Cape Council of Policy
110
1657-04-23
Minute details
- Entry number
- 110
- Date
- 1657-04-23
- Year
- 1657
English translation
The Commander in Rade (reinforced by the skippers and pilots of the flute ships Veenenburgh and Vincq) communicated the letter from the Honorable Governor General and Council of India dated 4th December last, passed and the same as the order given by the Honorable Commissioner van Goens, to have one of the outgoing galleys or light vessels once again search for and look out for the crew and property of the wrecked ship De Draeck on the Zuidlandt 28th April last. at about 30 2/3 degrees they sailed along without any luck because the people there were very miserable and without food, and those of the Witte Valcq and the yacht De Goede Hoope, as mentioned by Ed. on the 8th of June, had not been found but returned in vain, as well as on Thu. Moreover, Zuidlandt has also left behind 11 of its people.345
Which is duly noted: also considering that this year no smaller or lighter ships are expected to arrive from the homeland than the small flute Vincq, currently moored here, which has been made very smooth and is therefore proceeding quite smoothly. With the consultation of the aforementioned skippers and pilots, it was deemed entirely suitable for this purpose, and according to that, it was considered good to use it for this purpose, as well as the aforementioned fine to have Zuidlandt approached at the most prominent location with the least expense, being, after speculation, in the maps, approximately 324 degrees. where a good piece of flat land, from 100 to less than the coast, is found, and dune land above, with trees and bushes, can be seen. From there, sail along the coast (sailing during the day and keeping a small sail at sea at night) and then search for the aforementioned cargo and people, if possible, and bring the passengers back to Batavia, along with as much cash and other merchandise as can be obtained from the cargo at the least cost.
The chiefs of the aforementioned flute, in Rade, stating that due to the death of their first skipper Jan Bartelsz, they are currently only accompanied by the former chief steersman Joost Jansz van Seraeskercken, who has succeeded in the skipper's place and the former is now used as chief steersman, so that all the watches arrive and fall heavily on their ships during the day and night, and there is no means on their ship to have the second steersman's place346 taken, accordingly requesting to be assisted by a suitable man, etc., and since it is very necessary for the aforementioned search to serve with another good steersman It has been noted that the competence and good knowledge of navigation that Constable Baltus Cornelisz (currently chief captain of the Robbejachjen) has, has therefore deemed it appropriate to have him transfer to the aforementioned flute ship, the Vincq, to fill the vacant pilot's position there and to request confirmation (arriving in Batavia with pleasure) from the Honorable Governor-General and Council of India.
And as the aforementioned Robbejachjen could again be appointed by a capable man as chief captain, the boss was appointed on request of the chief captain of the flute ship Venenburgh. Claes Jacobsz of Amsterdam, on Thursday, is hereby represented, and according to the testimony of the same, is a capable young man who learned navigation from Lastman and passed the examination there in the presence of directors, and has also sailed and been in India before that date.
Thus done and resolved at Fort de Goede Hope, date as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1657.
[Signed:] HENDRICK JURIANS.
[Signed:] JOOST JANSEN.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] PIETER WILLEMSZ.
[Signed:] PIETER DAMYSSEN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, Secrets. 1657.
Which is duly noted: also considering that this year no smaller or lighter ships are expected to arrive from the homeland than the small flute Vincq, currently moored here, which has been made very smooth and is therefore proceeding quite smoothly. With the consultation of the aforementioned skippers and pilots, it was deemed entirely suitable for this purpose, and according to that, it was considered good to use it for this purpose, as well as the aforementioned fine to have Zuidlandt approached at the most prominent location with the least expense, being, after speculation, in the maps, approximately 324 degrees. where a good piece of flat land, from 100 to less than the coast, is found, and dune land above, with trees and bushes, can be seen. From there, sail along the coast (sailing during the day and keeping a small sail at sea at night) and then search for the aforementioned cargo and people, if possible, and bring the passengers back to Batavia, along with as much cash and other merchandise as can be obtained from the cargo at the least cost.
The chiefs of the aforementioned flute, in Rade, stating that due to the death of their first skipper Jan Bartelsz, they are currently only accompanied by the former chief steersman Joost Jansz van Seraeskercken, who has succeeded in the skipper's place and the former is now used as chief steersman, so that all the watches arrive and fall heavily on their ships during the day and night, and there is no means on their ship to have the second steersman's place346 taken, accordingly requesting to be assisted by a suitable man, etc., and since it is very necessary for the aforementioned search to serve with another good steersman It has been noted that the competence and good knowledge of navigation that Constable Baltus Cornelisz (currently chief captain of the Robbejachjen) has, has therefore deemed it appropriate to have him transfer to the aforementioned flute ship, the Vincq, to fill the vacant pilot's position there and to request confirmation (arriving in Batavia with pleasure) from the Honorable Governor-General and Council of India.
And as the aforementioned Robbejachjen could again be appointed by a capable man as chief captain, the boss was appointed on request of the chief captain of the flute ship Venenburgh. Claes Jacobsz of Amsterdam, on Thursday, is hereby represented, and according to the testimony of the same, is a capable young man who learned navigation from Lastman and passed the examination there in the presence of directors, and has also sailed and been in India before that date.
Thus done and resolved at Fort de Goede Hope, date as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1657.
[Signed:] HENDRICK JURIANS.
[Signed:] JOOST JANSEN.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] PIETER WILLEMSZ.
[Signed:] PIETER DAMYSSEN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, Secrets. 1657.
Original Dutch transcription
Den Commandr. in Rade (versterckt met de schippers ende stuijrluijden van de fluijt schepen Veenenburgh ende Vincq ) gecommuniceert het schrijven van d’ Ed. Hrn. Gouverneur Generael ende Raden van India gedateert 4 December ao. verleden ende derselver als oock des E. Hr. Commissaris van Goens gelaten ordre, omme met een van de uijt comende galjots offte lighte scheepjes noch eens te laten opsoecken ende uijtsien na het volcq ende goet van het verongeluckte schip den Draeck op ‘t Zuijtlandt 28 April ao. passo. op omtrent 30 2/3 graden clackeloos verseijlt vermits deselve luijden daer seer ellendigh sonder leefftocht sijn gebleven ende bij die van de Witte Valcq ende ‘t jacht de Goede Hoope door opgemelte haer Ed. den 8en Junij ao. voorsz derwaerts gestuijrt niet gevonden: maer vruchteloos weder gekeert sijn, mitsgaders op do. Zuijtlandt bovendien mede achtergelaten hebben noch 11 van haer volcq.345
Op ‘t welcke dan rijpelijck gelet: mitsgaders geconsidereert dat desen jare geen cleijnder off lichter schepen staen uijt ‘t vaderlandt aen te comen als het jegenwoordigh hier ter rheede leggende fluijtjen de Vincq ‘t welck seer vlack gemaeckt ende dierhalven gans vlot gaende sij, is met overlegh van de gemelde schippers ende stuijrluijden g’oordeelt het selve daer toe gansch bequaem te wesen, ende volgens dien goet gevonden daer toe te gebruijck[en], mitsgaders ten voorsz fine ‘t Zuijdlandt op de bekenste plaetse met het minste prijckel te laten aensoecken, sijnde na genomen speculatie in de caerten op omtrent 324 gra. daer men een goet stuck buijten de wal van 100 tot minder vademen aengeteijckende gronden vint ende duijnigh landt boven met bomen ende bosschagies verneempt: omme van daer dan langhs de wal (bij daegh seijlende ende ‘s nachts met cleijn zeiji in zee houdende) aff te sacken ende alsoo ‘t gemelde vrack ende volcq, mogelijck sijnde, op te soecken ende empassant weder mede op Batavia te brengen, neffens soo veel van de contanten ende andre coopmanschappen als met het minste prijckel mogelijck wesen sal uijt do. vracq noch te becomen.
D’ opperhooffden van verhaelde fluijtjen, in Rade voordragende dat door het overlijden van haren eerste schipper Jan Bartelsz sij lijden jegenwoordigh maer versien sijn met den gewesen opperstuijrman Joost Jansz van Seraeskercken, die in de schippersplaetse is gesuccedecrt ende den gewesen onder nu als opperstuijrman gebruijckt wordt sulcx alle de wachten bij daegh ende nachten op haer beijden aen comen ende swaer vallen, ende op haer schip geen stoff is om d’ onderstuijrman[s]-plaetse346 waer te laten nemen, volgens dien versoeckende daerinne met een bequaem man te mogen worden g’adsisteert etc., ende vermits deselve tot d’ opsoeckinge voorsz wel nodigh met noch een goet stuijrman dienen versien, Soo is gemerckt de bequaemheijt ende goede kennisse die den constabel Baltus Cornelisz (jegenwoordigh opperhoofft op ‘t Robbejachjen ) heefft van de navigatie, nootshalven goet gevonden denselven op voorsz fluijtscheepjen de Vincq te laten overgaen: omme aldaer die vacante onderstuijrmansplaetse te becleden ende de confirmatie (met lieff347 op Batavia comende) te versoecken van d’ Ed. Hren. Gouverneur Generael ende Raden van India.
Ende alsoo ‘t gemelde Robbejachjen weder van een bequaem man tot opperhoofft soude mogen werden versien, Soo is op ‘t voordragen van d’ opperhooffden des fluijtschips Venenburgh daer toe bij provisie gecosen den bossr. Claes Jacobsz van Amsterdam op do. fluijt jegenwoordig bescheijden, ende na de getuijgenisse van de selve een bequaem jonghman wesende die bij Lastman348 de navigatie geleert ende daer van d’ examen in presentie van Bewinthebberen gedaen heefft, mitsgaders voor dato meer gevaren ende in India geweest is.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope datum als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1657.
[Signed:] HENDRICK JURIANS.
[Signed:] JOOST JANSEN.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] PIETER WILLEMSZ.
[Signed:] PIETER DAMYSSEN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, Secrets. 1657.
Op ‘t welcke dan rijpelijck gelet: mitsgaders geconsidereert dat desen jare geen cleijnder off lichter schepen staen uijt ‘t vaderlandt aen te comen als het jegenwoordigh hier ter rheede leggende fluijtjen de Vincq ‘t welck seer vlack gemaeckt ende dierhalven gans vlot gaende sij, is met overlegh van de gemelde schippers ende stuijrluijden g’oordeelt het selve daer toe gansch bequaem te wesen, ende volgens dien goet gevonden daer toe te gebruijck[en], mitsgaders ten voorsz fine ‘t Zuijdlandt op de bekenste plaetse met het minste prijckel te laten aensoecken, sijnde na genomen speculatie in de caerten op omtrent 324 gra. daer men een goet stuck buijten de wal van 100 tot minder vademen aengeteijckende gronden vint ende duijnigh landt boven met bomen ende bosschagies verneempt: omme van daer dan langhs de wal (bij daegh seijlende ende ‘s nachts met cleijn zeiji in zee houdende) aff te sacken ende alsoo ‘t gemelde vrack ende volcq, mogelijck sijnde, op te soecken ende empassant weder mede op Batavia te brengen, neffens soo veel van de contanten ende andre coopmanschappen als met het minste prijckel mogelijck wesen sal uijt do. vracq noch te becomen.
D’ opperhooffden van verhaelde fluijtjen, in Rade voordragende dat door het overlijden van haren eerste schipper Jan Bartelsz sij lijden jegenwoordigh maer versien sijn met den gewesen opperstuijrman Joost Jansz van Seraeskercken, die in de schippersplaetse is gesuccedecrt ende den gewesen onder nu als opperstuijrman gebruijckt wordt sulcx alle de wachten bij daegh ende nachten op haer beijden aen comen ende swaer vallen, ende op haer schip geen stoff is om d’ onderstuijrman[s]-plaetse346 waer te laten nemen, volgens dien versoeckende daerinne met een bequaem man te mogen worden g’adsisteert etc., ende vermits deselve tot d’ opsoeckinge voorsz wel nodigh met noch een goet stuijrman dienen versien, Soo is gemerckt de bequaemheijt ende goede kennisse die den constabel Baltus Cornelisz (jegenwoordigh opperhoofft op ‘t Robbejachjen ) heefft van de navigatie, nootshalven goet gevonden denselven op voorsz fluijtscheepjen de Vincq te laten overgaen: omme aldaer die vacante onderstuijrmansplaetse te becleden ende de confirmatie (met lieff347 op Batavia comende) te versoecken van d’ Ed. Hren. Gouverneur Generael ende Raden van India.
Ende alsoo ‘t gemelde Robbejachjen weder van een bequaem man tot opperhoofft soude mogen werden versien, Soo is op ‘t voordragen van d’ opperhooffden des fluijtschips Venenburgh daer toe bij provisie gecosen den bossr. Claes Jacobsz van Amsterdam op do. fluijt jegenwoordig bescheijden, ende na de getuijgenisse van de selve een bequaem jonghman wesende die bij Lastman348 de navigatie geleert ende daer van d’ examen in presentie van Bewinthebberen gedaen heefft, mitsgaders voor dato meer gevaren ende in India geweest is.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope datum als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1657.
[Signed:] HENDRICK JURIANS.
[Signed:] JOOST JANSEN.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] PIETER WILLEMSZ.
[Signed:] PIETER DAMYSSEN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA, Secrets. 1657.