▁ships , ▁all ▁in ▁clear ▁det r iment ▁of ▁prest ige ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁This ▁gave ▁rise ▁to ▁the ▁most ▁dam aging ▁murm ur ings ▁and ▁was ▁public ▁sc andal . ▁ ▁The ▁Civil ▁Governor ▁of ▁Puerto ▁Rico , ▁Gonz ale z ▁de ▁Lin ares ▁ins ist ently ▁claimed ▁ship ment ▁of ▁Duc oud ray ▁- ▁Hol stein ▁and ▁other ▁prisoners ▁to ▁Puerto ▁Rico , ▁but ▁Dutch ▁authorities ▁in ▁C ura ça o ▁refused ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁Event ually ▁Duc oud ray ▁Hol stein ▁and ▁Bapt iste ▁Ir v ine ▁were ▁found ▁guilty , ▁sent enced ▁to ▁death ▁and ▁their ▁poss essions ▁were ▁conf isc ated ▁by ▁the ▁Dutch ▁authorities ▁because ▁of ▁their ▁alleg ed ▁criminal ▁acts . ▁Duc oud ray ▁Hol stein ▁expressed ▁that ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁fear ▁for ▁his ▁life , ▁because ▁their ▁execution ers ▁would ▁not ▁dare ▁kill ▁him ▁when ▁everyone ▁knew ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁evidence ▁to ▁justify ▁such ▁a ▁thing . ▁In ▁fact , ▁Leonard ▁S ist are , ▁who ▁was ▁conv icted ▁of ▁alter ing ▁the ▁paper ▁of ▁the ▁brig ▁The ▁E end racht , ▁had ▁been ▁allowed ▁to ▁leave ▁C ura ça o ▁without ▁receiving ▁pun ishment ▁or ▁suffering ▁any ▁penalty . ▁ ▁When ▁Duc oud ray ▁Hol stein ▁and ▁Ir v ine ▁appe aled ▁to ▁the ▁Super ior ▁Court ▁of ▁The ▁H ague ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁the ▁appeal ▁was ▁denied . ▁Then ▁they ▁requested ▁a ▁re cons ider ation ▁of ▁that ▁judgment ▁and ▁this ▁resource ▁was ▁also ▁denied , ▁but ▁dis com