Cape Council of Policy
500
1675-02-26
Minute details
- Entry number
- 500
- Date
- 1675-02-26
- Year
- 1675
English translation
As we learned, with the paresse of the flute, from the House at Bergen, so soon here from the fatherland, from its chiefs, among others, that they had yesterday safely missed Dasseneyland, the ship America (wandering at sea in the vicinity and Saldanhi Bay and hoping for a good wind) as well as that it21 on the aforementioned. ship was in very bad condition, and over a hundred and forty persons, during the voyage, had lost their lives, nor were they burdened with illness, besides that a certain conspiracy had also been discovered to leave the ship, of which 8 or 10 companions having confessed, were locked in the ice, and that it cannot be doubted that the said ship, considering this precarious constitution, will see, also for drinking water and other refreshments, for the refreshment of the sick and for the assistance of the people, was greatly needed, so that it is to search for the said ship, and then bring her here, according to previous deliberation, mostly in the service of the E. Compa. resolved and determined to launch the existing whistle, the Flying Swan, liberally equipped with water and all kinds of refreshments, to Saldanhi Bay as soon as possible, and, as24 the aforementioned ship in this miserable condition seems to be quite lacking in good order and order with regard to these and any occurring difficulties, to prevent further disasters and to no longer peril that precious bottom, to send a person on behalf of that ship down there, as well as to commit the E. Commander Jacob Lobs, to depart on the aforementioned ship as soon as God's weather and wind permit, and that his E. will be deputed regarding the conspirators and their followers, to do and perform as he deems appropriate and proper for the benefit of the E. Company and the ship's security.
Thus resolved at the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year of the aforesaid.
[Signed:] ISBRAND GOSKE.
[Signed:] JACOB LOBS.
[Signed:] ALBERT VAN BREUGEL.
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANSZ SMIENDT.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
Thus resolved at the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year of the aforesaid.
[Signed:] ISBRAND GOSKE.
[Signed:] JACOB LOBS.
[Signed:] ALBERT VAN BREUGEL.
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANSZ SMIENDT.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
Original Dutch transcription
Alsoo ons met de paresse van ‘t fluijtje ‘t Huys te Bergen , soo aanstonts uyt het vaderlandt hier ter rhede, door desselfs opperhoofden onder anderen is ter kennis gecomen, dat syluijden noch op gisteren ongevaar het Dasseneylant hadden versproocken, ‘t schip America (daaromtrent en Saldanhiabaaij in zee swervende en op een goede wint hoopende) mitsgadersdat het21 op ‘t voors. schip seer slecht gestelt, en boven d’hondert veertig persoonen, staande de reijs door sterfte verlooren, noch met in de 80 siecken beswaart was, behalven dat sich ooc daarop hadde ontdekt, seeckere conspiratie van ‘t schip af te loopen, van22 welcke 8 a 10 complicen tot bekentenisse gecomen sijnde, in d’ ijsers waren geslooten, ende oversulcx niet te dubiteren is, off ‘t gemelte schip, sal beseijden dese becommerlijcke constitutie, mede soo om drinckwater als andere verversing, tot verquicking van de krancken en om adsistentie van volk grotelijcx23 benodigt wesen, soo is om geseijde schip op te soeken, en voorts herwaarts te brengen, naar voorgaande deliberatie ten meesten dienste van de E. Compa. geresolveer[t] en vastgestelt ‘t aanwesende fluytje de Vliegende Swaan met water en alderhande verversing ryckelijek versien, naar de Saldanhiabaay op ‘t alderspoedigsten af te steken, ende, alsoohet24 op ‘t meergenoemde schip in dese miserab[le] gestalte aan goede ordre en beleijt omtrent dese en geene voorvallende swarigheden al vrij schijn[t] te mancqueren, tot preventie van meerder onheijlen en om dien costelijcken bodem niet langer te periculifeeren, een persoon van aansien derwaa[rts] aff te laten gaan, mitsgaders daar toe te committer[en] d’E. Commandeur Jacob Lobs, om soo haast Godes weer en wint sulcx toelaat per ‘t voorseijde scheepje te vertrecken, en dat wijders sijn E. gedefereert sal werden omtrent de conspirateurs en haaren aanhang, sulcx te doen en te verrichten als d’selve ten dienste van de E. Compe. en securiteijt van ‘t schip raatsaamst en goet oordeelen sal.
Aldus geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoop ten dage en jaare voors.
[Signed:] ISBRAND GOSKE.
[Signed:] JACOB LOBS.
[Signed:] ALBERT VAN BREUGEL.
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANSZ SMIENDT.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.
Aldus geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hoop ten dage en jaare voors.
[Signed:] ISBRAND GOSKE.
[Signed:] JACOB LOBS.
[Signed:] ALBERT VAN BREUGEL.
[Signed:] DIRCQ JANSZ SMIENDT.
[Signed:] H. CRUDOP.