Cape Council of Policy
210
1659-07-03
Minute details
- Entry number
- 210
- Date
- 1659-07-03
- Year
- 1659
English translation
Given that, according to the report of the fiscal Abraham Gabbema of Oedasoa, no men could be found to show us the way to the Caepmans and tobacco-stealing armies, it was therefore decided the day before yesterday in Rade to send out 10 spies to try and find them quickly, and since the ship Orange was still here easily, without delay or unnecessary delay in its hasty voyage to Batavia, to make a major attack on our plundering enemies with an even greater force of men. It should be noted that, according to all appearances, the said spies will not be able to be home before the day after tomorrow evening or Sunday morning, and then also not before that Sunday towards night, at the earliest possible opportunity (provided the weather remains good), since we can only march at night, so as not to be discovered during the day, and to fall on the neck of the aforementioned enemies before day, as they are too quick for us during the day and can be caught like a bird in flight. Including all this, the time until the aforementioned ship's necessary departure will pass freely, since the sail will be at its lowest by Monday or Tuesday, and according to that, no chance is seen that we will be able to achieve our intention with capital force from the same, except for the detention of the same, which for the E. Compe. is generally considered completely unsuitable.
However, since we are too weak here, not only for some exploits, but even in these wartime and troubled times, to... bestial for the stealing of the aforementioned plundering enemies, as well as to protect the bow and houses on land from fire-setting and other inconveniences. So, in order to prevent the aforementioned ship from even a moment's delay, it has been decided, after due deliberation, not to detain it by any writs: but instead to exchange certain persons (better serving at sea than in the militia) for so many soldiers and, in addition, to reinforce us with another 25 or 26, and first to see what can be done with the count of the nearest passing ships, and how matters may progress between the two, to which exchange and relief, firstly, by the Commander. An ordinance will be passed to have the crossing prepared quickly and efficiently, both in and out of the area, without delay, so that the people can first be released for safekeeping at the necessary locations.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope, date ut ante.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1659.
[Signed:] PITER EVRARD.
[Signed:] GYSBT. VAN CAMPEN, secrets.
However, since we are too weak here, not only for some exploits, but even in these wartime and troubled times, to... bestial for the stealing of the aforementioned plundering enemies, as well as to protect the bow and houses on land from fire-setting and other inconveniences. So, in order to prevent the aforementioned ship from even a moment's delay, it has been decided, after due deliberation, not to detain it by any writs: but instead to exchange certain persons (better serving at sea than in the militia) for so many soldiers and, in addition, to reinforce us with another 25 or 26, and first to see what can be done with the count of the nearest passing ships, and how matters may progress between the two, to which exchange and relief, firstly, by the Commander. An ordinance will be passed to have the crossing prepared quickly and efficiently, both in and out of the area, without delay, so that the people can first be released for safekeeping at the necessary locations.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope, date ut ante.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1659.
[Signed:] PITER EVRARD.
[Signed:] GYSBT. VAN CAMPEN, secrets.
Original Dutch transcription
Ingesien dat conform ‘t raport van den fiscael Abraham Gabbema van Oedasoa geen volck te becomen was, om ons de wegh tot de Caepmans en de tabacqdieven legers te wijsen, sulcx dierhalven voor eergisteren in Rade is goedtgevonden 10 spions uijt te senden, omme te probeeren of men se selffs in corte soude cunnen opvinden ende dan dewijle dit schip Orangie hier noch light, sonder verleth van ‘t selve of onnoodigh retardement in ‘t spoedigen sijner voijagie na Batavia, met te meer macht van volck een capitale attacque op onse rovende vijanden te doen, Ende gemerckt de gemelte spions na alle apparentie niet voor overmorgen avondt ofte Sondaghochtent sullen cunnen t’ huys wesen, ende dan oocq niet eer als dien Sondagh tegen den nacht, op ‘t alderspoedighste (soo ‘t oock goedt weer blyft) sullen cunnen uijtgaan, vermits bij nacht maer mogen marcheren, om bij daegh niet ondeckt te worden, ende de gemelte vijanden voor den dagh op den hals te mogen vallen, als wesende ons bij dagh te vlugh ende te vangen als een voogel in de vlucht, Invoegen door dit alles den tijt tot voorsz schips nodigh vertreck, vrij sal comen te verlopen, vermits tegen Maendagh of Dinghsdagh ten langhsten staedt t’ zeijl reedt te wesen, ende volgens dien geen cans gesien wordt, met capitale macht uijt ‘t selve tot ons voornemen te sullen cunnen comen, ten ware bij ophoudinge van hetselve, dat voor d’ E. Compe. in ‘t generael gansch ondienstigh wordt geoordeelt.
Nochtans dewijle wij ons alhier te swack van volcq bevinden niet alleen tot eenige exploicten maer selffs in dese oorlogs ende troubel tyden, om Comps. bestiael voor ‘t steelen der gemelte rovende vijanden als oocq den bou ende huijsingen op ‘t landt voor brandtstightinge ende andere ongemacken te bewaren, Soo is omme voorsz schip in sijn vertreck emmers de minste oogenblicq te beletten na welgenomen deliberatien goedtgevonden ‘t selve na geenige exploicten op te houden: maer in plaetsz van dien sommige persoonen (beeter ter zee als in de militie dienende) tegen soo veel soldaten te verwisselen ende ons bovendien met noch 25 a 26 te verstercqen, ende vorders te sien wat met de compste van de naeste schepen, empassant sal cunnen gedaen worden, ende hoe sich de saken tusschen wijlen vorders sullen mogen toedragen, tot welcke verwisselinge ende lightinge ten eersten door den Commandr. Ordonnantie sal worden gepasseert om de reecqe. over ende weder sonder tijtverleth oock in der ijl vaerdigh te laten maecken, ten eijnde ‘t volck op de noodige plaetsen voor eerst tot bewaringe mogen uytgeleyt worden.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope datum ut ante.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1659.
[Signed:] PITER EVRARD.
[Signed:] GYSBT. VAN CAMPEN, secrets.
Nochtans dewijle wij ons alhier te swack van volcq bevinden niet alleen tot eenige exploicten maer selffs in dese oorlogs ende troubel tyden, om Comps. bestiael voor ‘t steelen der gemelte rovende vijanden als oocq den bou ende huijsingen op ‘t landt voor brandtstightinge ende andere ongemacken te bewaren, Soo is omme voorsz schip in sijn vertreck emmers de minste oogenblicq te beletten na welgenomen deliberatien goedtgevonden ‘t selve na geenige exploicten op te houden: maer in plaetsz van dien sommige persoonen (beeter ter zee als in de militie dienende) tegen soo veel soldaten te verwisselen ende ons bovendien met noch 25 a 26 te verstercqen, ende vorders te sien wat met de compste van de naeste schepen, empassant sal cunnen gedaen worden, ende hoe sich de saken tusschen wijlen vorders sullen mogen toedragen, tot welcke verwisselinge ende lightinge ten eersten door den Commandr. Ordonnantie sal worden gepasseert om de reecqe. over ende weder sonder tijtverleth oock in der ijl vaerdigh te laten maecken, ten eijnde ‘t volck op de noodige plaetsen voor eerst tot bewaringe mogen uytgeleyt worden.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope datum ut ante.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1659.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1659.
[Signed:] PITER EVRARD.
[Signed:] GYSBT. VAN CAMPEN, secrets.