Cape Council of Policy
236
1660-02-16
Minute details
- Entry number
- 236
- Date
- 1660-02-16
- Year
- 1660
English translation
Last night, praise God, the flute ship Loenen from Batavia arrived here with a stiff 60 loads of rice and other necessities for this residence, besides a letter dated 27th December 1659 from the Sunda Strait from my lord Pieter Sterthemius, Council of India and admiral about the return ships that had recently left Batavia, whereby His E. ordered that the aforementioned flute be unloaded and done first after its arrival. lord to send out to sea to meet the said fleet within sight of the land, as has been our intention for a long time, by parry of the Cape galley with 3 masses,118 all vessels from the Patria being met to inform the same return ships of the English occupation of St. Helena & a., and also in accordance with the order of our Lord Majors from the Patria, for which purpose (for as long as the same and this opportunity of Loenen has been lacking) the moored boat Schapejachjen with the letters prepared for that purpose, one for each ship, has been ready. So in Rade it is reinforced with the chief captains of the yacht Erasmus and The aforementioned flutes from Loenen, in the service of the E. Company, understand that in order to comply with the aforementioned His E. order, as well as in view of the great necessity in this matter, since the aforementioned flute cannot get beyond the contrary wind, with the help of all the vessels of the aforementioned yacht Erasmus and the aforementioned sheep hunt, to first fetch from land enough rice from Loenen to keep it waterproof, and to bring on board enough drinking water to allow the said Loenen to be able to put to sea as soon as possible tomorrow, when the wind is blowing,119 first of all for the aforementioned purpose, together with the letters from us and the original missive from my Lords on the 17th. To the aforementioned are E. and the preceding captains of the aforementioned fleet, all sailing at a brisk pace, with also a supply of ice, carrots, and other fruits for refreshment, etc.
Since the chief pilot of the Loenen flute is unwilling, it has been understood that Erasmus's chief pilot will embark on the flute for as long as the sailing continues, and then return to his own ship.
Thus done and resolved at the Fort of Good Hope, date above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1660.
[Signed:] PIETER GERRETSEN.
[Signed:] JAN SCHRAEL.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1660.
[Signed:] VINCENDT VETTE. 1660.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM BLOM.
[Signed:] GYSB. VAN CAMPEN, secrets.
Since the chief pilot of the Loenen flute is unwilling, it has been understood that Erasmus's chief pilot will embark on the flute for as long as the sailing continues, and then return to his own ship.
Thus done and resolved at the Fort of Good Hope, date above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1660.
[Signed:] PIETER GERRETSEN.
[Signed:] JAN SCHRAEL.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1660.
[Signed:] VINCENDT VETTE. 1660.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM BLOM.
[Signed:] GYSB. VAN CAMPEN, secrets.
Original Dutch transcription
Verleden naght hier Gode loff wel ter rheede g’arriveert wesende ‘t fluijtscheepien Loenen van Batavia met stijff 60 lasten rijs ende andere noodtwendigheden voor dese residentie, beneffens een briefken gedateert 27en December ao. 1659 uijt de Straet Sunda van myn heere Pieter Sterthemius, Raet van India ende admirael over de laest van Batavia vertrocken retourschepen, waerbij Sijn E. is ordonneerende dat men voorsz fluijtien ten eersten na syn arrivement ontladen ende do. heere in zee tegemoet op de gemelte vloote in ‘t gesicht van ‘t landt te cruijssen soude senden, hoedanigh onse intentie117 al van overlangh is geweest, bij paresse van ‘t Caepse galjot met 3 massiens,118 alle uijren uijt ‘t Patria tegemoet gesien wordende omme de selve retourscheepen kennisse te doen hebben van der Engelschen besettinge aen St. Helena &a., ende ingevolge oock van d’ ordre onser Heeren Maijores uijt ‘t Patria, waer toe (soo langh ‘t selve ende dese gelegentheijt van Loenen heeft gemanqueert) d’ opgeboeyde boot Schapejachjen met de daer toe geprepareerde brieven, voor yder schip een, heeft gereet gelegen, Soo is in Rade versterckt met d’ opperhoofden van ‘t jacht Erasmus ende voorsz fluytien Loenen ten dienste van d’ E. Compe. verstaen soo om voorsz Syn E. ordre te voldoen, als ten aensien van de hooge noodtsaeckelijckheijt in dese saecke, dewyle voorsz fluijt door de contrarie wint niet can buijten raecken, met hulp van alle ‘t vaertuijgh des voorsz jachts Erasmus ende voorsz Schapejachien , van landt sooveel rijs uijt Loenen voor eerst maer te halen dat hij watervast sal mogen blyven ende met eenen soo veel drinckwater aen boort te doen brengen dat gemelte Loenen soo haest morgen de wintslagh boeght,119 ten eersten tot voorigen fine sal mogen in zee loopen beneffens de briefkens van ons ende origineele missive van mijn Heeren de 17e. aen opgemelte sijn E. ende de vordre hooffden der voorsz vloote al vaerdigh leggende gedirigeert, met oock partije cool, wortelen ende andere vruchten tot verversinge &a.
Vermits d’ indispositie van den opperstuijrman des fluijts Loenen is verstaen dat d’ opperstuijrman van Erasmus soo langh ‘t cruijsen duijrt, op do. fluijtien sal overgaen om daerna weder op sijn eijgen schip te comen.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope datum ut supra.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1660.
[Signed:] PIETER GERRETSEN.
[Signed:] JAN SCHRAEL.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1660.
[Signed:] VINCENDT VETTE. 1660.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM BLOM.
[Signed:] GYSB. VAN CAMPEN, secrets.
Vermits d’ indispositie van den opperstuijrman des fluijts Loenen is verstaen dat d’ opperstuijrman van Erasmus soo langh ‘t cruijsen duijrt, op do. fluijtien sal overgaen om daerna weder op sijn eijgen schip te comen.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope datum ut supra.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1660.
[Signed:] PIETER GERRETSEN.
[Signed:] JAN SCHRAEL.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1660.
[Signed:] VINCENDT VETTE. 1660.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM BLOM.
[Signed:] GYSB. VAN CAMPEN, secrets.