Cape Council of Policy
612
1679-04-13
Minute details
- Entry number
- 612
- Date
- 1679-04-13
- Year
- 1679
English translation
Although the High Indian Government in their letter dated 21st December ao. passo.34 per the galliot d'Snobber informed us here, have kindly ordered that we should detain the two Ceylon return ships, as they had previously appeared here, until the arrival of the Batavian return fleet, in order to repatriate them in Company of the same and to be all the more formidable in the event of encountering the enemy, as a result of which their High Honor. order of the said Ceylon ships up to now here at the roadside for the said Batavian return fleet, having waited in vain and in the meantime also seen to it that one or another order from the fatherland, concerning the raiding of said fleet, or that certain tidings of the ratification of the peace with the Crown of France and our state; as well as certain letter brought to us yesterday from the fatherland by the ship N. Middelburg from the fatherland from the Lords, commissioned Directors and plenipotentiaries of the meeting of the Lords Seventeen for the secret matter sub. dated 3 November 167835 dictating that in the event that the return fleet or combined fleet should be able to land at the Cape around one and the same time, that it will likewise have to set out again in combined form for the Fatherland, provided that it may not wait longer than the usual time of three weeks and until at least two or three strong ships are available, next to each other, and considering that the two Ceylon return ships Ceylon and Den Briel are now well behind the bulk of the Batavian fleet or the aforementioned time of five weeks. Orders and further information as reported, as well as their reported impotent ships having been properly reconvalesced, the crew sufficiently refreshed, and the ships capable of undertaking the voyage. It was unanimously agreed in Council, assisted by the Commander of the aforementioned ships, the Reverend Captain Gerrit van der Donck,36 in accordance with the aforementioned order, that the aforementioned two Ceylon return ships should be dispatched to the Patria without waiting any longer, namely next Tuesday, the 17th of this month, but a day earlier or later was not understood.37
Thus, they were arrested in the Castle of Good Hope, date as stated above.
[Signed:] CRUDOP.
[Signed:] G. VAN DER DONCK.
[Signed:] SMIENDT.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM.
[Signed:] RAVENSBERGH.
[Signed:] I present A. DE MAN, Secrts.
Thus, they were arrested in the Castle of Good Hope, date as stated above.
[Signed:] CRUDOP.
[Signed:] G. VAN DER DONCK.
[Signed:] SMIENDT.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM.
[Signed:] RAVENSBERGH.
[Signed:] I present A. DE MAN, Secrts.
Original Dutch transcription
Alhoewel d’ Hooge Indische Regeeringe bij haar missive sub dato 21e.December ao. passo.34 per ‘t galjoot d’ Snobber alhier aangebracht, ons hebben gelieven t’ ordonneren dat wij d’ twee Ceijlonse retourscheepen op haar vroeger verschijninge alhier tot d’ comst van d’ Bataviase retourvloot souden hebben aan te houden om in Compa. van d’ selve te repatrieren en bij ontmoetinge van vijandt des te formidabelder te wesen ingevolge van welcke haar hoog Edle. ordre d’ gemelte Ceijlonse bodems tot dato hier ter rheede na de gemelte Bataviase retourvloot, vrugteloos gewacht en tusschenwijle mede te gemoet gesien hebbende d’ een oft ander ordre uijt ‘t vaderlandt, nopende ‘t depescheren van deselve vloot, off wel sekere tijdinge van d’ ratificatie der vreede met d’ croon Vranckrijck en onsen staet; mitsgaders ons op gisteren per ‘t schip N.Middelburg uijt ‘t vaderlant toegebracht sijnde seecker missive van d’ Heeren gecommitteerde Bewindhebberen en gevolmachtichde van de vergaderinge van d’ Heeren Seventienen tot d’ secrete saacken sub. dato 3 November 167835 dicterende dat ingevalle d’ retourvloot of gecombineert off omtrent een en d’ selve tijdt aan d’ Caap soude mogen comen aan te landen, dat d’ selve haar insgelijcx weder gecombineert op reijse na ‘t Patria sal hebben te begeven, mits niet langer als d’ ordinarij tijdt van drij weecken en totdat ten minsten twee a drij scheepen sterck sullen sijn, nae malcanderen sullen mogen wachten, en geconsidereert dat de twee Ceijlonse retourbodems Ceijlon en Den Briel nu al ruijm den tijdt van vijf weecken na ‘t gros van d’ Bataviase vloot off voors. ordre en nader tijdinge als verhaelt hebben vertoeft, mitsgaders haare aangebrachte impotenten na behooren gereconvaliseert, ‘t volc genoechsaam ververscht en d’ scheepen in staat sijn om d’ reijse te onderneemen, Soo is met eenparicheijt van stemmen in Rade g’assisteert met den Commandeur van gemelde scheepen d’ E.Capitain Gerrit van der Donck,36 ingevolge van opgemelte haar Edle. ordre verstaan, d’ gemelte twee Ceijlonse retourbodems sonder na de Bataviase langer te wachten hoe eer hoe liever na ‘t Patria te depescheren, namentlijck aanstaande Dingsdagh, sijnde den 17e deser, doch een dagh vroeger off laater onbegreepen.37
Aldus g’arresteert in ‘t Casteel de Goede Hoop datum ut supra.
[Signed:] CRUDOP.
[Signed:] G. VAN DER DONCK.
[Signed:] SMIENDT.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM.
[Signed:] RAVENSBERGH.
[Signed:] Mij present A. DE MAN, Secrts.
Aldus g’arresteert in ‘t Casteel de Goede Hoop datum ut supra.
[Signed:] CRUDOP.
[Signed:] G. VAN DER DONCK.
[Signed:] SMIENDT.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM.
[Signed:] RAVENSBERGH.
[Signed:] Mij present A. DE MAN, Secrts.