Cape Council of Policy
80
1656-01-28
Minute details
- Entry number
- 80
- Date
- 1656-01-28
- Year
- 1656
English translation
It was told to us by the skipper of the galijot Nachtglas 236 that during the voyage after Tristan de Cunha it became leaking due to the hard weather and that 2 fingers were broken on the rudder, which should have happened to me somewhere so that I could properly remedy everything afterwards, which is not possible here in this Taeffel Bay. happened, Soo was reinforced by the Council of the fortress with the rumored Skipper and his own chief captain, well thought out. The galiot itself ended with the first one to be sent to Saldanha Bay, where there is a good and suitable opportunity to dry ships, and to instruct the smith to quickly prepare the fingerlings and other ice work in the meantime.
Furthermore, in view of the letter from the assistant Jan Woutersz to use the chaloup Peguijn in the aforementioned bay for seal fishing on the islands there, since those at Dassen Island come quite easily due to their appearance, etc. It was also decided to have the sloop (which was untamed) made ready for this purpose first, in order to send the aforementioned galiot off to Compe.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1656.
[Signed:] JAN JACOBSZ.
[Signed:] JACOB GOMMERSBACH.
237
[Signed:] JAN VAN HARWARDEN. 1656.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN, Secrets.
Furthermore, in view of the letter from the assistant Jan Woutersz to use the chaloup Peguijn in the aforementioned bay for seal fishing on the islands there, since those at Dassen Island come quite easily due to their appearance, etc. It was also decided to have the sloop (which was untamed) made ready for this purpose first, in order to send the aforementioned galiot off to Compe.
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1656.
[Signed:] JAN JACOBSZ.
[Signed:] JACOB GOMMERSBACH.
237
[Signed:] JAN VAN HARWARDEN. 1656.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN, Secrets.
Original Dutch transcription
Door den schipper van ‘t galijot Nachtglas 236 ons voorgedragen wordende dat ‘t selve op de reijse na Tristan de Cunha door ‘t harde weer vry leck geworden ende aen ‘t roer 2 vingerlingen gebroocken was, waer omme wel soude dienen ergens drooch geseth omme alles na behooren te verhelpen &a., ‘t welcke hier in dese Taeffelbay niet wel can geschieden, Soo is by den Raedt deser fortresse, versterckt met verhaelde Schipper ende desselffs opperstuijrman, goet gevonden do. galijot ten selven eijnde met den alder eersten na de Baij Saldanha te senden, daer fraije ende bequame gelegentheijt is om schepen droogh te setten, ende de smith te gelasten de vingerlingen ende ander ijserwerck onder tusschen in aller ijl gereet te maecken.
Wijders gesien ‘t schrijven van den adsistent Jan Woutersz om de chaloup Peguijn te gebruijcken in de gemelte baij tot de robbevanghst op d’ eijlanden aldaer vermits die aen’t Dasseneijlandt door hare schouheijt vrij sober op comen &a., Soo is oock geresolveert do. sloep (wat ontramponeert wesende) daer toe mede ten eersten vaerdich te laten maecken om in Compe. van verhaelde galijot ten eijnde voorsz mede aff te senden.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten daghe ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1656.
[Signed:] JAN JACOBSZ.
[Signed:] JACOB GOMMERSBACH.
237
[Signed:] JAN VAN HARWARDEN. 1656.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN, Secrets.
Wijders gesien ‘t schrijven van den adsistent Jan Woutersz om de chaloup Peguijn te gebruijcken in de gemelte baij tot de robbevanghst op d’ eijlanden aldaer vermits die aen’t Dasseneijlandt door hare schouheijt vrij sober op comen &a., Soo is oock geresolveert do. sloep (wat ontramponeert wesende) daer toe mede ten eersten vaerdich te laten maecken om in Compe. van verhaelde galijot ten eijnde voorsz mede aff te senden.
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten daghe ende jare als boven.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1656.
[Signed:] JAN JACOBSZ.
[Signed:] JACOB GOMMERSBACH.
237
[Signed:] JAN VAN HARWARDEN. 1656.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN, Secrets.