Cape Council of Policy
20
1653-06-03
Minute details
- Entry number
- 20
- Date
- 1653-06-03
- Year
- 1653
English translation
't Langh expected galjot the Roode Vos from the Camer Hoorn September 19th. passedado into the sea and yesterday, beyond all hope, praise God, we were able to arrive here for the hearing, with the double advices and advertisements of the English war & such. besides order (as per the Swarte Vos 18 January and the yacht de Haes 26 Martio passo. also became) to become one of these 2 galjots with do. advice to send further to Gamron in Persia or Surat, So49 the Council of the fortress of Goede Hoope has been reinforced with the skippers and pilots of the aforementioned two galleys after various deliberations unanimously understood, although due to the long journey of the aforementioned galley the Roode Vos, the said news might well have arrived there long before this galley arrived from Batavia or elsewhere in the country via Aleppo and Constantinople according to the same advice dated 24 July by our Lords Masters, long before this galley arrived there, however in order to follow our principals' order, the aforementioned advice to first continue after the aforementioned quarters with the galley the Swarte Vos senden, and de Roode Vos at the service of the E. Compe. to keep it here instead.
Furthermore, the E. van Riebeecq den Raet has given consideration to the fact that they now have 2 galjots, and are therefore more defensive about being allowed to do and explore some places together; It would not be advisable for an embassy to visit from here with one or both galleys the rivers of Os Montos d’ Ouro, about 220 miles from this corner on the coast of Africa at approximately 28 1/2 degrees, Rios dos Reijos at approximately 25 1/2 degrees, Rio de Cuamo and St. Jorgo at 18 and 19 1/2 degrees South latitude,50 in order to investigate51 any such trade in gold, elephant teeth, ebony, and slaves, etc. As we were informed by the High German Padre Martinus Martinij,52 it was finally demonstrated by the skippers and pilots that it would hinder the journey to Parsia or Suratta too much, since to reach the aforementioned places one would have to pass through Madagascar, and otherwise, to reach the east, one would necessarily have to sail above the island. It was therefore decided to suspend this matter and keep it under surveillance until the further and special order of our Lords and Masters from the Netherlands, who wrote about it on the last return ships.
Therefore, the Swarte Vos remains arrested as before, and is to be despatched to take his journey according to the aforementioned order to the aforementioned places.54
Thus done and executed in the Fort of Good Hope on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1653.
[Signed:] GERRIT ABELSEN.
[Signed:] ELBERT CORNELESZ KES.
[Signed:] JAN SIJMESEN.
[Signed:] KRIJN JANZEN SWART.
[Signed:] FR. V. BURGH, Secrets.
Furthermore, the E. van Riebeecq den Raet has given consideration to the fact that they now have 2 galjots, and are therefore more defensive about being allowed to do and explore some places together; It would not be advisable for an embassy to visit from here with one or both galleys the rivers of Os Montos d’ Ouro, about 220 miles from this corner on the coast of Africa at approximately 28 1/2 degrees, Rios dos Reijos at approximately 25 1/2 degrees, Rio de Cuamo and St. Jorgo at 18 and 19 1/2 degrees South latitude,50 in order to investigate51 any such trade in gold, elephant teeth, ebony, and slaves, etc. As we were informed by the High German Padre Martinus Martinij,52 it was finally demonstrated by the skippers and pilots that it would hinder the journey to Parsia or Suratta too much, since to reach the aforementioned places one would have to pass through Madagascar, and otherwise, to reach the east, one would necessarily have to sail above the island. It was therefore decided to suspend this matter and keep it under surveillance until the further and special order of our Lords and Masters from the Netherlands, who wrote about it on the last return ships.
Therefore, the Swarte Vos remains arrested as before, and is to be despatched to take his journey according to the aforementioned order to the aforementioned places.54
Thus done and executed in the Fort of Good Hope on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1653.
[Signed:] GERRIT ABELSEN.
[Signed:] ELBERT CORNELESZ KES.
[Signed:] JAN SIJMESEN.
[Signed:] KRIJN JANZEN SWART.
[Signed:] FR. V. BURGH, Secrets.
Original Dutch transcription
‘t Langh verwachte galjot de Roode Vos van de Camer Hoorn 19 September ao. passado in zee geloopen en op gisteren boven alle hoope, Gode loff, hier wel ter rhede aengecomen wesende, met de dubbelde advijsen ende advertissementen van den Engelsen oorlooge &a. nevens ordre (als per de Swarte Vos 18 Jannuarij ende ‘t jacht de Haes 26 Martio passo. oock becomen) omme een van dese 2 galjots met do. advijsen na Gamron in Persia off Suratte voorts te senden,Soo49 is bij den Raet deser fortresse de Goede Hoope versterckt met de schippers en stuijrluijden der vernoemde 2 galjots na verscheijden deliberatien eenstemmigh verstaen, alhoewel door ‘t langh onderwegen blijven des gemelten galjots de Roode Vos , verhaelde tijdinge wel mochte van Batavia of elders te lande over Aleppo en Constantinopolen door onse Heeren Meesters over 3 verscheijden wegen volgens der selver advijs in dato 24 Julij gesonden, reede langh voor dit galjots arrive aldaer gecomen sijn, echter omme onse principalen hare ordre te volgen, de gemelte advijsen na de voorsz quartieren met ‘t galjot de Swarte Vos ten eersten voort te senden, ende de Roode Vos ten dienste van de E. Compe. in de plaetse hier te houden.
Wijders door de E. van Riebeecq den Raet in bedenckinge gegeven sijnde, off men nu 2 galjots hebbende, ende daerdoor te deffensiver sijnde omme gesamentlijck eenige plaetsen aen te mogen doen en op te soecken; niet bequaemelijck soude cunnen empassant van hier met een off alle beijde galjots besoecken, de revieren van Os Montos d’ Ouro omtrent 220 mijlen desen hoeck om op de cust van Africa op stijff 28 1/2 gr., Rios dos Reijos op stijff 25 1/2 gr., Rio de Cuamo ende de St. Jorgo op 18 en 19 1/2 great Z.breeten leggende,50 omme te ondersoeken51 off aldaer sodanigen handel in gout, oliphantstanden, ebbenhout, ende slaven &a. gelijck ons door den hoogh Duijtschen padre Martinus Martinij52 g’informeert is te vinden ware, is eijntlijck door de schippers en stuijrluijden geremonstreert sijnde dat het te veel in de reijse na Parsia off Suratta souden beletten, vermits om de gemelten plaetsen aen te doen, binnen Madagascar heen souden moeten, en anders om te degen Oost te crijgen nootsaeckelijck boven do. eijlant dienen te seijlen, daerop vastgestelt die saecke te staecken en in surcheane te houden tot de nader en speciale ordre [van] onse Heeren Meesters uijt vaderlant, die der per de laetste retourscheepen over geschreven hebben.
Derhalven dan g’arresteert blijfft de Swarte Vos als vooren allen voor gevictualieert53 te despescheeren omme sijne reijse na d’ ordre voorsz na gemelte plaetsen te nemen.54
Aldus gedaen ende ger[es]olveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1653.
[Signed:] GERRIT ABELSEN.
[Signed:] ELBERT CORNELESZ KES.
[Signed:] JAN SIJMESEN.
[Signed:] KRIJN JANZEN SWART.
[Signed:] FR. V. BURGH, Secrets.
Wijders door de E. van Riebeecq den Raet in bedenckinge gegeven sijnde, off men nu 2 galjots hebbende, ende daerdoor te deffensiver sijnde omme gesamentlijck eenige plaetsen aen te mogen doen en op te soecken; niet bequaemelijck soude cunnen empassant van hier met een off alle beijde galjots besoecken, de revieren van Os Montos d’ Ouro omtrent 220 mijlen desen hoeck om op de cust van Africa op stijff 28 1/2 gr., Rios dos Reijos op stijff 25 1/2 gr., Rio de Cuamo ende de St. Jorgo op 18 en 19 1/2 great Z.breeten leggende,50 omme te ondersoeken51 off aldaer sodanigen handel in gout, oliphantstanden, ebbenhout, ende slaven &a. gelijck ons door den hoogh Duijtschen padre Martinus Martinij52 g’informeert is te vinden ware, is eijntlijck door de schippers en stuijrluijden geremonstreert sijnde dat het te veel in de reijse na Parsia off Suratta souden beletten, vermits om de gemelten plaetsen aen te doen, binnen Madagascar heen souden moeten, en anders om te degen Oost te crijgen nootsaeckelijck boven do. eijlant dienen te seijlen, daerop vastgestelt die saecke te staecken en in surcheane te houden tot de nader en speciale ordre [van] onse Heeren Meesters uijt vaderlant, die der per de laetste retourscheepen over geschreven hebben.
Derhalven dan g’arresteert blijfft de Swarte Vos als vooren allen voor gevictualieert53 te despescheeren omme sijne reijse na d’ ordre voorsz na gemelte plaetsen te nemen.54
Aldus gedaen ende ger[es]olveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1653.
[Signed:] GERRIT ABELSEN.
[Signed:] ELBERT CORNELESZ KES.
[Signed:] JAN SIJMESEN.
[Signed:] KRIJN JANZEN SWART.
[Signed:] FR. V. BURGH, Secrets.