Cape Council of Policy
974
1695-03-25
Minute details
- Entry number
- 974
- Date
- 1695-03-25
- Year
- 1695
English translation
It was demonstrated to Her Honor Governor in Rade how this was done by Her Highness Edlns. in Batavia in her last writings, dated ulto. November of the past year 1694, with this present return fleet, sailed from the port of Batavia on the 2nd and 25th of December and arrived here on the 26th and 27th of February, also on the 3rd and 12th of this month. We were therefore advised not to delay them unnecessarily, but, after having received refreshments and other necessary provisions, to depart for one or two days at the end of this month, unless otherwise agreed,57 to undertake their further journey to Europe, without having to wait for the non-appearance of the Ceylon or other ships. And considering that all these ships, according to their necessities for the voyage, with the consultation of the broad ship's council, had not been able to be equipped or prepared for this until the 5th of the following April: Therefore, in his opinion, your Honor and this Honourable Eighth Council, assuming the said broad ship's council, having carefully considered and considered that which was most beneficial to the Honourable Company and to the well-being of this present return fleet, after careful deliberation and discussion of matters, it has been unanimously decided that the fleet should sail against the aforementioned April 5th at the latest, and without any delay, was required to ensure that, in the event of the non-appearance of the Ceylon ships, they could then continue their journey to the homeland. However, with the understanding that, should it happen that these Ceylon ships should appear here before or on the aforementioned April 5th, the departure of this fleet would then be postponed for one to six days, so that it could be brought along in a state of travel progress throughout the day and night, so that it could ultimately undertake its journey from this bhai to the homeland together and in company.
Furthermore, with this E.Agtb. The petition of the French, who had come from the conquered fortress of Pondecherij and were deployed on this fleet, was also examined,58 tendering the possibility of some plunder being provided. This was mentioned in the letter to Her Highness, and was also sent to us. She was subsequently granted some looting materials, etc., to be placed under the care of her lieutenant and properly distributed by him.
Finally, the deceased widow of the chief merchant Cornelis Timmermans, at her request, was also permitted to travel with her son to the homeland on the ship Meresteijn.59
Thus arrested and confined in the Castle of Good Hope at the date and time as above.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] R. DE VOS.
60
[Signed:] ADRIAEN VAN REEDE.
[Signed:] ISAACQ RING.
61
[Signed:] HUBERT HOFFEN.
62
[Signed:] G. VIEROOT.
[Signed:] JB. LANDSHEER.
63
[Signed:] JOAN BLESIUS.
[Signed:] E. FRANSZEN.
64
[Signed:] W. CORSSENAAR.
[Signed:] JAN VLASBLOM.
65
[Signed:] WILLEM DE VLAMINGH.
66
[Signed:] A[LEX]ANDER SYMONSZ.
67
[Signed:] R. OOLE.
68
[Signed:] L. VAN DEIJL.
69
[Signed:] F. VOGEL.
Original Dutch transcription
Bij d’ Edle.Hr.Gouverneur in Rade geremonstreerd sijnde, hoe dat haar hoogh Edlns. te Batavia in haar laaste schrijvens, gedagtekent ulto. November des afgeleijde jaars 1694 ons met dese presente retourvloot den 2 en 25 Decembris daar aan volgende van de rhede van Batavia gestevend en alhier den 26: 27 Februarij, mitsgrs. den 3 en 12 deser bij ons opgedaagt, ons daar bij hadden believen te recommandeeren deselve niet nodeloos op te houden, maar na genote ververssinge als behulp van andere nodige behoeften ulto. van dese maand 1 dagh a 2 onbegrepen te depescheeren,57 om haar vordere reijse na Europa t’ onderneemen, sonder deselve bij non verscheijninge van de Ceijlonse of andere schepen te doen wagten. Ende gelet dat alle dese schepen van haar noodwendigheden tot de reijse nodigh, met overlegh van den breede scheepsraad, niet eerder daar af hebben connen versien nogte in staat gebragt werden, als tegens den 5 van de aanstaande maand April: Soo is bij syn wel Edle. en desen E.Achtb. Rade met assumptie van gemelte breede scheepsrade, wel ingesien ende gepondereerd sijnde het geene dat ten meeste dienste van d’ E.Comp. en tot welstand van dese presente retourvloot was streckende, na rijpe deliberatie en overlegh van saken bij eenparigheijt van stemmen goed gevonden en besloten, dat de vloote tegens den voors. 5 April uijtterlijk en buijten alle uijtstel moste daar sijn omme alsdan sekerlijk bij non verscheijninge van de Ceijlonse schepen haar reijse na ‘t vaderland te vervolgen: dogh met dien verstande, soo het ook quam te gebeuren dat dese Ceijlonse schepen voor off op de voors. 5 April alhier ter rhede nogh verschenen, dat alsdan het vertrek deser vloote voor een dagh a 6 soude geprolongeert blijven, omme deselve over dagh en nagt in staat van reijsvorderinge mede te brengen, ten eijnde samentlijk en in comp. haar reijse uijt dese bhaij na ‘t vaderland mogten ondernemen.
Verder bij desen E.Agtb. Rade ook g’examineert sijnde de g’exhibeerde requeste van de Françoisen, gekomen uijt d’ veroverde vestingh Pondecherij en op dese vloot verdeeld,58 tenderende ten fine sijluijden van eenige plundragie mogten werden versien: ‘t welk bij haar Hoogh Edlns. schrijvens vermeld, ons mede werd angeschreven, soo sijn vervolgens haar toegestaan eenigh peijlaken &a. omme onder de handen van haar luijtenant gedaan en bij den selven behoorlijk gedistribueert te werden.
Eijndelijk soo is ook aan de naargelaten wed. van den oppercoopman Cornelis Timmermans, op haar versoek bij requeste gedaan, gepermitteerd geworden met haar soontie per het schip Meresteijn na het vaderland te mogen overschepen.59
Aldus g’arresteerd en beslooten in ‘t Casteel de Goede Hoop ten dage en jare als boven.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] R. DE VOS.
60
[Signed:] ADRIAEN VAN REEDE.
[Signed:] ISAACQ RING.
61
[Signed:] HUBERT HOFFEN.
62
[Signed:] G. VIEROOT.
[Signed:] JB. LANDSHEER.
63
[Signed:] JOAN BLESIUS.
[Signed:] E. FRANSZEN.
64
[Signed:] W. CORSSENAAR.
[Signed:] JAN VLASBLOM.
65
[Signed:] WILLEM DE VLAMINGH.
66
[Signed:] A[LEX]ANDER SYMONSZ.
67
[Signed:] R. OOLE.
68
[Signed:] L. VAN DEIJL.
69
[Signed:] F. VOGEL.