Cape Council of Policy
628
1679-06-26
Minute details
- Entry number
- 628
- Date
- 1679-06-26
- Year
- 1679
English translation
The French ship Le Soliel d’ Orient sailed out to sea from this bay this morning and returned to this bay in the afternoon quite beyond any expectation, along with its captain Monsr. Husson appeared on shore and, having addressed the chief, explained how they were already offshore with their ship, some 5 or 6 miles out to sea, as they were when they were beyond the usual leak. A very large and dangerous leak appeared in the bow of the ship, which appeared to them to be under the keel, and through which water was pouring in with such a quantity that they felt they would lose the ship, or at least face the greatest danger. Consequently, for the sake of the souls, ship, and property aboard, they had been compelled to push up and return here, in the hope and confidence that they would be able to restore her better and more surely here, and to do so, as had been done previously, by this government. to obtain admission, with immediate request that her retinue might be granted such permission in this extremity, and also, in order to achieve this, to disbarque a portion of the cargo and land it at a place where we ourselves would deem it advisable and be pleased to permit them to be secured immediately, and also that to this end we might be assisted with our sailing chariots in return for grateful payment for their speedier progress; also further with some other minor necessities that she might require in restabilizing, which request was expressly convened for that purpose by the chief in Council, reported, it was deliberated upon, and considering that in this emergency one could not refuse to grant her request and to be of some assistance to get rid of it once and for all, it was resolved and understood to permit her to repair their ship and to bring the cargo ashore here, but to remove all suspicion of locks and other spillages that might in any way prejudice the E. Company. could serve and to pay even more attention to this, an empty house next to the hospital would be indicated to her on the Company's behalf and cleared for the storage of the aforementioned goods, and in addition, committees would be appointed on both sides to oversee the unloading and re-embarkation, and to keep the keys of the house in their custody, without being able to get in touch with anything outside of this, and furthermore to establish such close supervision and order in this regard that all suspicion and suspicion of wrongdoing to the detriment of the E. Company could be removed and excluded; However, in order to excuse her request for our sailing vessel, she must do so according to her own needs, but to relieve some of her friends of their embarrassment, she must lend her the landboat, understanding that if it becomes neglected or otherwise unusable, she will be obliged to compensate for it according to her assessment. Furthermore, she must be accommodated for other minor minor items, provided sufficient payment is made, but everything must be declined as much as possible according to her own needs. However, in the event that these friends should subsequently bother us, also for assistance from people, she must refuse this, stating that it would jeopardize our work in progress. all the more so because they are rich in their own right, and so they will have to learn to navigate on their own terms.
Thus resolved and arrested in the Castle of Good Hope, date above.
[Signed:] CRUDOP.
[Signed:] SMIENDT.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM.
[Signed:] PHILIP THEODOOR WELCKER.
[Signed:] I present A. DE MAN, Secrts.
Thus resolved and arrested in the Castle of Good Hope, date above.
[Signed:] CRUDOP.
[Signed:] SMIENDT.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM.
[Signed:] PHILIP THEODOOR WELCKER.
[Signed:] I present A. DE MAN, Secrts.
Original Dutch transcription
Het Franse schip Le Soliel d’ Orient van de morgen uijt dese baaij t’ zeewaarts geraackt en op de namiddagh gants buijten eenige verwachtinge te deser rhede te rugh gekomen sijnde, mitsgaders desselfs captain Monsr. Husson aan landt verscheenen en sich aan ‘t opperhooft g’addresseert hebbende met bekentmaekinge hoe sij met haar schip reets buijten de wal en wel 5 a 6 mijlen t’ zeewaarts waren g’avanceert als wanneer sich buijten d’ gewone leccasie voor in de boegh van het schip noch openbaarde een seer groot en gevaarlijck leck, ‘t welck na haar toescheen onder aen de kiel was en waardoor het water met soodanigen quantiteijt quam instorten dat haar niet anders toescheen dan het schip tesullen93 verliesen off ten minsten ‘t grootste pericul te loopen, welcken volgende tot behoudenis van de daarop vaerende zielen, schip en goet, genootsaackt waren geweest op te duwen en weder herwaarts te komen, op hoop en vertrouwen van haar alhier beter en sekerder te sullen connen restaureren en daar toe van dese regeringe gelijc voor heen admissie vercrijgen, met instantelijck versoeck dat haar gevolglijc in dese extremiteijt sulcx mogte werden geaccordeert, mitsgaders om daar toe te geraeken, gepermitteert een gedeelte van de ladinge te disbarqueeren en aan landt te brengen op een plaats daar wij ‘t selffs souden geraden vinden en henlieden beliefden te vergunnen omme immiddels versekert geborgen te werden, mitsgaders dat tot dien eijnde met onse zeijlchaloupen tegens dankbaare betalinge tot spoediger voortganck van dien, mogte werden g’assisteert; ooc wijders met eenige andere cleijne benodigtheden die haar in ‘t restabileeren soude moogen comen te requireeren geholpen, welck versoeck door het opperhooft in Rade tot dien eijnde expres geconvoceert, gerapporteert sijnde, is daar op gedelibereert, en overwoogen wesende dat men in dese verlegentheijt niet wel soude connen afwesen haar versoeck in te willegen en eenigsints behulpsaam te wesen94 om deselve eens van onsen hals quijt te raeken, geresolveert en verstaan haar te permitteeren de herstellinge van hun schip en om de ladingh alhier aan landt te moogen brengen, doch tot weghneemingh van alle suspicie van sluijck en andere morsserijen die eenigsints tot prejuditie van de E.Compa. soude connen strecken en daar op des te beter te connen letten, haar ‘s Comps. wegen een ledigh huijs naast ‘t hospitaal staande tot berginge van d’ voors. goederen sal werden aangewesen en ingeruijmt, ooc daar beneven wedersijts gecommitteerdens gestelt om op het lossen en weder affschepen te passen en d’ sleutels van ‘t huijs onder haare bewaringe te houden, sonder buijten d’ een en ander daarin te connen comen ende voorts dies aangaande soodanige naeuwe toesicht en ordre te stellen dat alle argwaan en verdacht van quade handelinge tot nadeel van d’ E. Compa. sullen connen werden weghgenoomen en geweert; dogh nopende haar versoeck van onse zeijlchaloupen sulcx op eijgen behoefte te excuseeren, maar om haar egter eeniger maten uijt verlegentheijt te helpen, d’ lantsboot in leeninge te geven, verstaande wanneer gemist can werden, met die voorwaarde, ingevalle deselve comen te verwaarloosen off op andere maniere onbruijckbaar te maeken, gehouden sullen sijn deselve naar taxatie te vergoeden, mitsgaders dat men haar ooc met andere cleijnigheden van weijnigh belangh, mits genoegsaame betalinge sal accommodeeren, doch alles soo veel doenlijck op eijgen benoodigtheijt declineren, maar ingevalle die vrunden namaals mede om assistentie van volcq ons mogte comen lastigh te vallen, sulcx aan haar onder voorgeven dat onse onderhanden sijnde wercken daar door soude werden verachtert, te weijgeren, te meer alsoo rijckelijck van volcq sijn versien en dies op haar eijgen vinnen sullen moeten leeren drijven.
Aldus geresolveert en g’arresteert in ‘t Casteel de Goede Hoop datum ut supra.
[Signed:] CRUDOP.
[Signed:] SMIENDT.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM.
[Signed:] PHILIP THEODOOR WELCKER.
[Signed:] Mij present A. DE MAN, Secrts.
Aldus geresolveert en g’arresteert in ‘t Casteel de Goede Hoop datum ut supra.
[Signed:] CRUDOP.
[Signed:] SMIENDT.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM.
[Signed:] PHILIP THEODOOR WELCKER.
[Signed:] Mij present A. DE MAN, Secrts.