Inventory 3670
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239 The 14th of December 1784 On the petition of the Chief Surgeon Daniel Teperhooven, requesting authorization to purchase for the service of the Hospital the medicines mentioned in the aforementioned petition in place of those sent with Trompenburg, which were found to be practically all spoiled and unusable, it was resolved to grant him this authorization, considering that he received very few medicines after deducting the spoiled ones and he could not have had anything in stock. Hereafter, the Lord Commander notified the members of the meeting: That the day before yesterday, three of the crewmen of the ship Trompenburg, who had come ashore as supervisors or watchmen on the vessels that brought the Japan copper here, named Anthonij Weegers, Abraham Putting, and Ferdinand Breedhoff, all sailors, went to the Castle with the intention of enlisting in the service of the English, which they indeed requested from the Commander of that Castle and even spent a night there. That he, the Lord Commander, having received report of this the following morning and having also been informed that one of the aforementioned vessels with Japan copper, on which one of the said deserters had served as co-supervisor, had delivered as much as 529 lb of Japan copper short, immediately addressed a brief note to the English Chief Mr. Day with the request that these men, who had abandoned the service of their masters, possibly because they had been guilty of theft, might be surrendered and returned. And that this address had the effect that the aforementioned three deserted persons were handed over to him and brought back to the yard under guard. 240 The 14th of December Brought back, however, under this condition, for which he, the Lord Commander, had to give his word of honor that they would be free from punishment for the crime of Desertion, and that the theft would be forgiven them if they confessed it and exposed their accomplices among the Natives; that one of these three sailors, named Abraham Putting, along with another, Laurens Cornelisz Holm, who did not desert, but was nevertheless alongside the first-mentioned as supervisor on the vessel from which the aforementioned copper was missing, confessed to him, the Lord Commander, that the Native sailors, when they came hither from the Roadstead with the aforementioned vessel with copper, had given them Native drink to consume, which had so intoxicated them that it provided the opportunity to steal the aforementioned copper and, as they thought, to bring it ashore about halfway to Suratta; and that upon becoming sober, they considered that it was too late to mend the wrongdoing, and therefore took the resolve to save themselves from punishment by flight. That he, the Lord Commander, having sent this information to the English Chief, the latter immediately had the merchant and all the sailors of the aforementioned vessel taken into custody in order to mete out their deserved punishment, there being recovered, upon lawful search of the vessel, as many as 109 bars of copper that had been concealed in secret places. Whereupon, having deliberated and taken into consideration that it would not only be a breach of public faith, but also most discourteous behavior if one did not take care to ensure for these deserters surrendered by the English Chief (a case without precedent) the full benefit, in the broadest sense of the word, of the solemn promises of the Lord Commander; while it would forever close the door to all similar courtesies if the English Chief were ever to learn that any punishment for the pardoned crime had been inflicted upon these men on board; it was approved and resolved to order Captain-at-Sea Kdemans and all the officers of the ship Trompenburg by extract hereof not to inflict the slightest punishment upon the aforementioned Anthonij Weegers, Abraham Putting, Ferdinand Breedhoff, and Laurens Cornelisz Holm, or any one of them, neither for the crime of Desertion, nor for their improper conduct as supervisors of the vessels and the consequences thereof, but to act as if such had never occurred; while Their High Excellencies will also be very humbly petitioned for the same in the outgoing missive. Thus done, resolved, and decreed in the Dutch trading post of Souratta on the day, month, and year aforesaid. (Was signed:) A: J: Sluysken, Mr. N:r Wiardi, Mr. Monte, and J:s van Solanen de Bevere.
Dutch transcription
239 Den 14 December 1784 Den oppermees ter tot den insaem van me dorven qualificatie gegegen sig aen disertee se„ ken schuldig gemaeken. ratie aan de zuyd west Beer van de werf niet geschied was in de Maand Meij des voorledenen Iaars het grootste gedeelte van het Directeurs huys door de ondermijning der fundamenten in de laaste re„ gen tyd door de afwateringen soude syn ingestort waar om verstaan wierd op gemelde instantie Haar Hoog Edelhedens bij de afgaande missi ve ten besten en volgens de waarheid voor te drae Op het Request van den Oppermeester Daniel Te.„ ducynen in stede van perhooven versoekende qualificatie om ten dienste de aengebragte be van het Hospitaal te mogen inkopen de medicynen bij voorschreeven Request vermeld in steede van de gesondene met Trompenburg die genoegsaam alle bedorven en onbruykbaar bevonden syn is verstaan hem deselve qualificatie te verlenen uit aansien hij seer weinig medicynen na af trek van de bedorvene heeft ontfangen en hij ook niets in voorraad heeft kunnen hebben 3 matroosen hebbe Hier na gaf den Heer Gesaghebber aan de Le„ den der vergadering kennis Hoe dat sig op voorgisteren drie uit de scheepe= lingen van het schip Trompenburg, welke aan de wal gekomen waren als Gesagheb„ bers of oppassers op de vaartuygen die het Japans gen December 1784 Den 14e gestolen was sig aen de Eng=s Chit. g'addresseerd conditie syn uytgelevert. om dat Iapan koper Japans koper alhier gebragt hebben genaamt Anthonij Weegers, Abraham Putting en Ferdinand Breedhoff alle matroosen, hebben begeeven na het Casteel met voorneemen om dienst te neemen onder de Engelschen welke sij ook werkelyk van den Commandant van het selve Casteel gevraagd en selfs eene nagt aldaar doorgebragt hebben Den Gesaghebberhut dat Iij Heer Gesaghebber hier van den vol„ genden morgen berigt bekomen hebbende en tevens g'informeert sijnde dat eene van de voorsegde vaartuijgen met Japans koper waer op een der gemelde gedeserteerden tot mede Gesag hebber was geweest wel 529 lb Iapans koper te min had uitgeleverd, sig aanstonds bij een briefjen aan den Engelschen Chef M=r Daij heeft g'addresseerd gehad met versoek dat— hem deese menschen, die den dienst haa„ rer meesteren hadden verlaaten, mogelyk om dat sig aan dieverijen hadden schuldig gemaakt, mogten worden uytgeleeverd en wan op deselv onder terug gesonden, worden en dat deese addresse ook van dit gevolg geweest sin dat hem de - voorsegde drie gedeserteerde persoonen syn uytgeleverd en onder een wagt in de werf te rug gebragt 240 Den 14 December- de recourreering van 109 stoeven om het gegeven woord zaghebber op voorm: Conditie rug gebragt, egter onder deese Conditie waar voor- hij Heer Gesaghebber sijn woord van eer heeft moeten geeven dat se straf vrij souden syn haere bekentenis voor de misdaad van Desertie, en dat haar de dieverije souden vergeven worden so sij die beken igen den, en haere medepligt onder de Inlanders aanbragten, dat een van deese drie matroosen Abraham Sutting genaamt, met nog een ander Laurens Corn. s Holm die met gede„ serteerd is geweest maar egter nevens den eerst gemelden Gesaghebber geweest is op het vaartuig waar van het voorsegde Koper gemist was, aan hem Heer Gesaghebber hebbende bekend dat de Jnlandsche matroosen haer lieden„ wanneer van de Rheede met het voorsegde vaertuig met Koper herwaarts gekomen syn Inlandse dean„ van Eer door den Ge„ken hadde doen drinken, welke haer sodanig bevangen had, dat sulks aan deese geleegent heid hadde gegeeven om het voorsegde koper te steelen en gedeeltelyk soo als sij dagten omtrent halver weegen suratta aan de— Wal te brengen, en dat sij nugteren geworden sijnde overwoegen hadden dat het na te laat „1 Den 14 December 1784 laat was om het kwaed te verbeeteren, en daerom de parthij genomen hadden om sig door de vlugt voor straffe te bevryden, dat hij Heer Gesaghebber deese informatie bij den Engel„ schen Chefgesonden hebbende, deese imme: diaat den handel en alle matroosen van het voorsegde vaartuig in versekering had doen neemen, ten einde haer loon na werk te ver schatfen, synde er bij geregtelike visitatie van het vaartuig uit het selve gehaeld wel 109 staeven koper die in verborgene plaet sen versteeken waren Waar op gedelibereerd en in Consideratie genomen synde dat het niet alleen eene breekinge verkoringe van de publicque trouwe, maar tevens een aller onbeleefst gedrag syn soude wanneer men niet alleen sorge droeg om deese als voorsegde door den Engelschen Chef weder uytgeleverde Deserteurs /: een ge val waar van geen voorbeeld is:/ te verseeken ren het volle genot selfs in den uitgestrek sten sin van het woord, en de plegtige be loften van den Heer Gesaghebber, ter wyl ƒ 241 December 1702 Den 14 E den bij extract de Cesa gegeeven En hunne Hoog Edelhe„ Persoonen pardon voor straffe te verleenen Nagezien A: de Sille. wyl het voor altoos de deure soude sluyten voor alle diergelyke beleefdheid bij aldien den En= gelschen Chef ooyt gewaar wierd dat deese min schen eenige straffen over de vry gegeevene misdaad aan boord was aangedaan worden, soo Den Capitain en overhe„ wierd goed gevonden en verstaan, om den Capitain ter Zee Kdemans en alle de officieren van het Schip Trompenburg bij extract deseste gelasten, om de voormelde Anthonij Weegers Abraham Putting (Toer¬ dinand Breedhoff en Laurens Corns Holm of eene van deselve, nog over de misdaad van Desertie, nog over haer verkeerd gedrag als Gesaghebbers der vaartuygen met den gevolge van dien, eenige de minste Straffe aan te doen, maar te houden of dens te versoeken voornzulks nimmer gepasseert was, terwijl men- haer Hoog Edelhedens bij de afgaande missive het selve mede seer nedrig versoeken sal — Aldus gedaan geresolveert en Garresteerd int Nederlandsch comptoir Souratta ten dage Maand en Iaare voormeld /was getekend:/ A: I: Sluys ken Mr Nr. Wiardie M:r Monte en Is van Solanen de Bevere -
English
The 31st of December 1784 Friday. All present except the Warehouse Master Wiardi due to indisposition. Initially, the resolution of the 14th of this month was resumed and approved. After which it was agreed to note that the names of the Moorish seafarers taken into service by the pay bookkeeper, to the number of 71 persons, upon their arrival on board were properly recorded according to the given order and found to correspond with the muster roll sent from here, according to the submitted reports of the Chief Mate of the said vessel, Fleischer. In compliance with Their High Nobilities' reiterated order by missive to this ministry of the 21st of September 1781, it was approved to send two tubs of the camphor, which are brought here by private individuals from China, to the said High Authorities and to have them charged on the invoice at their cost, amounting to 52 1/4 rupees per 100 pounds. Whereupon the Commander submitted the findings on the discharged cargo of the Trompenburg, together with the justification of the sea captain commanding her, Udemans, noted in the margin thereof; and it appearing therefrom that all the merchandise, etc., has been properly and duly delivered, except for the Japan copper, the train oil, and the major part of the medicines; there being a shortage on the first-mentioned item of fully 656 lbs after deduction of the permitted 1/6 percent underweight. It was therefore decided, with regard to the copper which according to the record in the resolution of the 14th of this month was stolen, to have the 569 bars that the Commander was able to recover, weighing 326 pounds, entered into the books and accounted for by the Warehouse Master along with the rest, and thus to have them serve as a deduction from the aforesaid shortage of 656 lbs; furthermore, from the remaining shortage of 330 lbs, amounting at the purchase price to 194 12/34 rupees, to deduct and have paid into the treasury by the equipage master the earned ferry wages of these ferries from which the copper was stolen, up to an amount of 140 rupees; and finally, for the remaining 54 12/34 rupees, as well as for the shortage of 20 cans of train oil and the spoiled medicines, to debit the ship's officers' accounts according to the regulations; while it was further decided to write off all the other deficiencies that do not exceed the allowances permitted by the regulations, and to insert the aforesaid findings into these records, and to offer them to Their High Nobilities along with the attached declaration of the ship's officers. Findings on the discharged cargo of the Honourable Company's ship Trompenburg, namely: The Junior Merchant and Warehouse Master Egbert Nicolaas Wiardi received the merchandise, etc., invoiced for this vessel in the following manner: Cloves, nutmegs, mace, and cinnamon are, according to the attached report of the judicial committee members Meyer and Lotsz, weighed in the presence of the Fiscal Monte, found to have a gross underweight on the nutmegs of 1/16 and on the cloves of 9 1/16; and against that, gross overweights on the mace of 3/8 and on the cinnamon of 9 1/32 per hundred. Furthermore, the judicial commission states in the cited report that all spices were received sound, dry, and in good packaging. Japan copper in bars, invoiced: 1200 chests at 150000 lbs. Here, indeed, 1200 chests were delivered, but in copper they contained only 149094 lbs. Thus short: 906 lbs. For validation, according to the regulation on write-offs of 15 August 1764, Articles 1 and 171, there is permitted 1/6 percent, or 250 lbs. Consequently, there is 7/16 percent, or 656 lbs. Captain's Respectful Answer in the Margin: This excessive shortage of 656 lbs of copper above the allowance permitted for validation occurred through no neglect of duty or inattention, but was caused by the theft of the ferrymen between the ship and the shore, as has been shown to Your Honours by the recovery of 569 bars which together weighed 326 lbs. The undersigned therefore requests to remain exempt from the charge through Your Honours' favorable recommendation to Their High Nobilities for relief. Decided by the Council of Policy with respect to the copper: That regarding the copper, which according to what was recorded in the resolution of the 14th of this month was stolen, the recovered 569 bars weighing 326 lbs shall be entered into the books and accounted for by the Warehouse Master along with the rest, thus serving in deduction of the aforesaid shortage of 656 pounds; furthermore, from the remaining shortage of 330 pounds, amounting at the purchase price to 194 2/4 rupees, to deduct and have paid into the treasury by the equipage master the earned ferry wages of these ferries from which the copper was stolen, to an amount of 140 rupees, and finally for the remaining 54 1/24 rupees, as well as for [illegible]. Iron flat bars: Invoiced: 25032 lbs. Here accounted for: 24531 3/8 lbs. Short: 500 5/8 lbs. According to the cited regulation, there is permitted for validation on this mineral 2 percent, being 500 5/8 lbs.
Dutch transcription
Den 31 December 1784 Vrijdag. geeven order gehandelt en accoord bevonde 2 Balijs Camphur Hunne Hoog Edelhe Alle present uitgesondert de Pakhuys m:r wiardi mits indispositie Met dena boorg gesonde Resolutie van den 14 deses wierd aanvan„ den Mooren is na de ge kelyk geresumeert en geapprobeerd Waar na verstaan wierd aan te teekenen dat de nae men van de door den soldij boekhouder in dienst genoo„ mene Moorse zeevarende, ten getaele van 71 stuks bij derselver arrivement aen boord behoorlyk na de gege¬ vene order opgenomen en met de van hier gevondene rol„ le overeenkomstig bevonden sijn, volgens de ingesonde¬ ne rapportes van de Opperstuurman van den selven Bodem Fleischer In voldoening aen Haer Hoog Edelhedens gerenereerde ordre bij missive aan dit ministerie van den 21:e Sep„ dens toe gesonden tember 1781. wierd goed gevonden om twee balijs van de — Camphur welke hier door Particuliere uit China worden aangebragt aan welgem: Hooge Gebiederen toe te senden en bij de factuure laten aenreekenen met dies kos tende 243 Den 31e December 1784. uytgeleverde lading ding vanden Capt:n over gelegd dispositie daer op. tende tot ropias 52¼ - de 100 Ponden De bevinding van den waer na door den Heer Gesaghebber wierd overgelegd nevens de verantwoor de Bevindinge op de uytgeleverde Lading van Trompen burg met de verantwoording van den daar op comman„ deerenden Capitain ter zee Udemans in margine van deselve genoteerd en bij deselve gebleeken sijnde dat= alle de Koopmanschappen enz: wel en na behooren uijtgeleverd syn uytgesondert het sapans koper de zijn olij en het grootste gedeelte der medicijnen, synde er op het eerstgemelde articul wel 656. lb na aftrek van de toegestaene 1/6 pro cento minwigt te kort gekome soo wierd verstaan ten aansien van het koper, dat vol gens het aangeteekende ter resolutie van den 14:e deses gestolen is om sodaene 569 staeren als den s heer Gesaghebber in staet geweest is te recourreeren wegende 326 ponden bij de boeken te laeten in nemen Den 31e December 1784 neemen mitsgaders door den Pakhuijs meester benevens het overige te laeten verantwoorden en om deselve dus te laeten strekken in mindering van de als voorschre rene te kort gekomene 656 lb voor ts om van de overige dan nog te min synde lb 330: bedraegende uit koops ropias 194 12/34. af te trekken en door de Equipa„ gie opsiender in Cassa te laten tellen de verdiende Florrie Loonen van deese Forries waar uyt het Kopper gestoolen is geweest tot een bedraegen van 140 ropias en eindelyk om voor de dan nog restu rende 554 2/2 ropias so wel als de te min uytgele„ verde 20=e kannentyn olij en de bedurvene medi camenten de scheeps Overheden op rekening te belasten na de order terwyl al verders verstaen wierd om alle de overige minderheden als de toetge 244 Den 31: December 1784. Jnsertie daer van Revolutoire Dis op Nevenstaan positien genomen de bevinding in raede van Politie door den onder de souratta geteekenden Namentlyk toegestaene bij de reglementen niet excedeerende te lae„ ten afschryven en om voorschreeve bevinding desen te Jnverreeren: en Haar Hoog Edelhedens nevens de daer bij gevoegde verklaring der scheeps offi eeren aan te bieden. Bevinding op de Uijtgeleverde Lading van s E Comp. s schip Trompenburg Namentlijk Eerbiedig Antwoord Den onderkoopman en Pakhuysmeester Egbert Nicolaas waardi, heeft de bij Factuur van deesen Bodem aangeschreven Koopman schappen ensz in volgender maniere ontfangen Garroffel Nagulen Nooten Muschaaten Foulij of Macis en Canneel syn conform annex rap„ port van de gecommitteerden Iustitieele Leeden Meyer & Lotsz ten overstaan van den Fiscaal 5 Monte ingewoogen synde aan bruto minwigt op de Noten 1/16 en op de Nagulen 9 1/16 en daer tegen van op Den 31 December 1784. over Verstaan ten aansien van Dese bovenmati Koper Japan aen staeven aangeschreeven ot het koper dat wy volgens te kort ge te kort koming het aangeteekende ter re„ van 656 lb koper 1200 kisjes met - - . . . . lb 150'000: — solutie van den 14 deser boven de ter valen gestolen is de gerecourreer datie gepermitteer Alhier syn wel koo Kisjes de 569 staaven met 326 lb de assiantie is buij bij de boeken te laten in tien pligt versum uytgeleverd dog aan koper neemen mitsgaders door off in attentie — den Pakhuysmeester maar door het hebben deselve ingehou benevens het overigs te stelen der Hor laeten verantwoorden rie voerderstus den maar - - - - - - - - - „149094:— en om deselve duste schen het schip Dustemin lb 906 laeten strekken in en de wal veroor Ter validatie is conform regament. mindering van de als saakt so als sulx voorschreve te kortge uwel Edele Achtb: op de afschryvinge van den 15 Augs: komene 656 ponden is gebleeken bij voorts om van de overi de recourreering A:o 1764. Art=s 1 en 171 gepermitteerd ge dan nog te kort sijn van 569 staeven de 330 ponden bedran die te samen — 1/6 pro cento of. . . . . . - - - - - gen de uitkoops prijs 326 lb gewogen Rop:e 194 2/4 aftetrek hebben dus den Over sulkste 7/16 pro cento I:s of. . . . . . - - lb 656 ken en door den Equi ondergeteekende pagie opsiender in versoekt om Yser plataan staaven cassa te laten tellen van de belas„ de verdiende Horrij ting bevrijd te aangeschreeven. . . . . . lb 25032 loonen van dese Hor¬ blyven dan ries waar uyt het koo„ uweledele Agtb: Alhier verantwoord - - - 24531 3/8 per gestoolen is geweest gunstige voor Te min lb 500 5/6 tot een bedraegen van schryving aan„ conform geciteerd reglement is 140 ro/a en eyndelyk om Haar Hoog E„ d voor de dan nog resterende delhedens terwe ter validatie op dit miniraal ge„ 54 1/24 ropias soo wel der ontheffing permitteerd 2 pr C=to - - - - - - - „ 500 5/8— als voor 250 tegen aan Bruto overwigten op de Foulij 3/8 en op de canneel 9 1/32 ten Hondert bevonden verders segt de Justitieele commissie bij geci„ teerd rapport dat al de speceryen deugdsaam en droog in goede emballagie ontfangen syn
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245 The 31st of December 1784. Surplus or shortage Sugar goods invoiced in 2438 canns - - lb 60005 accounted for here - - - lb 921605 Too little lb 38400 Conformable to the cited regulation, 4 per cent is permitted for allowance, amounting to - - - - - - - - - - lb 38400 Candy sugar invoiced in 60 canns - - - accounted for here lb 21852½ Too little lb 910½ For allowance is permitted 4 per cent, amounting to - - - - - - - - - - - - - - lb 910½ Red minium invoiced in 6 justen - - - - - - - - - - lb 3940 Accounted for here lb 3913½ Too little lb 26½ 3/8 per cent is the permitted allowance - - - - - - - lb 26½ White Chinese alum invoiced in 9 branjangs lb 1772 Accounted for here 1701 Too little lb 71 4 per cent is the permitted allowance lb 71 The 31st of December Anno 1784 Japanese or Satsuma camphor is invoiced, 50 tubs - - - - - - - - - - lb 4869¼ Accounted for here with lb 4647¼ Too little lb 194¾ For allowance is permitted 4 per cent lb 194¾ Elephant tusks are invoiced lb 844 And accounted for here - - 832½ Too little lb 11¼ For allowance is permitted 1⅓ per cent 11¼ The remainder invoiced for this administration was received to satisfaction by the aforementioned warehouse master. The Bookkeeper and Dispenser F. de Sille received the dispensary goods in the following manner, namely: Dutch vinegar was to be brought in a half-leaguer, canns 180 Accounted for here canns 168 Too little canns 12 To be carried forward. Surplus or shortage 246 Surplus The 31st of December 1784 Carried forward Too little canns 12 6 5/8 per cent is the permitted allowance, amounting to - - - - - - - canns 12 Oil of olives was to be brought in a half-aam - - - - - canns 45 Accounted for here 40 Too little canns 5 10 2/3 per cent is the permitted allowance, amounting to - - - - - - - canns 5 Dutch and domestic distilled waters invoiced in 8 cellars, bottles 120 Delivered here bottles 117 In broken Dutch bottles 3 2½ per cent is the permitted allowance 3 The remainder for this administration was received to satisfaction by the aforementioned Dispenser. The invoiced equipment and ammunition goods, likewise the material necessities, were accounted for to the satisfaction of the second mate and equipment overseer Jan Lotsij. or shortage. The 31st of December 1784 The 20 canns of oil delivered too little, together with the spoiled medicines, to charge to the account of the ship's authorities, having, alongside the order received, made instance in this regard: that the half-aam in which this oil was received lay during the voyage in a proper place, well cared for, and this ullage was caused by nothing other than the leakage, wherefore it is also requested, as mentioned with the copper, conformable to the reiterated declaration; the said chest was stowed in the after-cuddy in a dry place, and during the voyage no moisture The Chief Surgeon of this Directorship, Daniel Peperhooren, has received one chest of medicines, marked No. 1, in which, according to the catalogue, was found too little: Elect. Theriac - - - - - - - - lb 33 The following spoiled and unusable due to moisture, namely: Rad. Jalappae - - - - - - - - - - - lb 1 Rad. Ipecacuanhae - - - - - - - - - - - lb 3 Rad. Gentianae - - - - - - - - - - - lb 18 Rad. Angelicae - - - - - - - - - - - - - - lb 1 Rad. Contra Yervae - - - - - - - - - - lb 1 Rad. Althaeae - - - - - - - - - - - lb 1 lb 8 accounted for, except the oil was to have been brought in a half-aam - - - - - - canns 45 the said half-aam is accounted for with 8 inches ullage, thus in the same 20 Too little canns 25 10 2/3 per cent is the permitted allowance canns 5 consequently accounted for too short 44 4/9 per cent, of canns 20 Surplus or shortage lb 33 2 lb 8 came in, as before. 247 The 31st of December 1784. While it was furthermore understood to have answered, on the date of 28 December Anno 1784, to write off all the remaining deficiencies that do not exceed the allowances permitted by the regulations, and to present this finding Surplus or lb 33 Rad. Chinae - - - - - - - - - lb 3 shortage. Rad. Tormentillae - - - - - lb 1 Rad. Sarsaparillae - - - - - lb 5 Cort. Peruvianus - - - - lb 15 Lign. Guaiaci rasum - - - - lb 3 Flor. Sambuci - - - - - - - - - lb 1 Flor. Chamomillae - - - - - - lb 1 Herb. Salviae - - - - - - lb 8 Herb. Althaeae - - - - - - - - lb 1 lb 8 Herb. Absinthii - - - - - - - - lb 1 Herb. Cardui Benedicti - - - - lb 1 Elect. Diascordium - - - - - lb 2 lb 8 Crem. Tartari - - - - - - - - - lb 4 Sal Polychrest - - - - - - - - lb 4 Red leather skins 5 Thus respectfully. The remaining medicines were received to satisfaction conformable to the catalogue, and the report pertaining thereto is attached with a declaration regarding the storage place of the chest The 31st of December 1784. to Their High Excellencies, along with the appended declaration of the ship's officers, and to send to Their High Excellencies the report of the commissioners for the survey of the Company's yard and buildings, with the annexed documents. in the aforementioned ship. Below stood: Souratta. The 26th of December Anno 1784. Was signed: M. Monté. Report of the Commissioners. Subsequently, the Governor presented the report of the commissioners, the Sea Captain Willem Udemans, the Warehouse Master Wiardi, Bookkeeper Meyer, and Equipment Overseer Jan Lotsij, who, upon his Honor's written order of the 6th instant, inspected and surveyed all the Company's buildings on the yard, with the stone and timber revetments and piers, as well as the garden Zorgvrij, etc., which they can corroborate by oath if required. Whereupon, having deliberated, it was approved to
Dutch transcription
245 Den 31 December 1784. Over ofte Suyker Goeder is er aangeschreeve kort. in 2438 Cann=s n - - lb 60005 alhier verantwoord. - - - „ 921605 Te min lo 38400 Conform omme geciteerd regle¬ ment is 4 pr C=to ter validatie ge permitteerd met - - - - - - - - - - „ 38400 Suyker candij in 60 Cann: aangeschreeven - - . 3 alhier verantwoord „ 21852½ Te min lb 910½ Ter validatie is gepermitteerd 4 p=r C=to met - - - - - - - - - - - - - - lb 910½ Menij Roode in- 6 Justen aangeschree ren. - - - . - - - - - - . . . lb 3940 Alhier verantwoord „ 3913½ Te min lb 26½ 3/8 p=r C=to is de gepermitteerde Validatie. . . . . . . - - . . „ 26½— Alluyn witte Chineese in 9 branjangs Aangeschreeven lb 1772 1701 Alhier verantwoord 71 Te mintt 71. 4 p Cto is de gepermitt: validatie„ „ Den 31: December A:o 1784 Camphur Japanse of satsumase is aangeschreeven 50: Balye - - - - - - - - - - lb 4869¼ Alhier verantwoord met „ 4647¼ Te min lb 1943¾ Ter validatie is gepermitteerd 4 pC=t „ 194¾. Eliphantstanden syner aangeschre„ ven- -- lb 844 En alhier verantwoord - - 832: / Te min lb 11¼ Ter Validatie is gepermitteerd 13 C„o 11¼. Het verdere voor dese administratie aangeschreeven is ten genoege ont„ fangen van omme genoemden pak huysmeester Den Boekhouder en Dispencier- F: de Sille heeft de Dispens goede„ deren in volgender maniere ont„ fangen Namentlyk A syn Hollands moester in een halve legger aange bragt worden kan 180- Alhier verantwoord „ 168 Te min kan Die Transporteere 12 over ofte, kort 246 over Den 31:e December 1784 Die Transporteere Te minkan 12 6 5/8 p=r C=to is de gepermitteerde validatie met - - - - - - - „ 12 Olij van olyven moest in een half aam aangebragt: werden - - - - - kan: 45. alhier verantwoord... 40 Te min kan 10 2/3. pC=to is de gepermitteer de validatie met. . . . . . . . „ Gedisteleerde wateren Hol„ landsch en Inlands in 8 Kelders gangez: fles 120 Alhier uytgeleverd „ 117 Aan gebrookene Holl: Flessen„ 3 23 pr C=to is de permetteerde valid:„ 9 Het verdere voor deese admi nistratie is door voornoemden Dispencier ten genoege ontfangen De aangeschreevene Equipagie en ammonitie Goederen item ma tuael behoeftens syn ten genoe gen aan den onderstuurman en Equipagie opsiender Jan Lotsij verant„ ofte kort. 5 Den 31 December 1784 De te min uytgeleverde 20 kannen syn olij met en benevens De te minsbedervoe„ ne medicinalias de scheepsoverheeden op reekeng te belasten heeft nevens na de ordre bijgekomen overzulks ten deesen reguard in stantie als Het Halveaam waar inne de se Olij ontfan gen is heeft ge duerende de reijs op een be hoorlyke plaats wel besorgt gelegen en de se wannigheid is niet dan door veroorsaakt waarom al mede versoekt als bij het koper vermeld de lekkagie conform ge„ renereerde ver„ klaering gem: kist in het agterhok n op een drooge plaats„ geborgen ge weest en daer is geduerende de reys geen nattigheid Den Opperchirurgijn deser Directie Daniel Peperhooren heeft ont„ fangen Een kas Medicamenten gem. No. 1 waer inne conform catalogus te min bevonden is Elect Teriact - - - - - - - - De volgende door Nattigheyd Bedurven en onbruykbaar Te weeten lb Rtad Salappa -- - - - - - - - - - - „ 3/03 1 Rad Specacaon - - - - - - - - - - - „ 3 - - Rad Gentian – – – – – – – – – – – „ 18. — Stad Angelik – – – – – – - - - - - - - - - „ 1: —:— Rad Contra Serv - _ - - - - - - - - „ 1: —: — Rad Althea - – – - - - - - - - - – „ 1:8:– verantwoord excepto syn Olij moest in een halfaam aan gebragt sijn - - - - - - kann 45 — gedagt schalf aam is met 8 duym wan verantwoord dus in het selve 20 — Te min kan 205 10 /8 prC=to is de gepermitteerde validatie „ 5 over sulx te koort verantwoord 94 pCcto van kana 20 Over ofte kort lb 33 2„ 8„ — late en vooren— 247 Den 31e December 1784. Terwyl al verders is verstaan om alle de beantwoord de overige minderhee op dato 28=e den als de toegestae December ne bij de reglementen A:o 1784 niet excedeerende te laten afschryven en om dese bevin„ Over ofte lb 33 Stad China - - - - - - - - - „ - 3= —„o — kort. Rtad Formentill - - - - - „ 1: —: — Rad Salseparill „ 5: – — Cort Perurian – – - - „ 15: —:— 1 Sign Guajac rasur „ 3: —:— Flor Sambuce 1: —: — Flor Chamomill „ 1: —:— Herb Salria – – – – – „ : 8: — Her b Althea - – – – – – „ 1: 8: — Herb Absenth v. . „ 1: —:— Horb Cardin: Bed:. . . . „ 1: —:— Clect Draschord – – - - „ „ 2: 8:— Crem Tart. . . . . . . . . . „ 4: —: — Salt Dedlicene - - - - „ 4: —: — Rood Leeder vellens Aldus Eerbiedig Overige syn de Medicamenten conformtata logusten genoegen ontfangen, en het dien aangaande rapport is met een verklae ring wegene de berg plaats van de kist in— Den 31 December 1784. ving Haer Hoog E„ delhedens nevens de daar bij gevoegde ver„ klaering der scheeps officieren aan te bieden mitteerdens tot den op neem van 's Comp:s werf en gebruwen met sdix gannexeerde slen Hoog Edelhedens toe te senden in het Schip voorn: aan een gehegt /onderstond:/ Souratta. - den 26 December A:o 1784. /:was getekend:/ M=s Monté — trapport der Gecomm: Vervolgens wierd door den Heer Gesaghebber overgelegd het. rapport der gecommitteerdens den capitain ter zee W=m Udemans den Pakhuysmeester Wiardi Boekhou¬ der Meyer en Equipa geeopseet den Lotsen die op syn E„ dele schriftelijke ordre van den 6:e deses alle de compagnies gebouwen op de werf met de muur paalwerken en Hloofden mitsgaders de thuin zorg vrij enz: hebben nagesien en opge noomen sodanig als des gevorderd met Eede kunnen sterken Waar op gedelibereerd synde wierd goed gevonden om
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The 31st of December 1784: to send the aforesaid report in the original with the outgoing missive to Their High Nobilities, and furthermore to present to them a plan or ground plot of the shipyard and all the buildings standing upon it, which was recently prepared by order of the Lord Commander, and to which the aforementioned report refers from time to time, together with two models, both as originally made, the model of the first being of the large and small sheet piling exactly as it currently stands, with the addition of the short outer piles placed in front of it in 1781; while in the second model, The 31st of December 1784 these short outer piles have been omitted, and in their stead has been placed a grooved sheet piling whose piles, being joined into one another, let no water through, and which, when the space between the two is filled with stones and earth, would protect the inner piles from the shipworms. Furthermore, it shall be represented to the aforesaid High Rulers that the poor condition of the short outer piles and their partial washing away, through which the shipworm once again gained free access to the front row of large piles of both bulwarks and damaged them greatly, is solely to be attributed to the work not having been completed when the English took the shipyard, and also that the storm of 1782, or rather the high flood and strong currents accompanying it, uprooted some of these short outer piles, and that the current, once it had made an opening, naturally from time to time loosened and swept away more piles; the English having never ordered the least repair to these pile works, nor concerned themselves with it in any way. The 31st of December 1784 Whereupon it was agreed, in the hope of Their High Nobilities' approval, to make a beginning as soon as the Directorate shall have been returned with these repairs and renewals, which are inevitably necessary and cannot be postponed without exposing the Company to greater damages, and thus to renew both piers in front of the shipyard, as well as the water gate, to have both pile works filled up with earth, and to have the railings on the river side renewed, to set up a new flagpole and belfry, to have all the bamboo buildings across the entire shipyard renewed or repaired where necessary, and likewise to have the hospital renewed, the latty No 4, and furthermore all those buildings which require immediate and moderate repairs, and to have the same plastered and whitewashed, and further to have a new bamboo fence placed around the linen tent. Yet to request Their High Nobilities' special qualification for the renewal or rehabilitation The 31st of December 1784: of the wall and the outbuildings at the house of the Lord Commander, of the house of the Secunde with its outbuildings, all of which have been blown away, of the latty No 3, of which the English made their soldiers' guardhouse and of which nothing is sound except the roof, as well as of the Equipment Warehouse, and finally for the repair of the so-called Fiscal's house. While with regard to the garden Zorg Vrij, where everything has been ruined, blown away, and nothing remains except the walls of the house, which, as appears from the resolution of the 14th of December, have been brought under roof again by the Lord Commander, the repair, or rather complete renewal, The 31st of December 1784 of which, as well as of the pile work in front of it in the same state as it was before the storm, is calculated on the most moderate estimate at 7000 rupees, it was resolved upon the insistence of the Lord Commander to propose on his behalf to Their High Nobilities in the outgoing missive that, after having suffered such heavy losses through the war, it is impossible for him on the one hand to bear out of his own pocket these expenses, which are also entirely extraordinary, and on the other hand he also understands that it would be in vain to trouble Their High Nobilities to burden the Company in these unfavorable The 31st of December 1784 times with those expenses, even though spent for the conservation of its property; and that he therefore humbly requests that the aforesaid sum of 7000 rupees, or as much less as the restoration of Zorg Vrij shall cost, may be paid from the Company's treasury and added to the sum of 2864 rupees that the garden still owes according to the aforesaid books, to be subsequently reimbursed and paid back over the course of twelve years by those who shall be placed at the head of affairs in this Directorate. And whereas the aforesaid commissioners in their aforementioned report regarding the south-western wall of the Director's house, The 31st of December 1784 or rather in front of and alongside the stable, state, as is also known to everyone, that the ground there has been so far washed away over the past three years that the foundations of the house are visible and the stable is in danger of collapsing in the upcoming rainy season, and that for this reason it ought to be remedied immediately; it was, after mature deliberation, further approved and agreed to have made here, as soon as there shall be an opportunity, but at least before the next rainy season, a fence of piles provided from the outside with a grooved sheet piling also made of piles, and on the inside filled with earth.
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. . 248 Den 31e December 1784: om voorseijde rapport bij de afgaande missive aan Haar Hoog Edelheden in originati toe te senden en hoogst deselve daar benevens aan te bieden een plan of platte grond van de werf en alle de daar op staande gebouwen het geen onlangs ter order van den Heer Ge„ saghebber vervaerdigd geworden is en waar aan het voorschreeve rapport sig nú en dan gedraegt met en benevens twee modellen van beijde soo als oorspronkelyk gemaekt syn s onde het model: als oor van het eerste af groote poa alwerk. het groote en kleyne paalwerk ^ juist sodani gen so als sig het selve nog thans bevind met bijvoeging van de daer voor in 1781 geplaas te korte voorpalen terwyl van het tweede mo„ del. n Den 31: December 1784 del van deese korte voorpaelen syn weg gelaeten en in dier stede geplaast een spond wand waer van de paelen in een gevoegd sijnde geen water door laeten en het geen wanneer de spatie tus schen beide met steenen en aerde gevuld was de binnens te paelen voor de wormen bevrijden soude sullende men voorseyde Hooge Gebiederen daar bene vens voordraegen dat de slegte staat der korte voor„ paelen, de gedeeltelyk weg spoeling derselve waar door de worm weder een vrije toegang tot de voorste reij groote - paelen van beide de bolwerken gekregen en se veel beschadigt heeft alleen iszoe te schryven daer aen dat het werk nog niet voltooit geweest is toen de Engelschen de werf innaemen mitsgaders dat de Storm van 1782 of eigentlijk de daer mede ver veld £9 Den 31 December 1784 tie te laten geschieden seld geweest sijnde hooge watervloed en sterke Stroomen eenige deser korte voorpaelen heeft uit gewroet en dat de Stroom eens een opening gemaekt hebbende na¬ tuurlyk van tyd tot tyd meerder paelen los gemaekt en weggesleept heeft hebbende de Engelschen nooit iets de allerminste reparatie aen deese pael werken doen laaten, nog sig daar aan in eenige op sig te laeten geleegen syn verders de hoog nodige repara Waer na verstaen wierd in hoope van Haar— Hoog Edelhedens approbatie om soo ras de Directie sal syn te rug gegeeven een aan rang te maeken met deese reparatie en ver nieuwingen welke onvermydelyk nodig sijn en niet uytgesteld kunnen worden sonder de Maatschap pije aan meerder schaeden bloot te stellen en om dus de beyde Hoofden voor de werf te 249 Den 31 December 1701 te vernieuwen soo mede d'uene waterpoort om de beyde paalwerken met aerde te doen aanvullen en de Len„ nings aan de revier kant te laten vernieuwen een nieuwe vlagge mast en klokkenhuys te setten Alle de gebouwen van Bamboes over de geheele werf daar het nodig is te laten vernieuwen of reparee„ repareeren en om soo mede te laten vernouwen het hospe„ tael de Lattij No 4. en verdere alle die gebouwen welke welke eene immediaat en geen aanvien lyke reparatie vorderen en om deselve te laten: pleysteren en witten voorts om eene nieuwe bam boese sleening rond de Lywaet tint te laten setten Dog om Haer Hoog Edelhedens Speciale qualificatie te versoeken ter vernieuwing of het weder in 250 Den 31 December 1784: Hoog Edelhedens ten reguarde van de tuin zorg vrij in staat brengen van de Beer en de Bij gebouwen in het huys van den Heer Gesaghebber van het huys van den S Secunde met die 's bijgebouwen die alle weg gewaayt sijn van de Lattyj N:o 3 waer van de Engelschen haere soldaete wagt gemaekt hebben en waer aan buyten het dak niets goed is mitsgaders van het Equipagie Pakhuijs en eyn„ delyk tot reparatie van het soo genaemde Tis caals huijs versoek aan Hhunnen Terwyl ter reguarde van de thuynsorg vrij al„ waer alles gerenuineert weg gewaaijt en niets— overgebleeven is als de muuren van het Huis die blykene resol:t van den 14: deecevrb: door den Heer Gesaghebber weder onder dak gebragt Sijn de reparatie of eegentlyk geheele vernieuwing van 184 Den 31: December 1784 van dewelke als mede van het daar voor synde paal werk in denselfden staat als het voor de Morm is geweest op de gematigdste wijse bereekend gecal culeerd word op rop:l rooo beslooten wierd volgens „ op de instantie van den Heer Gesaghebber, om„ Haar Hoog Edelhedens bij de afgaende missi re synen't wegen voor te dragen dat het hem na dat sulke swaere verliesen door den Oorlog heeft geleeden niet mogelijk is om deese ongel¬ den die ook alle buijten gewoon syn uit seyn beur te draegen aan de eene syde en hij ook aan¬ de andere syde begrypt dat het te vergeefs soe de sijn soo hij Haar Hoog Edelhedens lastig viel om de Maatschappije in deese ongunste ge 255 Den 31 December 1784 verbetering aen het laten geschieden getyden met die ongelden te beswaeren schoon ook ter conservatie van het haere besteed wordende, En dat hij oversulks ootmoedig versoekt dat de voorschree re summa van 7000 rop:s ofte soo veel minder als de herstellinge van sorg vrij sal kosten mag- worden betaeld uit s: Comp:s Cassa en gevoegd bij de summa van ropt. 2864 die de thuyn nog bij de voorschreeve boekende bet staet om vervolgens in de tijd van twaelf saeren te worden gerembour= seert en te rug gekeert. door die geene, welke aan het Hoofd van saeken in deese Directie sul¬ len gesteld worden. De Hoog nodige zen En vermits de voorschreeve gecommitteerdens Directeurs huijs te bij het voorseijde haere rapport ten reguarde an van - „ te Den 31 December 1784 van de zuydwester Beer van het Ddirecteurs huy of eigentlyk voor en langede stal seggen soo als ook tevens aan een ieder bekend is dat de grond aldaar sedert drie Jaeren soo verre weg ge spaeld is, dat de fundamenten van het huijs te sien syn en de Stal gevaer loopt om in de aanstaande regentyd in te storten en dat uit dien hoofde immediaat diende te worden verholpen so wierd na rype deliberatie al verder goed gevonden en verstaen om soo ras daer toe gelegentheid sal Sijn immers voor de eerst komende regentigd als hier te laeten maeken eene afheining van pacr len van buyten voorsien met een spond wand mede van Raalen gemaakt en van binnen met aerde
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252 The 31 December 1784 earth filled in as indicated on the plan or ground plan of the yard at No. 3 according to the model made thereof, which will also be sent to Their High Excellencies, and this for the reasons that with this same work, if it is had made now, it can be made for between 3000 to 4000 rupees, whereas on the contrary, if one delays therewith another year and thus leaves the same exposed for another rainy season to the drainage of the river, it may cost three times as much, not counting the danger to which the buildings and the house of the Director are exposed; and for which reasons the council also hopes that Their High Excellencies will favorably pass this repair, although undertaken without their highest approval. The 31 December 1784 Trompenburg determined for the 17 January via Punto Gale The dispatches of In the expectation that the linen suppliers, in fulfillment of their obligation upon accepting the supply of linens, will be ready on the 15th of January next, it was approved and agreed to determine and fix the sailing day of the ship Trompenburg for the 17th of the same month, and to have that keel return via Punto Gale, in the hope that it will arrive there so promptly that there may be an opportunity to have the returns for the Netherlands still go over with the shipment thither in February; the Ceylon ministry being requested by letter that, if one should find oneself deceived in this hope, to then detain the aforementioned returns there until the next opportunity, or otherwise to leave them in the ship Trompenburg for conveyance to Batavia, as the said ministry shall judge best in the greatest service of the Company. 253 The 31 December 1784 And the clerical work divided among the members of the council And since one is not only very sparsely provided with clerks, there being fully four fewer than the last establishment, but that of those who are still here, the two best, being the Bookkeeper Wolf and the Translator Smitt, are severely ill and unable to perform any service, it was agreed to divide the writing or copying work among the members of the council, without which it will not be possible to get even the most necessary papers ready to be sent with Trompenburg. To the linen suppliers rupees 19080 disbursed from the treasury and for that an assignment to Ceylon granted The linen suppliers Berampje Souraasje and Harmootjent Rettingie having made a request that a sum of 19080 rupees might be paid to them here out of the treasury upon an assignment for Ceylon, in order to be repaid there into the Company's treasury by the merchant and trade bookkeeper Pieter Sluysken, it was agreed to grant the same and to send the assignment to the Ceylon ministry with the next outgoing letter. 254 The 31 December 1784 Regarding the preparation of the books of 1784 waived for reasons To demand an invoice from the private individuals sending goods Since the English government still continues to refuse to grant us any access to the Company's papers, it was agreed, in view of the impossibility in which the acting Trade Bookkeeper Monté finds himself to prepare and make ready the trade books in fulfillment of the resolution of this council of 26 November without the same papers, to waive the aforesaid resolution of this council, and to bring this to the notice of Their High Excellencies with the outgoing letter, with a respectful request that the trade books closed at Batavia may be sent to us. The Fiscal ordered to It was agreed to order the Fiscal Monté to take care that no linens permitted in trade to private individuals are sent on board and transported, unless beforehand a proper invoice thereof has been submitted by them, in order to be sent along with the papers to Their High Excellencies so that the recognition fee can subsequently be claimed for the Company. The petitions of Peperhoven & Lotsz to be sent to Their High Excellencies There having been received the following petitions to Their High Excellencies, namely: 1st. From the chief surgeon David Peperhoven, requesting, on the grounds of the reasons stated in the said petition, to be permitted to enjoy in future, instead of 9 stuivers as has been paid hitherto, 1 stuiver per day from every sick person who is treated in the hospital. From the same chief surgeon, to obtain an 255 The 31 December 1784 increase of salary at the pleasure of Their High Excellencies, out of consideration that he has now served the Company for twenty years, and during the nine years since he departed from the Netherlands has never drawn more than 45 guilders per month. And from the master of the rigging crew Johan Lotsz, to be promoted through Their High Excellencies' goodness to chief mate, having served since the year 1779 as second mate at the salary of 29 guilders per month, while in addition he was a prisoner of war for the entire war without any expense to the Company. Thus it was agreed to send the aforesaid three petitions in original to Their High Excellencies with the first outgoing letter, and to recommend the same.
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252 Den 31 December 1784 o aerde aangevuld so als op het Blan of P latte grond van de werf bij No. 3 aangeweesen wordt volgens het daer van gemaekte model dat mede aan HaerHoog vSlngeandt Edelhedens sal worden toegevonden ende sulx om onde reedenen dat met dit selvde werk soo men het thans maeken laat voortusschen de 3e a 4000 ropl kan gemaekt worden, daar het ter contrarie wan neer men daar mede nog een jaer vertoeft en inel het selve dus nog eene regentyd aen de aswate„ Oo ring der rivier bloot leggen laat,„ drie mael soo= veel kosten kan, ongereekend het gevaer waer e aen de Gebouwen en het huys van den Di recteur worden bloot gesteld en om welke rede nen de vergaedering ook verhoopt dat Haer Hoog Edelhedens deese verhelping schoon sonder hoogst Den 31 December 1784 Trompenburg op den 17 Jann: over Tunto Gale bepaerd hoogst derselver approbatie ondernomen worden gunstig sullen passeeren. De depeches van In de verwagting dat de Lywaet Leveranciers toe vol„ doening aen haere verbentenisse bij het aannee„ men van de Leverancie der Liwaaten: n op den 15:e Januarij eerst komende in gereedheid sullen syn wierd goed gevonden en verstaen om de seildag van het schip Trompenburg te bepaelen en vast te stellen op den 17e van deselve maand en om die kiel over Punto Gale te laeten retourneeren, in hoope dat hij soo spoedig aldaer aankomen sal dat er geleegentheid syn mag om de retouren — voor vederland nog met de versendinge in februa„ rij derwaerts te laeten overgaen sullende men het 253 4 Den 31 December 1784 En het Schrifwerk onder de Leeden der het Ceylonse ministerie bij missive versoeken om so men sig in deese hoope bedroogen mogte vinden dan de voormelde retouren aldaer aan te houden tot de naaste gelegentheid of anders in het schip Trompenburg te laeten ter overvoer na Batavia so als gemelde ministerie ten meesten dienste van de maatschappije het beste oordeelen sal En vermits men niet alleen seer Schaers van Vergadering verdeelt pennisten voorsien is, als synde er wel vier minder als de laaste bepaeling, maer dat van deese welke er nog syn, de twee beste synde den Boekhouder Wolf en den Translateur Smitt swaer siek en tot het presteeren- van eenige dienst onvermogens sijn so wierd verstaan om het schryf of Copieer werk onder n Den 31e December 1784 ranciers rap: 19080 en daer voor assigna tie na Ceylon verleend onder de Leeden der vergadering te verdeelen, buyten het welke het niet mogelyk syn sal om selfs de nodigste papieren in gereedheyd te krygen om met Trompenburg versonden te worden Aan de Lijwaetzene De Lywaat Leveranciers Berampje Souraas im Cassa afgegeeren je en Harmootjen t Rettingie, versoek gedaan hebbende dat aan haer lieden alhier uit Cas„ sa mogten worden betaeld eene Somma van Rope. 19080: op assignatie voor Ceylon ten eyni de aldaer wederom aan de Compagnie in Cassa te worden betaeld door den koopman en ne go tie Boekhouder Pieter Sluysken is verstaan het selve toe te staen en de assignatie bij eerst af te gaen Schryven aan het Ceylon se ministerie toe te Senden. Aangesien 254 Den 31e December 1784 van 't vervaerdigen der boeken van 1784. van de particuliere deren een factuur te eys„ schen Aangesien de Engelsche regeering als nog om redenen afgesien blyft weigeren om ons eenigen toegang tot 's Comp=s papieren te verleenen soo wierd verstaan om uit hoofde van de onmoogelykheid waar in den waer neemend Negotie Boekhouder Monté sig be vind om de Negotie boeken in voldoening aan het besluit deser vergadering van den 26. ' norber te vervaerdigen en in gereedheyd te brengen buiten deselve papieren van het voorschreve besluit deser vergadering af te sien en sulks bij de afgaende brief te brengen ter kennis„ se van Haar Hoog Edelheden met eerbie„ dig versoek dat ons de te Batavia afgeslootene negotie boeken mogen worden toegesonden den Fiscael gelast om. wierd verstaan om den Fiscaal Monté te ge versonden worden gaen lasten om sorge te draegen dat geene Lywae„ ten n lon Den 31e December 1784 van Peperhoven & Zotsz 9t Glunne Hoog Edel„ heden te senden ten in den handel aen Particuliere is toegestaan na boord gesonden en vervoerd worden ten sij alvorens van deselve sij overgegeeven een behoorlijk Fractuur ten einde nevens de papieren aan haar Hoog Edel„ hedene te worden toegesonden om daer na de reco¬ guitie aan de Compagnie te kunnen doen vorderen De requisten dan Te binnen gekomen synde de volgende requestan„ den Haar Hoog Edelhedens als 1oo van den oppermeester Dand Peperhoven houdende P instantie om uit hoofde van de bij het selve versoek= schrift vermelde redenen voortaen in Steede van 9 stver so als tot nog toe betaeld is te mogen genieten 1 str daags van ieder sieke die in het Hospitaal getracteerd word Van den selven appermeester ter obtenue van een ver„ 255 Den 31e December 1784 behooging van Gagie na het welbehagen van Haer Hoog Edelhedens uit Consideratie dat hij de Compagnie nu twintig jaeren gediend en sedert negen jaeren dat uit Nederland vertrokken is nimmer meer— als 45. . per maend getrokken heeft- En van den Equipagieopariender Iohan Lotsz om door Haar Hoog Edelhedene goedheid tot opperstuurman„ te worden bevorderd als hebbende sedert den Iaere 1779. gediend als onderstuurman op de gagie van ƒ 29. -. ter maend terwyl daer benevens den geheelen Oorlog krygsgevangen is geweest buyten ee nige kosten van de maatschappije soo wird verstaen de voorschreeve drie requesten in Oraginali aen Haer Hoog Edelhedens toe te 1 senden bij eerst af te gaene missive, en deselve te an„ een
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The 31st of December 1784. to present the adjacent petitions to Their High Excellencies. to let it be accompanied by the recommendation of this meeting and by a request to the said High Authorities to look upon the same with favorable regard, while this meeting feels conscientiously bound to assure Their High Excellencies very respectfully that what has been stated by the aforementioned Peperhoven in his first-mentioned petition concerning the dearness of provisions in Souratta over the past 8 to 10 years in comparison with earlier years is the pure and unadulterated truth. In like manner it was resolved to offer very respectfully to the aforementioned Their High Excellencies the following presented petitions to the same, all containing requests. 256 The 31st of December 1784 from the head surgeon to be favorably remembered in filling the post of Chief Administrator of this Directorate and any changes that might be made by the said High Authorities, respectively, to wit: the Warehouse Master Wiardi, Fiscal Monte, Secretary van Polanen de Bevere, and the Bookkeeper and acting Resident at Brootchia Meyer, the Bookkeeper and Cashier Roetf and the specification finally it was also resolved to approve the specification submitted by the head surgeon Peperhooven approved of purchased medicines in place of the spoiled ones brought with Trompenburg, to the amount of rop. 125. 34. Examined Ms. Isaaks to carry and to have paid from the Cash. Thus done, resolved and decreed in the Dutch Factory Souratta on the day, month and year aforesaid. Was signed: A. I. Sluysken, Et. Ns. Wiardi, M. Monte, S. I. van Polanen de Bevere. Van Polanen de Bevere, Secretary. Agrees. The 31st of December 1784 257 at Souratta on Wednesday the 12th of January 1785. The last resolution of the 31st of December of the past year was initially reviewed and approved. There was laid before the meeting the requisition of merchandise and provisions for the accounting year 1785/6 for this Directorate, drafted by the Director, which, after previous careful review, was approved to be sent as such to Their High Excellencies with a respectful request that the same may be fulfilled as much as possible, especially also in regard to the tin, which is currently at a very high price. Having taken into consideration that, with regard to the collection of linens, cottons, and silk cloths, it is not only very difficult and uncertain regarding some to collect and dispatch the petitions made for them when they are only brought in October, which is the earliest that the ships arrive here, with the very same ships that bring the requisitions, but that this, generally speaking, and especially regarding the silk patolas, lape kankenia for the Indies, as well as the chintzes and other assortments for the Netherlands, is completely impossible, it was therefore approved and resolved that, while continuing with the collection of the silk patolas that remained unfulfilled on the last requisition, to request Their High Excellencies respectfully in the outgoing dispatch that we, with Extract from the Resolutions taken in the Council of Policy, the the ships arriving here in the autumn, may be sent a duplicate requisition, namely for those goods that Their High Excellencies desire to be fulfilled yet in this autumn, and for those which the same shall require for the year 1786, the contracting of which latter can then take place in March of the last-mentioned year according to the old custom, and to get into which also with respect to the goods for the Netherlands, it was further resolved to have the linens and cotton yarns, together with the chintzes, still missing from the now outgoing petition for the year 1782, which was followed in the collection, manufactured and made ready so that they can be dispatched toward the Fatherland in coming December, and to collect the requisitions to be received from there for the following year 1786, by which arrangement the work of the collection will again be brought onto the old footing, unless some orders to the contrary should be received after the departure of Trompenburg. Secretary, D. J. V. Polanen de Beveren. Agrees. No. 7. 1 Copy 258 To the Right Honorable Rawson Hart Boddam Esqr., President for all affairs of the British Nation and Governor of His Majesty's Castle, together with the Gentlemen Members of the Select Committee at Bombay. Right Honorable Sir and Gentlemen, We had the honor on the 9th of this month to receive Your Honors' favored letter of the 3rd preceding, whereby Your Honors are pleased to inform us that it is not in your power at present to restore our Directorate and the possessions of the Honorable Dutch Company at Souratta, or to permit us to hoist the Dutch flag there, pursuant to the 5th Article of the Preliminary Treaty of Peace concluded at Paris on the 2nd of September 1783, because in the 9th Article the respective High Contracting Parties have agreed that the period for the restitution between Great Britain and Holland shall be the same as between Great Britain and France, and that the Marquis de Bussy, on behalf of the latter-mentioned Crown, has refused to return Trincomalee in the manner demanded by the Commissioners of Great Britain; and when the aforementioned Preliminary Articles of Peace were signed at Paris on the 2nd of September, the respective
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Den 31: December 1784. de Nevenstaande requesten Heen Hloog Edelhedens aan te bie den. te laeten verseld gaen van het voorschryven deser ver gaedering en van een versoek aan wel gemelde Hooge Gebiederen om op deselve een gunstig re„ guard te slaen terwyl deese vergaedering sig in gemoede werp ligt vind om Haer Hoog Edelhe den seer respectaeus te versekeren dat het gepo„ seerde van voorseijde Peperhoven bij sijn eerst voormelde request omtrent de duurte der lee 1 rensmiddelen in souratta sedert 8 a 10 Sac„ ren herwaerts in vergelyking van vroege jae¬ ren de suyverer en opregte waerheid is. Ingelyker voegen wierd verstaan om Hoog ge„ melde Haar Hoog Edelheden veer respectueur aan te bieden de ondervolgende gegeevene reques¬ ten aan hoogest deselve alle houdende versoe ken. 256 Den 31e December 1784 van den oppermees„ ken om bij de vervulling van de Post van Hoofd administrateur deser Directie en de verschan singen welke er door wel gemelde Hooge Ge¬ biederen souden mogen worden gemaekt ten gunstigen te worden bedagt respective te weeten - den Pakhuysmeester Wiardi Fis caal Monte Secretaris van Polanen de Bevere en den Boekhouder en Resident te Brootchio waerneemend. Meyer de Boekhouder en Cassier Roetf en de specificatie Eindelyk wierd nog verstaen om de door den opper ter g'approbeerd - meester Peperhooven ingediende specificatie „ van ingekogte maedicamenten in plaats van de aengebragte bedurvene met Trompenburg tot een bedraegen van rop . 125„ 34 te appro„ beeren. Nagesien Ms. Isaaks draegen en uit Cassa te laten voldoen Aldus gedaen en Geresolveert en Geparresteert in Nederlands Comptoir Souratta ten dage Maend en Jaere voormeld (was ge¬ tekent / A I Sluysken Et Ns wiarder M Monte SI van Polanen de Bevere : Van Polanen de bevere N Accordeert. Ceor. Den 31e December 1784 257 te Souratta op. Woensdag den 12 Januarij 1785. De laaste resolutie van den 31 December des gepasseerden jaers wierd aenvankelyk geresumeert en G'approbeerd wierd in vergaedering overgelegd de door den Heer Gesaghebber geformeerde Eysch van koopmanschappen en benodigdheden voor het boekjaer 178 5/6 voor deese Directie, welke na voorgaende =attente resumtie wierd goed gevonden alsoo aan Haer Hoog E„ „delhedens te laeten afgaen met Eerbiedig versoek dat deselve zoo veel mogelyk moge worde voldaen voornamentlyk — mede ten aensien van het Thin dat thans op een seer hooge prys is Jn aenschouw genomen sijnde dat het ten aansiens van den insaem van Lijwaeten katoenen en syde kleeden niet al„ leen omtrent eenige seer moeylyk en wisselvallig is om den daer van gedaen wordende Petitien wanneer die eerst in oc„ tober het geen het vroegste is dat de scheepen hier aanko„ men worden aengebragt in te samelen en te versenden met die selfde scheepen welke de eisschen aenbrengen maer dat sulx over het generael genomen en voornament lyk omtrent de syde patolaas lape kankenia voor In dien mitsgaders de Chitsen en andere sortementen — voor Nederland volstrekt onmogelyk is, zoo wierd goed ge„ vonden en verstaen om terwyl men met den susaem van de op den laasten Eisch onvoldaene gebleevene sude Pa„ tolaes voortvaeren sal Haer Hoog Edelheden bij de af gaende missive eerbiedig te versoeken dat ons met Extract uyt de Resolutien genomen in Raade van Politie de de in het najaer herwaerts komende scheepen mag worden toegesonden een dubbelden Eisch namentlijk van die goede ren welke Haer Hoog Edelheden begeeren dat nog in dit Na„ Welke hoogst deselve voor den Jare 17869 vorderen sullen ine jaar worden voldaen en van die ^ welke laatste de aanbesteed in Jaar e ge als dan in maart van het laastgenoemde vder sal kun¬ nen geschieden volgens de oude gewoonte en om in dewelke mede ten opsigte van te geraeken velgend de goederen voor Nederland wierd ver der verstaen om de aen de nu afgaende petitie voor het Jaer 1782 die men in den insaem gevolgd is nog man queerende Leywaeten en Catoene garens benevens de chitsen te laeten aenmaken en in gereedheid bren gen om in December aenstaende patria waarts te kunnen worden versonden, en om de van daer te on fangene Eisschen dan voor het volgende jaer 1786 in te samelen door welke schikkinge het werk van den insaem weder op den ouden voet sal syn gebragt ten waere er naer het vertrek van Trompenburg ee„ nige ordres ter Contrarie mogte worden ontfangen Ceer D J: V Polanen de beveren Accordeert No. 7. 1 Copia 258 Aan den Wel Edele Groot Agtbaeren Heer Rawson Sart Boddam Esqr: President voor alle saken van de Britsche Natie en Gouverneur van Zyn Majesteits Casteel, Beneevens; De Heeren Leeden van het Select Committéé te Bombay Wel Edele Groot Agtbaere Heer. ^en Heeren Wij hebben d' Een gehad op den 9e: deeser te Ontfangen Uwel Ed: Gehonoreerde van den 3. ' daar bevorens„ waarby uwel Ed, ons gelieven te melden, dat het Thans niet in haar vermogen is om onse Directie, en de besittingen van de Edele Nederlands Compagnie te sounatte te restitueeren, of onstoete staan Om de Nederlandse Vlag daar in te heyssen, overeenkomstig met het 5:e Articul van het Peliminaire vreedes Fractaat gestooten te Parys den 2:e September 1783, Om dat in het 9:e Articul. de weedersydse Hooge Contracteerende Partyen syn overeengekoomen, dat het Tydstip van de Weder„ „jaeve tusschen Groot Brittanien & Holland het zelve sal syn als tusschen Groot Brittanien en Vrankryk, en dat den Marquis de Bussy, van weegen de Laatst gem: Kroon gewey„ „gerd heeft Frinconomale te rug te geeven, sodanig als het door de Commissarissen van Groot Brittanien geEijscht wierd, en„ Wanneer de Faliminaine Vreedes Articulen voormeld den 2: September te Parys geteekend syn, Schynen de Weder„ „sydsche
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plenipotentiaries for the best time to be appointed, because it was necessary, so says the 9th Article of the aforesaid preliminaries, that a fixed period for the restitutions and evacuations to be made should be determined, to have taken that which would be designated for the restitutions and evacuations between Great Britain and France, for reasons, firstly, that the time of the restitutions between Great Britain and Holland could in some cases depend on that which was to take place between the first-mentioned kingdom and France, with respect to such places as Trinconomale, which first had to be received back by Great Britain from France before that kingdom could restore them to the Republic of Holland; secondly, that the time of the surrenders or restitution between France and Great Britain was not yet determined at that time, as the Definitive Treaty between both those Powers was concluded only thereafter, namely on the 3rd of September 1783; at least it may be established with certainty that it was never the intention of His Britannic Majesty, nor of Their High Mightinesses, to intend to determine by the specification of time in this manner that, if the restitutions or evacuations between the first-mentioned Kingdom and France encountered any obstruction, delay, or refusal from one of the two powers whereby the same were not effected, in such a case the restitutions and evacuations between Great Britain and Holland must also be neglected and remain unexecuted. If this had been the will and agreement of the High Contracting Parties, there is not even a shadow of a doubt that this agreement would have been expressed and clearly stated in a subsequent Article. It has therefore astonished us to the utmost when we perceived from Your Honour's aforementioned letter that Your Honour refuses, on such a sought-after pretext, to restore and evacuate to us this Directorate and the possessions of the Honourable Company at Souratte. A refusal, Gentlemen, which is all the stranger and must be the more indefensible in view of the second reason which Your Honour is pleased to give for it, namely the refusal of the Marquis de Bussy to restore Trinconomale as demanded by the Commissioners of Great Britain. For whatever the demands of these Commissioners may have been, and in whatever manner the refusal of the Marquis de Bussy may be, it is certain that the Honourable Dutch Company is the suffering party thereby, because it remains deprived of the recovery and reinstatement in these its possessions, and that it is contrary to all justice and equity that Your Honour should refuse to the said Honourable Company the restitution and evacuation of any of its possessions which have been brought into Your Honour's power by the fortune of war, because by the refusal of the Marquis de Bussy you are unable to restore Trinconomale as well; or to put it more briefly, Your Honour is pleased to refuse the restitution and evacuation of a part because you cannot yet restore everything. We request that Your Honour please rectify conduct so contrary to the concluded Preliminary Articles of Peace (which according to the public newspapers were already transformed on the 20th of May last into a definitive Peace Treaty) and satisfy the lawful requisition of our High Superiors by immediately restoring and evacuating to us the Honourable Company's possessions at Souratte with everything belonging thereto, and at the same time reinstating us in all those privileges and ancient customs to which the Honourable Company is entitled, and of which it was in the free enjoyment and possession at the time Your Honour took this Directorate by force of arms and placed yourselves in possession thereof, and of which we now remain deprived in an unheard-of manner, such that in the provisioning and care of the ship Trompenburg, which, as we had the honour to inform Your Honour in our letter of the 26th of October last, lies in the Souratte Roadstead with a full cargo of merchandise, as well as now in its unloading, we have met with many hardships, over and above the great damages and injuries which are inflicted upon the said Honourable Dutch Company by Your Honour's refusal, such as an unheard-of increase of tolls, infinitely greater expenses, and losses in unloading at a remote, unusual place, the danger to which the merchandise is exposed in the city, and finally a total decay of our wharf and the piers which
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„sydsche gemagtigdens voor de best te benoemene Tyd dewyl het nodig was, dus segt het 9„e Articul der voorzeide praeli„ „minairen, dat een vast Tydpense tot de te doene wedergaeven, en Ontruymangen Coepaeld wierd, te hebben genomen deese dewelke voor de weedergaeven en Ontruymingen tusschen Groot Brittannien en Vrankryke soude genoemd worden, Om reedenen, Eerstelyk, dat de Tyd der weeder te ruggaven tusschen Groot Brittannien, en Holland in sommige ge„ vallen konde afhankelyk syn van die, welke tusschen eerstgem: ryk, en Vrankryse stonden te geschieden, ten aansien van diergelyke plaatsen als Princonomale die eerst door Groot Brittanien moesten worden te rug ontfangen van Vranknyse alvoorens dat ryk se aan de Repilblick van Holland te rug geeven konde, Eer Ten Tweeden, dat de tyd van de overgaeven of restitutie tusschen Vrankryk en Groot Brittanien toen nog niet be„ „paald was, als zynde het Definitive Tractaat tusschen bieide die Mogentheden eerst daarna, of wel den 3' Sep:t 1783 geslooten, ten minsten mag men met versekerdheid vast stellen dat het nimmer de Intentie van zyn Groot Brittannische Majesteit, nog van haar Hoog Mogende is geweest; om door de bepaelinge van Tyd in deeser Voegen te willen vast stellen, dat soo de weedergawen of Ontruymingen tusschen Eerstgem: Ryk, en Vrankryk eenige stremming, vertraeging, ofte weigering van een van beide de moogentheeden ontmoeten waar door de selve niet geeffectueerd wierden, in sulk een geval ook de weedergaeven en Ontruymingen tusschen Groot Bris„ „tannien 259 tannien & Holland moesten worden nagelaeten en buy¬ ten Executie blyven, so dit de wille en overeenkomst der Hooge Contracteerende partyen was geweest, er is selfs geen schaduwe van twyteling, of deese Cversen komst soude by ven Volgend Articul uitgedrukt en klaarlijk gesteld syn Het heeft ons dus ten uitersten verbaasd wanneer we 6:6 uit de voormelde messive van UwelEd: hebben ontwaard: dat duwels d:' ons op sulk een gesogt voorwendsel Weigeren om ons deese Directie, en de besittingen van de Edele Comp: te sounatte weder te geeven, en te ontruymen. Eene Weygering; Myne Heeren, die nog te Vreemder is, en onverantwoordelyker moet syn: uit aansien van de Tweede reeden, welke Uwel Ed, daar voor gelieven te geeven, Namentlyk de Weygering van de Marguis de Bussy om Trinconomale te rug te geeven sodanig als het door de Commissarissen van Groot Brittannien geEyscht word, want hoedanig de vorderingen deeser Commissarissen mogen geweest sijn, en in welker voegen de Weigering van de Marquis de Bussy syn mag, seker is het dat de Edele Nederlandse Comp:e daar by de Lydende Partye is, om dat ze van de te rug erlanging, en wederherstelling in deeze haare besittingen verstoken blyft, en dat het met alle regt en billykheid stryd, dat UwelEd: gedagte Edele Comp: weigeren de weedergaeve en ontruyming van eenige van haer besittingen, welke door het tot des Oorlogs in Uwel Ed: vermoo„ „gen gebragt syn, om dat door de weigering van de Marquis de Bussy buiten staat geraakt syn Om ook Frincondmale weder te geeven, of om het korter te seggen. UwelEd: gelieven de wedergave, en ontruiming van een gedeelte te weigeren, om dat dat nog niet alles weedergeeven kunnen Wy versoeken dat Uwel Ed:s een gedrag soo strydig met de geslootene Praeliminaire veeedes Articulen (welke volgens de publicque Nieuws papieren reets den 20 Mey laestleeden, in een definativ Hereedes Tractaet Getrans„ „formeerd syn:/ gelieve te rectifieeren, en aan de regtma„ „tige requisitie van onse Hooge superieuren te voldoen, door aan ons datetyk de Ed: Comp:e besittingen te Soeratte met het geen daar toe behoord weder te geeven, en te ontruymen, en ons tevens te herstellen in alle die Voor„ „regten, & oude herkomens, waar toe de Ed: Comp: gereg„ „tigd is, en van dewelke te in het vrye genot ende pos„ „cessie is geweest ten tyden UwelEd. deese Directie door de Wapenen genomen en sig in de besittinge derzelve gesteld hebben, en van dewelke wethans op eene on„ gehoorde Wyse verstooken blyven, sodanig dat wein de proviandeering, en versorging van het schip Trom„ =penburg, dat so als we d' Eer hadden dewel Ed: by onsen Brieff van den 26e. Octob:r sleed: te bedeelen, met een volle Lading Koopmanschappen ter souratse Rheede legt, mitsgaders nu in desselfs Ontlossing veele hardigheeden ontmoet hebben, buiten, en behalven nog de Groote schaden en nadeelen welke aan geseide Edele Nederlandse Comp:s door Uwel Ed: weggeving worden toegebragt, als there zyn, een Ongehoorde vermeerdering van Tollen, Oneindig grotere Ongelden, en verliesen by het Lossen op een afgeleegene Ongewoone plaats, het gevaar waar aan de Koopmanschappen in de stad worden bloot gesteld, en eindelyk een Totaal verval van onsen Werff en de hoofden welke
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260 which Your Honors refuse to let us repair and maintain. Should Your Honors, after this remonstrance which rests on the sound interpretation that must always be given to all treaties, contracts, and agreements in unforeseen events, without interpreting them arbitrarily, and which consequently has reason and justice as its foundation, nevertheless continue in Your Honors' unlawful refusal that conflicts with the concluded peace, we must, however reluctantly, protest against it in the most emphatic manner, as we do hereby protest against it in the strongest terms, in the name and on behalf of Their High Mightinesses the States General of the United Netherlands, our High Sovereigns, and the Noble Dutch East India Company, reserving to Them the right to demand from this refusal of Your Honors such satisfaction as Their said High Mightinesses shall in due time deem appropriate. Finally, we take the liberty to thank Your Honors most humbly for the obliging congratulations contained in Your Honors' aforementioned letter of 3 November regarding our promotions; we are also particularly sensible of the expressions which Your Honors are pleased to make therein toward maintaining the friendship so happily restored between the two nations; and while we shall never fail to contribute everything in our power toward that end, we hope that our aforesaid reasons and and motives will persuade Your Honors to comply with the aforementioned Preliminary Articles of Peace. With which we have the honor to be with respect, underneath stood: Right Honorable Sir and Gentlemen, lower: Your Honors' most humble and obedient servants, was signed: A: J: Sluisken, E: N: Wiards, M: Monte, I: C: van Polanen de Bevere. In the margin: Surat, 18 November 1784. Examined Ms: Isaaks Agrees J: van Polanen de Bevere No 8: Copy Gentlemen Abraham Josias Sluysken Esqr. Director &c. Council for the affairs of the Dutch Nation at Surat The Honble the Governor General and Council in consequence of an application to them from the Honble Governor General and Council at Batavia and an appeal from the Government at Columbo against the delays which have arisen in the execution of the stipulations of the Treaty, having thought proper to deliver over the Factories and Warehouses belonging to the Dutch Nation in Bengal, and restored them to their Priviledges, except in hoisting a Flag, which is not to be allowed of until they shall have heard of the final execution of the definitive Treaty with France by the Marquis de Bussy. To evince our real inclination to contribute all in our power to continue the harmony so lately established between the two Nations, we have determined to pursue the same line of conduct, as Sel. Commee 261 Surat: - far far as local circumstances will permit, and now forward the necessary orders to our Chief and Council at Surat to carry our intentions into immediate execution. We have the honour to remain Gentlemen Your humble & most obedient servants signed Bombay Castle 6th. January 1785. A True Copy P: V: van Polanen de Bevere Rawson Hart Boddam N Stackhouse L. Nilson John Torlesse Agrees 262 Translation of a letter written by the Honorable Governor and Select Committee of Bombay to the Right Honorable Director and Council of this Directorate, dated 6 January 1785 and received on the 15th ditto. Gentlemen, The Honorable Governor General and Council, in consequence of an application to them from the Honorable the Governor General of Batavia, and of an appeal from the Government at Colombo against the delays that have arisen in the execution of the stipulations of the treaty, having thought fit to return the factories and warehouses belonging to the Dutch Nation in Bengal, and to restore them to their privileges, except for that of hoisting a flag, which shall not be permitted until they shall have been informed of the final execution of the definitive treaty by the Marquis de Bussy. To convince Your Honors of our actual inclination inclination to cooperate with everything in our power toward the continuance of the harmony so recently restored between the two nations, we have resolved to follow the same rules of conduct, so far as local circumstances will allow, and we now send the necessary orders to our Chief and Council at Surat to bring these our intentions into immediate execution. We have the honor to remain, underneath stood: Gentlemen, lower: Your Honors' humble and obedient servants, was signed: R. H. Boddam, N: Stackhouse, L. Nilson, and John Torlesse. In the margin: In the Castle of Bombay, 6 January 1785. P. V. van Polanen de Bevere Agrees To Copy 263 A True Copy Abraham Josias Sluysken Esqr. Director &a. Council for the affairs of the Dutch Nation Surat Gentlemen We have now the pleasure to acquaint you that conformable to our superiors orders Messrs. Lewis & Crockatt are appointed Commissaries on the part of the British Nation to deliver over to you the Factory, Warehouses, Papers &ca. belonging to your Nation, now in our possession. We have the honor to remain Gentlemen Your most obedient humble servants signed Thomas Day Wm. Lewis Daniel Crockatt J. Warden John Spencer P: V: Roberts Agrees A True Copy P. J. van Polanen de Bevere Surat 14th. January 1785
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260 welke Uwel Ed: ons weigeren te laeten repareeren, en Onderhouden. souden uwel Ed: na deeze remonotnantie die steund op de gesonde interpretatie welke men by onvoorziene gebeurtenissen tog altoos aan alle Tractaaten, Contracten en overeenkomsten geven moet, sonder deselve wille„ „keurig uit te leggen. en bij gevolg de reeden en regtma„ „tigheid ten grondslag heeft, nog inderselver Onwettige en met de geslootene Vreede strydende weigering in gedrag blyven blyven voortvaeren, so moeten wy, hoe ongaarn ook, op het allernadrukkelykste daar teegen Protesteeren, soo als we daar teegens ten krag„ „tigsten protesteeren door deesen, uit naam, en de van weegens Hunne Hoog Mogende de Heeren Staaten ^onse Hooge Souverainen Generaal der Vereenigde Nederlanden ^ en de Edele Neederlandse Oost Jndische Compagnie, aan hoogst Dezelve reserveerende om van deese Uwel Ed: Weggeringe sodanige voldoening te vorderen als welmelde Hunne Hoog Mogende in der Tyd sullen bevinden te behooren Eyndelyk neemen wy nog de Vryheid dewelEd: seer needrig te bedanken voor de verpligtende vergelukking by derselver voorzeide Messive van den 3:e November vervat, Omtrent onse bevorderingen, ook zyn wy by„ sonder gevoelig, soo over de betuigingen welk dewel Ed=s ons daar by gelieven te doen, tot onderhouding der Vriend„ „schap welke so gelukkig tusschen de Twee Natien hersteld is, & terwyl wy nimmer sullen nalaeten daar toe meede aante wenden alles wat in ons vermogen syn zal, soo hoopen wy dat de voormelde Onse reedenen en en motiven Uwel Ed: sullen persuadeeren ter voldoeninge aan de meergem: Praeliminaire Vreedes Articulen. Waar meede d'Eer hebben met respect te zin. (:onderstond:) Wel Edele Groot Agtbaere Heer, en Heeren /:Laeger/ groot Gijteg uwel Ed:s Agtb: seer Ootmoedige, en Onderdanige Dienaeren /:was geteekend:/ A: J: Sluisken, E: N: Wiards, M: Monte, I: C: van Polanen de Bevere, /:in Margine:/ Souratte den 18 November. 1784. Nagezien Ms: Isaaks Accordeert J: Van Colanen de Leven No 8: so Copy Gentlemen Abraham Josias Sluyshen Esqr. Director &c. Council for the affairs of the Dutch Nation a The Houble the Governor General and Council in Consequence of an application to them from the Honble Governor General and Council at Batavia and an appeal from the Government at Columbo again¬ A the delays which have arisen in the Execution of the stipulations of the Treaty, having thought Proper to deliver over the Factories and Warehouses belonging to the Dutch Nation in Bengal, and restared them to ^thavel . their Priviledges Except in hoisting a Flag, which is not to be allowed of until they shall have heard of the final Execution of the definitive Treaty with France by the Marques d: Bussy To evince our real Inclination to Con= tribute all in our Power to Continue the Harmony so lately established between the Two Nations, we have determined to Pursue the same line of Conduct, as Sel„ Commee 261 Surat: - far far as local Circumstances will Permit, and now forward the Necessary Orders to our Chief and Council at Surat to Carry our Intentions into Immediate Execution We have the honour to remain Gentlemen your humble & most Obedient servants /signd/ Bombaij Castle 6e. January 1785, A True Copy P:V: Van Lolanen de bevast Rawson Hart Boddam N Stackhouse L. Nilson John Forlesse Accordeert Ceor 262 2 Translaat Eener Missive geschreeven door de Ed gou verneur en Seleet Committé van Bom baij Aen den wel Edelen Achtbaeren Gesaghebber en Raed deser Directie gedateerd den 6 Januarij 1785 en ontfangen den 15 Dito Myne Heeren Den Honorabelen Gouverneur Generaal en Raed in gevol„ ge van eene applicatie aen deselve van den schonorabelen den Gouverneur Generaal van Batavia, en van een beroep /: appeal van het Gouvernement te Colombo te „gen de vertragingen die geresen sijn in de uitvoering van de overeenkomsten van het traclaat, hebbende goed gedagt van de Factorien, en Pakhuysen be horende aen de Hollandsche Natie in Bengalen, te rug te geven, en deselve in haere voorrigten te herstellen, uitgesonderd in dat van een vlagte hees schen, het welke niet sal wesen toegestaen tot dat se Sullen onderregt sijn van de finaele exe¬ cutie van het difinitive tractaet door de Man„ quis De Bussij om ued te overtuygen van onse dadelyke gene„ gentheid — an gentheid om met alles wat in ons vermogen is mede te wer„ ken tot de voortduurentheid van de harmonie zoo on„ „langs tusschen de twee Natien hersteld, hebben wi beslooten om deselve regels van gedrag te volgen, soo verre als plaatselijke omstandigheden wil gedagen, en wij senden nu de noodsaekelyke beveelen aen on sen Chef en Raed te Suratie, om dese onse ontente dadelyk ter Executie te brengen. Wij hebben d'eer te blyven /:onderstond:/ Myne Heeren /:laeger:/ uwelede ootm: en onderdanige Dienaeren /was getekend:/ ReH: Boddam N: Stackhouse & Nilson en John Forlesche /:in marginie :/ in het Casteel van Bombay den 6 Januarij 1785 :d: Van Holanen de bevegs Accordeert To Copy 263 A Frie Copy Abraham Josias Huysken Esqr. Director &a. Council for the affairs of the Dutch Nation Surat Gentlemen We have now the pleasure to acquaint you that Conformalle to our superiors Orders Messrs. Lewis & Crockatt are appointed Commissaries on the part of the British Nation to deliver Over to you the Factory Warehouses, Papers &ca. belonging to your Nation, now in our Possession We have the honor to remain Gentlemen your most O bedient humble servants /signd/ Thomas Day WmC W„m Lewis Daniel Crockatt J„ Warden John Spencer P: V Roberts Accordeert H. Trun Copij J:J an holanen de beverch Surat 14e. January 1785 Seurs af 8:
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264 Translation of a letter written by the English Chief and Council of Souratta to the Right Honorable Lord Acting Director and Council of this Directorate dated the 14th of January and received on the 15th of the same month in the year 1785 at one o'clock in the afternoon. Gentlemen, We now have the pleasure of informing you that, in accordance with the orders of our superiors, Messrs. Lewis and Crokatt have been appointed as Commissioners on the part of the English Nation, to hand over to you the Factory, Warehouses, papers, etc., belonging to your Nation, and now in our possession. We have the honor to remain, Gentlemen, Your Honors' humble and obedient servants. Signed: Thomas Daij, W:m Lewis, Daniel Crokatt, F: Warden, John Spencer, P N Roberts. In the margin: Suratt 14 January 1785. Van Polanen Agrees. Secretary Copy 265 We, the Chief and Council of the Dutch Company at Souratta, acknowledge and declare hereby that we have this day received from the Gentlemen Lewis and Crokatt, as Commissioners of the English Nation, the Factory, Warehouses, as well as the Garden belonging to the aforesaid Dutch Company, as we have furthermore received all the Papers which were sealed at the capture of the Directorate, in the very same state as they were, except three books, being the memoir of Messrs. Schreuder and Senff and the secret letters, which aforesaid Commission has undertaken to return as soon as possible. And since the Firmans have not yet been handed over either, it has been agreed that this shall take place tomorrow, whereupon we, the undersigned, shall grant a receipt thereof, at which time the transfer by the aforesaid Gentlemen shall subsequently be delivered. Suratte, the 15th of January 1785. Signed: A: J: Sluysken C:l N:s Wiardi M=s Monte Agrees. P: V: Van Polanen Secretary No. 9. Outgoing Letters to the Foreign Nations, in the Year 1784. No: 10 Copy 266 To the Right Honorable Thomas Daij, Esquire, Chief of all affairs of the Honorable English Company and Governor of the Mogul's Castle and fleet, Together with The Council at Souratta. Gentlemen, The wooden piers in front of the Dutch wharf, where we must unload all our boats and vessels, have for some time been so dilapidated and partly washed away by the strong current of the river that they cannot be used at all without a major repair or complete renewal. I therefore request that Your Honors will have the goodness to allow me to repair them or, if necessary, renew them, now that peace has happily been restored to such an extent; thereby, Gentlemen, not only will the remainder of these piers be preserved from further washouts and the Dutch Company from greater damage, but without this necessary improvement or renewal, we would be unable to unload the ships that might come here this year, all the more so now that the warehouse we had near the Castle has burned down. Wherewith I have the honor to be with all respect, Gentlemen, Your Honors' very humble and obedient servant. Signed: A: J: Sluysken. In the margin: Souratte, the 25th of September 1784. To 266 To the Right Honorable Thomas Daij, Esquire, Chief of all affairs of the Honorable English Company and Governor of the Mogul's Castle and fleet, Together with The Council at Souratta. Gentlemen, The wooden piers in front of the Dutch wharf, where we must unload all our boats and vessels, have for some time been so dilapidated and partly washed away by the strong current of the river that they cannot be used at all without a major repair or complete renewal. I therefore request that Your Honors will have the goodness to allow me to repair them or, if necessary, renew them, now that peace has happily been restored to such an extent; thereby, Gentlemen, not only will the remainder of these piers be preserved from further washouts and the Dutch Company from greater damage, but without this necessary improvement or renewal, we would be unable to unload the ships that might come here this year, all the more so now that the warehouse we had near the Castle has burned down. Wherewith I have the honor to be with all respect, Gentlemen, Your Honors' very humble and obedient servant. Signed: A: J: Sluysken. In the margin: Souratte, the 25th of September 1784. Copy To
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264 Translaat Eener Missive geschreeven door den Engelschen Chef en raad van Souratta aen den Wel Edle. Heer Gesaghebber en Raed deser Directie gedateerd den 14e Januarij en ontfangen den 15 dito A. o 1785 Smiddags om Een uur Myn Heeren Wij hebben nu het vermaek om Uw te in„ „formeeren dat over eenkomstig. de orders van onse superieuren de Heeren Lewis, and Crokatt benoemd sijn tot Commis „sarissen van de sijde van de Engel„ sche Natie, om aen uw over te gee„ „ven de Factorij Pakhuisen papieren ren &ca:, behoorende aen Uw Natie, en nu in ons besittinge — Wij hebben d' Eer te verblyven /:onderstond:/ Myne Heeren (lager/ uweledele onderdanige en ootmoedi ge Dienaeren /was getekend:/ Thomas Daij, W:m Lewis, Daniel Crokatt, F: Warden, John Spencer, P N Roberts, /in marginie:/ Suratt 14 Jann: 1785 Van Polanen de bevenh Accordeert Ceert Copia 265 Wij „ het en raad van de Hollandsche Comps te souratta erkennen en de verklaeren hier mede dat wij op heeden hebben ontfangen van de Hcheeren Lewis rokatt als Gecommitteerdens van de Engelsche Natie, de Factorij Pakhuysen mitsgaders de Thuijn behorende aan voorsze. Hollandse Compe. gelyk wij verders hebben ont„ fangen alle de Papieren welke bij 't inneemen der Directie verseguld geweest sijn, in die selve staet als die syn geweest except drie boeken sijnde de memorie van de Heeren Schrea der en Seuff en de secreete brieven welke voorsz: Commis sie heeft aangenomen, Zoo ras mogelyk te sullen te rg geven, En also de Fermans ook nog niet overgegeeven sijn, so is over eengekomen dat sulks op morgen ge„ schieden sal, sullen wij ondergeschreeve daar van quitantie verleenen wanneer als dan vervolgens de aen neeming van de voorsz Hleeren zullen worden overgeleverd. Suratte den 15:e Januarij 1785 /:Get:/ A: J Sluysken Col C:l N:s Wiardi M=s Monte Accordeert P: V: Ve Polanen de bevont Seerk N 9. Afgaande Brieven aan de Vreemde Natien, d' Ao. 1784. No: 10 Copia 266 Aan den welEdelen Heer Thomas Daij schildknaap Cheff voor alle saeken van de Edele Engelsche Compagnie en Gouverneur van s Mogols Casteel en vloot Benevens Den Raad te souratta Mijne Heeren. De Houte hoofden voor de hollandse werff, alwaer we alle onse Booten en vaartuijgen ontladen moeten, Sijn se¬ „derd eenigen tijd sodanig vervallen en door de Sterke stroom der revier gedeeltelijk weg geroerd dat deselve in het geheel niet gebruijkt worden kunnen, sonder een groote reparatie of geheele vernieuwinge. Ik versoeke daarom dat uw wel Ed:n de goedheijd gelieven te heb„ „ben om mij toe te staan dat ik deselve nu de vreede so verre ge„ „lukkig hersteld is repareeren of des noods vernieuwen mag hier door sullen Mlijne Heeren het overschot van deese hoofden voor verdere wegstromingen de hollandse Compagnie voor meerder schaeden worden bewaerd, niet alleen maar sonder deese noodwendige verbetering of vernieuwing, souden we buijten staet Sijn om de Scheepen die mogelijk deesen Jaere her¬ „waerts komen sullen te lossen, te minder nu het Pakhuijs dat we bij het Casteel hebben gehad afgebrand is. waer mede de Eer heb met alle agting te sijn /:onderstond:/ Mijne Heeren. /:lager:/ uwwelEd:s seer ootmoedige en gehoor„ „saeme Dienaar /:was getekend :/ A: I: Huijsken /: in margine:/ Souratte den 25:' September 1784: Aan 266 Aan den welEdelen Heer Thomas Daij schildknaap Cheff voor alle saeken van de Edele Engelsche Compagnie en Gouverneur van s Mogols Casteel en vloot Benevens Den Raad te souratta Mijne Heeren. De Houte hoofden voor de hollandse werff, alwaer we alle onse Booten en vaartuijgen ontladen moeten, Sijn Se¬ „derd eenigen tijd sodanig vervallen en door de Sterke stroom der revier gedeeltelijk weg geroerd dat deselve in het geheel niet gebruijkt worden kunnen, sonder een groote reparatie of geheele vernieuwinge. Ik versoeke daarom dat uwwelEd:n de goedheijd gelieven te heb„ „ben om mij toe te staan dat ik deselve nu de vreede so verre ge„ „lukkig hersteld is repareeren of des noods vernieuwen mag hier door sullen Mijne Heeren het overschot van deese hoofden voor verdere wegstroming en de hollandse Compagnie voor meerder schaeden worden bewaerd, niet alleen maar sonder deese noodmendige verbetering of vernieuwing, Souden we buijten staet sijn om de Scheepen die mogelijk deesen Jaere her„ „waerts komen sullen te lossen, te minder nu het Pakhuijs dat we bij het Casteel hebben gehad afgebrand is. waer mede de Eer heb met alle agting te sijn /:onderstond:/ Mijne Heeren. /:lager:/ uwwelEd:s seer ootmoedige en gehoor„ „saeme Dienaar /:was getekend:/ A: I: Hluijsken /: in margine:/ Souratte den 25:' September 1784: Copia Aan
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Gentlemen. To the same as before We have the honour to send Your Honours the enclosed our letter to the Right Honourable Lord Governor and Council of Bombaij, with the request to deliver the same to them as soon as possible; from the copy of the translation thereof which we attach hereto, Your Honours will observe that it is directed to request from Their Right Honourable Lordships the restitution of the possessions which the Dutch Company had at Souratta and at Brootchia before the war, and which were taken from the same by force of arms. And as we feel assured that Your Honours' aforementioned superiors will immediately cooperate towards the execution and enforcement of the concluded preliminaries, and thus comply with the requisition of our High Superiors, we take the liberty to repeat the request made by Mr. Sluijsken to Your Honours by missive of 25 7ber 1784: to permit us to repair and renew the wooden piers in front of the Dutch wharf, where we must unload our goods, and which are completely unusable. The appearance of a ship of the Dutch Company in these roads makes this repair so utterly necessary that it requires no further demonstration, and if Your Honours, Gentlemen, would permit us, while we await the reply of Your Honours' superiors, and during the time that the wharf will still be in Your Honours' power, to unload the most necessary things from the ship there in the meantime according to ancient custom, a service and friendship would thereby be rendered to us, wherefore we also request the same hereby. We have the honour to be with respect, below stood, Gentlemen, lower, Your Honours' most humble and obedient servants, was signed, A: I: Sluijsken, E: N: Wiardi, M: Monté, and I: J: van Polanen de Bevere, in the margin, Souratta the 26th October 1784. To the Right Honourable Lord Rawson Hart Boddam Esquire President on behalf of the Honourable English East India Company and Governor of His Majesty's Castle together with The Council at Bombaij Right Honourable Lord and Gentlemen. Our High Superiors having thought fit to commission us for the retaking possession of the Dutch possessions at Souratta and at Brootchia with whatever has belonged thereto, we have the honour to present herewith to Your Honours the missive of our aforementioned High Superiors to Your Honours, requesting in this regard the appointment of commissioners by Your Honours for the handover to us of all the possessions which the Dutch Company had here before the outbreak of the war, in compliance with the ninth article of the preliminaries of peace signed the 2nd September 1783. Wherewith we have the honour to be with much respect, below stood, Right Honourable Lord and Gentlemen, lower, Your Honours' most humble and obedient servants, was signed, A: I: Sluijsken, E: N: Wiardi, M:s Monté, and I: J: van Polanen de Bevere, in the margin, Souratta the 26th October 1784. To the Right Honourable Lord Rawson Hart Boddam Esquire President on behalf of the Honourable English East India Company and Governor of His Majesty's Castle at Bombaij Right Honourable Lord, I have the honour to communicate to Your Honour my appointment as Chief of the Honourable Dutch Company's affairs at Souratte, trusting that this will be pleasing to Your Honour, in view of the manifold proofs of friendship I have so often received. I have addressed myself by missive of today's date to the Chief and Council here, enclosing a letter from our superiors to Your Honour's Council, containing a request for the return of our factory here, and at Brootchia with whatever belongs thereto; but as I doubt whether a translation will be attached thereto, I have the honour to enclose one for Your Honour's immediate consideration. I hope Your Honour will please direct matters in such a way that the said request may be complied with as soon as possible, whereby Your Honour will particularly and greatly oblige His Excellency the General of Batavia, and from whom Your Honour will receive a letter through Mr. Monte. Presently a rumour is circulating here among the people which, although I can give no credit to it, has nevertheless made me very uneasy, as being of such a nature that it would compel me to send the Honourable Company's ships back unloaded; it is said that an order has come from Bombaij to prevent the unloading of our Company's goods and merchandise at the Dutch wharf at the place where we have done so for many years, and at the time when the wharf was captured, and Your Honour was Chief at Souratte, and to which the Honourable Dutch Company has an unquestionable right, as having been granted to it by Firmans of the Mughal Mahomed Sjha in the year 1729, and which Firmans are even now in the possession of Your Honour's Council here, and can be found under No. 29, and as I think, in bamboo 18, wherein among other privileges it is expressly stated: "It shall be permitted to them, the Dutch Company, to purchase for their own money in the Jingie Bunder outside the walls of Souratta on the river side, a piece of land, and to build there the necessary places for the unloading of their merchandise", which Firman has always been in full force, and still is, being and
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Mijne Heeren. Aan als vooren Dwij hebben de Eer aan uwwelEdn. toe te senden de inleg¬ „gende onse brief aan den welEdelen Groot Agtbaaren Heere Gouverneur en Raad van Bombaij, met versoek om deselve so spoedig mogelijk aan deselver te laeten geworden uijt de Kopie die we van dies translaet deesen bijvoegen sul„ „len uwwel 2d=n ontwaeren dat deselve gerigt is, om van Haar wel Ed: Groot Agtb: te versoeken de te rug gaeve van de besittingen welke de Hollandse Kompagnie voor den oorlogte souratta en te Brootchia gehad heeft, en van deselve door de wapenen genomen zijn. En daar we ons versekerd houden dat welmelde uw welEdn. superieuren dadelijk sullen mede werken ter uijt¬ „wering en ter executie stelling van de gesloten Praelimi„ „narien, en dus aan de requisitie van onse Hooge superi„ „euren voldoen, soo neemen wij de vrijheid om te herhaelen het versoeken door de Heer Sluijsken aan uw welEd=n ge„ „daan bij missive van den 25:e 7ber: 1784: om ons toetestaan, dat de houte hoofden voor de hollandsche werf, alwaar wij onse goederen ontlossen moeten, en die eenemalen on„ „bruijkbaar zijn, te mogen herstellen en vernieuwen. De verscheijning van Een schip der Hollandsche Comp: ter deezer rheede maakt deeze reparatie zoo volstrekt noodsaekelijk dat zij geen verdere adstruitie behoerd, en wilden uwwel Ed=n Mijne Heeren ons toestaan om inmid„ „dens dat wij het antwoord van uwwel Ed=n superieuren verwagten, en geduurende den tijd dat de werff nog in uw welEdn. vermoogen zijn Zal om het noodwendigste van het 267 het schip onmiddens aldaar te ontlossen na oude ge„ „woonte te zoude ons daar meede dienst en vriendschap geschieden, waerom wij het selve ook bij deesen ver¬ „zoeken. wij hebben de Eer met agting te zijn /:onderstond:/ Mijne Heeren! /:lager:/ uwwel Ed:s onderdanigste en gehoor„ „saemste Dienaaren /:was getekend:/ A: I: Sluijsken, E: N: wiardi, M: Monté en I: J: van Polanan de Bevere /: in margine:/ Souratta den 26:' october 1784: Aan den wel Edelen Groot Agtbaaren Heer Rawson Hard Boddam schildknaep Praesident van wegens de Edele Engelsche oost Indische Kompagnie en Gouverneur van Sijn Majesteijts Kasteel Benevens Den Raad te Bombaij WelEdele Groot Agtbaare Heer en Heeren. onse Hooge superieuren hebbende goedgevonden ons te committeren tot den neder overneem van de Holland„ „sche bezittingen te souratta en te Brootchia met het geen daar toe heeft behoord, hebben wij de Eer uwwel Ed=n hier nevens aan te bieden de Missive van welgemel¬ „de onse Hooge superieuren aan uw welEdn ten dezen„ „de versoek tot het benoemen van Commissarissen door uwwel Ed=n ter overgave aan ons van alle de beset„ „tingen die de Nederlandse Kompagnie voor het ont„ „staen van „staen van den oorlog alhier heeft gehad, in voldoenin„ „ge aan het negende articul der mreedes praeliminarien getekend den 2:e September 1783. waar mede de Eer hebben met veel agting te zijn. /:onderstond:/ wel Edele Groot Agtbaere Heer en Heeren. /:lager:/ uwwel Ed:e Groot Agtb:s zeer ootmoedige en Gehoor„ „saeme Dienaaren /:was Getekend:/ A: I: Sluijsken, E: N: wiardi, M:s Monté, en I: J: van Polanan de Bevere /: in margine:/ Souratta den 26:' october 1784: Aan den wel Edelen Groot Agtbaaren Heer Rarson Hard Boddam Schildknaep Praesident van wegens de Edele Engelsche oost Indische Kompagnie en Gouverneur van zijn Majesteijts Kasteel te Bombaij WelEdele Groot Agtbaare Heer! Hebbe de Eere uwwelEd: te communiceeren mijn benoe„ „ming als Chef van 's: E: Nederlandse Comp: saken te sou„ „ratte, met vertrouwen dat sulks uw wel Ed: aangenaem sal voorkomen, aangesien de menigvuldige preuren van vriendschap ik soo dikwijl ontfangen hebbe. Ik hebbe mij selve bij Missive van hedigen datum aan den Chefen Raad alhier geaddresseerd, incloseeren„ „de een brief van onse superieuren aan uwwel Ed:e Raad, in„ „houdende een request voor de te rug gave van onse Facto„ „rij hier, en te Brootchia met het geene daar toe behooren„ „de is, dog alsoo ik twijfele of daar wel een Translaat sal bij gevoegd sijn, soo hebbe de Eere een te incloseeren tot 268 tot uwwelEd: immediate speculatie. Hoope unwel 28e: de Saeken soodaenig sult gelie¬ „ven dirigeeren dat gemelde request so spoedig als mogelijk is mag ingevolgd worden, door het welke uwwelEd, zijn Excellentie den Generaal van Bata„ reel „riat bijsonder en zeer verpligten sult, en van de¬ „welke uwwelEd: een brief door de Heer Monte ont¬ „fangen sult. Thans loopt hier een gerugt onder het volk dat - /:Schoon ik daar geen geloof aan kan slaan :/ mij eg¬ „ter seer ongerust gesteld heeft, als sijnde van soda„ „nig een natuur die mij noodsaken souden om 's: E: Compte: Scheepen ongelost te rug te senden; men segt daar Soude een order van Bombaij gekomen sijn tot verhindering van 't lossen onser Comp:s goe„ „deren en Koopmanschappen aan de hollandse werff ter plaatse daar wij het voor veele Jaaren, en ten tijden wanneer de werff ingenomen wierd, en uw wel Ed:e Cheffte Souratte was, gedaan hebben, en tot het welke de Edele Hollandsche Compagnie een ontwijfelbaar regt heeft, als zijnde haar ver„ „gund bij Firmans van de Mogol Mahomed Sjha in het Jaer 1729, en welke Firmans thans nog in de besitting van uwwelEd: Raad alhier is, en ge¬ „vonden kan worden onder N:o 29: en na ik den„ „ke, in de bamboes 18: alwaar onder andere voor„ „regten wel expresselijk gesegd word„ Het sal „hun /:de Hollandsche Compagnie :/ toegestaan „worden om voor hun eigen geld te koopen in de „jingie Bunder buijten de muuren van Souratta „aan de rivier kant, een stuk land, en aldaar te „maken de noodige plaatsen tot het lossen hun„ „ner koopmanschappen„ welke Firman altoos in volle kragt geweest is, en thans nog is, sijn„ „de en
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never contradicted by any of the English chiefs, and admitted by the Nabab's own handwriting, until the time that we were taken; it would therefore be an unprecedented violation of our privileges, and one which could never be tolerated by us; I therefore most earnestly request to prevent such intentions, if the same should be true, and the unpleasant estrangements that must inevitably result therefrom. I have the honor to be with the utmost respect, Right Honorable Sir Your Right Honorable's obedient and humble servant signed R: I: Sluijsken in the margin: Souratta the 26th of October 1784. To the Honorable Thomas Day, Esquire Chief for the Affairs of the Honorable English Company and Governor of the Mogul's Castle and Fleet, together with the Council at Souratta Gentlemen We have received a missive from Your Honor's Secretary, Mr. Roberts, dated yesterday. We can concede that Your Honors do not regard us as a Council, so long as the possessions of the Company have not been restored; but we flatter ourselves to have the right to be considered as Commissioners of the Honorable Dutch East India Company, duly authorized to demand back from Your Honor's superiors, the Governor and Council of Bombay, and to receive from such Commissioners as they shall appoint for that purpose, the possession of the same Dutch Company at Souratta, etc., and as such to be entitled to a reply from Your Honors' Council. We thank Your Honors for forwarding our letter to the Governor and Council at Bombay, but we are indeed alarmed that Your Honors are pleased to find fit to refuse us, while we await an answer from Bombay, the permission to repair the timber piers in front of the wharf, nor that anything be landed at the wharf, or shipped off, or stored in the warehouses there. The rendering of kindnesses and services is a voluntary act, but forgive us, Gentlemen, when we remark that the interests of the Honorable English Company cannot in any way be prejudiced by repairing the piers, landing the most necessary goods, and using the warehouses before the wharf is surrendered; which must nevertheless shortly happen within a few days, according to the Preliminaries of Peace of 2 September 1783, which already, as we understand, were transformed into a definitive treaty on 20 May last. It will appear incredible to our high superiors when they shall learn that in return for the manifold conveniences which the ships of Your Honors' nation enjoyed in the Company's possessions directly after the conclusion of the armistice, and the accommodation that was shown so recently to the Ministry of Calcutta, when a quantity of One Thousand Lasts of Rice on Java was granted to them to relieve their shortage, we are refused such a slight indulgence. The regret that we feel about this is increased by the conduct of Your Honors' servants, who not only prevent anyone from coming ashore from on board, other than as he stands and walks, and will not permit him to bring along even a shirt for a change of clothes; who yesterday morning, when the sick were brought ashore, prevented our Doctor for a considerable time from going onto the vessel to assist a very dangerously ill patient; and who also yesterday morning prevented 12 empty water casks, which were sent from on board to be slightly repaired by our cooper and then subsequently, filled with water, sent back, from being brought to the wharf, whereby one was forced to send them back. A treatment such as this cannot, we trust, emanate from Your Honors, nor can Your Honors' conduct now be so contrary to what it was during the time that we were Your Honors' prisoners of war, now that peace between the Two Nations has been restored, and that everyone appears obliged to contribute toward the restoration of the good understanding that previously subsisted; wherefore we request that Your Honors will please take such care that we, if it is beyond Your Honors' power to grant us anything, may at least enjoy that which is refused to no nation. With which we have the honor to be, Gentlemen, Your Honors' most humble and obedient servants, signed A:n J:s Huysken, E: N: Wiardi, M:s Monte, I: I: van Polanen, De Bevere in the margin: Souratta the 29 October 1784. To the same as before Gentlemen! After we have looked out for six days for an answer to our letter of 29 October, and had expected in vain that Your Honors would have retracted from refusing our ship that which is not refused even to the most unknown nation, we receive a missive from the secretary of your council, Mr. Roberts, dated yesterday. We request permission to remark that we have given Your Honors' chief that title which His Honor was always given previously, as far as our memory permits. The conduct of Your Honors toward us is so unheard of, that we do not doubt but that it will be condemned by Your Honors' own superiors; never was there an example that any authority or government refused the deputies and plenipotentiaries of a
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„de nimmer door eenige van de Engelsche opperhoof„ „den tegen gesproken, en geadmiteerd door eijgen handschrift van den Nabab, tot den tijd toe dat wij genomen zijn, het soude dierhalven een schending onser voorregten /:sonder voorbeeld :/ sijn, en het wel„ „ke nimmer door ons kon geleeden worden, versoeke dierhalven op het aller ernstigste sulke intenties, indien deselve mogten waar zijn, en de onaange¬ „naame verwijderingen die onvermijdelijk daar uijt moeten voortspruijten voor te koomen. Hebbe de Eere om met de uijterste agting te zijn, /:onderstond:/ wel Edele Groot Agtbaare Heer /:lager:/ unwel Ede: Groot Agtbs: gehoorsaeme en onderdanige Dienaar /:was getekend:/ R: I: Sluijsken /:in margi„ „ne:/ Souratta den 26:e october 1784: Aan den Wel Edelen Heer Thomas Day, Schildknaap Chaffoor de Saaken van de Edele Engelsche Compagnie en Gouverneur van 's Mogials Casteel en Vloot Beneevens Myne Heeren Wij hebben ontfangen eene messive van UwelEd: Secretaris de Heer Roberts, gedateerd op Gisteren. Wij kunnen toestaan dat dewel Ed:s ons voor geene Vergadering aansien, solang de possessien van de Comp:e niet gerestitueerd zyn; maar wij wleygen ons regt te hebben om te worden geconsidereerd, den Raad te Soenatta als 269 als Commissarissen van d' Edele Nederlandsche Oost Jndische Comptn:, in behoorlyke forma gemagtigd, om van Uwel Ede: Supe¬ „„ieuren den Heere Gouverneur en Raad van Bombag tezug te kraagen, en van zodanige Commissarissen als zy daartoe benoemen zullen, te ontfangen de Besitting van dezelve hol„ landsche Comp:n te sounatta, etx, en als zodanige geregtigd te zyn tot een rescriptie van Uwel Ed:s Vergadering. Wij bedanken dewel Ed:s voor de Voortschikking onser Brief aan den Gouverneur en Raad te Bombay, dog wy syn in der daad g'alarmeerd, dat Uwel Ed:s gelieven goed te vraeden om ons te Weigeren, om inmiddels dat wij antwoord van Bombay ontfangen, de Goute Hoofden voor de Werff te repareeren, nog dat er iets aan de Werffgeland, of afgeschrept, of in de Pack„ huysen aldaar geborgen word. Het bewysen van Vriendelijk, en gediendigheeden, is een Vrywillige Daad, maar vergeeft ons, Myne Heeren, wanneer wy aanmerken, dat de belangens van d' Ed=le Engelsche Comp:ne: in geenen deelen kunnen benadeeld worden door de Hoofden te repareeren, de noodsaaklykste Saaken te Landen, en de Packhuysen te gebruiken, alvorens de Werff overgegeven is; het geen tog binnen weinige daagen, volgens de Prelimi „aires van Vreede, van den 2:en Septemb:r 1783, die reeds, zo wy verneemen, op den 20:e: May Laastl: in een definitie Tractaat getransformeerd zyn, eerlang geschieden moet. Het sal onse hooge Iuperieuren ongelooflyk voorkomen, wan„ „neer zy zullen verneemen, dat in vergelding van de menigvuldige gerieflykheeden welke de scheepen van Uwel Ed:s Natie, direct na 't sluiten van de Stilstand van Wepenen in 's Comp:s bezittingen genoten k ris tari genoten hebben, en de aangenam die nog zo onlangs aan 't Ministerie van Calcatta bewesen is, wanneer haar tot vervulling van het gebrek, een quantiteit van Een Duysend Lasten Ryst op Java is toegestaan, ons zulk een gerange toegeeflykheid gewey„ „gerd word. Het Leedweesen dat wy hier over gevoelen word vermeerderd door 't gedrag van Uwel Ed:e Bediendens die niet alleen beletten dat er iemand van Board aan de Wal komt, anders dan zo hy gaat en staat, en niet willen gedogen dat hy slegts een hemd tot Ver„ schoning medebrengt: die gisteren morgen, wanneer de zie„ „ken wierden aan de Wal gebragt, gedurende een geruime tyd hebben verhinderd dat onzen Doctor op het vaartuijg ging, om een zeer gevaarlyke Zieken te assisteeren: En die nog gisteren Morgen hebben verhinderd, dat 12 Leedige Waterleggers, welke van Boond gesonden Waaren om door onse Kuiper een Weynig te worden voorzien, dan vervolgens, met water gevuld, te rug gesonden te worden, aan de Werff gebragt wierden, en waar door men genoodsaakt is geweest dezelve terug te zenden. Een behandeling als deese, kan, vertrouwen wy, van uwelEd: niet afvloeyen, nog kan uwel Ed: gedrag thans so strydig Syn met wat het geweest is, gedurende den tyd dat wy d wel Ede: Krygo¬ gevangenen geweest Syn, nu dat de Vreede tusschen de Twee Na„ tien hersteld is, en dat een ieder verpligt Schynd om te moeten mede werken tot de herstelling van de goede verstandhouding welke bevorens heeft gesubsisteerd, waarom wij verzoeken dat uwel Ed: die voorsienigheid gelieven te doen, dat wy /: so het buiten dewel Ed. vermogen is om ons iets toe te staan:/ ten minsten mogen Jouisseeren van dat geene, welke aan geen Natie 270 Natie geweygerd word. Waar meede wy de Eer hebben te zyn /:onderstond:/ Myne Heeren /:Laager:/ Uwel Edl:s zeer ootmoedige en ge„ „hoorsame Dienaren /:Was geteekend:/ A:n J:s Huysken, E: N: Wiardi, M:s Monte, I: I: van Polanen. De Bevere /:in Margine:/ Souratte den 29. October. 1784. Aan als vooren Mijne Heeren! Na dat wij ses dagen na een antwoord op onse brieff van den 29:e october hebben uijtgesien, en te ver¬ „geefs verwagt hadden, dat uwel Ed:s souden zijn te rug gekomen van aan ons schip te weigeren het geen selvs aan de onbekendste Natie niet gewei„ „gerd word, ontfangen wij eene missive van den secretaris uwer vergadering M:r Roberts ge„ „dagtekend op gisteren. Wij versoeken verlof om aan te merken dat wij uwel Ed:s chef hebben gegeven dien titul, welke sijn Ed:e altoos bevorens gegeeven is, so verre onse me„ „morie toelaat. Het gedrag van uwelEd:s omtrend ons is zo onge„ „hoord, dat wij niet en twijffelen of sal door uwel Ed:s eijgen superieuren gecondemneerd worden, nooit was er een voorbeeld dat eenig Gezag of Bestier wer„ „gerde de afgevaardigden en Gemagtigden van een
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another sovereign when they were provided with a lawful commission, and to acknowledge them as such, unless the two respective nations were at war. Without further addressing herein the reference to the Nabab, we only take the liberty to repeat that we, and particularly the first subscriber, by a public commission from His Right Excellency, the Lord Governor General, and the Council of the Indies, dated at Batavia the 9th of August under the Great Seal of the Honorable Dutch East India Company, are ordered and authorized to take over from the Lord Governor and Council of Bombay, or from those who shall be authorized thereto, and to re-establish the possessions of the Honorable Dutch Company at Surat etc., pursuant to and in compliance with the Preliminary Peace Articles concluded on the 2nd of September 1783 and ratified on the 26th of the same month between His Great Britannic Majesty and Their High Mightinesses the States General of the United Netherlands; and that we therefore have only to deal with those who are placed in the management of its affairs on behalf of the Honorable English Company. It is in this capacity that we have requested you, in our aforementioned quality, to render to us the accommodations and services mentioned in our letter of the 26th of October, which you have been pleased to refuse us in such an unheard-of manner, and by which the ship of the Honorable Company still lies in the roadstead in the same condition as it arrived, and which, in case of a further refusal of these friendly services (while we continue to await the reply from the Lord Governor and Council of Bombay), will place us under the disagreeable necessity of seeking an expedient for the preservation of the ship and cargo, leaving to you, Gentlemen, the accountability for this refusal. We have the honor to be (was written below) Gentlemen, (lower down) your humble and obedient servants (was signed) A. I. Sluijsken, E.t N. Wiardi, M.s Monte, and I. J. van Polanen de Bevere (in the margin) Surat, the 7th of November 1784. To the same. Gentlemen! We had the honor to receive yesterday evening your letter of that date, with the enclosed packet from the Honorable Select Committee at Bombay, for the delivery of which we thank you. Since the Lord Governor and the Select Committee at Bombay have seen fit to raise objections against restoring, for the present, the Directorate and the Company's possessions at Surat, and consequently to refuse us the repair and renewal of our jetties before the wharf, we are unable to disembark the merchandise etc. of our Honorable Company there. We cannot, however, let the ship Trompenburg, lying in the roadstead, remain there any longer without great danger, with its full cargo, unprovided with everything, and moreover so leaky that the pumps must be kept continually going. For this reason we take the liberty to request you to provide us with permission so that, upon payment of the customary toll of 2½ percent, we may disembark them at the toll station near the chapa or Castle Gate, at the place where we shipped the Company's goods and merchandise before the war, and to grant us permission to make use of the warehouses standing on the wharf, as the only means to unload the ship here and to be protected against heavy losses, which we cannot avoid if we should be compelled to bring the merchandise, and especially the spices and the copper, under tents or into rented warehouses that are scattered throughout the entire city. In view of the bad condition of the ship, which indeed alarms us, we request that you will please favor us with a speedy reply. Finally, the first subscriber embraces this opportunity to testify to you how much it will serve to his pleasure if he shall be fortunate enough, during the time he is at the head of the Dutch Directorate at Surat, to cultivate and constantly increase the good harmony and friendship that has been so happily restored by the peace between the two nations. With which we have the honor to be (was written below) Gentlemen, (lower down) your humble and obedient servants (was signed) A. I. Sluijsken, E.t N.s Wiardi, M.s Monte, and I. J. van Polanen de Bevere (in the margin) Surat, the 10th of November A.o 1784. To Gentlemen. To the same as before. We have the honor to enclose herewith to you a letter from us to the Honorable High Venerable Lord Governor and the Select Committee at Bombay in original and duplicate, with the request to forward the same thither. Furthermore, we take the liberty to request you to return to us the papers belonging to the Honorable Dutch Company, or at least to allow us the free use thereof. With which we have the honor to be, (was written below) Gentlemen! (lower down) your humble and obedient servants (was signed) A. I. Sluijsken, E.t N.s Wiardi, M.s Monte, and I. J. van Polanen de Bevere, (in the margin) Surat, the 18th of November A.o 1784. To
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een ander Sourerain wanneer van een wettigen last voorsien waren, te ontfangen en als sodanig te er¬ „kennen, te ware wedersijdse Natien in oorlog waren. Zonder ons bij deesen uijttelaten omtrend de over¬ „wijsing aan den Nabab, neemen wij alleen de vrij„ „heid om te herhalen, dat wij en speciaal den Eerst„ „geteekenden bij eene Publique Commissie van zijn Hoog Edelheid, den Heere Gouverneur Generaal, en de Raden van Indien, gedagtekend te Batavia den 9e: Augs: onder het Groot segul van de Edele Nederlandsche oost Indische Maatschappij, gelast en gemagtigd Sijn om van den Heer Gouverneur en Raad van Bombaij of van die welke daar toe sul¬ „len worden gemagtigd, overteneemen en te resta„ „beleeren de besittingen van de Edele Nederland„ „sche Compagnie te Souratta etc: ingevolge en ter nakoming aan de op den 2e: September 1783. geslotene en op den 26:e van deselve maand geratificeerde Praeliminaire nedes Articulen, tusschen Zijne Groot Brittanische Majesteit, en Haar Hoog Mo„ „gende de Staaten Generaal der verEenigde Neder„ „landen, en dat wij dus alleen te doen hebben, met de gene die van wegens de Edele Engelsche com„ „pagnie, in de bestiering harer zaken gesteld zijn, het is in deze hoedanigheid dat wij u welEd:s hebben versogt, om aan ons, in onse voorsz: qualiteit te be„ „wijsen de gerieflijkheden en gedienstigheeden, vermeld 271 vermeld bij onse missive van den 26:' october die uwelEd:s: gelieven goed tevinden ons op sulke een ongehoorde wijse te weigeren, en waar door het schip van de Ed: Comp:e nog ter rheede legd inde„ „selvde staat als het gekomen is en het welke ingevalle van een verdere weigering van deeze vriendelijke diensten /:intusschen dat wij na het antwoord van den Heere Gouverneur en Raad van Bombaij blijven wagten :/ in de onaangenae¬ „me noodsakelijkheid brengen sullen, om een uijtwegt te zoeken, tot behoud van het Schip en Lading en aan u wel Ed:e Mijne Heeren overlaten, de verandwoording van deese weigering. zijn wij hebben de Eerste /:onderstond:/ Mlijne Hee„ „ren. /:lager :/ uwelEd:s onderdanige en Gehoorsa„ „me Dienaaren /:was getekend :/ A: I: Sluijsken, E:t N: wiardi, M:s Monte, en I: J: van Polanen de Bevere /:in margine:/ Souratta den 7:' Nor: 1784: Aan als Even Mijne Heeren! Wij hebben de Eer gehad om gisteren avond te ontfangen umwel Ed=s missive van dien dag, met het ingeslotene paquet van het Edele select Committé te Bombaij, voor welkers bestelling wij uwel Ed. s dankzeggen dankseggen. Terwijl den Heer Gouverneur en het select Commit„ „te te Bombaijswarigheid hebben gelieven te ma„ „ken, om voor als nog de Directie en 's Comp:s Besit„ „tingen te souratta te rug te geven, en ons bijgevolg te ontseggen de reparatie en vernieuwing onser hoofden voor de werff Zijn wij onvermogens de koopmansz: etc: van onse Edele Compagnie aldaer te ontschepen, wij kunnen egter het ter rheede leggende Schip Trompenburg aldaar niet langer sonder groot gevaar laten leggen, met zijn volle last, van alles onvoorzien, en daarenboven so lek dat de pompen continueel moeten werden aan de gang gehouden. Hier om nemen wij de vrijheid uwelEd:s te versoeken om ons te willen voorsien van permissie dat wij die onder beta„ „ling van den gewoonen thol van 2½ procento, mogen ontscheepen aan de thol plaats bij de sJap of Casteelspoort ter plaatse alwaar wij Comp:s goederen, en koopmansz: voor den oorlog afge„ „scheept hebben, en om ons te vergunnen dat wij gebruijk mogen maken van de pakhuijzen op de werff staande, als de eenige weg om het schip alhier te lossen en voor Swaere verliezen gedekt te weezen, die we niet kunnen ontgaan, so we souden genoodsaekt sijn, om de koopmansz: en voor 272 voornamentlijk de specerijen en het koper on„ „der tenten of ingehuurde pakhuijzen en die door de geheele stad verspreid zijn te moeten brengen. Aangezien de slegte staat van het schip die ons in der daad allarmeerd versoeken wij dat uwel Ed:s ons met een spoedig antwoord gelieve te vereeren. Eijndelijk amplecteerd den Eerstonderge„ „teekenden dese gelegentheid om uwelEd:s te be„ „tuijgen hoe seer het hem tot vermaak strekken sal, wanneer hij gelukkig genoeg zal zijn om geduurende den tijd dat hij aan het hoofd van de Hollandsche Directie te souratta is, de goe„ „de harmonie en vriendschap welke door de vreede tussen de beide Natien, so gelukkig her„ „steld is, aantequeeken en steed te doen vermeerderen. waar meede wij de Eer hebben te sijn /:on„ „derstond:/ Mijne Heeren. /:lager:/ uwelEd:s oot„ „moedige en onderdanige Dienaar /:was gete„ „kend:/ A: A: Huijsken, E:t N:s wiardi, M=s Mon„ „te, en I: I: van Polanen de Bevere, /:in mar„ „gine:/ Souratta den 10:e November A:o 1784: Aan Mijne Heeren. Aan als vooren Wij hebben de zer uwwelEd:s bij deesen in te Sluij¬ „ten eene missive van ons, aan den wel Edelen Groot Agtbaaren Heere Gouverneur, en het select commit„ „te te Bombaij in origineel en Duplicaet, met versoek om deselve nae derwaerts te versenden, verder neemen wij de vrijheid uwwelEd:s te ver¬ „soeken, om ons te willen wedergeven de papieren, behoorende aan de Edele Nederlandse Compagnie, ofte ten minsten ons toe te staan, dat wij daar van het vrije gebruijk hebben, waar mede de Eer hebben te sijn, /:onderstond:/ Mijne Heeren! /:lager :/ uw welEd:s onderdanige en Ge„ „hoorsame Dienaaren /:was Getekend:/ R: I: Hluijsken, E:t N:s wardi, M:s Monte, en I: J: van Polanen de Berere, /:in margine:/ Souratta den 18:' November A:o 1784: Aan
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To the Honorable, Highly Esteemed Sir Rawson Hart Boddam Esqr President for all Affairs of the British Nation and Governor of His Majesty's Castle, As well as The Gentlemen Members of the Select Committee at Bombay. Honorable, Highly Esteemed Sir And Gentlemen. We had the honor to receive on the 9th of this month Your Honors' esteemed favor of the 3rd preceding, whereby Your Honors are pleased to inform us that it is not at present in your power to restore this our Directorate and the possessions of the Honorable Dutch Company at Suratta to us, or to permit us to hoist the Dutch flag therein, pursuant to the 5th article of the Preliminary Peace Treaty concluded at Paris on the 2nd of September 1783, because in the 9th article [illegible] the mutual High Contracting Parties have agreed that the period of restitution between Great Britain and Holland shall be the same as between Great Britain and France, and that the Marquis de Bussy, on behalf of the latter-mentioned Crown, has refused to return Trinconomale in the manner demanded by the Commissioners of Great Britain, etc. When the aforesaid Preliminary Peace articles were signed at Paris on the 2nd of September, the mutual plenipotentiaries seem to have taken as the most suitable time to be named—since it was necessary, as the 9th article of the aforesaid preliminaries states, that a fixed period for the restitutions and evacuations to be made should be determined—that which should be named for the restitutions and evacuations between Great Britain and France; for the reasons, firstly, that the time of the restitutions between Great Britain and Holland might in some cases depend upon that which was to take place between the first-mentioned Kingdom and France, with respect to such places as Trinconomale, which first had to be received back by Great Britain from France before that Kingdom could return them to the Republic of Holland; and secondly, that the time of the surrenders or restitutions between France and Great Britain was not yet determined then, as the Definitive Treaty between both those powers was concluded only thereafter, or rather on the 3rd of September 1783. At the very least, one may assume with certainty that it was never the intention of His Britannic Majesty nor of Their High Mightinesses to determine by the stipulation of time in this manner that if the restitutions or evacuations between the first-mentioned Kingdom and France met with any obstruction, delay, or refusal from either of the two powers whereby the same were not effected, in such a case the restitutions and evacuations between Great Britain and Holland must also be omitted and remain unexecuted. If this had been the will and agreement of the High Contracting Parties, there is not even a shadow of a doubt but that this agreement would have been expressed and clearly stated in a subsequent article. It has therefore astonished us in the extreme when we perceived from the aforementioned missive of Your Honors that Your Honors, upon such a far-fetched pretext, refuse to return and evacuate to us this Directorate and the possessions of the Honorable Company at Suratta. A refusal, Gentlemen, which is all the stranger, and must be the more inexcusable, in view of the second reason which Your Honors are pleased to give for it, namely the refusal of the Marquis de Bussy to return Trinconomale in the manner demanded by the Commissioners of Great Britain. For whatever the demands of these Commissioners may have been, and in whatever manner the refusal of the Marquis de Bussy may be, it is certain that the Honorable Dutch Company is the suffering party therein, because it remains deprived of the recovery and re-establishment in these its possessions, and that it is contrary to all right and equity that Your Honors refuse to the said Honorable Company the restitution and evacuation of any of its possessions which have been brought into Your Honors' power by the fortune of war, because through the refusal of the Marquis de Bussy you are rendered unable to return Trinconomale as well; or to put it more briefly, Your Honors are pleased to refuse the restitution and evacuation of a part because you cannot yet return everything. We request that Your Honors please rectify a conduct so contrary to the concluded preliminary peace articles, which according to the public newspapers were already transformed into a definitive peace treaty on the 20th of May last, and fulfill the lawful requisition of our High Superiors by immediately returning and evacuating to us the Honorable Company's possessions at Suratta with everything appertaining thereto, and at the same time restoring us to all those privileges and ancient customs to which the Honorable Company is entitled, and of which it was in the free enjoyment and possession at the time Your Honors took this Directorate by arms and put yourselves in possession thereof, and of which we now remain deprived in an unheard-of manner, so that we in the provisioning and care of the
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273 Aan den welEdelen Groot Agtbaaren Heer Rawson Hard Boddam Esqr Praesident voor alle Saken van de Britsche Natie en Gouverneur van zijn Majasteits Casteel, Benevens De Heeren Leeden van het Se¬ „lect Committé te Wij hebben de Eer gehad op den 9e: dezer te ontfan¬ gen uwwelEd:s: gehonnoreerde van den 3e: daar bevoorens, waar bij uwwel Ed:s ons gelieven te melden, dat het thans niet in haar vermogen is, om onse deze Directie ende besittingen van de Edele Nederlandse Compagnie te suratta te restitueeren of ons toe te staan om de Hol„ „landse vlag daar in te heijssen, overeenkomstig met het 5. articul van het Preliminaire medes Trac„ „taal geslooten te Parijs den 2:e September 1783. om dat in het 99: articul pans gebogen uawel Ed:s tezeg ve maa ij n vorse vastaan moet(de wederzijdse Hooge Bombaij Wel Edele Groot Agtbaare Heer En Heeren. Contracterende S Contracterende partijen zijn overeengekomen, dat het tijd stip van de wedergaere tusschen Groot Brittannien en holland het zelfde zal zijn als tusschen Groot Brittannien en vrankrijk, en dat den marquis de Bussij van wegens de laatst gem: Kroon geweijgerd heeft Trinconomale te rug te geven sodanig als het door de Commissarissen van Groot Brittannien geEijscht wierd ensz: wanneer de Praeliminaire vredes articulen voormeld den 2e: September te Parijs getekend zijn, schijnen de wedersijdse gemagtigden voor de best te benoemene tijd dewijl het nodig was, dus Segd het 9=de articul der voorseide praeliminairen, dat een vast tijd perk tot de te doene wedergaven en ontruijmingen bepaald wierd te hebben genomen, deese dewelke voor de wedergaeren en ontruijmin¬ „gen tussen Groot Brittannien en vrankrijk zou„ „de genoemd worden om redenen Eerstelijk dat de tijd der weder te rug gaeven tusschen Groot Brittannien en Holland in sommige gevallen konde afhankelijk zijn van die welke tusschen eerst gem: rijk en vrankrijk stonden te geschie„ „den, ten aansien van diergelijke plaatsen als Trinconomale die door Groot Brittannien eerst moesten worden te rug ontfangen van vrankrijk alvoorens 274 alvoorens dat rijk se aan de Republicq van Holland te rug geven konde, En ten tweeden dat de tijd van de overgaeven of restitutie tusschen vrankrijk en Groot Brittannien toen nog niet bepaeld was, als zijnde het Difinitive tractaat tusschen beide die mogendheeden eerst daar nae of wel den 3e: Septem¬ „ber 1783. geslooten, ten minste mag men met ver„ „sekerdheid vast stellen, dat het nimmer de in„ „tentie van zijne Groot Brittannische Majesteit nog van Haar Hoog Mogende is geweest, om door de bepalinge van tijd in dezer voegen te willen vast stellen, dat zoo de wedergaeren of ontruij¬ „mingen tusschen Eerst gem: rijk en vrankrijk eenige stremminge vertraging ofte weijgering van een van beijde de mogendheeden ontmoeten waar door dezelve niet geëffectueerd wierden, in sulk een geval ook de wedergaeven en ont¬ „ruijmingen tusschen Groot Brittannien en Hol¬ „land moesten worden nagelaten en buijten exe„ „cutie blijven, zoo dit de wille en overeenkomst der Hooge Contracterende partijen was geweest er is zelfs geen schaduwe van twijffeling of deeze over¬ „eenkomst zoude bij een volgend articul uitgedrukt en klaarlijk gesteld zijn, Het heeft ons dus ten uijtersten verbaasd wanneer wanneer we uijt de voormelde missive van uwwel¬ „Ed:s hebben ontwaard, dat uwwel Ed:s ons, op zulk een gesogt voorwendsel, weijgeren om ons deeze De¬ „rectie en de bezittingen van de Edele Comp:e te Suratta weder te geven en te ontruijmen Eene weigering Mijne Heeren die nog te vreemder is, en onverandwoordelijker moet zijn uijt aansien van de tweede reden welke uwwel Ed:s daar voor gelieven te geeven, namentlijk de weij¬ „gering van de marques de Bussij om Trincono¬ „male te rug te geeven, sodanig als het door de Commissarissen van Groot Brittannien g'eijscht word, want hoedanig de vorderingen dezer Com„ missarissen mogen geweest zijn, en in welker voegen de weigering van den marquis de Bussij zijn mag, zeker is het dat de Edele Nederlandsche Comp:e daar bij de lijdende partije is, om dat ze van de te rug erlanging en weder herstelling in deeze haare bezittinge verstoken blijft, en dat het met alle regt en billijkheid Strijd dat uwwel Ed:s gedagte Edele Compagnie weigeren de wedergaere en ont¬ ruijming van eenige van haare besittingen, welke door het lot des oorlogs in uwwel Ed:s ver¬ „mogen gebragt zijn, om dat door de weigering van 275 van de marquis de Bussij buijten Staat geraekt zijn om ook Trinconomale weder te geeven, of om het korter te seggen, uwwelEd:s gelieven de wedergaene en ontruijminge van een gedeelte te weigeren om dat nog niet alles wedergeven kunnen, Wij versoeken dat uw wel Ed=s een gedrag zoo strijdig met de geslotene praeliminaire medes articulen welke volgens de publicque nieuws papieren reets den 20:e meij laatstleeden in een difinitiv medes tractaat getransformeerd zijn, gelieven te rectifieeren en aan de regtmatige requisitie van onse Hooge Superieuren te vol¬ „doen door aan ons dadelijk D'Edele Comp:s be„ „sittingen te Suratta met het geene daar toe behoord weder te geven, en te ontruijmen, en ons tevens te herstellen in alle die voorregten en oude herkomens, waar toe de Edele Compagnie geregtigd is, en van dewelke se in het vrije ge¬ „not en de possessie is geweest ten tijde uwwel„ „ Ed:s deeze Directie door de wapenen genomen en Sig in de bezittinge derselve gesteld heb¬ „ben, en van dewelke we thans op eene onge„ „hoorde wijze verstooken blijven, sodanig dat we in de proviandering en versorging van het
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the ship Trompenburg, which, as we had the honor to inform your Honors by our letter of 26 October last, lies in the Surat roadstead with a full cargo of merchandise, and now that we have encountered many hardships in its unloading, over and above the great losses and damages which are inflicted on the said Noble Dutch Company by your Honors' refusal, such as an unprecedented increase in tolls, infinitely greater expenses and losses in discharging at a remote, unusual place, the danger to which the merchandise is exposed in the city, and finally a total decay of our wharf and piers, which your Honors refuse to allow us to repair and maintain, should your Honors, after this remonstrance—which is based on the sound interpretation that must always be given to all treaties, contracts, and agreements in the event of unforeseen circumstances, without interpreting them arbitrarily, and is consequently grounded in reason and justice—nevertheless persist in your unlawful refusal and conduct that conflicts with what was concluded, then we must, however reluctantly, protest against it in the most emphatic manner, as we do hereby protest against it most strongly, in the name and on behalf of Their High Mightinesses the Lords States General of the United Netherlands, our High Sovereigns, and the Noble Dutch East India Company, reserving to the same the right to claim from this refusal of your Honors such satisfaction as the aforesaid Their High Mightinesses shall in due course deem proper. Finally, we still take the liberty to thank your Honors very humbly for the obliging congratulations contained in your aforesaid letter of 3 November regarding our promotions; likewise, we are particularly appreciative of the assurances which your Honors were pleased to give us therein regarding the maintenance of the friendship which has been so happily restored between the two nations, and while we shall never fail to contribute everything in our power to that end, we hope that our aforesaid reasons and motives will persuade your Honors to comply with the repeatedly mentioned Preliminary Articles. With which we have the honor to remain with respect, was written underneath, Right Honorable Sir and Sirs, lower, your Honors' Right Honorable very humble and obedient servants, was signed, A. J. Sluijsken, E. N. Wiardi, M. Monte, and J. J. van Polanen de Bevere, in the margin, Surat, 18 November Anno 1784. To Mr. Feliciano Antonio Nogueira Lisboa, Chief of the Portuguese Factory and Trade at Surat. Sir, We have received your Honor's letter of 18 November 1784, by which you inform us of your Honor's arrival and assumption of your office; we congratulate your Honor thereon, and we assure your Honor in return that it will be a pleasure for us to maintain and cultivate the good understanding between the two nations. We have the honor to be, was written underneath, Sir, lower, your Honor's obedient servants, was signed, A. J. Sluijsken, E. N. Wiardi, M. Monte, and J. J. van Polanen de Bevere, in the margin, Surat, 20 November 1784. Agreed, P. D. van Polanen de Bevere, Secretary. Incoming Letters from Foreign Nations of the Year 1784, No. 11, 2. Copy. To Abraham Josias Sluijsken Esqre, at Surat. Sir, I am commanded by the Honorable the President and Council to acknowledge receipt of your letter requesting they will pay to the Gentlemen of the late Dutch Factory at Surat, the sum of Rupees 4976 as commission on the sale of Goods consigned by them to Europe and stating that this Commission is always paid from the property of the Dutch Company at your settlement. In reply to this Letter the Honorable the President & Council direct me to say, that they cannot help being surprised at so extraordinary a demand being made on them, and that as they deem it a most unreasonable request they cannot by any means comply with it. I have the honor to be, was written underneath, Sir, lower, your most obedient humble servant, was signed, Ja. Hatley Secretary, in the margin, Bombay Castle, 15 May 1784. Copy. To Abraham Josias Sluijsken Esqre, at Surat. Sir, I am commanded by the Honorable the President and Council to acknowledge receipt of your letter requesting they will pay to the Gentlemen of the late Dutch Factory at Surat, the sum of Rupees 4976 as commission on the sale of Goods consigned by them to Europe and stating that this Commission is always paid from the property of the Dutch Company at your settlement. In reply to this letter the Honorable the President & Council direct me to say, that they cannot help being surprised at so extraordinary a demand being made on them, and that as they deem it a most unreasonable request they cannot by any means comply with it. I have the honor to be, was written underneath, Sir, lower, your most obedient humble servant, was signed, Ja. Hatley Secretary, in the margin, Bombay Castle, 15 May 1784.
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het schip Trompenburg, dat zoo als we de Eer had„ „den uwwelEd:e bij onzen brief van den 26:' 8ber: J:l: te bedeelen, met een rolle lading koopmanschap„ „pen ter suratse rheede legd, mitsgaders nu in desselfs ontlossing veele hardigheden ontmoet hebben, buijten en behalven nog de groote Scha¬ „den en nadeelen welke aan geseide Edele Ne„ „derlandse Compagnie door uw wel Ed:s weige„ „ring worden toegebragt, als daar zijn een onge„ „hoorde vermeerdering van tollen oneijndig groo„ „tere ongelden en verliesen bij het lossen op een afgelegene ongewoone plaats, het gevaer waar aan de koopmanschappen in de Stad worden bloot gesteld, en eijndelijk een totael verval van on¬ „sen werff ende hoofden welke uwwel Ed:s ons weigeren te laeten repaereeren en onderhouden, Souden uw welEd:s: nae deese remonstrantie die steund op de gesonde interpretatie welke men bij onvoorsiene gebeurtenissen tog altoos aan al„ „le Tractaten, Contracten en overeenkomsten ge„ „ven moet, zonder dezelve willekeurig uijt te leg„ „gen en bijgevolgde reden en de regtmatigheid ten grondslag heeft, nog in derzelver onwettige en met de geslootene meede strijdende weige„ „ring 276 „ring en gedrag blijven voortvaaren, zoo moeten wij hoe ongaarne ook, op het nadrukkelijkste daar tegen protesteeren, soo als we daar tegens ten kragtigsten protesteeren door deezen, uijt naam ende van weegens Hunne Hoog Mogende de Heeren Staaten Generaal der verEenigde Nederlanden onse Hooge Sourenainen en de Edele Nederlandse oost Indische Compagnie, aan Hoogst Dezelve reserverende om van deeze un wel Ed: weige¬ ringe sodanige voldoening te vorderen als wel¬ „melde Hunne Hoog Mogende in der tijd zul¬ „len bevinden te behooren, Eijndelijk neemen wij nog de vrijheid uwwel Ed:s zeer nedrig te bedanken voor de verpligtende vergelukking bij derzelven voorseide missive van den 3: gber: vervat, omtrent onse bevorderin„ „gen, ook zijn wij bijsonder gevoelig zoo over de be„ „tuijgingen welke uwwelEd:s ons daar bij gelieven te doen tot onderhouding der vriendschap wel¬ „ke zoo gelukkig tusschen de twee natien her„ „steld is, en terwijl wij nimmer zullen nalaaten daar toe mede aan te wenden alles wat in ons vermogen zijn zal, zoo hoopen wij dat de voor¬ „melde onse redenen en motiven uwwel Ed:s zul¬ „len „len persuadeeren ter voldoeninge aan de meer„ „gemelde Praeliminaire medes articulen. Waar mede de Eer hebben met respect te zijn, /:onderstond:/ wel Edele Groot Agtbaare Heer en Heeren! /:lager:/ uw wel Ed:s Groot Agtb:s zeer ootmoedige en onderdanige Dienaaren (:was ge¬ „tekend:/ A: I: Sluijsken, E:t N:s mardi, M:s Mon„ „te, en I: J: van Polanen de Berere, /:in margine:/ Souratta den 18:e November Ao 1784: Aan den Heer Telicano Antonio Negr: Liz. opperhoofd van de Portugeeze Factorie en handel te souratte Mijn Heer. Wij hebben ontfangen uw Ed: missive van den 18: november 1784. bij dewelke ons kennisse geeft van uw Ed: aankomst en aanvaarding van deszelfs bediening, wij filiciteeren uw Ed:e daar mede en wij betuijgen uw Ed: reciproque dat het ons aangenaem zijn zal om de goede verstandhouding tusschen de twee natien te onderhouden en aan te kwee„ „ken S 277 „ken. wij hebben de Eer te zijn, /:onderstond:/ Mijn Heer! /:lager:/ uw Ed: Gehoorsame Dienaaren /:was getekend :/ A: I: Sluijsken, E:t N:s wiardi, Mrs: Monté, en J: J: van Polanen de Berere /: in margine:/ Souratta den 20:' November 1784: Accordeerd P: D: Vn Polanen de beven fer rie Aankomende Brieven van de Vreemde Natien d A. 1784 No 11. 2 Copia 278 Abraham Josias Hluijsken Esqre. sam commanded bij the Honble the President and Council to acknowledge receipt of ijour letter requesting theij will paij to the Gentlemen of the late Dutch Fac¬ „torij at surat, the sum of Rupees 4976::: as commission on the sale of Goods consigned bij them to Europe and stating that this Commission is alwaijs paid from the propertij of the Dutch Companij at ijour settlement In replij to this Letter the Houble the President & Council direct me to saij, that theij cannot help being surprized at so extraordinarij a demand being made on them, and that as theij deem it a most unreasonable request theij Cannot bij anij means Complij with it. I have the honor to be /:onderstond:/ Sir /:lager:/ ijour most obedient humble servant /:was getekend:/ Ia: Hatleij secrij: /:in margine:/ Bombaij Castle 15„te Maij 1784: Sir surat at To Copia 278 Abraham Josias Huijsken Esqre sam commanded bij the Houble the President and Council to acknowledge receipt of ijour letter requesting theij will paij to the Gentlemen of the late Dutch Fac„ „torij at surat, the sum of Rupees 4976::-: as commission on the sale of Goods consigned bij them to Europe and stating that this Commission is al waijs paid from the propertij of the Dutch Companij at ijour settlement In replij to this letter the Houble the President & Council direct me to saij, that theij cannot help being surprized at so extraordinarij a demand being made on them, and that as theij deem it a most unreasonable request theij Cannot bij anij means Complij with it. I have the honor to be /:onderstond:/ Sir /:lager:/ ijour most obedient humble servant /:was getekend:/ Ia: Hatleij secrij: /:in margine:/ Bombaij Castle 15„te Maij 1784: Sir surat at
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279 Translation of a letter written by the secretary of Bombay, Mr. James Hatley, to Mr. Abraham Josias Sluysken, dated the 15th of May 1784 and received on the 22nd of the said month. Sir! I am directed by the Honorable President and Council to inform you of the receipt of your letter, requesting that they pay to the gentlemen of the former Dutch factory at Surat the sum of 4976 rupees, as commission on the sale of goods shipped by them to Europe, and stating that this commission is always paid out of the property of the Dutch Company in your office. In answer to this letter, the Honorable President and Council have directed me to say that they cannot help being astonished that such an extraordinary demand is made against them, and that, as they deem the same to be a most unreasonable request, they cannot in any respect grant it. I have the honor to be, below, Sir! Lower, your humble and obedient servant. Signed: James Hatley, secretary. In the margin: Bombay Castle, 15th May 1784. 50 Abraham Josias Sluysken Esq. and Dutch Gentlemen Prisoners of War. Sir and Gentlemen! I am directed by the Chief and Council to inform you that, in consequence of orders just received from the Honorable the President and Select Committee of Bombay, enclosing the Preliminary Treaty concluded at Paris between Great Britain and Holland, all prisoners are to be restored. You are therefore no longer to consider yourselves under any kind of restraint whatever, and the allowance heretofore made to you by the Honorable English East India Company will, in conformity to the Honorable the President and Select Committee's orders, from henceforth cease to be continued to you. I am directed likewise to enclose for your notice the accompanying copy of the 3rd Article of the Preliminary Treaty. I have the honor to be, below, Sir and Gentlemen. Lower, your most obedient servant. Signed: P. N. Roberts, secretary. In the margin: Surat, 30th September 1784. Copy 280 Translation of a letter written by the Secretary of Surat, Mr. Peter Nathaniel Roberts, to Mr. Abraham Josias Sluysken etc. and the Dutch Gentlemen Prisoners of War, dated the 30th of September 1784 and received on this date. Sir and Gentlemen, I am directed by the Chief and Council to inform you that, in consequence of the orders from the Honorable President and Select Committee at Bombay now received, and enclosing the Preliminary Treaty concluded at Paris between Great Britain and Holland, all prisoners must be restored or reinstated. You ought therefore no longer to consider yourselves under any kind of restraint, and the granted allowance hitherto provided by the Honorable East India Company will also, in consequence of the orders of the Honorable President and Select Committee, cease in the future. I am also directed to enclose for your information the accompanying copy of the 3rd Article of the Preliminary Treaty. I have the honor to be, below, Sir and Gentlemen. Lower, your most obedient servant. Signed: P. N. Roberts, secretary. In the margin: Surat, the 30th of September 1784. To Abraham Josias Sluysken Esq. Messrs. E. N. Wiardi M. Monte I. J. van Polanen de Bevere Sir and Gentlemen, I am directed by the Chief and Council to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 21st instant date with the enclosures, and to acquaint you that the packet for the Honorable the President and Council of Bombay will be forwarded agreeably to your desire. I am further to acquaint you that until the orders from the Honorable the President and Select Committee for the re-establishment of your factory are received by the Chief and Council, they cannot admit of any repairs to the wooden ways at the wharf, and beg leave to observe that as the wharf is at present English property, they cannot permit anything to be landed or shipped off there; but have not the least doubt but the Nabob will allow you to transact your business at the Phoorza. I am also further directed to acquaint you, gentlemen, that the Chief and Council cannot admit of any part of your ship's cargo being put into the warehouses or other buildings at the Bunder, as that must be considered merely as a place of residence granted for your convenience. I have the honor to be, below, Sir and Gentlemen. Lower, your most obedient humble servant. Signed: P. N. Roberts, secretary. In the margin: Surat, 28 October 1784. Copy 282 Translation
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279 Translaet eener Missive geschreeven door den se„ „cretaris van Bombaij M:r James Hatlerij aan den Heer Abraham Josias Sluijsken gedateerd den 15:' Maij 1784. en ontfan„ „gen den 22:' van geseide maand Mijn Heer! Ik ben gelast door den Edelen President en Raad om uw Ed: bekend te maeken den ontfangst van uw Ed: missive, versoekende dat sij aan de Heeren van de voor„ „malige Hollandse Factorije te souratte willen betaelen de somma van 4976: rop:s, als commissie op den verkoop van goederen door haer versonden nae Europa, en stel„ „lende dat deese commissie altoos betaeld word uijt den Eijgendom van de Hollandse Compagnie in uw Ed: Comp„ „toir. In andwoord op deese missive heeft de Edele Presi„ „dent en Raed mij gelast te seggen, dat sij niet kun„ „nen nalaten om verwonderd te zijn dat sulk een extra ordinaire vorderinge tegen haer gemaekt word, en dat terwijl Sij hetzelve een aller onredelijkst versoek oordeelen, sij hetzelve in geenen opsigte kunnen toe¬ „staan. Ik heb de Eer te zijn /:onderstond:/ Mijn Heer! /:lager:/ uw Ed: onderdanige en ootmoedige Dienaar /:was getekend:/ Ia:s Hatleij secr:s /:in margine:/ Bombaij Casteel 15:e Meij 1784: : so Abraham Josias Huijsken Esqre & Dutch Gentlemen Prisoners of wat Sir & Gentlemen! sam directed bij the Chief & Council to inform ijou that, in consequence of orders Just received from the seonble the President and select committee of Bombaij, enclosing the Preliminarij treatij, Concluded at Daris, between Great Britain & Holland, all Prisoners are to be restored- ijou are therefore no longer to Consider ijourselves under anij kind of restraint whatever and the Allowance heretofore made to ijou bij the Homble English last India Companij will in conformitij to the Honble the President & Select committees orders, from henceforth cease to becontinued to ijou. Jam directed lekewise to enclose for ijour notice the accompanijing Copij of the 3. Article of the Dre„ „liminarij Freatij I have the honor to be /:onderstond:/ Sir de Gentle„ „men. /:lager:/ ijour most obedient servant /:was ge„ „tekend:/ P: N: Roberts secrij /:in margine:/ Surat 30:ten September 1784: Copia 280 Translaat Eene Messive geschreeven door den Secretaris van Souratta. M:r Pieter Nathaniel Roberts, Aan de Heer Abraham Josias Huysken Etc. En de Hollandse Heeren Gevangenen van Oorlog gedateerd den 30:e: September 1784. en Ontfangen op dato deses. Myn Heer en Heeren Ik ben gelast door den Cchiff: en Raad om uwel Ed: te informeeren, dat in gevolge de Ordres van den Wel Edelen President, en Select Committee te Bombai nu ontfangen, en insluytende het Preliminaire Tractaet geslooten te Pa„ „ris tusschen Groot Brittannien en Holland, alle Gevange„ „nen moeten worden weedergegeeven of Hensteld. — duwel Ed: behooren sig zelven daarom niet Langer te Consideneeren onder eenig slag van bedwang, en de toegelegde onder„ „stand tot hier toe door de Edele Oost Indische Compagnie verleend wil ook daarom, ingevolge van de Ordres de Wel Edele resident, en select Committes in het toekoo„ „nende Ophouden: Ik ben also gelast om tot UwelEd: Kennisse in te sluyten de Versellende Kopie van het 3=e Articul van het Preliminaire Tractaat Ik heb de Eer te syn. /:onderstond:/ Myn Heer en Heeren /:Laager:/ Uwel Ed: seer gehoorsaeme Dienaar /:was geteekend /: P: N: Roberts secr:s /:in margine:/ Souratte den 30:e September. 1784. To. „ To Abraham Josias Sluysken Esq Messrs: E: N: Wiardi M: Monté I: J: van Polanen de Bevere Sir. & Gentlemen Jam directed by the Chief and Council to acknowledge the reciept of your Letter of the 2. Ct. Instant date with the Inclosu„ res, and to acquaint you that the Packet for the Honbr: the President and Council of Bombay will beforwarded agree, „blesto your desire. Jam further to Acquaint you, that untill the Orders from the Honble. the President & Sclect Committee for the reEs¬ ablishment of your Factory are recieved by the Chief and Council, they ean not admit of any repairs to the Wooden Ways a tMe Wharff and begleave to Observe, that as tha Wharff is at present English property, they can not permit anything to be landed or shipped of there; but have not the Lecest doubt beet the Nabob will allow you to transerti your Business atthe Phoorza. Iam also Further directed. to Acquaint you fjentlemen, that the Chief and Council can not admit of any part of your ships Cargo being put into the Wanehouses or other Buildings at the Bunder, as that must be considered merely as aplace of Residence granted for your Convenience; Ihave the honor to be /: onderstond:/ in v Genthemen /:laeger: / gour most Obedient ham, bole servant /:was getekend:/J: V: Robertos Secr: /: in mang:/ sim ot 28 Octob. 1784. Copia 282 Translaat
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Translation of a missive written by the Secretary of Souratta, Mr Pieter Nathaniel Roberts, to Abraham Josias Huysken Esq., and Messrs E: N: Wiardi, M: Monte & J: J: van Polanen de Bevere, dated 28 October 1784, and received on this date. Sir and Gentlemen, I am directed by the Chief and Council to acknowledge the receipt of your missive of the 26th instant, with the enclosures therein, and at the same time to inform you that the packet to the Honorable the President and Council at Bombay will be dispatched according to your request. Furthermore, I am ordered to inform you that unless orders from the Honorable the President and Select Committee for repairing your Factory are received by this Council, they cannot allow any repairs to the timberheads in front of the wharf, and I take the liberty to observe that, as the wharf is now English property, they cannot permit landing or embarking there, but they have no doubt that the Nabob will allow you to transact your business at the custom house. Further, Gentlemen, I am also ordered to inform you that the Chief and Council cannot by any means permit any part of the cargo of your ship to be placed in the warehouses or other buildings on the wharf, as it must be regarded solely as a place of residence granted for your convenience. I have the honor to be, Sir and Gentlemen, your most obedient and humble servant. Signed: P: N: Roberts, Secr: In the margin: Souratta, the 28th of October 1784. Lower down: For the translation, signed: Ged: Smith, Sworn Translator. Abraham Josias Huisken Esqr. Messrs: E: N: Wiarde M: Monté I: I: Van Polanen De Bevere Sir & Gentlemen, The Chief & Council have directed me to acknowledge the receipt of your Letter dated the 29th ultimo, and to acquaint you they cannot alter their mode of address till authorized so to do by their superiors at Bombay; and as to their Letters being subscribed by their Secretary only, by the custom of the Honble Companys service, the Secretary signs all letters to persons who are not in a public national character. The Board, however, cannot but remark, Gentlemen, that in the very letter in which you complain of not being addressed by your proper titles, you are deficient in the mode of addressing our Chief, whose title is Chief for affairs of the British Nation &ct., as you were duly informed in a letter of the 5th December 1759. With regard to your landing your necessaries, the Board have already acquainted you and they are still of opinion that the Nabob will, upon proper application from you, grant you permission to land or embark all your people, baggage, necessaries, provisions, and merchandises at his Phoorza, without any delay or impediment whatever, and the Board are persuaded that the officers belonging to the Nabobs Phoorza have done no more than their duty. I have the honor to be, Sir & Gentlemen, your most obedient servant. Signed: P: N: Roberts, Secr. In the margin: Surat, 6th Nov: 1784. Translation of a missive written by the Secretary of Souratta, Mr Pieter Nathaniel Roberts, to Abraham Josias Huysken Esq., and Messrs E: N: Wiardi, M: Monte & J: J: van Polanen de Bevere, dated 6 November 1784, and received on this date. Sir and Gentlemen, The Chief and Council have ordered me to acknowledge the receipt of your missive dated the 29th past, and at the same time to inform you that they cannot change their mode of address before they are authorized to do so by their superiors at Bombay; and as for the signing of their letter solely by the Secretary, it is the custom in the Honorable Company's service that the Secretary signs all letters to persons who do not possess a public national character. The Council must nevertheless observe, Gentlemen, that in that very letter in which you complain of not being addressed by your proper titles, you are yourselves deficient in the manner of address to our Chief, whose title is Chief for the affairs of the British Nation &c., as you were duly informed in a letter of 5 December 1759. Regarding the bringing ashore of your necessaries, the Council has already informed you, and is still of the opinion, that the Nabob, upon proper request from you, will permit all your people, baggage, provisions, and merchandise to be landed or embarked at his custom house, without any delay or hindrance whatsoever; and the Council is persuaded that the officers belonging to the Nabob's custom house have done nothing more than their duty. I have the honor to be, Sir and Gentlemen, your most obedient servant. Signed: P: N: Roberts, Secr. In the margin: Souratta, 6 November 1784. Lower down: For the translation, signed: Ged: Smith, Sworn Translator. Abraham Josias Huysken Esqr, Director & Council for the affairs of the Dutch Nation Gentlemen, We have the honor to enclose you a letter from the Honble the Select Committee of Bombay. Surat Copy and not We
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Translaat Eener Messive geschreeven door den Secretaris van Sounatta Mr Pieter Nathaniel Roberts aan den Heer Abra„ „ham Josias Huysken, en de Heeren E: N: Wiardi, M: Monte & J: J: van Polanen de Bevere, gedateerd den 28 October 1784. in Ontfangen op dato deeses Mijn Heer en Heeren Ik ben door den Chef en Raad geordonneerd om den Ont„ fangst van UwelEd: messive van den 26. Instant te erkennen, met het daar in geslotene, en teffens Uwel Ed: mede te deelen dat het paquet aan den Honorable den president en Raad te Bombay, volgens Uewel Ed: versoek sal afgevaardigd worden Ven den ben ik gelast Uwel Ed: bekend te maken, dat ten sy orders van den Honovable den President, en Select Committee tot het verstellen van Uwel Ed: Pactory by deesen Raad ont„ „vangen syn, sy geen Reparatie aan de Houtehoofden: voor de Werff kunnen admitteeren, en versoeke de Vryheyd om aan te merken, dat terwyl de Werff thans een Engelsche Eygendom is, sij niet kunnen permiteeren ick aldaar te Landen of af te scheepen, dog twijffele geensints of den Nabab sal dwel Ed. wel tbestaan Uwel Ed: besigheeden aan het Thoshuys te mogen verhandelen. Verder, Wel Edele Heeren, ben ik nog gelast uwelEd: te melden dat den Chef en Raad geensints kunnen toestaan eenig gedeelte van de Laading van uwel Ed: schip in de packhuysen, of andere gebouwen op de Werf te Leggen also die eenlijk moet aangesien worden als een plaats van Residentie voor Uwel Ed: gemake vergunt Hebbe. 282 Hebbe de Eene te syn /:onderstond:/ Myn Heer, en Heeren /:Laager:/ dewel Ed: zeer Gehoorsame, en Onderdanige Die„ „aar /:Was geteekend:/ P: N: Robents. Secr:t/ /: in margine/ Souratte den 28. en October 1784. /:nog laager /. voor 't Translaat /:was geteekend:/ Ged: Smith Gesro Transl=t 10. Abraham Josias Huisken Esqr. Messrs: E: N: Wiarde M: Monté I: I: Van Polanen De Bevere Sir & Gentkemen The Chief & Council have directed me to Acknowledge the reciept of your Letter dated the 29th Dultimo, and to Acquaint you they Cannot alter their mode of address till authorized so to do by their superiors at Bombay and as to their Letters being subscribed by their Secretary only; by the Custom of the Houbl. Companys Service, the secretary Signs all Letters to Persons who are not in a publick National Cha„ „racter, The Board however, Cannot butremark, Gentle„ inen, that in the very Letter in which you Complain of not being addressed by your proper sitled, you are deficient in the Mode of addressing our Chief, whose Titteis, Chief for affairs of the Brathish Nation &ct. as you were duly informed in a Letter of the 5t: December 1759: With regard to your Landing your Necessaries the Copia Board. you Board have already Acquainted and they are Hill of Opinion that the Nabob will upon proper Application from you qrant you permission to Land or Embark all your People, Bag„ „gage, Nccessaries, Provisions, and merchandises, at his Phoorza, without any delay br Impediment Whateven, and the Board are persuaded that the Officers belonging to the Nabobs Thoorza have done no more than their outij I have thestonor to be /:Onderstond:/ Sir & Genttemen /:Laager:/ Gjouwmost Obedient servant /:was geteekend:/ P: W: Roberts Secr/: /: in margine:/ Surat. C:t Nov: 1784. Translaat Eener messive geschreeven: door den secre„ „taris van Souratta M:r Pieter Natha„ „niel Roberts, aan de Heer Abraham Josias Suycken, en de Heeren E: N: Wiandi„ M: Monte, & J: I: van Polanen de Bevere gedateerd den 6: November 1784, en Ontfangen op dato deeses Myn Heer, en Heeren Den Chef en Brad hebben my gelast om den Ontfangt van Uwel Ed:s messive in dato den 29 papato te erkennen, en dewelEd:s teffens te melden dat sy hunne maniere van address niet veranderen kunnen, alvoorens sy daartoe g'authoriseerd zyn door hunne superieeeren te Bombay; en als voor het tee„ kenen hunner Brief eeniglyk door den Secretaris, is het de gewoonte in 's E: Comp:s dienst, dat den secretaris alle Brieven tee„ kend. Aan persoonen die niet in een Publicq nationaas Caracter zyn. Den 283 Den Raad moet egter aanmerken, myne Heeren, dat dat in dien selve brieff, waar in dewelEd: klaagen, niet by deszelfs behoorlyke Titus geaddresseerd te syn, uwel Ede: selve in gebreeke zyn in de Wipse van het address aan Onse Cheff, welkers Titul is „ Cheff voor de saaken van de Brittische Natie & Cct, so als dewelEd: behoorlyk g'informeerd waaren in een Brief van den 5=den December 1759. Aangaande het aan Land brengen van uwelEd: benodigd„ „heeden, den Raad heeft UweEEd:s bereeds onderrigt, en is nog van gedagten, dat den Nabab /: op behoorlyk versoek van uuwelEd:s:/ uwel Ed:e wil toestaan, al uwel Ed: Volk, 1aggagie, Provisien en Koopmanschappen aan zyn Tholhuys te Lan„ „den, of af te scheepen, sonder eenig versuym of verhindering hoe genaamd; en den Raad is gepersuadeerd dat de Officieren behoorende aan het Thothuys van den Nabob, niets meerder dan hunne pligt gedaan hebben - Hebbe de Eere te syn /:onder stond:/ Myn Heer en Heeren. /:Laeger/ dewelEd: alsergehoorsaamste Dienaar /:Was geteekend:/ P: A: Roberts Secr: / in margine/ Sourat„ ta den 6:e November: 1784. / nog laeger:/ voor 't Translaat. /:was geteekend:/ Ged:e Smith. Gest:r Franol:n Abraham Josias Huysken Esqr Director &. Council for the affairs of the Dutch Nation Gentlemen We have the Honor to enclose you a Letter from the Hombl. thes Selet Committee of Dombay Surat Copia en ot We
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We are sorry to be obliged to return unopened the packet which you sent to the Chief last night, but we cannot receive any letters from you that are not addressed to Thomas Day Esqr, Chief for Affairs of the British Nation and Governor of the Mogul's Castle & Fleet, &c. Council; and we cannot but look upon your not addressing the Chief by his proper titles (after what was mentioned on the subject in our Secretary's letter of the 6th instant) as a premeditated and intentional slight. We have the honor to be, Gentlemen, your humble and most obedient servants. Signed: Thomas Day, Geo: Green, Daniel Crokatt, J: Warden, Sam: Gambier, John Spencer, P: N: Roberts. In the margin: Surat, 9th November 1784. Translation of a letter written by the English Chief and Council of Surat to the Right Honorable Governor and Council of this Directorate, dated 9 November 1784 and received on this date. Gentlemen, We have the honor to enclose a letter from the Honorable the Select Committee of Bombay. We are sorry to be obliged to return unopened the packet which Your Honors sent to the Chief yesterday evening. We cannot receive any letters from Your Honors that are not addressed to Thomas Day, Esq., Chief for the Affairs of the British Nation, and Governor of the Mogul's Castle and Fleet, &c. Council; and we cannot view Your Honors' conduct in not addressing our Chief by his proper title (after what was mentioned on that subject in our Secretary's letter of the 6th of this month) as anything other than a deliberate and premeditated slight. We have the honor to be, Gentlemen, Your Honors' humble and very obedient servants. Signed: Thomas Day, Geo: Green, Daniel Crokatt, J: Warden, Sam:l Gambier, John Spencer, S: N: Roberts. Lower down: For the translation, signed: Geo: Smith, Sworn Translator. To Abraham Josias Sluysken Esqr, Director &c. Council for the Affairs of the Dutch Nation at Surat. Gentlemen, Last night on the arrival of the Drake we were honored with your letter of the 26th ultimo, acquainting us that your high superiors, by the ship Trompenburg, had appointed you for the management of the affairs of the Dutch Nation at Surat; on which we beg leave to send you our congratulations. Copy, Select Committee. We are sorry it is not yet in our power to surrender up to you the factory at Surat or allow your flag to be hoisted therein, agreeable to the 9th Article of the Preliminary Treaty concluded at Paris on the 2nd September 1783, because in the 16th Article it is mutually agreed between the High Contracting Parties that the period of restitution between Great Britain and Holland shall be the same as that between Great Britain and France. The Honorable the Governor General & Supreme Council at Calcutta fully empowered the Right Honorable the President & Select Committee at Fort St. George to appoint commissaries to treat with the Marquis de Bussy on the most effectual manner of carrying into final execution the late definitive treaty with France and preliminary treaty with Holland, by a mutual restitution of places. The commissaries of both nations frequently met at Pondicherry, and from the correspondence we judge with the knowledge of the representatives of Holland on this Coast; but after some time spent in fruitless negotiation, the convention was broken up, because the Marquis de Bussy refused to restore Trincomalee in the manner demanded by the commissaries on the part of Great Britain. We are directed to await the general restitution being agreed to before we are to restore any of the possessions which formerly belonged to the Crown of France or States of Holland; when such orders arrive they will be instantly obeyed, and as it is our most firm intention to preserve the amity so happily re-established between the two nations, by every means in our power, and to restore to the Dutch factory at Surat every just immunity and privilege they enjoyed before the war. We take this opportunity of publicly acquainting you that by late treaty the Honorable Company has ceded & assigned over the city and pargana of Broach to Madjee Scindia Bahadur, who is now in full possession of the sovereignty of the same. The same reason which prevents our surrender of the factory will not allow us granting your request to repair the wharf; your residence in it is only to be considered as a matter of convenience. We have the honor to remain, Gentlemen, your humble and most obedient servants. Signed: R: H: Boddam, N: Stackhouse, L: Nilson, John Forbes. In the margin: Bombay Castle, 3rd November 1784. Translation of a letter written by the Honorable Governor and Select Committee of Bombay to the Right Honorable Governor and Council of this Directorate, dated the 3rd and received the 9th of November 1784. Gentlemen, Yesterday evening with the arrival of the Drake we were honored with Your Honors' letter of the 26th past, informing us...
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We are sorny to be obliged to returen rin opened the Packet, which you sent to the Chief Last night, bat ive eannot re¬ cieve any letters from you that are not addressed. To Thomas Day Esqr Chef for affairs of the Brittish Nation and Governor of the Moguls Castle & Fleet, &a: Council and we Cannot but Looke upon your not addressing the Chief by his Croper Titles /: after what was mentiond on the subject in oun Secretarys Letter of the C:s: Instant:/ as a premiditated, and intentional Slight. We have the Honorto be /:onderstond:/ Gentlemen /:Laeger:/ d jouw Humble, and most Obedient Servants /:was geteekend:/ Thomas Dag, Ged:e Green, Daniel Crokatt. I: Warden, Sam: Gambier, Iohn Spencer. P: N: Roberts. /:in margine Sumnat. 9:'n November. 1784. — Translaat Eene messive geschreeven door den Engelschen Chefen Raad van soumatta, aan den Wel Ed: Heer Gesag„ hebber en Raad deeser Directie, gedateerd den 9 November: 1784. en ontfangen op dato deeses. Myne Heeren. Wij hebbe de Eere te Incloseeren een Brief van den Honorable de Select Committee van Bombay„ Het doet ons Leed verpligt te sin het Packet, dat hewel„ Ed:s gisteren avond aan den Chef gesonden hebben, ongebpend te 284 terug te senden, wy kunnen geen Brieven van uwel Ed:s ontfangen, die niet geaddresseerd syn, aan Thomas Day schildknaap, Cheff voor de Saaken der Britsche Natie, en Gouverneur van het Moguls Casteel en Vloot, &tr: Raad, en wy kunnen dewel Ed:s gedrag in onsen Chef niet by syn behoorlyken Titul. /: na 't geene in onse secretaris syn Brief van den 6:e deeser, over dat voorwerp was gemeld:/ te addresseeren, niet anders aanmerken, als een Over„ „leide, en voorbedagte kleinagting. Wij hebben de Eere te to syn. /onderstond:/ Myne Heeren.:/ Laeger:/ UuwelEd:e Onderdanige e zeer Gehoorsaemen Dienaeren /:was getekend/ Thomas Day, Ged: Green, Daniel Crokatt, J: Wanden, Sam:l Gambier, John Spencer, S: N: Roberts, /: nog Laeger:/ Voor 't Translaat /:was geteekend:/ Ged: Smith: Gest:r Transl:t 1o Abraham Josias Sluysken Esqr Director &a Council for the Affairs of at the Dutch Nation Surat Gentlemen Last night on the Arrival of the Drake we were Ho„ mored with your Letter of the 26th. Ultimo, Acquainting us that your high Superiors, by the Schip Trompenburg had appointed you for the management of the affairs of the Dutch Nation at Surat; On which we beg Leave to Send you our Congratulations. Copia select Committee We We are Sorry it is not yet in ouw Power to Suaren der upto you the factory at Sunat or allow your Hlag to be hoisted therein agreeable to the 9th Article of the Preliminacy Treaty Concluded at Paris on the 2=e September 1782. be¬ cause in the Wth Article it is Mutually Agreed between the high Contracting Parties, that the Peniod of restitution between Great Brittain and Holland, shall be the same as that between Great Britain and France. The Honbl: the Governor General & Suprems Coun¬ cil at Calcutta, fully impowered the Right Honbl. the President & Select Committee at Fort St: George to Ap¬ point Commissaries to treat with the Marquis de Bussy on the most effectual manner of cerrying into final Exe¬ „cution the late dipnitive Treaty with France and pre„ liminary treaty with Holland, by a mutual restitution of places The Commissaries of both nations frequently met at Pondichony, and from the Correspondence, we Judge with the Knowledge of the representatives of Holland on thes Coast, but after some time spent in fruitless Ne„ „goliation, the Convention was broke up, because the Marquis De Bussy refoised to restore Trincomalay in the manner demanded by the Commissaries on the part of Great Britain. We are directed to avail the general restitution being agreed to, before we are to restore any of the Possessions which formerly belonged to the Crown of France or States of Holland; when such Orders Arrive they will be instantly Obeijd, and as it is our most firm inten¬ „tion 285 tention to preserve the Amity so happily relosablished between the Two Nations, by every means in ourpower, and to restore to the Dutch Factory at Surat every fust Immunity and privilege they enjoyed before the Waw. We take this Opportunity of publickly Acquainting you, that by late Treaty the Honbl: Comp: hasceded & assigned over the City, and Sirgunah of Broach, to Madjee Seindy Bahadar, who is now in full Possess„ on of the Sovereignty of the same The same reason which prevents our Sumen der of the Factory, will not allowus granting your re„ quest to repair the Warff; your residence in it is only to be considered as a matter of Convenience. Wehave the Honortoremain /:onder stond:/ Genttemen /:Laeger:/ Youn Humble and mest Obedient Servants /:was geteekend:/ R: H: Boddam: N: Stackhouse, L: Nilson, John Forlesse. /:in margine/ Bombay Castle. 3:' November. 1784. — Translaart. Eenee Messive geschreeven door de E: Gouverneur en Seloct Committee van Bombag aan den Wel Ed: Heer Ge„ saghebber en Raad deeser Directie Ge„ den de „dateerd den 3:e en ontfangen den 9„e November. 1784. Myne Heeren Gisteren avond met het Annisement van de Drake wierden wy verEerd met uwel Ed:se Mossive van den 26: passato„ ons.
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informing us that your honored high superiors, by the ship Trompenburg, had appointed your honor to manage the affairs of the Dutch Nation at souratte, upon which we request the liberty to congratulate your honor. It grieves us that it is not yet in our power at present to surrender your honor's Factory at souratte to your honor, or to allow your honor's flag to be hoisted there, pursuant to the 9th Article of the preliminary Peace Treaty concluded at Parys on the 2nd of Sep:r 1783. Because in the 18th Article the mutual Contracting parties have agreed that the time of the restitution between Great Britain and Holland shall be the same as between Great Britain and France. The Honorable Gentlemen, the Governor-General and Supreme Council at Calcutta, have fully authorized the Right Honorable the President and the select committee of Fort S: George to appoint Commissioners to treat with the Marquis de Bussy concerning the most proper means for the full execution of the late definitive Treaty with France, and the preliminary Treaty with Holland, by a mutual restitution of places. The Commissioners of both Nations have met frequently at Pondicherry, and from the correspondence we judge, with the knowledge of the representatives of Holland on the Coast; yet after having spent some time in fruitless negotiations, the meeting broke up, because the Marquis de Bussy refused to return Trincomale as demanded by the Commissioners of Great Britain. We are ordered to avail ourselves of the general restitution which has been agreed upon, to adhere thereto, before we return any of the possessions which previously belonged to the Crown of France or the States of Holland, and whenever such orders are received, they shall immediately be obeyed, as it is our most certain intention to preserve the friendship which has been so happily restored between the two Nations by all means in our power, and to return to the Dutch Factory at souratte all lawful liberties and privileges which they enjoyed before the War. We embrace this opportunity to publicly inform your honor that by the late Treaty the Honorable Company has ceded and transferred the city and Pergunnah of Brootchia to Madjee Sandia Bahadar, who is now in full possession of the sovereignty thereof. The same reason that prevents us from restoring the Factory will not permit us to grant your honor's request to repair the Wharf, as your honor's residence in the same must be regarded as a matter of convenience. We have the honor to be, underneath was written, Gentlemen, lower down, Your Honor's Humble and Obedient Servants, signed, R: H: Boddam, N: Stackhouse, L: Nelson, John Jorlesse, in the margin, In the Castle at Bombay the 3rd of November 1784, still lower, for the translation, was signed, Geo: Smaths Gestt: Fuanst: Copy I had yesterday by the return of the Drake snow the pleasure of receiving your favor dated Surat the 26th of October, in which you inform me of your appointment to the Directorship of Affairs for the most Noble Dutch East India Company, on which event give me leave to assure you of my sincere satisfaction, hoping thereby that the unanimity and friendship that subsisted between the two Nations, prior to the unhappy difference that took place, will be revived and increased by the mutual communication of our settlements in this part of the Globe, and to which it will be my wish on all occasions, as far as in my power, to contribute. You will receive a public answer by this opportunity to your Council's address to the Bombay Board. I am much concerned that it is not in my power to act according to your wishes by an immediate restoration of your factory etc., but you will please to peruse the tenor of the 11th Article of the Treaty of Paris, which restricts and limits the restitution of the places to the Noble Dutch Company to the period that may be settled for those of the English and French Nations. The obstacles that the Marquis de Bussy has thrown in the way of the English Commissaries that were deputed to him at Pondicherry, relative to Trincomalay, have hitherto prevented any steps being taken, and we are positively prohibited taking any steps on this side of India by our superiors until we learn from Bengal, or the President and Select Committee. Copy
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ons berigtende dat uwel Ed:e hooge superieuren, by het schip Trompenburg, uewel Ed:s hadden benoemd tot het bestieren der saaken van de Hollandsche Natie te souratte, met het welke wy de Vryheid Verzoeken. Uwel Ed:s te mogen Congratie„ „leeren. Het doet ons Leed dat het Thans nog niet en ons ver„ „mogen is Uewel Ed:e Factory te souratte aan uwel Ed:s op te geeven of toe te staan dat uwel Ed:s vlag daar in gehee„ „sen word, ingevolgen van het 9. de Articul van het prelimi„ „naire Vreedens Tractaact geslooten te Parys den 2den Sep:r 1783. Om dat in het 18:e Articul de Weedersijdse Contractee „rende partyen syn over een gekoomen dat het Tydstijs van de weedergaave tusschen Groot Brittanien en Holland het Delvde sal zyn, als tusschen Groot Brittanien & Vrankryk. Den Honorabelen Heeren, den Gouverneur Generaal, en Hoogen Raad te Calcutta, hebben aan den Regt Hono„ zabele den President, en het select committee van het Hit S: George ten vollen gemagtigd, om Commissarissen te benoemen, om met de Marquis de Bussy te handelen over de bekwaamste middelen tot de Volle Executie van het laat„ „ste definitive Fractaat met Vrankryk, en het preliminaire Fracaat met Holland, door een weedersydse terug gave der plaatsen. De Commissarissen van beide Natien zyn dikmalen te Pondicherry vergaderd geweest, en uit de Briefwisseling oordeelen wy, met meede weeten van de representativen van van Holland op de Rust; dog na eenige tyd gesleeten te hebben in Vrugteloose onderhandelingen, is de samen„ komst gescheiden. Om dat de Manquis de Bussy wey= „gerde 286 „gerde Trincomale te rug te geeven sodanig als het door de Commissarissen van Groot Brattanien geEyscht wierd Wy syn gelast de algemeene terug gaave, welke overeen gekoomen is, ons ten nutte te maken /: sig daaraan te houden:/ alvoorens wy eenige van de besittingen, welke bevoorens behoor„ „den aan den Kroon van Vrankryk of de Staten van Holland te rug geeven en wanneer sulke orders ontfangen Worden; zullen deselve dadelijk gehoorsaemd worden, dewyl het onse seekerste Intentie is, om de Vriendschap dewelke so geluk„ kig tusschen de Twee Natien hersteld is te bewaaren door alle middelen in ons vermogen, en om aan de Hollandsche Factory te souratte, te rug te geeven alle regtmatige Vry„ „heeden, en Voor regten dien Syj voor den Oorlog genoten hebben. Wy om hetsen deese geleegentheid dewel Ed: publicq te berigten, dat by het Laatste Tractaat de Ed Comp:s de stad en Pergunnah van Brootchia afgestaan en overgedaan heeft aan Madjee Sandia Bahadar, dewelke thans in volle besitting van de souverarniteit der zelve is. Deselvde Reeden die ons verhinderd in de terug gave van de Factory, wil ons niet toelaaten UwelEd:s verzoek om de Wenf te repareeren toe thestaan, also Uwel Edeles verblyf in deselve moet aangesien worden als een saak van gerieflykheid. Wy hebben de Eerste zyn onder stond, Myne Heeren, /:Laager:/ Uewel Ed: On„ „derdanige; en Gehoorsame Dienaaren /:was geteekend/ R: H: Boddam, N: Stackhouse, L: Nelson, John don Jorlesse / in Margines/ in 't Casteel te Bombag den 3=en November. 1784. /:nog. Laager /. voor 't Translaat /:was geteekend:/ Geo: Smaths Gestt: Fuanst: Copia Tw Thad yesterday by the Ratuorn of the Drake s now the pleasure of recieving your favor dated sunat the 26th October, in which you Inform me of yjour appointment to the Directorship of Affairs for the most Noble Dutch East India Company on which event give me Leave to af¬ sure you of my Sincere Satisfaction, hoping there by, that the unanimity and Friendship that subsisted be¬ tween the Two Nutions (: prior to the un happy difference that tooke place:) will berevived, and increased by the mu„ tual Communication of our Settlements in this part of the Globe, and to which it will be my Wish on all Occa¬ sions as far as in my power to Contribute. Youwill receve a publick answer by this opportu„ nity to your Councils address to the Bombay Board, Sammuch Concerned that it is not in my power to Act according to your Wishes by an Immediate restoration of your factory &ce. but you will please to peruse the Tenor of the 11th Article of the Treaty of Saris. Which restricts et Limits the restitution of the places to the Noble Dutch Company to the period that may be settled for those of the English and french Nations; The Obstacles that the Marquis de Bussy has thrown in the way of the English Commissaries that were deputed to him at Sondichery, relative to Trincomalay have here to prevented Any Steps being taken and we are possitively prohibited taking any Steps on this side of India by our Superiors, untill we Learn from Bengall, or the President and Select, Copia Committe
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287 In the margin: Bombay, 3 November 1784. Abraham Josias Sluysken Esqr. To Committee of Madrass, in what Mode and when the Restitutions take place on the Coast of Choromandel, and Bengall, so that any further Applications to the Bombay Board will be unnecessary on your part as soon as we have any Directions on this Head, we shall with the greatest alacrity advice you there of and Carry them into Execution, but untill such Advices Arrives, we Can not Act, and therefore to prevent Delay, I would in friendship recommend to you, to address a Letter to the Governor General and Council at Bengall, Stating the Situation, and Inconveniency resulting to your affairs by these Delays, and recommending them to their Serious Consideration, and that they would Send Directions to the Presidency of Bombay to restore your Factory &c. to you. In Respect to the Privileges the Dutch Company enjoyed during my Residency at Surat there is not an Idea of Obstruction in any respect to the full enjoyment whenever the necessary Restitutions are made, but untill they take Place, all Commerce Carried on by any Dependants on the Dutch Company as well as themselves, must for the present pass thorough the Nabobs Custom House at the Phoorza, for untill the Dutch factory is delivered up, they can not be esteemd to have, or allowed any Privileges. – I remain with every good wish, underneath was written: Sir, lower down: Your very Obedient, and most Humble Servant. The address at the bottom was signed R: H: Boddam, Director for affairs of the Noble Dutch East India Company. Translation of a missive written by the Honorable Governor of Bombay to the Right Honorable Authority of this Directorship, dated the 3rd and received the 9th of November 1784. Sir, Yesterday, upon the return of the Drake snow, I had the pleasure to receive Your Honor's missive dated Surat the 26th of October, in which Your Honor informs me of Your Honor's appointment to the directorship of the affairs of the Honorable Dutch East India Company; upon which occasion allow me to assure Your Honor of my sincere satisfaction, hoping thereby to revive and increase, through the mutual communication of our settlements in this part of the world, the harmony and friendship that always existed between the two nations before this unfortunate conflict occurred, and to which end it will be my desire on all occasions to cooperate as much as lies in my power. By this opportunity Your Honor receives a public reply to Your Honor and Council's address to the Council at Bombay. I am exceedingly sorry that it is not in my power to act according to Your Honor's desires by an immediate restitution of Your Honor's factory, etc., but Your Honor will be pleased to consult the contents of the 11th article of the Treaty 288 of Paris, which stipulates the restitution of places to the Honorable Company at the time that may be appointed for those of the English and French nations. The obstacles which the Marquis de Bussy threw in the path of the English commissioners who were deputed to him at Pondicherry concerning Trincomalee have until now prevented any progress from being made therein, and we are strictly forbidden by our superiors from doing anything in this matter on this side of India until we are informed from Bengal or by the President and Select Committee of Madras in what manner and when the restitutions on the Coromandel Coast and in Bengal will take place, so that any further application from Your Honor to the Council at Bombay will be unnecessary on Your Honor's part. As soon as we receive any instructions regarding this, we shall with the greatest readiness give notice thereof and put them into execution, but before and until such news arrives, we cannot act; and therefore, to prevent all delay, I would advise Your Honor in friendship to address Your Honor by missive to the Governor and Council of Bengal, setting before them the inconveniences and disadvantages that arise for Your Honor's affairs from such a delay, recommending the same to their serious consideration, with the request to give instructions to the Government of Bombay for the restitution of Your Honor's factory, etc. Regarding the privileges the Dutch Company enjoyed during my stay in Surat, there is no intention of obstruction in any respect to their full enjoyment as soon as the restitution has taken place; but until that takes effect, all trade carried on by the dependants of the Dutch Company as well as by themselves must, for the present, pass through the Nabob's custom house, because as long as the Dutch factory is not restored, they cannot be considered as possessing or being entitled to any privileges. I have the honor to be with every good wish, underneath was written: Sir, lower down: Your Honor's Obedient and Humble Servant, was signed: R: H: Boddam, in the margin: Bombay, the 3rd of November 1784. The address at the bottom was: To Abraham Josias Sluysken, Esq., Director of the affairs of the Honorable Dutch East India Company. Still lower down, for the translation, was signed: Geo: Smith, sworn translator.
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287 /:In margine:/ Bombay. 3. Nor: 1784. Abraham Josias Sluysken Esqr. To Committee of Madrass, in what Mode and when the Restitutions take place on the Coast of Choromandel, and Bengall, so that any further Applications to the Bombay Board will be unnecessary on your part as soon as weha„ ve any Directions on this Head, we shall with the greatest alacrity advice you there of and Carry them into Execution, but untill such Advices Arrives, we Can not Act, and there„ fore to prevent Delay. I would in friendship recommend to you, to address a Letter to the Governor General and Council at Bengall. Stating the Situation, and Inconveniency resulting to your affairs by these Delays, and recommen„ ding them to their Serious Consideration, and that they would Send Directions to the Presidency of Bombay to restore & jour Factory &c. to you In Respect to the Privileges the Dutch Company enjoyed during my Residency at Surat there is not an Idea of Obstruction in any respect to the fullenjoyment whenever the necessary Restitutions are made, but un„ till they take Place, all Commerce Carried on by any Dependants on the Dutch Company as well as themselves, must for the present pass thorough the Nabobs Custom House at tha PThoorza, for untill the Dutch factory is dili¬ veren up, they can not be esteemd to have, or allowed any Privileges. – I remain with every good wish onder stond:/ Sir /:laeger:/ Djounvery Obedient, and most 1 Humbl Servant. Het address onder aan, /:was geteekend R: H: Boddam Director for affais of: the Roble Dutch Past Iredia Company Translaat Eeneer missive geschreeven door den E: Heer Gouverneur van Bombay, aan den Wel Ed: Heer Gesaghebber deeser Direc„ tie. gedateerd den 3:e en ontfangen den 9:' November 1784. Gisteren p: beterugkomst van de Drake Snaauw, hadde ik het vermaak Uwel Ed: messive gedateerd souratte den 2. 6. n October te Ontfangen, in dewelke Vewel Ed:s my berigt van E uwelEd:e benoeming tot het Directeurschap voor de Affaires der Edle Neederlandse O: S: Comp: / met welke gebeurtenisse, permiteerd my duwelEd:s van myn welmeenende Vergenoeging te versekeren, hoopende daar door de Eendragt en Vriendschap die tusschen de Twee Natien /:bevoorens deese Ongelukkige Twistplaats had:/ altoos gesubsisteerd heeft, te doen herleeven, en Vermeerderen door de Ouderlinge Communicatie Onse Comptoiren in dit gedeelte des Waerelds, en tot het welke, het by alle gelaegent„ heeden myn verlangen syn sal, om meede te werken zo veel in myn Vermogen is. By deese geleegentheid bekomt uewel Ed:s een publicq antwoord, op dewel Ed: en des Raads: Adldres, aan den Raad te Bombay; het doet my ten uiterste Leed dat het in myn vermoogen niet is volgens dewel Ed:s begeerten te doen, door een dadelyke terug gave van dewelEd„se Factoryj &:a maar dewel Ed:e gelieft den Inhoud van het 11:e Articul van het Trac„ Myn Heer „taet 288 „taet van Parys na tezien, welke de restitutie van de plaatsen aan de E: Comp:e bepaald tot het Tydstip dat gesteld mag wor„ „den voor deese van de Engelsche en Fhansche Natien. De Bin„ derpaalen welke de Marquis van Bussy in de Weg van de Engelsche Commissarisssen geworpen heeft, die aan hem te„ Pondicharry gediputeerd waaren, betreffende Trincomale, hebben tot nog toe verhinderd eenige voortgang daar in „te maken, en wy syn volstrekt door onse superieuren ge„ interdiceerd daar in iets te doen aan deese syde van In„ „dien tot dat wij van Bengalen of door de president, en sele et Committee van Madrass berigt syn, op welkewyse en Wanneer de restitutions op de Kust van Cormandel, en in Bengaelen sullen plaats hebben, so dat eenige verder applicatie van dewel Ed: aan den Raad te Bombay, Onnodig van UewelEds sydes syn sullen, so ras wy eenige onderzig„ ting dieshalven ontfangen, sullen wy met de grootote bereidvaerdigheid daar van kundschap geeven, en deselve werkstellig maken, dog voor en aleer sulketydinge koomen, kunnen wy niet ageeren, en om dierhalven alle vertraging voor te koomen soude ik duwel Edele in vriendschap raaden, dewelEd:e by Messive aan den Gou„ „verneur en Raad van Bengalen te addresseeren, hun voor oogen houdende de Ongeleegentheeden en Ongerief„ „lykheeden die voor uwelEd: saaken uit sulk een vertra„ „ging n „ging voortkomen, deselve aan hunne ernstige overwee„ ging aanbeveelende, met versoek om aan het Gouver„ „nement van Bombay Directie te geeven tot de terug see gave van uwel Ed:e Factorij &=a Aangaande de Voorregten de Hollandsche Comp:s ge„ „durende myn verblyf te souratte genooten heeft, er is geen denkbeeld ter verhindering in eenige opsigten van deselver volle genot, zo ras de terug gave sal geschied zyn, dog tot dat die stand grijpt, moet alle Commercie gevoerd door de onderhorige van de Hollandse Compe so wel als door hunnen selven, voor het teegenswoordige door het Nababo Tholhuys passeeren, dewyl, solange de Hollandsche Factory niet hersteld is, sy niet ge„ reekend kunnen worden, als besittend, of geregtigd syn„ „de tot eenige voorregten, hebbe de Eer met alle goede wen„ „sching te sin /:onderstond:/ Myn Heer /:Laeger:/ dewel Ed:e Gehoorsame, en Onderdanige Dienaar /:was geteekend) R: H: Baddam /:in margine:/ Bombai den 3 Nov: 1784 /: Het address onder aan was:/ Aan Abraham Josi„ „as sluysken schildscnaap Directeur der saaken van d' E= Nederland e e Compagnie /:nog Laeger voor 't Translaat /:was geteekend:/ Ged: Smith. Gest: Transl=t so.
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289 Dutch Nation Gentlemen We were duly favored with your Letter of Yesterday's date. As soon as we receive Orders from our Honourable Superiors for the re-establishment of your Factory and Flag, your Buildings will then be restored with every Just Privilege belonging to your Factory; in the meantime, though it is not at present in Our power to grant you the Privileges formerly enjoyed, you may be assured of our affording you every protection, Assistance, Attentions and Indulgence, which One European Nation has a Right to Expect from Another, and as there is no alliance at present subsisting between our Two sovereigns, you will have in every respect the same Liberty of Trade as has been allowed to the French since the happy renewal of Peace, and of Course you will be permitted to import and export at the Dacca Gate. You must be sensible, we have not Occasioned a moment's delay in the unloading, Loading, or dispatch of your ship, having in our first answer of the 29th ultimo informed you, as supercargoes of a Merchant Ship, that you would have perfect Liberty to carry on all your Commercial Business through the Phoorza. To Abraham Josias Sluysken Esqr. Director & Council, for the Affairs of the Dutch Nation at Surat Copy 6. It is not at present in our power to grant your request for the use of the Warehouses at your late Bunder for mercantile Purposes, and your being accommodated with apartments there, I hope you will consider as a matter of Civility, and Courtesy, in which we are happy to show our disposition to Contribute to your ease and Convenience as private Gentlemen. But we must take this opportunity of informing you, that this is to be Considered as our final Answer respecting your Trade, until your Factory is restored. In answer to the professions made by the first subscriber of your Letter, we beg Leave to assure you, that it will ever give us pleasure to preserve by every means in Our power the Amity so happily re-Established between the Two Nations. We have the Honour to remain Gentlemen your Humble and most Obedient Servants: Thomas Day, Geo. Green, Daniel Crokatt, J. Warden, Sam. Gambier, John Spencer, P. H. Roberts In Margin: Surat 11th November 1784. 290 Translation of a Letter written by the English Chief and Council of Surat to the Right Honourable Governor and the Council of this Directorate, dated 11th and Received 12th November 1784 Gentlemen We have duly received your Letter dated yesterday. As soon as we shall have received Orders from our high superiors for the re-establishment of your Factory and flag, the Buildings will also then be restored to you with all lawful privileges belonging to your Factory. In the meantime, although it is not at present in our power to grant you all the privileges which you formerly enjoyed, you may be assured that we shall grant you All Protection, help, attention, and indulgence that one European Nation has the right to expect from the other; and since there is at present no alliance in Existence between our Two sovereigns, you shall in all Respects enjoy the same Freedom in Trade as has been granted to the French since the happy renewal of the Peace, and consequently be permitted to Land and ship off at the Dacca Gate. You must be convinced that we have not caused a Moment's delay in the Unloading, Loading, and dispatching of your Ship, as we have informed you in our First Answer of the 29th past, as supercargoes of a Merchant ship, that you had full Freedom to carry on your Commercial affairs by way of the Customhouse. It is Not at Present in Our power to grant you the use of the Warehouses at your former Wharf for conducting trade. In the provision of accommodations there, we hope you will be pleased to regard it as an act of Civility, and Courtesy, in which we consider ourselves fortunate to show our inclination to Contribute to your convenience and Comfort as private individuals. However, we must also avail ourselves of this opportunity to inform you that this, concerning your Trade, must be regarded as our final answer, until your Factory shall have been returned. In reply to the declarations made by the first signer of your Letter, permit us to assure you that it will always give us pleasure, by all means within our power, to maintain the Friendship so happily restored between the Two Nations. We have the Honour to be, Gentlemen, your Humble and very Obedient Servants: Thomas Day, Geo. Green, Daniel Crokatt, J. Warden, Sam. Gambier, John Spencer, P. N. Roberts. In the margin: Surat, the 11th of November 1784. Further below for the Translation: Geo. Smith Sworn Translator
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289 Dutch Nation Genttemen Weure duly favor'd with your Letter of Yesterdays date. ste soon as werecieve Orders from our Honourable Lipe„ riors for thereEstablishment of your Fectory & Hlag, your Buil„ dings will then be restored with every Just Privilege belon¬ „ging to your Factory, in the meantime, tho. it is not atsore¬ sent in Our sower to grant you the Pivileges formerly en„ joyd, you may be assimed of our affording you every pro¬ „tection, Asdistance, Attentions & Indulgence, which One European Nation has a Right to Expect from Another¬ and as there is no alliance at present subsisting between our Two sovereigns; you will have in every respect the same Liberty of Tride as has been allowed to the Fhench since the happy renewval of Seace, and of Course yjouwill be permitted to import and export at the dacca Gate, yjou must be senscble, we have net Occasion d'a moments delay in the unloading Loading, or dispatch of youw ship, having in our first answer of the 29t: uttimo; JA informed you, as super cargo's of a Merchant Ship, that you would have perfect Liberty to carry on all your Com„ mercial Business through the Ploorza- Director &a Council, for the Affairs of the at Surat Abraham Josias Sluysken Esqrs H. rwee„ To Copia 6. It is not at present in our power to granty our request for therise of theti arehouses at your late Bunder for mereantile Purposis, and your being accommodated with apartments there, I hope you will considir as a matter of Civility, and Courtesij, in which we are happy to show our disposition to Contribute to your easa and Convenience as private Gentlemen: But we must take this opportunity of informing G: you, that this is to be Considered as cur final Answer respecting your Trade, untell your Factory is restored= In answer to the professions made by the first sub„ C scriber of your Letter, we beg Leave to assure you, that it will ever give us pleasure to preserve (:by every means in Ourpower:/ the Amity so happily re Es„ tablishd between the Two Nations. We have the Honov to remain /onderstond:/ Genthemen /lager/ yjour Humble and most Obedient Servants /:was geteekend:) Thomas Day, Ged:e Green, Daniel Crokast, I Warden, Sam:l Ggambier, John, Spencer, P: H: Boberts /:in Margine :/ Sourats 11. ' November: 1784: /— 290 Myne Heeren Uwel Ed:e Messive gedateerd op gisteren hebben wy be„ „hoorlyk ontfangen. soo ras wy Orders van Onse hooge superieuren tot het Ger„ stellen van uwel Ed„s Factory en vlag sullen ontfangen hebben dan sullen ook de Gebouwen aan uwel Ed. gerestitu„ „eerd worden met alle regtmatige voorregten aan UwelEd: Factory behoorende, Ondertusschen, Schoon het thans in ons vermogen niet is. Uwel Ed:s alle de voorregten toete staan die UwwelEd:s voor deesen genooten hebben, kunnen Uwel„ Ed:s versekerd syn, dat wy dewel Ed: Alle Bescherminge, hulpe, aandagt en toegeventheid verleenen sullen die de eene Europeese Natie regt heeft van den anderen te verwagten, en also ir thans geen alliantie tusschen onze Twee souverainen in Weesen is, zullen uwel Ed:s in alle Op„ „sigten deselve Vryheid in den Handel genieten als aan de Fransche, zeederd de gelukkige hernieuwing der Vee„ de, toegestaan is, en by gevolge gepermiteerd worden om aan de Dacca Poort te Landen, en aftescheepen, dewel Ed=s moeten overtuygd syn dat wy geen Ogenbliks versuym in het Lossen, Laaden, en afsenden van dewel Ed:e Schip veroor„ Translaat Eener Messive geschreeven dotor den Engelschen Chef en raad van Souratta aan den Wel Ed:e Heer Gesaghebberen der Raad deeser Directie gedateerd den 11:de en Ontfangen den 1al bovember 1784 „saakt st „ a d saakt hebben, also wy Uewel Ed: in onse Eerste Antwoord van den Ha 29: passato /: als supercargas van een Koopmans schip :/ berigt hebben, dat UewelEd: volle Vryheid hadden. dewelEd: Commercia„ „le affaires door den weg van het Tholhuys voort te Setten„ Het is Thans in Ons vermogen niet, dewel Ed:e het gebruyk van de Packhuysen op dewel Ed: geweesene Worff tot het drijven van handel toete staan. In het verschaffen van vertrekken al„ daar, hoopen wy dat uwel Ed:s sult gelieven aan te merken als een daad van Beleefdheid, en Hoffykheid, in het welke roy ons ge„ „lukkig agten te toonen onse neiging tot het Contribueeren voor uwel Ed: /: als particulieren:/ gemak en PeryJ. Egter dienen wy ons nog van deese geleegentheid om dewelEd:s te berigten dat Lit moet aangemerk worden, be„ „langende duwel Ed=e Handel, als onse finaale antwoord, tot. dat uwel Ed.: e Factory sal terug gegeeven syn In antwoord tot de betuygingen door den eerst geteekende van UewelEd:e Messive gedaan, permiteerd ons dat wy dewel Ed:s versekeren, dat het ons altoos vermaak sal geeven /: door alle middelen die in ons vermogen syn:/ de Vriendschap die zo gelukkig tusschen de Twee Natien hersteld is te bewaaren. Wy hebbende Eere te syn /:Onderstond:/ Myne Heeren /: Laeger/ uwel E:d: Onderdanige en zeer Gehoorsame Dienaeren /: was geteekend:/ Thomas Day, Ged: Green, Daniel Crokast, I: Warden, Sam:l Gambier, Johmn Spencer, P: N: Roberts /: in mar„ gine:/ Souratte den 11:e November 1784. /: nog Laeger voor 't Translaat /:was geteekend: Ged: Smith Gest: Transl:t