Cape Council of Policy
448
1671-06-15
Minute details
- Entry number
- 448
- Date
- 1671-06-15
- Year
- 1671
English translation
As Her Honor, in her general letter of the 5th of September of last year, had kindly ordered us, among other things, that we should, at a suitable opportunity, make a deployment to the Majottes for the purpose of arranging our lives, and, in accordance with the same order and resolution, upon the presence of Mr. Commissioner Goske, dated 21st of February, station there, instead of the projected hoecker d'Grundel, the whistle the Sandloper sent us from Batavia with rice & ca., being judged more suitable and useful for that purpose, we have the same as now somewhat appropriate and equipped with a cargo for that trade, in order to be able to start this voyage presently, but also at the oral conferences with experienced persons, concerning the project of this sending held, it was quite doubted whether the slave trade could be achieved there. Therefore, in consideration of the fruitless return hither, we have, with common advice, decided in council, if the chiefs of The aforementioned whistle, reaching their eyes, showed no apparent sign that their voyage would then have to continue onward to Batavia, and the cargo, estimated at ƒ2,130, was handed over to them for that purpose at the order of the Noble Hr. Governor-General, especially since the said small ship was deemed unsuitable for free passage and to be kept in these waters.49
Thus done and resolved at the Fortress of Good Hope on the day and year aforesaid.
Presented to me and prepared to the order of the Commander and Council.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP
Thus done and resolved at the Fortress of Good Hope on the day and year aforesaid.
Presented to me and prepared to the order of the Commander and Council.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP
Original Dutch transcription
Alsoo Haer Edle. bij derselver generaele missive van den 5en Septembris des voorleden jaers ons onder anderen hadden gelieven te bevelen, dat wij bij dienstige occasie een uijtsettinge nae d’ Majottes tot reuijlinge van lijffeijgenen souden hebben te doen, en, ingevolge derselver ordere ende resolutie, bij ‘t aanwesen van d’ Hr. Commissaris Goske, dato 21en Feb. stanti daerover getrocken, in plaats van den daertoe geprojecteerden hoecker d’ Grundel , ‘t fluijtje de Sandloper ons van Batavia met rijst & ca. toegesonden, daertoe bequaemer en dienstiger g’oordeelt wesende, hebben ‘t selve als nu sodaenigh g’approprieert en met een cargasoentje tot dien handel specterende versien, omme dese voijagie tegenwoordigh te cunnen aanvangen, doch also op de mondelinge conferentien met ervaerene persoonen, nopende ‘t project van dese besendinge gehouden, al vrij wert gedubiteert off den slaevenhandel daer ter plaatse wel soude cunnen te bereijken wesen, Soo hebben in consideratie van het vrugteloos retourneren herwaerts aen, voor te comen, met gemeijn advijs raadsaamst g’oirdeelt, bij aldien d’ opperhoofden van ‘t gemelde fluijtje tot bereijckinge van haer oogwitt geen apparentie en saegen, dat alsdann haere voijagie addroitture vandaer nae Batavia souden hebben te vervolgen, en ‘t cargasoentje begroot op ƒ2,130 hun tot dien eijnde medegegeven aen d’ ordere van d’ Edle. Hr. Gouverneur generaal over te leveren, te meer om dat het geseijde bodempje vrij out en in dit vaerwater aan te houden ondienstigh wert g’oirdeelt.49
Aldus gedaan ende geresolveert in de Fortresse de Goede Hoope ten dage en jare voors.
Mij present en ter ordre van der Commandeur en Raadt gepharaphereert.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP
Aldus gedaan ende geresolveert in de Fortresse de Goede Hoope ten dage en jare voors.
Mij present en ter ordre van der Commandeur en Raadt gepharaphereert.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP