Cape Council of Policy
299
1662-08-30
Minute details
- Entry number
- 299
- Date
- 1662-08-30
- Year
- 1662
English translation
Although on the 2nd of this month, by adopted resolution, we had decided and determined to send the flute vessel Zee Ridder back to Batavia, and to have it sail over the islands of Madagascar and Mauritius, for reasons expressed in our aforementioned resolution. However, due to various further considerations, we were unable to allow it to depart now, primarily because yesterday, upon the safe arrival of the warship Koghe from the Patria, it was further made known to us by the meeting of the E.E. Heeren Seventien, written from The Hague on February 28th last, that, in addition to the aforementioned... ship and the fluyt Velthoen (both currently moored here) and six ships, namely, Rhijnlandt, Orange, 't Wapen van Zeelandt, Kennemer-Lant, Vlaerdingen and the galley 't Waterhoen had to expect here at the Cape, in order to undertake a certain notable war mission against our common enemies the Portuguese in India under the leadership of E. Huijbert La Resse238, and as the aforementioned Gentlemen would like to see that the aforementioned exploit might be begun and carried out the sooner the better, without having to wait for one or two ships that might be left behind on the journey there, in which case the aforementioned Zee Ridderken would take the place of such a late-appearing ship of ships, meanwhile, could serve to reinforce the fleet that had already arrived, since the aforementioned Majors also most earnestly recommend to us that this effort be secreted as much as possible, so that it might not be discovered here by pardon of English or French ships, we have therefore felt all the more moved to abandon the aforementioned voyage to Madagascar for once, in view of the fact that at present the French have their domicile in three different places within the country, where ours might join and much useless talk might be made about it, as the sailor is accustomed to and has already heard that it will apply in any place, that is to say It has been decided in consultation to keep the said ship with us until the aforementioned E. Commander La Resse appears here, as when, through proper consultation, we will make further arrangements with it, where the aforementioned vessel should be used primarily for the benefit of the General Company.
Thus done and resolved at the Fort of Good Hope, on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] Z. WAGENAER.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1662.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1662.
Thus done and resolved at the Fort of Good Hope, on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] Z. WAGENAER.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1662.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1662.
Original Dutch transcription
Alhoewel wij op den 2len deser bij genomen resolutie ge-arresteert en vastgestelt hadden, ‘t fluijtscheepje de Zee Ridder als nu weder te rugh na Batavia te senden, en desselfs weegh over d’ eijlanden Madagascar en Mauritius te laten nemen, om redenen, bij voorsz onse resolutie uijtgedruckt, Soo hebben ‘t selve echter uijt verscheijde nadere insichten nu niet cunnen laten vertrecken, principalijck omdat ons gisteren bij behouden aencompste van ‘t oorlogs-schip de Koghe uijt ‘et Patria, door de vergaderingh van de E.E. Heeren Seventhiene bij missive van 28 Februarij jongstleden uijt den Haagh geschreven, nader bekent gemaeckt zij, dat wij behalven ‘t voorn. schip en ‘t fluijtje Velthoen (tegenwoordigh beijde hier ter rheede leggende) noch ses scheepen, te weten, Rhijnlandt , Orange , ‘t Wapen van Zeelandt , Kennemer-Lant , Vlaerdingen en ‘t galjot ‘t Waterhoen hier aen de Caap te verwachten hadden, om daermede seker notabel oorlogsdesseijn op onse algemeene vijanden de Portugesen in India onder ‘t beleijt van den E. Huijbert La Resse238 te ondernemen, ende alsoo welgemelte Heeren gaern souden sien, dat het voorsz exploit hoe eer hoe liever begonnen en uijtgevoert mocht werden, sonder dat men lange na een off twee scheepen die op de herwaertsreijs mochten comen te verachteren, soude hebben te wachten, In welcken geval dan ‘t meergemelte Zee Ridderken in plaets van al sulcke laet verschijnende schip off scheepen, onderentusschen tot versterckingh van vooraengetogen vlooth soude cunnen dienen, dewijle ons oock gemelte Heeren Majores op het ernstigste recommanderen dat dit voorhebbende effort soo veel mogelijck most werden gesecreteert, op dat ‘et selve bij paresce van Engelse off France scheepen alhier niet ontdeckt mocht werden, hebben wij ons dies te meer bewoogen gevonden, de voorsz reijs met het veelgemelte scheepje na Madagascar te laten doen, voor ditmael te staken, ten aensien die binnencust tegenwoordich noch op drie diversche plaetsen van de Francen, domicilie gehouden wort daer d’ onse wellicht bijcomen en tegens deselve veel onnut verhael dienaengaende doen mochten, gelijck matroos gewent is en sich al reede hooren laet, dat ‘et soo off soo een plaets gelden sal, dies hebben raetsaemst geacht het selve scheepje soo lange bij ons te houden totdat gemelten E. Commandeur La Resse alhier sal verscheenen weesen als wanneer bij behoorelijcke raetspleegingh met deselve wel wijders disponeren sullen, werwaert uijt het dickmaels genoemde navet ten meesten dienste der Generale Compe voirder dienen te gebruijcken.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope, ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] Z. WAGENAER.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1662.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1662.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope, ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] Z. WAGENAER.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1662.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1662.