Cape Council of Policy
703
1682-01-20
Minute details
- Entry number
- 703
- Date
- 1682-01-20
- Year
- 1682
English translation
The officers of the wrecked English ship, the Joanna, requested that we bring her Captain Robbert Broune, who was ill and had been left behind inland in one of the Hottentot shards, back to her by a wagon, with the offer that she would accompany her with three or four others. Having taken this into account, it was understood that this request should not be refused in any way, so we granted it to them.
Having been presented by the Commander in this Council, it was learned that his E. van der Sluis had learned that the aforementioned The English ship d’ Joanna had unfortunately run aground and washed up part of its cargo, consisting of various goods that could conveniently be collected from there, without the Company having to bear any significant expenses, and it cannot be judged that the Company would have suffered any loss as a result, especially the aforementioned English . Friends have left the wreck and have been discharged, after which, after deliberation, it has been agreed to take custody of the aforementioned goods washed ashore there, to send there the envoy of this garrison, an assistant, and a sergeant, along with another 10 to 12 men to assist them. They will also have to exercise all further diligence to secure the goods, other than those already washed ashore, which could be floated ashore and adequately salvaged. To better inform them of our intentions, they were issued with brief instructions for their return.
Thus arrested at the Castle of Good Hope, date of sup.
[Signed:] S. VAN DER STEL.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] A. DE MAN, Rt. and Sects.
Having been presented by the Commander in this Council, it was learned that his E. van der Sluis had learned that the aforementioned The English ship d’ Joanna had unfortunately run aground and washed up part of its cargo, consisting of various goods that could conveniently be collected from there, without the Company having to bear any significant expenses, and it cannot be judged that the Company would have suffered any loss as a result, especially the aforementioned English . Friends have left the wreck and have been discharged, after which, after deliberation, it has been agreed to take custody of the aforementioned goods washed ashore there, to send there the envoy of this garrison, an assistant, and a sergeant, along with another 10 to 12 men to assist them. They will also have to exercise all further diligence to secure the goods, other than those already washed ashore, which could be floated ashore and adequately salvaged. To better inform them of our intentions, they were issued with brief instructions for their return.
Thus arrested at the Castle of Good Hope, date of sup.
[Signed:] S. VAN DER STEL.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] A. DE MAN, Rt. and Sects.
Original Dutch transcription
De officianten van ‘t verongeluckte Engelse schip, de Joanna , aen ons hebbende versocht dat wij haaren Capt. Robbert Broune, sieckelijck in ‘t landt bij haer in een der Hottentotscoraelen achter gelaten sijnde, door een wagen mochte werden herwaerts gehaelt, met aen biedingh dat sij met haer 3 a 4 mede derwaerts wilde gaen; waer op gelet sijnde, is verstaen dat dit haer versoeck in geen manieren behoorde gewijgert te worden, sulcx wij haer ‘t zelve hebben g’accordeert.4
Door d’ Hr. Commandeur in desen Raaden sijnde voorgedraegen hoe sijn E. van ter zeijde was ter kennisse gecomen dat ter plaets alwaer het voorn. Engels schip d’ Joanna was comen te verongelucken aen strandt sijn comen op te spoelen een gedeelte van desselfs inladingh, bestaande in verscheijde goederen die men van daer bequaemelijck soude connen doen affhaelen, sonder dat de Comp. daer omtrent eenige oncosten van belangh soude behoeven te draegen en dat men niet can oordeelen d’ Comp. daer bij eenigh naedeel can werden toegebracht, te meer de voorn. Engels . vrinden ‘t wrack hebben verlaaten en gequiteert, waer op naer genoome deliberaatie, is goet gevonden, om de voornoemde aldaer op gespoelde goederen in bewaeringh te neemen, derwaerts te zenden den vendrich deses guarnisoens, een assistent en een sargeant, nevens noch 10 a 12 man t’ haerder assistentie, sullende meede alle verdere diligentie moeten aenwenden om d’ goederen buijten de geene die reets op strandt gespoelt sijn, aengedreeven en bequaemelijck gesalveert connen werden, meede machtigh te werden, sullende om haer van onse intentie te beeter t’ informeeren, werden versien van een corte instructie t’ haerder naerichtinge.
Aldus g’arresteert in ‘t Casteel d’ Goede Hoop, datum ut sup.
[Signed:] S. VAN DER STEL.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] A. DE MAN, Rt. en Sects.
Door d’ Hr. Commandeur in desen Raaden sijnde voorgedraegen hoe sijn E. van ter zeijde was ter kennisse gecomen dat ter plaets alwaer het voorn. Engels schip d’ Joanna was comen te verongelucken aen strandt sijn comen op te spoelen een gedeelte van desselfs inladingh, bestaande in verscheijde goederen die men van daer bequaemelijck soude connen doen affhaelen, sonder dat de Comp. daer omtrent eenige oncosten van belangh soude behoeven te draegen en dat men niet can oordeelen d’ Comp. daer bij eenigh naedeel can werden toegebracht, te meer de voorn. Engels . vrinden ‘t wrack hebben verlaaten en gequiteert, waer op naer genoome deliberaatie, is goet gevonden, om de voornoemde aldaer op gespoelde goederen in bewaeringh te neemen, derwaerts te zenden den vendrich deses guarnisoens, een assistent en een sargeant, nevens noch 10 a 12 man t’ haerder assistentie, sullende meede alle verdere diligentie moeten aenwenden om d’ goederen buijten de geene die reets op strandt gespoelt sijn, aengedreeven en bequaemelijck gesalveert connen werden, meede machtigh te werden, sullende om haer van onse intentie te beeter t’ informeeren, werden versien van een corte instructie t’ haerder naerichtinge.
Aldus g’arresteert in ‘t Casteel d’ Goede Hoop, datum ut sup.
[Signed:] S. VAN DER STEL.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] A. DE MAN, Rt. en Sects.