Cape Council of Policy
90
1656-07-06
Minute details
- Entry number
- 90
- Date
- 1656-07-06
- Year
- 1656
English translation
Yesterday, praise God, the sailboat Nachtglas returned here safe and sound from St. Helena. It would be very necessary to keep it here until further notice on Madagascar, etc., especially since the sailboat Tulp (sent there on August 15th) has, against all suspicion and expectation, not yet appeared, leading to some concern about the disaster that God would have prevented. However, it should be noted that the skipper and the chief pilot of the aforementioned Nachtglas (also present to strengthen the Council regarding this resolution) declared that it would not be able to sail on its single skin (all that has been eaten) for more than eight months without being doubled, which is why there is absolutely no reason here at the Cape. occasion be, Soo is 't alles heeft wat voor meer service van d’ E. Çompe. It might be most useful, as has been established by the Council (reinforced as above), to depart the garrison with the first of all to Batavia, but since it is now too late to be sent to the North this season, it is also early enough for inland travel, and that in the meantime the same embassy could reach Madagascar without much delay: in order to find out where or how things are with the Tulp or from which place and at what time they might have left last, it is understood that the journey should be made via Madagascar and Mauritius, from there with one more advice to Batavia, but principally to find out everything after The aforementioned galyot the Tulip, in order to perhaps acquire some language or language equivalent of it, and to offer some assistance upon encounter, especially from people who (according to news) had lost 2 pieces of French artillery by the explosion of eleven pieces. According to this, it was also decided to strengthen the night glass to 25 heads: to transfer 8 or 10 to the Tulip and to take them to Batavia if the chiefs agreed to issue a broader mandate.
Furthermore, in view of the good testimony of the chiefs of the said garrison concerning the person Pieter Jansz van Leeuwaerden, who was confessed by E. Sarcerius279 and his subordinate Fleet Council to St. Helena according to their letter concerning errors committed, to serve his time here at the Cape in the chain house, it is understood, since280 the copy of the sentence is not present to us, but, principally for the aforementioned reasons and also in view of the multiple intercessions etc., to leave him on the garrison and to allow his execution to proceed to Batavia: as well as resigned to the discretion and approval of the Honorable Governor General and Council of India, with the hope of their Honor. We will not take this ill.281
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year as before.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1656.
[Signed:] JAN JACOBSZ.
[Signed:] JACOB GOMMERSBACH.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1656.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN, Secrets.
Furthermore, in view of the good testimony of the chiefs of the said garrison concerning the person Pieter Jansz van Leeuwaerden, who was confessed by E. Sarcerius279 and his subordinate Fleet Council to St. Helena according to their letter concerning errors committed, to serve his time here at the Cape in the chain house, it is understood, since280 the copy of the sentence is not present to us, but, principally for the aforementioned reasons and also in view of the multiple intercessions etc., to leave him on the garrison and to allow his execution to proceed to Batavia: as well as resigned to the discretion and approval of the Honorable Governor General and Council of India, with the hope of their Honor. We will not take this ill.281
Thus done and resolved in the Fort of Good Hope on the day and year as before.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1656.
[Signed:] JAN JACOBSZ.
[Signed:] JACOB GOMMERSBACH.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1656.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN, Secrets.
Original Dutch transcription
Op gisteren Gode loff van St. Helena hier weder behouden geretourneert sijnde ‘t galijot Nachtglas, ‘t welcke wel nodich soude dienen hier gehouden te worden tot de nader besendingh op Madagascar &a., te meer dewijle ‘t galijot de Tulp (15 Augustij ao. passado derwaerts gesonden), boven alle vermoeden ende expectatie noch niet te voorschijn compt tot al eenige beduchtinge van bejegent disaister dat Godt wil verhoet hebben, nochtans gemerckt den schipper en de opperstuijrman van voorsz Nachtglas (tot versterckinge des Raedts over dese resolutie mede present) verclaren, dat het op sijn enckelde huijt (al wat doorgeten sijnde) niet boven noch acht maenden soude cunnen vaeren sonder verdubbelt te worden, waer toe hier aen de Caep gansch geen gelegentheijt sij, Soo is ‘t alles overwogen sijnde wat ten meesten dienste van d’ E. Çompe. mochte nuttelijxst wesen, bij den Raedt (versterckt als vooren) vast gestelt, het galijot met den alder eersten aff te vaerdigen na Batavia, doch na demael het jegenwoordich te laet is om dit saijsoen na de Noort versonden te worden, Item oock noch vroegh genoech voor innewaerts aen, Ende dat ondertusschen ‘t selve empassant Madagascar sonder heel veel verleth soude cunnen aen doen: omme eens nodich te vernemen waer offte hoe het met de Tulp gelegen offte van welcke plaetse ende op wat tijt laest vertrocken mach sijn, soo is verstaen die reijse over Madagascar ende Mauritius te laeten doen om van daer met eenen noch advijs na Batavia te brengen, edoch principalijck om over al te vernemen na voorsz galyot de Tulp , ten eijnde men misschien noch eenich tael off teijcken van ‘t selve mochte becomen, ende bij ontmoetinghe wat adsistentie doen, insonderheijt van volcq, daer278 (na becomen tijdinghe) uijt Francen door ‘t springen van 2 stucken elff van verlooren hebben, volgens ‘t welcke dan oock goetgevonden is ‘t Nachtglas te verstercken tot op 25 coppen: omme aen de Tulp vindende ende nodich hebbende 8 of 10 over te setten, des neen deselve mede na Batavia te voeren, als de opperhooffden per instructie hier mede accorderende breder in mandato te geven.
Wijders gesien de goede getuijgenisse van de opperhooffden des gemelte galijots over den persoon Pieter Jansz van Leeuwaerden welcke bij d’ E. Sarcerius279 ende desselfs onderhoorige Vlootsraet over begane faucten aen St. Helena volgens derselver missive gecondemneert is sijn tijt alhier aen de Caep in de kettingh uijt te dienen, is verstaen dewijle280 ons de copie sententie niet bijgesondenisdoch, principalijck om redenen voorsz ende oockten aensienvan de veelvoudige voorbiddingen &a., den selven op ‘t galijot te laten ende die executie in state tot Batavia: mitsgaders gerenvoijeert aen de discretie ende vorder goetvinden van d’ Ed. Heeren Gouverneur Generael ende Raeden van India met hope haer Ed. sulcx niet qualijck sullen gelieven te nemen.281
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten daghe ende jare als vooren.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1656.
[Signed:] JAN JACOBSZ.
[Signed:] JACOB GOMMERSBACH.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1656.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN, Secrets.
Wijders gesien de goede getuijgenisse van de opperhooffden des gemelte galijots over den persoon Pieter Jansz van Leeuwaerden welcke bij d’ E. Sarcerius279 ende desselfs onderhoorige Vlootsraet over begane faucten aen St. Helena volgens derselver missive gecondemneert is sijn tijt alhier aen de Caep in de kettingh uijt te dienen, is verstaen dewijle280 ons de copie sententie niet bijgesondenisdoch, principalijck om redenen voorsz ende oockten aensienvan de veelvoudige voorbiddingen &a., den selven op ‘t galijot te laten ende die executie in state tot Batavia: mitsgaders gerenvoijeert aen de discretie ende vorder goetvinden van d’ Ed. Heeren Gouverneur Generael ende Raeden van India met hope haer Ed. sulcx niet qualijck sullen gelieven te nemen.281
Aldus gedaen ende geresolveert in ‘t Fort de Goede Hope ten daghe ende jare als vooren.
[Signed:] JAN VAN RIEBEECK. 1656.
[Signed:] JAN JACOBSZ.
[Signed:] JACOB GOMMERSBACH.
[Signed:] JAN VAN HERWERDEN. 1656.
[Signed:] ROELOFF DE MAN, Secrets.