Cape Council of Policy
36
1653-12-06
Minute details
- Entry number
- 36
- Date
- 1653-12-06
- Year
- 1653
English translation
Notwithstanding that, after the report of the chiefs of the garrison, the Red Fox, at 't Dassen and other islands in and around the Bay of Saldanha, the French had caught quite a lot of seals109 and that there still seemed little opportunity to find any more, nevertheless, according to the opinion of the four Frenchmen who had brought along the fresh bay and our experience of the past season110, that at this time of year the old seals give birth to their young, it also happened that the Saldanhas (not wanting to come here out of fear) withheld them in and around the aforementioned bay; and that the French perhaps also left some skins there (which apparently they could not have taken with them). So it was noted by the Council the chiefs of the galley the Red Fox were pleased to be present near the large boat, nicely moored and together prepared for that purpose and ready to sail: and they had also had plenty of fuel and water fetched and taken on board for it, besides provisions etc. for three months for the benefit of 29 diners & others, to give her 112 despesche by Maendagh (which was the day after tomorrow), in addition to ordering the large boat with 14 men to catch seals on the Dassen or other islands, and sailing with the galley of the inhabitants after hearing about the trade in the front bay. taking, and finding her skins from France, for d' E. Compe. to bring here; but in this case we will not find any trade or skins from the French, even with galley straight through the door without having to do this, after the Houtbaijken behind the Taeffelbergh: in order to get a load of coarse fuel to the other calckoven to be made.
Thus done and resolved at the Fort of Good Hope on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1653.
[Signed:] JACOB REYNIERSZ. 1653.
[Signed:] ELBERT CORNELESZ KES.
[Signed:] FR. V.BURGH, Secrt.
Thus done and resolved at the Fort of Good Hope on the date and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1653.
[Signed:] JACOB REYNIERSZ. 1653.
[Signed:] ELBERT CORNELESZ KES.
[Signed:] FR. V.BURGH, Secrt.
Original Dutch transcription
Onaengesien dat na ‘t rapport van de opperhooffden des galijots de Roode Vos aen ‘t Dassen ende andere eijlanden in ende omtrent de baij van Saldanha door de Francen de robben vrij cael opgevangenwaren109 ende als, doen noch weijnich gelegentheijt scheen om voor eerst weder eenige te vinden, Nochtans gemerckt na d’ opinie van de vier medegebrachte Francenuijt de versz baij ende onse ondervindinge van vergangen saijsoen110 dat om dees tijt ‘s jaers d’ oude robben haer jongen werpen, oock dat wel mochte gebeuren de Saldanhars (uijt vreese niet dervende hier comen) haer in ende omtrent voorsz baij onthielden: mitsgaders de Francen misschien oock wel enige vellen (die apparent niet sullen hebben cunnen medenemen) daer gelaten hadden, Soo is bij den Raet goetgevonden d’ opperhooffden van ‘t galijot de Rode Vos jegenwoordigh nevens de grote boot fraij opgeboeijt ende te samen teneemaal111 ten dien eijnde gereet gemaeckt ende seijlvaerdigh leggende: mitsgaders voor de selve oock rijckelijck branthout ende water hebbende laten haelen ende in nemen, beneffens de provisien &a. voor drie maenden ten behoeve van 29 eeters &a., tegen Maendagh aenstaende (sijnde overmorgen)haer112 despesche te geven, nevens ordre om de groote boot met 14 man op ‘t Dassen of andre eijlanden aen de robbenvanghst te stellen, ende sijluijden met ‘t galijot d’ inwoonders vernemende den handel in de voorsz baij waer te nemen, ende van de Francen haer vellen vindende, voor d’ E. Compe. hier te brengen; maer in cas dat geen handel noch vellen van de Francen vinden, datelijck met galijot recht deur sonder dese rheede aen te doen, na ‘t Houtbaijken achter den Taeffelbergh te verseijlen: om noch een ladingh groff branthout tot d’ ander te maecken calckoven te haelen.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage ende jaere als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1653.
[Signed:] JACOB REYNIERSZ. 1653.
[Signed:] ELBERT CORNELESZ KES.
[Signed:] FR. V.BURGH, Secrt.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoope ten dage ende jaere als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1653.
[Signed:] JACOB REYNIERSZ. 1653.
[Signed:] ELBERT CORNELESZ KES.
[Signed:] FR. V.BURGH, Secrt.