Cape Council of Policy
304
1662-10-23
Minute details
- Entry number
- 304
- Date
- 1662-10-23
- Year
- 1662
English translation
Just as yesterday the flute vessel 't Waterhoen, as the eighth and last ship that remained among the departed fleet of the E. Commander Lairesse, finally also arrived here safe (thank God), and all 36 healthy sailors it had brought with it had not had to wander at sea for six months because of its lack of sailing; So it has now come to our attention that the aforementioned ship, instead of the Zeeridderken (which recently departed from here to reinforce the fleet of the aforementioned Commander Lairessen), should not have been sent to Batavia with all the general and private letters that were left for us to order by various persons before the departure of that fleet, in view of the fact that the large Amsterdam fleet, which we all expected to arrive in about a month, is thus delaying so long, or that it should furthermore be sent to the aforementioned fleet in accordance with the order of the E.E. The Lords Masters in the fatherland were to proceed, whereupon, after due deliberation, it was unanimously understood and determined that the aforementioned ship, as soon as the crew on it had been properly refreshed, would furthermore depart after the aforementioned fleet, and for that purpose it would be reinforced with 12 or 15 of the bravest men from the sick crew left behind from the ship Oraingie,247 who, likewise, on the 16th of this month sent the same fleet with confidence that the expected flute would soon come thundering up, in order then to send the many letters previously sent, together with our latest advice, concerning what had happened at this corner, before the departure of the last besendingh nae Batavia will be able to bring.
Thus done and resolved in Fort de Goede Hoope on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] Z. WAGENAER.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1662.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1662.
Thus done and resolved in Fort de Goede Hoope on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] Z. WAGENAER.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1662.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1662.
Original Dutch transcription
Alsoo gisteren oock ‘t fluijtscheepje ‘t Waterhoen als het achste en laeste schip dat noch onder de vertrocken vloot van de E. Commandeur Lairesse bescheijden is, eijndelick oock behouden (Gode zij gedanckt) hier verscheenen zij, ende al sulcke 36 gesonde matroosen als uijtgevoert hadde aengebracht heeft, niet jegenstaende over de ses maenden altijt in zee wegens desselffs onbezeijltheijt hadden moeten swerven; Soo is als nu bij ons in bedencken genomen off ‘t gemelte scheepje in plaets van het Zeeridderken (dat tot versterckingh van de vloot van gemelte Commandr. Lairessen jongst mede van hier vertrocken is) nu niet met all de generale als particuliere brieven die ons voor ‘t vertreck van deselve vloot van diverse persoonen om te bestellen te rugh gelaten zijn, nae Batavia behoorden te senden, ten aensien de groote Amsterdamse fluijt die all over een maent hebben te gemoet gesien dus langh blijft tarderen, off dat ‘et selve wijders na de gemelte vloot achtervolgens d’ order der E.E. Heeren Meesters in ‘t vaderlant dienden voort te laten gaen, Waerop nae genomene rijpe deliberatie eenstemmigh verstaen en vastgestelt hebben, dat het voornoemde scheepje soodrae ‘t volck daerop bescheijden behoorlijck ververscht sall wesen, wijders nae veelgemelte vloot sullen laten vertrecken, en tot dien eijnde ‘t selve noch met 12 off 15 der kloeckste mannen verstercken van ‘t achtergelaten siecke volck van ‘t schip Oraingie ,247 dat insgelijcx op 16 deser na deselve vloot versonden hebben met vertrouwen dat de te verwachten fluijt well haest sall comen op te donderen, om alsdan de vooraengetogen veele brieven nevens onse jongste advijsen van ‘t gepasseerde aen desen hoeck noch voor ‘t vertreck der laeste besendingh nae Batavia sall cunnen brengen.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope 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 Hoope ten dage ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] Z. WAGENAER.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN.
[Signed:] ABRAHAM GABBEMA. 1662.
[Signed:] H. LACUS, Secrets. 1662.