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manner that he permitted us to unload our sloops on the 16th of this month only to vex us afterward with greater bad faith. Furthermore, we inform you, Gentlemen, that since the 2nd of this month we had already caused it to be proposed to the Nabob to have the Boutisa affair settled amicably by four Arbitrators in a neutral place, to the satisfaction of the disputing parties and without anyone else interfering, to which the Nabob finally agreed after endless debates. But the outcome has also shown in this how little reliance can be placed on promises, since, upon sending our Arbitrators to the place of the conference, they found there, instead of two private Arbitrators, an assembly of a dozen of the principal merchants who had been summoned separately the evening before by a Chobdar of the Nabob to appear on behalf of Boutisa; while these agents of the Nabob or of Boutisa were supported by the entire apparatus of a Durbar, as there attended the Nabob's Master of Requests, two of his Khasbardars, and 3 Chobdars. Although we made remonstrances regarding this and asked how such a procedure was contrary to the pledged word and the agreement made, it never produced the slightest effect, so that this negotiation was likewise broken off. We likewise beg you, Gentlemen, to be so good as to provide for this, and to oblige the Nabob no longer to interfere in it, but, having abandoned this matter to four Arbitrators, to allow them to pursue their discussions without the least hindrance, in order to settle the affair as they shall in conscience judge to be equitable, and as the case requires. For the rest, we are extremely pained to be obliged to remark that your last letter is as it were peppered with outrageous insults, which we believe we could never have deserved, especially after having been the injured party for so long; and that is all we shall say about it for now. We would satisfy your wish for English translations with the greatest eagerness if we had not already, for some time past, relieved at his repeated request that one of our gentlemen who has undertaken this work until now, and who was the only one who had some knowledge of it. We can all the less persuade him to it at present, as he has pointed out to us with great reason that in the critical disputes of today he might sometimes make some errors that would be no less disagreeable to you than to us; since he is well able to render English into Dutch, but it is far from being the case that he has the same facility for translating Dutch into English. Consequently, we beg you very amiably, Gentlemen, not to consider this as a lack of goodwill to satisfy you, but that, because of the reasons alleged above, you will be so good as to be content with the French translation which we have the honor to present to you herewith; all the more so as there are several of your gentlemen who understand that language perfectly well. We have the honor to be, with due esteem, at the bottom: Sir and Gentlemen, lower down: your very humble and very obedient servants, for the translation it was signed: P: Goverts Junior, in the margin: Surat, this 29th of March 1773. Agreed J Goverts for the Secretary Surat. To the Honorable William Andries Price, Esquire, Chief on behalf of the affairs of the Honorable English East India Company and Governor of the Mughal's Castle and Fleet, Together with the Council. Honorable Sir and Gentlemen. On the 16th of this month, we had the honor to receive Your Honor's esteemed letter of the previous day. However much we had hoped that the Bania merchant Deanraet, with his disputes, would have been referred to our court of justice for reasons detailed in our letter of the 2nd of January, it has nevertheless appeared to us from the said letter that the President and Council in Bombay have seen fit to attach to Your Honor's intercession with the Nabob—in order to remove all hindrances that have been caused to the trade of the Honorable Dutch Company for a considerable time—the condition that the disputes with the said Deanraet be submitted to a most impartial arbitration. Whatever reasons, Gentlemen, we might also have to insist that this Deanraet be referred to our court of justice, to which he has expressly bound himself, necessity, as well as the desire for good harmony and to finally put an end to all disputes, compels us to consent to this requirement of Their Honors, as we do hereby, under this express clause: that this concession of ours shall never serve to diminish any of the Company's privileges in similar cases, nor shall it ever be taken as any precedent for the future; and as we declare to Your Honor hereby that we are thus ready to settle these disputes along the proposed path, we think that Your Honor cannot have any objection to the arbitrators being Europeans chosen to the satisfaction of both sides, upon which we find ourselves obliged to insist. We then further request Your Honor, while this matter and the other differences between the Nabob and us are being equitably cleared out of the way, to persuade the said City Governor to likewise allow free trade to the commerce of our Honorable Company, which has already been obstructed for more than two months to its great loss, to such a degree that not the least thing could be sold, and which is also highly necessary in order to properly [illegible] our ship.
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maniere quil ne nous a permis de decharger nos chaloupes au 16me de ce mois, que pour nous Vexer aprés avec plus de mauvaise foi- De plus Nous vous faisons part, messieurs que depuis le 2me de ce mois, nous avons deja fait proposer au CNabab de faire arranger lassaire de Boutisa a lamiable par quatres Arbitres dans un endroit neutre a la satisfaction des parties contestants et sans que personne outre sij ingera a quoi le Nabab a Enfin Consente apres des debats infinis, Mais lesuce a aussi fait voir en ceci, combien peu on pect se fondré sur des promesses puisque en en„ „voijant nos Arbitres a lendroit de la Con„ ference, els y trouverent au lieu de deux Arbitres particuliers une congregation d'une dousaine des principaux marhands qui avoient elez sommes separement la veille par un Sjobdahr du Nabab di comparoitre de la part de Boutisa: Tandis que ces agents du nabab ou de Boutisa eloienb soutenu par tout, l'appareil dun Derbahr commeij ayant assésté le maitre des Requedt du Nabab, deux de Ces kismerter et 255 2 Qucique nous aijons et 3 Sjobdhars. fait faire la dessus des Remontrances, et demansé combien pareille procedure etoit con„ traire a la parole et convention faite, jamais cela a produit le moindre effet de sorle que cette negotiation aussi a éle rompue. Nous vous prions pareillement mes „sieurs de vouloir bien pourvoir a cecij, et obliger le Nabab de ne s'en plus méler mais ayant abandonné cette affaire a quatres Arbitres, de leur facre pour suivre leurs discussions sans le moindre empechement, afin d'arranger l'affaire comme en Conscience ils jugeront etre equitable, et que le cas le requiert. Au reste nous Dommes extreme „ment sensible detre obligé a remarquer, que votre derniere lettre est comme parseméé avec. des injures atroces, les quels nous ne croyons jamais avoir pu meriter surtout apres avoir eté si longlems la partie lézeé.; Et voila tout ce que nous en dirons asteur.- Nous actions Satisfactavee le plus grand empressement a votre souhait pour rs pour avoir des Traduction Angloises, Si nous navions pas deja depuis quelque tems, dispensé a sa requete reileréé celui de nos messieurs qui sest Chargé de cet ouvrage jusqua present, et qui etoit le seul qui en avoil quelque connoissance. - evous pouvons d'autant moins le presuader presente¬ „ment a cela, comme il nous a fait observer avec beaucoup de raison, que dans les differendts cri„ „tiques d'aujourdhui il pourroit quelque sois com„ „mettre quelques Erreurs qui ne vous seroient pas moins desagreables qu'a nous; puisque Jl. se trouve bien en etat de rendre LeAnglois en Hollandois, mais quil sen faut beaucoup quil ait la même facilité pour traduire le Hollandois en Anglois - En consequence nous vous prions tres amieablement messrs. de ne vouloir point considerer ce cij Comme un manquemant de bonne volonte a Vous satisfaire, mais qua cause des raisons cij dessus alleques vous voudrez bien vous Contenter de la Praduction francoise que nous 257 nous avons thonneur de vous presenter cy joint:s Daulant celles comme is se trouve ple„ „sieurs de Vos messieurs qui entendent parfaile ment bien cetle Lanque.- Nous avons lhonneur détre avec due Estime /. au bas:/ monsieur et mossieurs. /plus bas:/ vos tres humbles et lres obeissants serviteurs /pour la Translation fut signe:/ P: Goverts Junior /en marge:/ Suratte cezq de mars 1773. Accordeerd J Goverts p D G Clercq 259 Souratta. Aan Den Wel Edele Agtb: Heer William Andries Price schildknaep Opperhoofd van wegens de zaeken der Edele Engelsche oostindische Comp: en Gouverneur van Mogols Casteel en Vloot Benevens Den Raad. Agtbaare Heer en Heeren. Op den 16. deses maands hebben wij d' Eer gehad te ontfangen uwEd. G'agte van daegs bevorens. Hoe zeer wij ook hadden gehoopt dat den benjaans koopman Deanaet met zijn verschillen aan onse regt„ „bank zoude zijn gerenvoijeert geworden om redenen bij onsen brief van den 2. Januarij omstandig vermeld, zoo is ons egter uijt dezelve accold: brieff gebleeken, dat den Heere praesident en Raad Te Bombaij hebben goedgevonden om uwEd. intersessie bij den Nabab, ten eijnde alle verhienderingen weg te neemen, die aan den Mandel van de Edele Hollandse Compagnie sedert een Geruijme tijd toegebragt zijn, daar aan te verbinden dat de verschillen met den Gem: Deanraet wierden onderworpen aan eene aller onpartijdigste arbitragie Welk No. 10. welke reedenen Mijne Heeren wij ook souden mogen hebben om te ensteeren dat desen Deanaat aen ons geregts hoff, waar onder hij zig Expresselik verbonden heeft wierden overgeweesen, zoo dwingd ons de noodzaake„ „lijkheijd mitsgaders de zugt tot de goede harmonie en om alle verschillen eindelijk eens te doen ophouden om in deeze haar welh: vordering toe te stemmen, zoo als wij doen bij dezen, onder deeze Expresse Clausule, dat deze onse toegevendheijd nimmer zal kunnen strekken tot verminderinge van eenige van 'sComp.:s voorregten in diergelijke gevallen nog dat deselve nooit tot eenig voorbeeld voor den aanstaande zal worden genomen, en daar wij UwoEd. bij desen betuijgen dat wij dus bereits zijn om deze verschillen langs den voorgeslaegen weg te verevenen, soo dinken wij met dat uwEd. eenige objectie hebben kunnen; dat de arbiters zijn Europeesen ten wedersijden ten genoegen gekoosen, waar op wij ons genoodzaakt vinden te insisteeren; Wij versoeken uw Ed: dan verders om immiddels dat deeze saek en de andere differentien tusschen den Nabab en ons nae de billikheijd worden uijt den weg geruijmt, den geseeden stads Gouverneur te persuadeeren, dat mede eenen vrijen koop laat hebben aan den koophandel van onse Edele Compagnie, die nu al bereets den tijd van meer als twee maenden dermaeten tot hare groote schaede be„ „let geworden is, dat er niet het minste heeft kunnen worden verkoff, en dat mede ten hoogsten nodig is om ons schip naebehooren
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to dispatch properly, pursuant to that to which Mr. Sluijsken bound himself to the Gentlemen of the Committee at Bombay upon settling the Broach disputes, we are ready to show to a commission from your Honorable assembly or else to the Chief the original Firmans of which the translations were handed over to the said Committee by the aforementioned Mr. Sluijsken as evidence of our indisputable right, to the end of being able to confront those originals, insofar as Broach is concerned, against the submitted translations if you so please. We are with all esteem beneath was written Honorable Sir and Gentlemen lower your Honors' very humble and obedient servants was signed M. J. Bosman, J. A. Sluijsken, J. van der Sleijden, N. Holmberg, F. B. Zimmerman, R. C. de Vassij, W. L. Pontag, J. J. Becquet, and P. N. Wiardi in the margin Surat the 19th of April 1773. Goverts Junior Agreed 263. No 10. Translation Mr. William Andrew Price Chief for the affairs of the Honorable English Company And Governor of the Castle of the Mughal fleet Surat Sir and Gentlemen On the 16th of this month, we had the honor to receive your honored letter dated the previous day. Whatever hope we may have had that the Banyan merchant Deanat would have been sent back with his disputes before our Court of Justice for the reasons amply mentioned in our letter of the 2nd of January, it has nonetheless appeared to us from your mentioned letter that the President and Council of Bombay have thought fit to suspend your intercession with the Nawab in order to cause all the impediments that have for so long been raised against the trade of the Noble Dutch Company to be removed, upon these express conditions that the disputes with the said Deanat be referred to the most impartial arbitration. Whatever reasons we may have, Gentlemen, to insist that this Deanat be sent back to our jurisdiction to which he expressly submitted himself, the necessity, and the inclination however that we have for good harmony as well as to bring an end to all differences, forces us to consent to this request of these gentlemen, just as we do by the present, under this express clause that this indulgence on our part shall never tend to diminish in any way the privileges of our Company in a similar case, nor that in the future it may be cited as a precedent. And as by the present we show ourselves to you to be ready to end these differences by the proposed method, we also think that you will have no objection to the arbitrators being Europeans chosen to mutual satisfaction, upon which we are obliged to insist. We furthermore beg you, Gentlemen, that while these matters are being equitably settled between the Nawab and us, it may please you to effect that the said Governor also allow free course to our trade, which for two months has been so obstructed that not the least thing could be sold, and which is also extremely necessary in order to be able properly to dispatch our ship. In consequence of that to which Mr. Sluysken bound himself to the gentlemen of the Committee at Bombay in ending the disputes of Baroche, we are ready to show to a commission of your Council or to your Chief the original Firmans of which the translations were delivered to the said Committee by the mentioned Mr. Sluijsken to prove our indisputable right, and in order to be able, if it is agreeable to you, to confront these originals, as far as Baroche is concerned, with the delivered translations. We have the honor to be with every sort of esteem at the bottom Sir and Gentlemen lower your very humble and very obedient servants for the translation was signed J. Goverts Junior in the margin Surat the 19th of April 1773. Agreed Goverts 267 Bombay To Mr. Johan Munter Squire Sir. The misfortune that has befallen the ship of the Noble Dutch Company in these roads would prevent us from sending our annual reports to our high superiors at a season of the year that almost entirely halts all navigation here, were we not informed that you intend shortly to undertake the voyage to China with two ships, possibly through the Sunda Strait. It is under this assumption, Sir, that we very civilly request you to be pleased to take charge of the delivery of a chest or packet of papers addressed to Their High Excellencies the Governor-General and the Council of the Indies at Batavia, and that you would then be pleased to deliver it, if possible, in the Sunda Strait, or if that should not be able to be done, then at Malacca, which would be an extraordinary obligation to us, and whereby a pleasing service will be done to our High Superiors. We therefore request to be favored with your answer by the bearer of this, being an express pattamar who must make the crossing in 4 days, and we style ourselves with esteem. beneath was written Sir. lower your humble and obedient servants still lower stood The Director and Council of the Noble Dutch Company at Surat, and by their order was signed E. N. Wiardi Provisional Secretary in the margin Surat the 13th of May 1773: P.S. It would serve as a particular obligation to us if it were possible for you to deliver our papers in the Sunda Strait. Agreed Goverts
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261 naebehooren te depecheeren, ingevolge van het geen waar toe den Heer Sluijsken sig bij het afdoen der beotchiase geschillen aan de Heeren van het Committe te Bombaij verbonden heeft, zijn wij bereeds om aen eene Commissie met uw Ed. vergaderinge dan wel aan den Heere Chiff te vertoonen de Origineele Tiermans van welke de Translaeten door gem: Heeren Sluijskere aen het zelve Committe overgegeven zijn len bijwesen van ons indisputabel regt, den eijnde die Origineelen voor zoo verre Brootchia aangaet tegen de over„ „gegevene Translaeten des gelievende te kunnen Confronteeren. Wij sijn met alle agting /:onderstond:/ Agtb: Heer en Heeren: /:lager:/ uw Ed. Agtb: seer ootmoedige en Gehoor „saeme Dienaeren /was getekend:/ M. I. Bosman, J. A: Sluijsken, I. v:n d:r Sleijden, N. Holmberg, F: B. Zimmerman R. C. de Vassij, W. L. Pontag, J: J. Becquet en P. N. Wiahdi /:in margine:/ Souratta den 19. April 1773 Goverts J: Accordeerd p:s ƒ 263. No 10. Praeduction Monsieur Willeam Andrew Drice— Cheft pour la affaires de lhonnorable Compagnie d' Angleterre Et gouverneur du Chateau de la flotte de mogol Duratte Monsieur et Messieurs E Nu 16 de ce mois, nous avons eu lhonneur de recevoir volre honnorée lettre datte de la veille. Quelqu'esperance que nous aijons eus que le marchand Benian Deanat auroit êté renvoyé avee ses disputes par devant notre Cour de Justice pour les raisons amplement mentionnées dans notre leltre du 2me janvier il nous a neanmoins apparie par votre mentionnee Lettre que monsieur le president et Conseil de Bombaij ayent trouvés bon d'acerocher votre intercession aupres dee Nabab afin de faire retiver touts les empechements qui ont étez auses depuis aussi longtems au commerce de la noble compagnie dhollande a ces expresses conditions que les disputes avec lé dit Dianaet soit remise a la plus impartiale arbilration. Quelques raisons que nous aijons mestrs. pour. E a pour insister que ce Deannab soib renvoijé à notre Iurisdiction a laquelle il sést expressement soumise la nécessité, et l'inclination Cepandant quee nous avons pour la bonne harmonie de même que pour faire cesser-touts differents nous force de consentir ƒ a cetle demande de ces messieurs ainsi que nous faisons par la presente, sous cette expresse clausule que cette indalgence de notre part ne pourrat Jamais 'trendre a daminuer en aucune facon les previleges de notre compagnie en paral cas, non plus qua la venir elle puisse etre citéé Comme un exemple, Et comme par la presente nous vous temoignons êlre press a termi= „ner ces differents par la voije proposee nous pensons aussi que vous n'aurez aucune ob„ jection que les arbitres soijent des Europeens choisis a une satisfaction mutuelle surquoꝝ nous sommes obligez d'insesten Adus vous prions au surplus messrs. que landis que ces affaires soyent terminées a l aquitable entre le nabab et nous il vous plaise deffectuer que le dit Gouverneur laisse aussé un libre Cours anotre Commer „ce qui est depuis deux smois teltement traver „ses 25 235 „ses que l'on na pu vendre la moindre chose, et ce qui est aussi extremement necessaire pour pouvoir depecher convenablement notre vaisseau. En consequence de ce aquoi sest engagée monsieur Sluysken aurmessieurs du commité a Bombaij en terminant les dis„ putes de Baroche, Horus sommes prets a monlver a uné Commission de volre Conseil ou a monsieur votre chef les Shirmans ore ginaur dont los haductions ontetezremises au dit Commité par le mentionnéé monsieur sluijsken pour prouver notre droit in disputable: et afin de pouvoir confronter si cela vous est agreable ces originaur pour dutant que regarde Baroche avec les traductions delivrees Nous avons lhonneur debie avee. toute sorte d'Estime /: au bas:/ monsfeur et messieur / plus bas:/ vos tres humbles ettrés Obeissants serviteurs /: pour la Transla J. Goverts Junior „tion fut signe /en marge / saratte de 19 avril 1713. Accordeerd Goverts p er 9 7 267 Bombaij Aan Den Heer Johan Munter Schildkier Mijn Heer. Het ongeluk aan het schip van de Edele Hollands Compagnie ter deeser Rheede overgekomen, soude ons versteeken, om onse hooge superieuren onse Iaarlijkse berigten toe te zenden, in een Jaargetij, dat genoeg„ „zaam den geheelen Scheepsvaard alhier ophoud, soo wej niet Geinformeert waaren, dat Uwld: eerstdaegs met Twee scheepen de reijse naar China slaat aan te neemen, mogelijk wel door straat Sunda. Het is in deesen vooronderstellingen mijn Heer dat wij Uw Ed. seer Gedienstig versoeken, om zig te willen char„ „geeren, met de bestellinge van een kas of pacquet papieren, geaddresseert aan Haar Hoog Edelheedens den here Gouverneur Generaal en de Raaden van Jndia te Batavia, en dat Acold. het zelve als dan gelieven afte geven, soo moge„ „lijk in straat sunde, of als dat niet mogte kunnen geschieden No 11. „ 1 geschieden dan op Malacca het geen ons tot eene bijsondere verpligtinge verstrekken, en waar meede onse Hooge Supperieuren een aangename dienst geschieden sal. Wij versoeken dus met den brenger deses sijnde een Expresse pattemar die in 4. daegen overlopen moet, met uwEd. antwoord te mogen worden verberd, en noemen ons met agting. /:onderstond:/ Mijn Heer. /:lager:/ uot D: W. Dienaaren /nog lagenstond:/ Den Directeur en Raad van de Edele Hollandse Compagnie te Souratta, en Der Ordonnantie van dezelve /was getekend:/ E: N. Wiardi p:l fec=s /:in margine/ Souratta den 13: Maij 1773: P. S. et zoude voor ons tot een bijsondere verplig„ „tinge strekken wanneer het voor UwEd: doenlijk wat onse papieren in straat sunda aftegeven. Accordeerd Govert po. 6 96
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To John Hunter Esqr Bombay Sir, By the misfortune of the honorable Dutch East India Company's ship being stranded at this Bar, we would, in this season when navigation from this place has almost entirely ceased, be deprived of an opportunity to forward our General Letter and papers, were we not informed that within a short time you are to proceed to China with two ships, possibly by the way of the Straits of Sunda. It is on this supposition that we do request you most civilly, Sir, to trouble yourself with the delivery of a chest and packet of papers addressed to His Excellency the Governor General and the Superior Council of India at Batavia, and that, if possible, you would cause the same delivery to be made in the Straits of Sunda, and if that could not be done, then at Malacca, which piece of particular kindness would lay us under the utmost obligation, and at the same time prove a very agreeable service to our High Superiors. We therefore do request to be favored with your answer by the bearer, being an express pattamar hired to run over in 4 days, and subscribe ourselves with esteem, Sir, Your most obedient humble servants, The Director and Council for the Noble Dutch East India Company at Surat, and by orders of the same. was signed: E. N. Wiardi, Secretary For the translation: J. Goverts Jr. It would put us under a very particular obligation if it were possible for you to deliver these papers in the Straits of Sunda. Surat, 13 May 1773. To the Honorable Robert Gambier, Esquire, First Member of the English Council, currently holding the presidency in the administration of the affairs of the Noble English Company, and Governor of the Mogul's Castle and Fleet. Honorable Sir, For some years now, the ground on the northeast side of our wharf has been washed away by the force of the currents, which press strongly against it particularly during the usual drainage in the bad monsoon, to such an extent that the stone staircase on the said side has become entirely undermined and is already beginning to sink at the front. With time, this could have the consequence that both the land before it and that side portion of our same wharf might be swallowed up by the water. Consequently, having already sought the advice of your engineer, Mr. Machiel, over a year ago with the prior knowledge of Mr. Price, we have taken the resolution—in order to break the force of the currents and secure the ground against further washing away—to have a palisade built in front of it to the length of 325 feet, which would consist of three rows of piles driven into the ground, extending at least two feet above the highest water level, with the outermost row of piles sheeted with woodwork. As the consent of the Castle Governor is required for this according to custom, I have the honor hereby most kindly to request it of Your Honor, as currently presiding at the head of affairs, and likewise to grant permission to the engineer of your Noble Company serving here, Mr. Machiel, to assist us in this work with his good advice and expertise. With which I have the honor to be with esteem, Honorable Sir, Your Honor's humble servant, was signed: M. J. Bosman Surat, 24 May A.D. 1773 Agreed: J. Goverts Jr. Translation To Monsieur Robert Gambier, Esquire, first member of the English Council, presently holding the Presidency over the governance of the affairs of the Noble English Company, and Governor of the Castle and of the Fleet of the Mogul. Sir, For some years now, the ground on the northeast side of our wharf has been so carried away by the force of the tides, which overflow excessively, mainly by the runoff of waters during the rains, that the stone steps on the said side are entirely undermined and begin to collapse; which, in time, might have such consequences that the ground attached to it, as well as the part on that same side of our wharf, might be swallowed by the water. Because of this, having for more than a year, with the knowledge of Mr. Price, consulted the advice of your engineer, Mr. Makniell, we have resolved, in order to break the force of the tide and secure the ground from greater erosion, to have built for this purpose a palisade of the length of 325 feet, consisting of 3 rows of piles driven into the bottom and raised at least two feet above the highest waters, with the first row of piles sheeted with carpentry. And having for this purpose, according to custom, need of the consent of the Governor of the Castle, I have the honor to request it most amiably by the present from you, Sir, as currently presiding at the head of affairs, as well as to be willing to permit the present Engineer Lieutenant of your Noble Company, the said Mr. Makniell, to assist us in this work with his good advice and knowledge. It is with which I have the honor to be with esteem, Sir, Your very humble servant, for the translation, signed: J. Goverts Junior Surat, 24 May 1773 Agreed: J. Goverts
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John Hunter Esqr Bombaij Tir Bij the misfortune of the hnble Dutch last India Compagnijsschij being stranded at this Bar, we would in this season that navigation from this place is most entirelij ceased, be deprived from an opportunitij to Corward our General Letter & papers, if where not informed that within a short time you are to proceid to China with two ships, possiblij bij the waij of the Strughts of sunda; It is in this supposition that we do re„ quest you most Civillij sir, to trouble ijour self with the delive rij of a chest & Pacquet with pa„ pers addressed to this Excellenci the Gouvernour General, & the superior Council of India at Bata¬ via & that if possible you would eduse the same delivery to be done 269 Frans Lation N. W „in. voor To at Surat 13=ten Maij 1773. in the Streights of Sunda, and it that could not be done, thenat Malacca which piece op particular kindness would laijus under the ut¬ „most obligation, and at the same time prove a verij agreable servis to our High Sisperiors: We therefore do request to be favourd with ijour answer bij the beover being au Express patinar lured to run over in 4 daijs, and sub„ „scribe our self with Esteem. Tir: Yjour most obed:t Humble Servant The Directore & Coumil forthe Noble Dutits East India Compagnij at Surat and bij ordres of the same /:was geteekend:/ E: N. Wiardi secret=s for the Translation I: J. H would putus under a verij particular JGoverts J:r obligation iAf it was possible for ijou to deliver these papers. in the Streights of Sunda. 9 oor 27 Souratta Robbert Gambier schildknaep Rerste Lid van den Engel„ „schen Raed thans hebbende het „praesidi in de bestiering der affaires van de Edele Engelsche Comp: en Gouverneur van Tmogols Casteel en vloot. Aan Den Weldele Heer WelEdele Heer. Sederd eenige Jaaren is de grond aen den Noord Oost sijde van osesen Werff sodanie, door de kragt der skroomen, welke daarop voornamentlik bij de gewoone afwateringen in de quaede mousson sterk aandringen, weg gespoeld dat de steene trap aen gem: zijde ten eenemaele ondermeijnd geworden en bereets vooraen het wegsacken is, en het welke door de tijd van dat gevolg zoude zijn kunnen, dat zoo wel het Land daar voor, als dat sijd gedeelte van deselve onsen Werff door het water ingeslokt wierd. Dienvolgens dan hier over al voor een Iaar geleden, met voorkennisse van de Heer Price het advis ingenomen hebbende van uw Ed. Ingeneur de Hier Machiel, hebben wij het besluijt genomen ten einde de kragt der stroome te breeken en de grond voor verdere wegspoeling te bevesligen, om daar voor No 12. voor te lalen maaken een paalwerk ter lengte van 325. voeten, en het welk zoude beslaan in drie rijen paelen in de grond geheid, op zijn minste Twee voeden boven het hoogste water uijtstrekkende, en de buijtenste rijepaelen beschooten met houtwerk en de hier toe benodigd zijnde de toestemminge van den Casteels Gouverneur volgens Gewoonte, heb ik d' Eer uwEd: als thans presideerende aan het hoofd van zaeken, daarom bij desen gantsch vriendelijk te versoeken, als mede on volgens aen den hier militeerende ingeneur van uw Ed. Edele Comp: Meecmel te willen toestaan, van ons in dit werk met zijnen goeden raad ende kennisse te mogen dienen. Waarmeede d'ber het met agting te zijn /:onderstond:/ Wel Edele Heer. /lager/ uwEdeles onderdanige dienaar /was getekend/ M. J. Bosman: /:in margine:/ Souratta den 24: Meij A:o 1773: — Accordeerd J: Goverts J: p 7 2 Traduction Monsieur premier menbre du conseil Anglois, ayant presentement la Presidence au Gouverneurent des affaires de la noble Compagnie Angloise et Gouverneur du Chateriu et dela Vlotte du mogol. Robert Gambier Monsieur Le Terriuin du cotte die Noord Est de notre werff est depuis quelques annees tellement entrainé par la force des Marces qui sij deberdent extremement prin„ „cipalement par la decharge des Caux duvant plaies que la montée de pierres du cotte mentionnee en est entierement mineé et commence s'offaisser; et ce que pourroit avec le tems avoir de telles suittes, que le Tond que ij est attactié aussi bien que la partie de ce même coté de notre werff vint à ctre englouti par lEac. Acause de quoi ayant depuis plus dun an, avec la connoissance de monsieur Price consulté l'avis de votre Ingenieur mr makniell nous avons resolus, afin de rompre la force de la maree et assurer le Terrain dun plas grand entrainement de faire construire pour cet effet une Estacade de 7 la 13. 73 3 la lonquer de 325 pieds consistant en 3 vangels de pelités enconfonces dans le fond et eleves pour le moins de deuxe pieds du dessus des plus hauteaux Caux de même que le premier Rang de pieux lambrissé de charpente E ayant. p:r Cet effel besoin ainsx que de coutume du consentement du Gouverneur de Chateaux jai lhonneur de le requerir tres Amicalement par„ la presente de vous monsieur Comme president actuel „lement à la têté des affaires, de mime que de vou„ loir permettre au present. Lieutenant Jngenieur de votce noble Compagnie le dit sieur maeniell de nous assister dans cet ouvrage avec son bon Conseil et savoir Cest avec quoi jai lhonneur d'etre avec. Estime. /:au bas :/ monsieur. /. plus bas. / vosre: trés humble serviteur /: pour la Translation fet signé I: Goverts Junior: /: en marge:/ Caratte de 24 may 1oor3 Accordeerd J Govert p. 69
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26 13 No 13. To the Honorable John Hunter Esquire at Bombay. Sir. We have had the honor to receive your respected letter of the 18th current. It was particularly agreeable to us to learn from it your readiness to charge yourself with some of our papers for our High Superiors at Batavia as far as Malacca, and we therefore take the liberty to commit the same by this to your care and kindness, with a very courteous request that it may please you to have them handed over as soon as possible to the Governor at Malacca. The service which you will thereby render to the Noble Dutch Company, we shall endeavor to acknowledge on all occasions, and we declare to be with the greatest esteem. Below stood: Sir! Lower: Your humble servants. Lower stood: The Director and Council of Souratta, and by order of the same was signed: E: N. Wiardi, provisional secretary. In the margin: Souratta, 29 May 1773. Agrees. J: Govert ps 30 To John Hunter Esqr. at Bombay. Translation No. 13. Sir. We have had the honour to receive your favour of the 18th instant. It was very agreeable to us to experience thereby the readiness with which you have been pleased to charge yourself with some of our advices for our High Superiors at Batavia as far as Malacca, and in consequence thereof we now take the liberty to offer the same to your kindness and care, requesting very civilly that you will be pleased to forward the same as soon as possible to the Honorable the Governor of that place. The service you are thereby rendering the Noble Dutch East India Company we will upon all occasions endeavor to acknowledge, and we profess to be with the greatest esteem. Surat, 29 May 1773. Sir. Your most obedient & most humble servants, The Honorable the Director & Council at Surat, and by orders of the same was signed: E: N: Wiardi, secretary. Agrees. Goverts ps 279 2 No 14. To the Right Honorable Mr. Robert Gambier Esqr, First and Presiding Member, together with the further members of the Council having the management of the affairs of the Noble English Company at Souratte. Right Honorable Gentlemen. Having been honored with your agreeable letter of the 19th of this month, we have the honor to inform you by this that the two arbitrators who will decide on our part the differences with the Banyan merchant Teanael, belonging under the protection of your Noble Company, are Messrs. Sluijsken and van der Sleijden, while we request to be informed which arbitrators have been appointed to that end on the part of the said Deanaet. Wherewith we are with true esteem. Below stood: Right Honorable Gentlemen. Lower: Your humble and obedient servants. Was signed: M. I. Bosman, A. J: Sluijsken, J. van der Sleijden, N. Holmberg, F. B. Zimmerman, R: C: de Vassij, W. L. Pontag, J. J. Bocquet and E: A. Wiardi. In the margin: Souratta, 23 June Anno 1773. 3 Agrees. J: Goverts ps Translation 281 No 14. To Mr. Robert Gambier Esqr, First Presiding Member, and the other members of the Council having the administration of the affairs of the Noble English Company at Suratte. Sir and Gentlemen. Having been honored with your agreeable letter of the 19th current, we have the honor to communicate to you by the present that the two arbitrators who will decide on our side the disputes with the merchant Deanat, Banyan under the protection of your Noble Company, are Messrs. Sluijsken and van der Sleijden. While we pray you to be informed which are the arbitrators named to this effect on the side of the said Deanat. We are with a perfect esteem. At the bottom: Sir and Gentlemen. Lower: Your humble and obedient servants. For the translation was signed: J. Goverts Junior. In the margin: Suratte, 23 June 1773. Agrees. J Goverts ps Checked by P. Delkamp 18 1
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26 13 No 13. Bombaij Schildknaep. Mijn Heer. Wij hebben de Eere gehad te ontfangen uw Eed„ geagte van den 18. Couricent: Het was ons bijsonder aangenaam uijt dezelve te verneemen uw Ed: bereijdwilligheijd om zig te belaaden, met eenige onser papieren voor onse Hoge supperieuren te Batavia tot aan Malacca, en wij gebruijken dierhalven de vrijheijd, dezelve bij desen aan uw Ed: sorge en Goedheijd op te dragen, met zeer gedienstig versoek dat het Uw Ed. behagen mag, die zoo spoedig, mogelijk aan den Heere Gouver „neur te Malacca te willen doen inhandigen. De dienst welke uwEd: hier door aan de Edele Hollandse Comp: zal bewijsen, sullen wij bij alle Gele„ „gentheeden tragten te erkennen, en wij betuijgen met de meeste agting te zijn. /:onderstond:/ Mijn Heer! /:lager:/ U Ed ootmoedige Dienaaren /:lagerstond:/ Den Heer directeur en Raad van Souratta en ter Ordonnantie van Johan Huiter Aan Den Wel Edelend J dezelve 2 dezelve /was getekend:/ E: N. Wiardi p:d sec: /in margiene:/ Souratta den 29. Maij 1773: Accordeerd J: Govert ps 30 John Hunter Esqr. at Tir. We have had the honour to recive yjour favour of the 18th. instant It was verij agreable to usto ex¬ „perience there by the readiness with which you have been pleased to charge You self with some of our advices for our High suoperious at Batavia as far as malacca and in consequence there of we now take the Liberty to offer the same to Your Kindness, and Care, requesting verij civillij that you will be pleased to forward the same as soon as pos¬ sible to the Hubt the Gouvernour of that place The service You have bij are rendering the Noble Dutch East Jndia Companijwe will wpon all ouasions ende avour to aik„ „nowledge, and we protest to be„ Bombaij. Translation No. 13. „witt surat 24 May „with the greatest EHteem. Tir. Your most Obedients & most Humble servants the Wm the Directore & Council at Swrat and bij ordres of the same /:was Geteekend:/ E: N: Wiardi: secret=s Accordeerd Goverts p69 1773. 279 2 N:o 14. Aan den wel Edele Heer Robbert Gambier Esq:r Eerste en Praesiderende Lid, benevens de verdere leden van den Raad hebbende de bestiering der affaires van de Edele Engelsche Compagnie Souratte. WelEdele Heeren Heeren. Verberd geworden zijnde met uweld: aangenaamee missive van den 19. deses maands, hebben wij d' Eer uwEd: bij deezen te bedeelen, dat de twee Goede mannen, welke de verschillen met den onder de protectie van uwel Edele Edele Comp: gehoorende benjaans Koopman Teanael van onse zijde sullen beslissen, zijn gehoorende de Heeren sluijsken en van der Sleijden, terwijl wij versoeken te mogen worden geinformeert, welke goede manner daar toe van de kant van gem: Deanaet sijn benoemd. — Waar meede met waare agting zijn /:onderstond:/ Wel Edele Heer en Heeren. /lager:/ Wildelens ootmoedige en Gehoorsame dienaaren /was getekend:/ M. I. Bosman, A. J: Sluijsken, J. v:n d:n Sleijden, N. Holmberg, F. B. Zimmerman, R: C: de Vassij, W. L. Pontag, J. J. Bocquet en en E: A. Wearde /:inmargine:/ Souratta den 23.e Junij A:o 1773: 3 Accordeerd J: GovertsJ p:s 8 9C Praduction 281 Mensaier Robert Gembier buijer P: Premier menbre Presidant et les autres menbres du Conseil ayant l'administration des affaires de la nobte Compagnie Angloisé a Suratte. — Monsieur et Vijunt ete honnorez avec votre agreable Lettre der 19me courant. Nous avons lhonneur de vous communiquer par la presente que les deux Arbilies qui decideront de notre coté les Differents avec le marchard Deanat Benjan sous la protection de votre nobte compagnie sont messieurs sluijsken et van der sleijden. Sandis que nous vous prion s elre 9 informez, quels sont les Arbitres nomméz a 6 Messieurs. cet No 14. ƒ cet effet du coté du dit Deanat Nous Sommes avec une parfaite Estime /:aubas. / mens:r et messieurs. /: plus bas:/ vos humbles et Obeissants serviteurs /: par lac Translation /:fuif signé/ I. Goverts Junior / en marge :/ Puratte le 23„e Junn 1778. Accordeerd ƒ: J Goverts po. 844 Nagedian door. PDelkamp 18 1