Cape Council of Policy
235
1660-01-12
Minute details
- Entry number
- 235
- Date
- 1660-01-12
- Year
- 1660
English translation
At the Commander's. in Rade (fortified by the captains of the ships Erasmus and the yacht 's Gravenlandt) it was stated that last night and the night before some fires had been heard slyly over the Taeffel Bay between and behind the Luparts Mountains, so that there would be people there without being able to guess who or which, other than what the interpreter Eva and also the Hottentoos or Watermen living here near the fort know to say that it can be none other than the Caepmans and their followers, our open enemies, through whom, as they said, the Saldanhars had entered far into the country, etc. So that this could be brought to the attention of the aforementioned Council with a unanimous vote. It has been understood and decided to send out some spies this evening at night to see if they can be found, and to find out what these following persons have been commanded to do.
Elias Giers of Stockholm, corporal as head,
Christiaen Jansz of Housum, military officer,
Pieter Mou of Danzig,
Pieter Hansz,
Matthijs Huijbrechts,
Nicolaes Delbort,
Pieter Meerhof,
Elias Giers of Stockholm, corporal as head,
Christiaen Jansz of Housum, military officer,
Pieter Mou of Danzig,
Pieter Hansz,
Matthijs Huijbrechts,
Nicolaes Delbort,
Pieter Meerhof,
With instructions to the aforementioned corporal that if he encounters any army of our enemies, he will march there at night (as they will not be allowed to march during the day, so as not to be discovered by them) three of his men will be sent to Hartwarts with a report, and he will send the remaining four in the thickets around them remain concealed, so that they can observe and speculate if they should come to break up and depart, whereupon they will continue their course, which will then be pursued by two of their guards, and the other two will remain at that location until our further order or the dispatch of such military force as may be deemed appropriate or permitted on the basis of the information received for the benefit of the Holy Company, and whereupon the aforementioned spies departed this evening in the name of the Lord.
Thus done and resolved at the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1660.
[Signed:] PIETER GERRETSEN.
[Signed:] ANDRIES PIETERSEN.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAMAM GABBEMA. 1660.
[Signed:] ROBBERT DE SMETH.
[Signed:] GYSB. VAN CAMPEN, secrets.
Elias Giers of Stockholm, corporal as head,
Christiaen Jansz of Housum, military officer,
Pieter Mou of Danzig,
Pieter Hansz,
Matthijs Huijbrechts,
Nicolaes Delbort,
Pieter Meerhof,
Elias Giers of Stockholm, corporal as head,
Christiaen Jansz of Housum, military officer,
Pieter Mou of Danzig,
Pieter Hansz,
Matthijs Huijbrechts,
Nicolaes Delbort,
Pieter Meerhof,
With instructions to the aforementioned corporal that if he encounters any army of our enemies, he will march there at night (as they will not be allowed to march during the day, so as not to be discovered by them) three of his men will be sent to Hartwarts with a report, and he will send the remaining four in the thickets around them remain concealed, so that they can observe and speculate if they should come to break up and depart, whereupon they will continue their course, which will then be pursued by two of their guards, and the other two will remain at that location until our further order or the dispatch of such military force as may be deemed appropriate or permitted on the basis of the information received for the benefit of the Holy Company, and whereupon the aforementioned spies departed this evening in the name of the Lord.
Thus done and resolved at the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1660.
[Signed:] PIETER GERRETSEN.
[Signed:] ANDRIES PIETERSEN.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAMAM GABBEMA. 1660.
[Signed:] ROBBERT DE SMETH.
[Signed:] GYSB. VAN CAMPEN, secrets.
Original Dutch transcription
Bij den Commandr. in Rade (versterckt met d’ opperhooffden van de scheepen Erasmus ende ‘t jacht ‘s Gravenlandt ) voorgedragen wesende dat verleeden nacht ende des nachts te voren schuijns over de Taeffelbaij tusschen ende achter ‘t Lupartsgeberchte eenige vuijren waren vernomen, sulcx daer volck sal sijn sonder nochtans te cunnen raden wie ofte welcke, anders als dat de tolckinne Eva ende oock de hier bij ‘t fort wonende Hottentoos ofte Watermans weten te seggen dat het geen andere cunnen sijn als de Caepmans met haren aenhangh, onse openbare vijanden, door dien soo sij seijden de Saldanhars te verde te lande waren ingetrocken &a., Soo is om daer van ter degen cuntschap te becomen bij den Raet voorsz met eenparige stemmen verstaen ende goedtgevonden noch desen avondt bij nacht eenige spioniers115 uijt te senden omme te sien off men deselve sal cunnen opvinden, ende waer toe dan syn gecommandeert dese navolgende persoonen te weeten.
Elias Giers van Stockholm, corporael als hooft,
Christiaen Jansz van Housum, } militaire,
Pieter Mou van Danzig,
Pieter Hansz,
Matthijs Huijbrechts,
Nicolaes Delbort,
Pieter Meerhof,
Elias Giers van Stockholm, corporael als hooft,
Christiaen Jansz van Housum, } militaire,
Pieter Mou van Danzig,
Pieter Hansz,
Matthijs Huijbrechts,
Nicolaes Delbort,
Pieter Meerhof,
Met last aen voorsz corporael dat als hij eenigh leger van onse vijanden sal comen op te vinden, des snaghts daer aen (alsoo by daegh niet sullen mogen marcheren, om niet van deselve on[t]deckt te worden) drie van sijn volck met raport sal harwarts aenstuijren, ende hij met de vier resterende in de ruijghte omtrent haer verholen blyven leggen, om te cunnen affsien ende speculeren als sij mochten comen op’ te breecken ende te vertrecken, werwarts dat se haer cours nemen die dandoor 2 van haer bedecktelijck116 sullen worden vervolght, ende d’ ander twee op die plaetse blijven tot onse nader ordre ofte toesendinge van soodanige crijghsmacht als op ‘t becomen bescheijt ten dienste van d’ E. Compe. sal cunnen ofte mogen werden goedtgevonden, ende waerop voorsz spions desen avondt dan in den name des Heeren sijn uijtgegaen.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1660.
[Signed:] PIETER GERRETSEN.
[Signed:] ANDRIES PIETERSEN.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAMAM GABBEMA. 1660.
[Signed:] ROBBERT DE SMETH.
[Signed:] GYSB. VAN CAMPEN, secrets.
Elias Giers van Stockholm, corporael als hooft,
Christiaen Jansz van Housum, } militaire,
Pieter Mou van Danzig,
Pieter Hansz,
Matthijs Huijbrechts,
Nicolaes Delbort,
Pieter Meerhof,
Elias Giers van Stockholm, corporael als hooft,
Christiaen Jansz van Housum, } militaire,
Pieter Mou van Danzig,
Pieter Hansz,
Matthijs Huijbrechts,
Nicolaes Delbort,
Pieter Meerhof,
Met last aen voorsz corporael dat als hij eenigh leger van onse vijanden sal comen op te vinden, des snaghts daer aen (alsoo by daegh niet sullen mogen marcheren, om niet van deselve on[t]deckt te worden) drie van sijn volck met raport sal harwarts aenstuijren, ende hij met de vier resterende in de ruijghte omtrent haer verholen blyven leggen, om te cunnen affsien ende speculeren als sij mochten comen op’ te breecken ende te vertrecken, werwarts dat se haer cours nemen die dandoor 2 van haer bedecktelijck116 sullen worden vervolght, ende d’ ander twee op die plaetse blijven tot onse nader ordre ofte toesendinge van soodanige crijghsmacht als op ‘t becomen bescheijt ten dienste van d’ E. Compe. sal cunnen ofte mogen werden goedtgevonden, ende waerop voorsz spions desen avondt dan in den name des Heeren sijn uijtgegaen.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1660.
[Signed:] PIETER GERRETSEN.
[Signed:] ANDRIES PIETERSEN.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAMAM GABBEMA. 1660.
[Signed:] ROBBERT DE SMETH.
[Signed:] GYSB. VAN CAMPEN, secrets.