Cape Council of Policy
985
1695-12-21
Minute details
- Entry number
- 985
- Date
- 1695-12-21
- Year
- 1695
English translation
In the presence of all the members, assuming the commanding skipper, E. Jasper de Leeuw;103 Servaes Goutswaert, Vece [sic] Commander;104 Jacob Oversloot, Rear Admiral; Johannes Stam, Cornelis Meesters, Maerten de Jeught,105 Jan Jansz Taek,106 Jan Bogaert,107 Pieter Maetschoen, and Claas Neuselaar, all skippers on the Dutch ships present here, hereby declare.
A certain statement of the 13th of this month having been read and examined by the meeting, issued by the aforementioned skippers,108 which, together with the chief shipwrights of the said ships, is to the order of the Noble The Lord Governor in loco had been commissioned to visit and inspect the frigate Stantvasticheijt, which on the morning of 10 June 1909 of that year had come aground off the South River due to a tremendous storm and heavy thunderstorm, and subsequently on 20 October, as a result of exertion and hard work, as well as by chance a high tide, had become adrift again and been brought to this beach, where this E.Achtb. It had become apparent that in the space between the after and the fore bulkhead at the backboard, four sills had been broken, and in the neck, six knees. In addition, there were three sills at the bullboard, twelve knees, and likewise, in the driving chamber, four knees at the backboard at the bullboard, as well as a knee at the front of the backboard at the backboard, and finally, a very large leak at the back of the peak. In consideration of the aforementioned breaks and other defects in this bottom, it had been deemed by their people to be of no further use to the E. Company, and that the repairs to it were inadvisable, and that the subsequent work should be demolished. However, before accessing it, the Ede... The Lord Governor considered the whole matter reasonable, assuming the aforementioned skippers in his Council would further consider this matter in the best interest of the Dutch East Indies Company. He further considered that, although all the necessary repairs and carpentry were required, this foundation would not be able to cover these costs, not only because this cannot be done here in the Taeffelbhaaij, but also because we lack the necessary materials and other tools. The same applies to the Dutch East Indies. The Lord Governor and this Honourable Combined Council having further considered and considered the matter, so that the demolition of this aforementioned frigate would not appear to be too hasty. It was unanimously resolved in the Council and decided to decommission this aforementioned frigate until the sentiment and order of the high government in Batavia had been obtained, so that we could subsequently conduct ourselves all the more securely in this matter.
Thus arrested and decided in the Castle of Good Hope on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] JASPER DE LEEUW.
[Signed:] O. BERGH.
[Signed:] SERVAAS GOUTSWAART.
[Signed:] J. OVERSLOOT.
[Signed:] JOAN BLESIUS.
[Signed:] C. MEESTERS.
[Signed:] MARTEN DE JEUGT.
[Signed:] ADRIAEN VAN REEDE.
[Signed:] G. VIEROOT.
[Signed:] J. STAM.
[Signed:] J. J. TAEK.
[Signed:] CLAES NEUSELAER.
[Signed:] PIETER MAETSCHOEN.
[Signed:] JAN BOGAERT.
[Signed:] I present HUGO DE GOIJER, Secrets.
A certain statement of the 13th of this month having been read and examined by the meeting, issued by the aforementioned skippers,108 which, together with the chief shipwrights of the said ships, is to the order of the Noble The Lord Governor in loco had been commissioned to visit and inspect the frigate Stantvasticheijt, which on the morning of 10 June 1909 of that year had come aground off the South River due to a tremendous storm and heavy thunderstorm, and subsequently on 20 October, as a result of exertion and hard work, as well as by chance a high tide, had become adrift again and been brought to this beach, where this E.Achtb. It had become apparent that in the space between the after and the fore bulkhead at the backboard, four sills had been broken, and in the neck, six knees. In addition, there were three sills at the bullboard, twelve knees, and likewise, in the driving chamber, four knees at the backboard at the bullboard, as well as a knee at the front of the backboard at the backboard, and finally, a very large leak at the back of the peak. In consideration of the aforementioned breaks and other defects in this bottom, it had been deemed by their people to be of no further use to the E. Company, and that the repairs to it were inadvisable, and that the subsequent work should be demolished. However, before accessing it, the Ede... The Lord Governor considered the whole matter reasonable, assuming the aforementioned skippers in his Council would further consider this matter in the best interest of the Dutch East Indies Company. He further considered that, although all the necessary repairs and carpentry were required, this foundation would not be able to cover these costs, not only because this cannot be done here in the Taeffelbhaaij, but also because we lack the necessary materials and other tools. The same applies to the Dutch East Indies. The Lord Governor and this Honourable Combined Council having further considered and considered the matter, so that the demolition of this aforementioned frigate would not appear to be too hasty. It was unanimously resolved in the Council and decided to decommission this aforementioned frigate until the sentiment and order of the high government in Batavia had been obtained, so that we could subsequently conduct ourselves all the more securely in this matter.
Thus arrested and decided in the Castle of Good Hope on the day and year as above.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] JASPER DE LEEUW.
[Signed:] O. BERGH.
[Signed:] SERVAAS GOUTSWAART.
[Signed:] J. OVERSLOOT.
[Signed:] JOAN BLESIUS.
[Signed:] C. MEESTERS.
[Signed:] MARTEN DE JEUGT.
[Signed:] ADRIAEN VAN REEDE.
[Signed:] G. VIEROOT.
[Signed:] J. STAM.
[Signed:] J. J. TAEK.
[Signed:] CLAES NEUSELAER.
[Signed:] PIETER MAETSCHOEN.
[Signed:] JAN BOGAERT.
[Signed:] I present HUGO DE GOIJER, Secrets.
Original Dutch transcription
In tegenwoordicheijt van alle de leeden, met assumptie van den commanderent schipper den E. Jasper de Leeuw;103 Servaes Goutswaert, Vece [sic] Commandeur;104 Jacob Oversloot, schout bij naght; Johannes Stam, Cornelis Meesters, Maerten de Jeught,105 Jan Jansz Taek,106 Jan Bogaert,107 Pieter Maetschoen ende Claas Neuselaar, alle schippers op de alhier present leggende vaderlantsse schepen bescheijden.
Ter vergaderinge gelesen ende geexamineert sijnde seeckere verclaringe van den 13 deser bij de voors. schippers verleent,108 de welcke met de opper-scheepstimmerluijden der geseijde bodems ter ordre van de Edle. Heer Gouverneur in loco waren gecommitteert geweest tot de visentatie en de inspectie van het fregat de Stantvasticheijt , dat den 10 Junij109 deses jaars des smorgens door een geweldige storm en swaer onweer voor de Soutte rivier was comen t’ stranden en naer dato den 20 October daer aenvolgende door aengewende moeten en arbeyt als ook bij toeval van springh-vloet weder drifftich geworden en op dese rheede gebraght, waer bij dese E.Achtb. Raade was gebleecken hoe dat in ‘t ruijm van desen bodem tussen het achter en het voorschot aan ‘t backboort gebroocken waren vier sitters, en in den hals ses knies, daer beneffens aan stierboort drie sitters, twalff knies van gelijcken ook in de rijscamer soo aan back aan stierboort vier knies, mitsgs. in de voorcant van de back aan backboort een knie en eijndelijck achter in de pieck een seer groot leck. Ende dat ter consideratie van de voors. breucken en verdere defecten deser bodem bij haer luijden was geoordeelt ten gebruijck van de E.Compagnie verder onnut en de reparatie daer aen t’ verplegen ongeraetsaam t’ sijn en dat dienvolgende behoorde gesloopt t’ werden: Doch alvoorens daer toe t’ treden, Soo heeft de Ede. Heer Gouverneur het geheel raatsaem geacht met assumptie van de genoemde schippers in sijnen Raade dese saacke ten meeste dienste van de E.Compagnie nader ‘t overwegen. Ende noch verder geconsidereert dat, schoon genomen al de nootwendige reparatien en timmeragie daer aan waren geleijt, dat echter desen bodem de costen van dien niet soude connen ophalen, behalven dat sulcx alhier in de Taeffelbhaaij niet can geschieden, sonderlinge ook niet om dat de materialen en de verdere gereetschappen daer toe nodich ons ontbreecken: oversulcx het eene met het andere bij den Ede. Heer Gouverneur en desen E.Achtb. gecombineerde Raad naerder ingesien en overwogen sijnde, mitsgs. op dat men ook met het sloopen van dit meergenoemde fregat niet al te voorbarigh soude schijnen te wesen: Soo is eenpaerlijck in den Raade geresolveert ende beslooten met het affleggen van dit meergeseijde fregat te supercederen, tot dat men alvoorens het sentiment en ordre van hooge regeringe te Batavia daer op sal hebben becomen om ons daer nae in desen des te secuerder te connen gedragen.
Aldus g’arresteert ende beslooten in ‘t Casteel de Goede Hoop ten dage en jare als boven.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] JASPER DE LEEUW.
[Signed:] O. BERGH.
[Signed:] SERVAAS GOUTSWAART.
[Signed:] J. OVERSLOOT.
[Signed:] JOAN BLESIUS.
[Signed:] C. MEESTERS.
[Signed:] MARTEN DE JEUGT.
[Signed:] ADRIAEN VAN REEDE.
[Signed:] G. VIEROOT.
[Signed:] J. STAM.
[Signed:] J. J. TAEK.
[Signed:] CLAES NEUSELAER.
[Signed:] PIETER MAETSCHOEN.
[Signed:] JAN BOGAERT.
[Signed:] Me presente HUGO DE GOIJER, Secrets.
Ter vergaderinge gelesen ende geexamineert sijnde seeckere verclaringe van den 13 deser bij de voors. schippers verleent,108 de welcke met de opper-scheepstimmerluijden der geseijde bodems ter ordre van de Edle. Heer Gouverneur in loco waren gecommitteert geweest tot de visentatie en de inspectie van het fregat de Stantvasticheijt , dat den 10 Junij109 deses jaars des smorgens door een geweldige storm en swaer onweer voor de Soutte rivier was comen t’ stranden en naer dato den 20 October daer aenvolgende door aengewende moeten en arbeyt als ook bij toeval van springh-vloet weder drifftich geworden en op dese rheede gebraght, waer bij dese E.Achtb. Raade was gebleecken hoe dat in ‘t ruijm van desen bodem tussen het achter en het voorschot aan ‘t backboort gebroocken waren vier sitters, en in den hals ses knies, daer beneffens aan stierboort drie sitters, twalff knies van gelijcken ook in de rijscamer soo aan back aan stierboort vier knies, mitsgs. in de voorcant van de back aan backboort een knie en eijndelijck achter in de pieck een seer groot leck. Ende dat ter consideratie van de voors. breucken en verdere defecten deser bodem bij haer luijden was geoordeelt ten gebruijck van de E.Compagnie verder onnut en de reparatie daer aen t’ verplegen ongeraetsaam t’ sijn en dat dienvolgende behoorde gesloopt t’ werden: Doch alvoorens daer toe t’ treden, Soo heeft de Ede. Heer Gouverneur het geheel raatsaem geacht met assumptie van de genoemde schippers in sijnen Raade dese saacke ten meeste dienste van de E.Compagnie nader ‘t overwegen. Ende noch verder geconsidereert dat, schoon genomen al de nootwendige reparatien en timmeragie daer aan waren geleijt, dat echter desen bodem de costen van dien niet soude connen ophalen, behalven dat sulcx alhier in de Taeffelbhaaij niet can geschieden, sonderlinge ook niet om dat de materialen en de verdere gereetschappen daer toe nodich ons ontbreecken: oversulcx het eene met het andere bij den Ede. Heer Gouverneur en desen E.Achtb. gecombineerde Raad naerder ingesien en overwogen sijnde, mitsgs. op dat men ook met het sloopen van dit meergenoemde fregat niet al te voorbarigh soude schijnen te wesen: Soo is eenpaerlijck in den Raade geresolveert ende beslooten met het affleggen van dit meergeseijde fregat te supercederen, tot dat men alvoorens het sentiment en ordre van hooge regeringe te Batavia daer op sal hebben becomen om ons daer nae in desen des te secuerder te connen gedragen.
Aldus g’arresteert ende beslooten in ‘t Casteel de Goede Hoop ten dage en jare als boven.
[Signed:] S. v. STEL.
[Signed:] JASPER DE LEEUW.
[Signed:] O. BERGH.
[Signed:] SERVAAS GOUTSWAART.
[Signed:] J. OVERSLOOT.
[Signed:] JOAN BLESIUS.
[Signed:] C. MEESTERS.
[Signed:] MARTEN DE JEUGT.
[Signed:] ADRIAEN VAN REEDE.
[Signed:] G. VIEROOT.
[Signed:] J. STAM.
[Signed:] J. J. TAEK.
[Signed:] CLAES NEUSELAER.
[Signed:] PIETER MAETSCHOEN.
[Signed:] JAN BOGAERT.
[Signed:] Me presente HUGO DE GOIJER, Secrets.