expedition, from which he finally returned, after having been considered lost by some of the Dutch. "The island of Manille, called Lucon by its inhabitants, is larger than England and Scotland together. There are other various islands about it, also very large."
Contentions between van Noordt and his vice-admiral resulted in the latter's being marooned, and the elevation to his place of Captain Pierre de Lint, while Lambert Biesman was made captain of the "Concordia." The vice-admiral and his ship were lost on March 14, 1600, which with other losses, reduced the fleet to but two vessels.
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