Inventory 3687
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Hooghly in Bengal the 16th of January 1786 to report on matters more specifically, as my letters, enclosed with those of my family for safer delivery, will depart for the counting house of William Paxton and Company in London. In obtaining an adequate return cargo for three ships I find no difficulty, only in the negotiating of funds, though the outlook for this presents itself favorably following the departure of the foreign ships. Commending Your High Noble Great Worships along with the Company's interests to Heaven's precious care, I have the honor to call myself with the highest esteem, High Noble Great Honorable Sirs, Your High Noble Great Worships' Humble and Obedient Servant, Petitioner 4 p. m:k: 680 To the Right Honorable High Respected Gentlemen Directors in the Fatherland, on behalf of the Illustrious Assembly of the Seventeen, commissioned and authorized for secret affairs. Right Honorable High Respected Gentlemen, The ship The Britannia having been dispatched on the 15th of this month to Batavia with a cargo amounting to ƒ838301:18. 8, I take the liberty to present to Your High Noble Great Worships a copy of my separate letters sent therewith to the Honorable High Indies Government. Having, upon resumption of the latest Homeland Requisition in our meeting of the 10th of January, undertaken to submit my thoughts on the arrangement thereof in all deference to Your High Noble Great Worships by one of the last departing English ships, I take the liberty, in fulfillment thereof, to repeat hereby what is presented in the enclosure to Their High Nobilities: That upon the restoration of our possessions, it is the duty of every minister to repair the damage suffered by the Company in a most destructive war, with zeal and industry according to his ability, both through economizing on expenses and increasing profits. The former depends on him, the latter on circumstances over which his power often has no influence. That the Company, in places where trade in all respects depends on its disposal, sets fixed prices on the sale of its goods, is consistent with its interest and with equity; but in a land like this, where every nation has the liberty to import as much of the goods consumed by us as suits its fancy, to be bound to achieve fixed percentages is, through incidental circumstances—be it in quality, invoice price, or taxation—contrary to true interest, causes trade to languish, and often keeps the same in the warehouses for years as unsaleable. This can only take place with such goods whose acquisition remains reserved to the Company to the exclusion of all others. Experience has taught time and again that, when making a requisition for goods that yield considerable profits this year, one found oneself, upon receipt after a lapse of two to three years, sorely deceived in one's expectation of an equal profit, which in respect of all homeland merchandise depends on the greater or lesser importation by foreigners. May I consequently be permitted to set down here in all deference the inconveniences arising from the determination of fixed percentages on the invoice price, whether through lesser quality, higher invoice pricing, and the taxation of those goods themselves. Examining the papers of earlier times, I find how people have complained for ten and more years that our iron was more brittle and of poorer alloy than that of the Danes and the English, in proof whereof samples were even sent in 1728; and yet in 1780 the import was found to be as before. The dyestuffs were often mixed with dirt and other filth. The cochineal, although it was constantly requested to be killed in spirits, was worse than that of the foreigners, which has the consequence that they always take precedence in the sale of their goods, whereas ours must be held back, or 682 681 disposed of for a lesser price. Besides this, our goods are frequently invoiced higher, in addition to which comes the obligation to a fixed determination of percentages; it follows therefrom that if one wishes to proceed with the sale according to orders, those goods remain in the warehouses for years, and by transgressing these orders, our yields make a poorer showing than those of other nations. Their profits becoming known in the Netherlands, one is exposed to suspicion of unfaithfulness and neglect of duty, whereas there is essentially no other reason than the higher invoice price. To substantiate which, it will be sufficient to cite an example: In the year 1780, the market price of iron in Bengal was from 8¼ to 8¾ rupees the maund of 76 lb. The great demand and an unforeseen necessity were the reason that our iron which had remained in the warehouses was still sold at public auction for 2. 8. 12 ½ at ƒ 14. 9. — The same was invoiced at -„ 10. 12. 8 thus with an advance of ƒ 3. 16. 8 or 36 percent. The Danes and the English, for whom the iron on average in Europe cost ƒ 8. 4. —, who also sold it at ƒ 14. 9. —, achieved a profit of ƒ 6. 4. – or 75 percent. Had we therefore wished to wait with our sale until we had also obtained 75 percent, which corresponds to ƒ 18. 11. 14 or with 11. 5. – sicca rupees per maund, an opportunity for sale might perhaps never have presented itself. Another inconvenience is the invoice price between the different Chambers, of which an example in the year 1780 is sufficient, when a ship of the Chamber of Amsterdam and one of the Chamber of Zeeland brought the same cargo: Invoice Prices: At the Chamber of Amsterdam: Lead, the hundred pounds at ƒ 8. 13. 13 Copper, the hundred pounds at ƒ 53. 7. 8 White lead At the Chamber of Zeeland: Lead, the hundred pounds at ƒ 9. 9. — Copper, the hundred pounds at ƒ 65. 5. — White lead
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Houglij in Bengale den 16 Jannuarij van zaaken bepaalder te melden, zullende mijne brieven, onder die van mijne Familie ter veiliger besorging aan het comptoor van william Paxton en Compagnie, in zondon, afgaan, in het er„ „langen van een genoegsaam retour voor drie scheepen, vind ik geen zwarigheid, alleen in het negotieeren van gelden, dog waar toe het uijtsigt, na het vertrek der vreemde scheepen, zig gunstig op doet. UW Hoog Edele Groot Agtb=r neevens 's Comps belangens, in 's Heemels dierbaare hoede be„ veelende, heb ik de eer mij met de meeste hoogagting te noemen. Hoog Edele Groot Agtbare Heeren. Uw Hoog Edele Groot Agtbarens Onderdanige en Gehoorsame Dienaar ell 1786 Suplicant 4 p. m:k: 680 Aan de WelEdele Hoog Achtbaare Heeren. Patria Bewindhebberen van weege de illustre vergadering van seventienen gecommit„ „teerd en gemagtigd tot de secreete zaaken. WelEdele Hoog Achtbaare Heeren. Het schip the Brittannia den 15. e deeser na Batavia gedepecheert zijnde met een lading groot ƒ838301:18. 8 neem ik de vrijheid uw Hoog Edele groot agtb=n Copia myner aparte letteren, daar meede voor de Edele Hoog Indise Regeering versonden, aan te bieden. Bij resuemtie der Jongste vaderlandse Eisch in onse vergadering van den 10. e Januarij aangenoomen hebbende myne gedagten op het inrigten derselve uw„ Hoog Edele Ggroot agtb=r in alle eerbied met een der laast vertrekkende Engelse scheepen voor te draagen, neem ik de vrijheid ter voldoening daar aan, bij deeze te herhaalen 't geen bij inleggende aan Haar Hoog Edelheedens voor„ „komt. Dat by het herstel in onse possessien het de pligt van ider minis„ „ter is het nadeel door de Companie in een alle verderfelijteste oorlog geleede„ met yver en indistrie na vermooge ter herstellen. zoo doer besuijniging der der ongelden als vermeerdering der winsten, het eerste is van hem, het laaste van omstandig heeden afhangende op welken zyn vermooge vaak geen invloed heeft, dat de Companie op plaatsen waarde handel in alle dee„ „len van haare beschikking afhangt, bepaalde prysen op den ver„ „koop haarer goederen steld, is met haar belang, en de billijkheid boestaanbaar, maar in een Land als dit waar ider natie vrijheid heeft van de goederen door ons verteerd, zoo veel aan te brengen als met zijne sinnelykheid over een komt. aan het behaalen van bepaalde percentos verbonden te zijn, is door bij koomende omstandigheeden 't zij in deugd„ aanreekenings prys of belasting, met het waare intrest streidend, doet den handel guynen, en dezelven vaak Jaaren lang als onverkoopbaar in de pakhuijsen aanhouden, dit kan alleen plaats grijpen met zulke goederen welker bemagtiging aan de Companie met excclusie van alle anderen blijft gereserveert de ondervinding heeft te meermaalen geleert, dat men Eisch doende van goederen, die dit Jaar aansienlijke winsten geeven, men zig bij ontfangst na verloop van twee a drie Jaaren in zijne verwagting op een gelijke winst, deerlijk bedrooge vond, 't geen ten opsigte aller vaderlandse koopmanschappen van de meerdere of min„ „dere aan voer door vreemden afhangt. Het zij mij ten gevolge van dien vergund de inconvenienten uyt de be„ „paling van vaste percentos op de aanreekenings prijs spruijtenden, 't zij door mindere deugd, hoogere aanreekening, en belasting dier goederen zelven, hier in alle eerbied ter needer te stellen. De papieren van vroegere teiden nagaande, vind ik hoe men zig zints tien en meerdere Jaaren heeft beklaagd, dat ons yser brosser en slegter van allooy was dan dat der Deenen en Engelsen, ten blijke waar van, men self in 1728 monsters sond, en egter bevond men in 1780 den aanbreng als te vooren, de verwstoffen waaren dik„ wils met Land, en andere vuijlnis vermengd de Conchenille schoon steeds versogt dat in spiritus mogt gedood zijn, was slegter dan die der vreemden, 't geen ten gevolg heeft dat zij steeds in den verkoop harer goederen voorgaan, daar men het onse moet aanhouden, of voor 682 681 voor een mindere prijs afsetten. Behalve dit worden onse goederen veelteids hoger aangereekent, waar bij koomende de verbintenis aan eene vaste bepaling van Ver„ Centos, volgt daar uyt, dat indien men met den verkoop na de orders wil te werk gaan, die goederen Jaaren lang in de pakhuij „sen verblijven, en deeze orders overtreedende, onse rendementen een slegter aanschouw hebben dan die van ander Natiën, wier winsten in Nederland bekent werdenden, men aan verdenking van ontrouw en pligt versuym blood staad, daar er weesentlijk geen andere reede is dan de hogere aanreekening, om het welk te staaven, het genoeg zal zyn een voorbeeld aan te haalen, In het Jaar 1780. was de marktsprys van het yzer in Bengale van rop: 8¼ tot 8¾ de maon van lb 76. de groote vertier en eene onvoorsiene benodigheid, was oorsaak dat men ons ijzer 't geen in de pakhuijsen was verbleeve, nog bij publique vendutie verkogt voor 2. 8. 12 ½ op ƒ 14. 9. — het zelve was aangereekent tot -„ 10. 12. 8 dies met een advans van ƒ 3. 16. 8 of P:C: 36. De Deenen en Engelsen wien het yser door den anderen in Europa te staan kwam ƒ 8. 4. — het meede teege ƒ 14. 9. — verkopen den, behaal„ „den een winst van ƒ6. 4. – of RC: 75 had men dus met onse verkoop willen wagten tot men meede R. 75 had g'obtineerd, 't geen met ƒ 18. 11. 14 of met sic: rop: 11. 5. – per maon over een komt, had zig mogelijk nimmer geleegenheid ter verkoop opgedaan. Een ander in convenient is de aanreekenings prys tussen de verschil„ „lende kameren, waar van een voorbeeld in het Jaar 1780 voldoende is, toen een schip van de Kamer Amsterdam, en een van de kamer Zeeland dezelve lading aanbragt Aanreekenings, Prijsen. Bij de kamer Amsterdam By de kamer Zeeland Lood tCento ponden â ƒ 8. 13. 13. . . . . . . . . ƒ 9. 9. — kooper „ _o _ „ „ 53. 7. 8 . - „ 65. 5. — Loodwit
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Prussian blue Verdigris Corals at ƒ 12. 10. — „ 9. 17. 8 „ 11. 10. White lead per hundred pounds Minium Vermilion this difference on some items, being very large, amounts on average to circa 10 percent. The result now of this invoicing is that when these goods are sold here against the market price, many profits fall on these, none on the others, and by averaging the prices, sometimes the percentages cannot be stipulated for them; consequently, either nothing is sold, or only that which is invoiced at the lowest price, as in 1781 was the case with the corals up to lb 7000. — fallen into the hands of the English on 4 July, the remainder being held back until one obtains the determined price, which seldom takes place, whereby goods sometimes remain unsaleable in the warehouses for 10, 12, indeed more years; it will be enough to substantiate this with an example: In 1728 the pound of corals the hundred was sold for ƒ—. 15. 15. If there had then been two parcels according to previous invoice prices, the Chamber of Amsterdam would have gained 140 percent on its purchase price, the Chamber of Zeeland on the contrary 33 percent, so one had been obliged, if one wished to await the obtaining of the advances on the homeland goods fixed at 75 percent, to hold back the last-mentioned parcel rather than to average prices. Another objection is that the merchandises are entered in the journals with the charges of caskage and export duties, thus calculating 75 percent thereon, the Company also gains the same on those charges, to which is added the custom appearing by resolution of the Noble High Indies Government dated 11 August 1763 concerning the iron, namely a duty of 25 Rixdollars, which one must gather from comparison of the higher invoicing against foreigners and from own current prices that it still holds, so it follows naturally from this that after „ „ 2. 3: — . . „ 2. 10. —. „ „ 9. —. — „ „ 1. 2. — . „ 1. 8. — „ „ —. 6. 10 „ 4. —. — „ —. 12. — that ƒ 12. —.— 682 that account sold with 75 Rixdollars, one can very safely state that the Company then obtains an advantage of 178 ¾ percent on the net purchase cost, which would be desirable if it constantly found such a market, but there being little prospect of this due to the considerable supply from foreigners, it remains unsold in the warehouses to the noticeable detriment of the company. Fully deferring to the necessity of a higher invoicing and the obtaining of fixed determined percentages in India, I hope that your Right Honourable Most Respectable will be pleased to regard in a favourable light my objections concerning the detrimental influence that this has on the trade in Bengal, where we, being on an equal footing with all foreign nations, have no grounds reasonably to flatter ourselves with obtaining greater advantages on our merchandises, and the same Most Honourable may in consequence thereof favourably please to authorize the two Principal Servants here upon receipt of goods from Europe to govern themselves in the sale according to the price of the market, or, having a well-founded prospect of the rise of that price, to hold back the same, as they according to best knowledge to the greatest advantage of the Company shall in good conscience deem necessary. Since through that strict regulation, for the sake of the consequences, we always proceed with the utmost timidity in drawing up the requisitions, upon the abolition thereof and the obtaining of the aforementioned authorization, a wide field would be opened to us to expand the trade in these regions according to ability; one would have the opportunity always to find a sufficient cargo for the ships coming hither from Europe, since for the future one strictly requires a fund from there for the return, and upon the bar silver in minting alone an advantage of only 4 to 4 ½ stuivers per mark is obtained, besides the convenience to be expected from this, the merchant in the Republic itself would thereby be encouraged, the manufactures revived, and through the different branches of trade a greater activity spread, which [illegible] a general influence on all the inhabitants of our fatherland
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Berlyns blaauw „ Spaansgroen „ _o Coraalen „ a ƒ 12. 10. — „ 9. 17. 8 „ 11. 10. Loodwit 'tCento ponden Meny „ _ _ vermillioen „ dit verschil op sommige Articulen Zeer groot, bedraagt door den anderen Circa 10 prC: het gevolg nu deeser aanreekening is, dat die goe„ „deren hier teege markts prijs verkogt werdenden, op deeze, veele, op de anderen, geene winsten vallen, en de prijsen door elk ander slaanden„ zomteids daar voor de percentos niet zyn te bedingen, gevolgelijk werd of niets verkogt, of alleen het geen tot de minste prijs ik aange„ „reekent gelijk in 178/1 het geval was met de Coraalen tot lb 7000. — den 4 July in handen der Engelsen gevallen, het overige word aan„ „gehoude tot men de bepaalde prys erlangd, dat zelden plaats heeft, waar door goederen Zomteids 10, 12, Ja meerdere Jaaren onverkoopbaar in de pakhuysen verblijven; het zal genoeg zyn dit met een voorbeeld te staaven: In 1728 verkogt men de ponds Coraalen het hond tot ƒ—. 15. 15. waaren er toen na voorige aanreekenings prijsen twee partijen geweest, had de Kamer Amsterdam op haare inkoops prys gewonnen P: C: 140. de Ka= „mer Zeeland in teegendeel VC: 33, dues men verpligt geweest was, wilde men het behaalen der advanssen op de vaderlandse goederen tot 75 pC: bepaald, afwagten, laast gemelde partij aan te houden, dan wijlde prijsen door een te slaan. Een ander beswaar is, dat de koopmanschappen bij de Journaalen, met de ongelden van fustage, en uytgaande regten worden ingenoomen, dus daar op pC o 75 bereekenenden, wint de Companie deselven op die ongelden meede, waar bij gevoegd het gebruyk bij resolutie der Edele Hoog Indise Regeering in dato 11. aug: 1763 voorkomende omtrend het yser, nament„ „lijk eene belasting van R:o 25 't geen men uyt vergelijking van de hogere aanreekening teegen vreemden en uijt eigene Courants prijsen moet op maa„ „ken dat nog stand houd, zoo volgt daar uyt natuurlijk, dat het na _ _. . „ „ 2. 3: — . . „ 2. 10. —. _o _o „ „ 9. —. — „ „ 1. 2. — . „ 1. 8. — „ „ —. 6. 10 - - . „ 4. —. — - „ —. 12. — die - e - .. ƒ 12. —.— 682 die reekening met R:o 75 verkogt, men zeer gerust kan stellen dat de Companie als dan een voordeel van P:C: 178 ¾ op het zuyver in„ „koops kostende behaald, 't geen wenschelyk was, indien het steeds zo„ „danig debiet vond, dog hier toe door de aansienlijke toevoer van vreemden weinig uytsigt zynde blyft het onverkogt tot merkelyk nadeel der maadschappij in de pakhuysen over. Volkoome defereerende aan de noodsakelykheid eener hogere aan„ reekening, en het behaalen van vast bepaalde per Centos in India, ver„ „hoop ik dat uw Hoog Edele Groot agtb=r in een gunstig ligt, zullen gelie„ „ven te beschouwen myne bedenkingen over de nadeelige invloed die zulks op den handel in Bengale heeft, waar wij met alle vreemde Natien gelijkstandig, geen grond hebben, ons in willijkheid met het behaalen van grotere voordeelen op onse koopmanschappen te vlijen, en het Hoogst dezelven ten gevolge van dien gunstig mag behaagen, de twee Eerste Bediendens alhier te qualificeeren bij ontfangst van goederen uijt Europa, zig in den verkoop na de prijs der markt te rigten, dan wel, een gegrond uijtsigt, op de rijsing dier prys hebbenden, dezel„ „ven aan te houden, zoo als zij na beste kennis ten meeste voordeele der Companie in gemoede zullen nodig oordeelen te behooren. Daar wij door diestricte bepaling om der gevolgen wille steeds met de uyterste beschroomtheid in het formeeren der Eisschen te werkgaan, wierd ons bij opheffing derselve, en erlanging van de qualificatie voor„ „meld, een ruym veld geopend om den handel in deeze gewesten na vermooge uyt te breiden, men zou geleegenheid hebben voor de schee„ „pen uijt Europa herwaerds komenden steeds een genoegsame lading te vinden, wijl men voor het vervolg volstrekt van daar een fonds tot het retour benodigt is, en men op het bhaar silver bij verminting alleen een voordeel van 4 a 41½ ster per macq sijn behaald, buijte het gerief hier uyt te wagten, wierd daar door den koopman in de Republicq selve, aangemoedigd, de fabriequen opgebeurd, en door de verschillende takken van den handel eene meerdere werksaamheid verspreid, die op alle de Jngeseetenen van ons vaderland een gemeenen invloed
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had an influence: By the latest requisition, arranged according to the previous one, we demanded, under the conditions stated therein, two hundred pipes of red wine, upon which, at a sale price of up to sp:s 30 per bottle, a fixed profit was calculated; the intention also aimed at hereby was to find at least a portion of the cargo for the ships, with a request at the same time that upon dispatching a second ship, the latest requisitions of Director Ross might be followed, and therein preference be granted to all heavy volumes such as anchors, grapnels etc., as all this indicates our embarrassment regarding what may best be demanded, I hope that your Right Honorable Worships will deign to honor such with your approval. By letter to the Honorable High Indies Government I imparted that the English, being unable to find a proper cargo due to the great scarcity of money, had to detain the ship the Dublin and would freight the Winterton for private individuals; the proposal is transmitted herewith in print, as the Company left the silk trade to private individuals, which ceases in the following year, this has enticed many, to the extent that one not only managed to obtain a full cargo of both silk and linens for the last-mentioned vessel, but also to send the Company's linens, also planned for that purpose, along with what has since come in on the previous contracts, with the Dublin; the dispatch of the said ships was thus concluded, yet how great the embarrassment is for the following shipment appears from the attached printed plan to undertake the contracting of the return cargo by sealed bonds under proper security, offering the contractors certificates with the interest of 8 per cent on the treasury, and payable after their respective dates, or bills of exchange on the Company, the current rupee at one shilling eight pence, pursuant to the directive of the Gentlemen Directors by letter of 15 September, also passed on for speculation. The amount of what was contracted is to be paid in the following manner: 3/16 determined upon signing the contract on the 1st of May. 4/16 when half of the accepted goods were delivered, and the remainder or 2/16 when an amount of 3/16 of what was contracted has come in. Conversing with knowledgeable merchants about this, they assure me that no persons of means among them will be found for this, because, being bound to give presents to prevent cavils when comparing the delivered goods against the samples, and calculating the loss on the paper, they see no profit in entering into such a contract. Pursuant to what was communicated by letter of 16 January last, I received from Mr. George Day a sum of sic: rupees 420,000.- and sent the same to Batavia with the Britannia in 126,982.- English and French Arcot rupees, for which to the said Day, for himself, his order or heirs, have been granted six assignments to be paid at the Chamber of Amsterdam after the expiration of 1, 2, 3 to 4 years with the interest of 5 per cent per year since the day of counting, namely: One assignment . . . . . . . amount f 103,750.-.- for the surplus - - - f 11,527:15:8 f 25,000.-.- for the surplus - - - f 2,777:15:8 f 21,250.-.- for the surplus - - - f 2,361:2:8 Together f 166,666:13:8 and worth in Batavia f 190,473.-.- being all that could possibly serve in fulfillment of what was demanded of me by secret letter dated 26 July 1785 by the Honorable High Indies Government. Since the closing of the assignment lists in the month of January, there have been granted to date for a sum of f 184,390:12:8 according to the accompanying note, while the current bonds on Hooghly, Cossimbazar, and Patna amount to f 895,153:1.-, for the redemption of which the merchants daily urge in the most lamentable manner, yet being unable to do so, and although having promises from all sides, not expecting the promised money before the last months, when the time for contracting has expired, I trust to be assisted by my banyan in the following month with five lakhs of rupees, in order to enable our merchants somewhat by a small distribution, and to employ the rest for the contracting of such linens as are manufactured solely for our Company, and in such aurangs from which, on account of the small profit, little drive is to be expected outside of direct contracting; having once formed a plan for dispatching three ships to Europe in the late part of this and the beginning of the following year, I shall not rest until I carry it out satisfactorily, and endeavor as much as is in my power to show your Right Honorable Worships, through an improvement in the quality of the linens, that it is always my aim and purpose to justify the favorable choice of the Honorable High Indies Government, and to be permitted to carry away their much-honored approval. Of the linens projected for the ship Hinloopen, due to the bad stowage and oversight of the ship's officers, I had 37 packages transshipped into the Constantia, and 9 packages of garras among those bought up having been brought back here, which, on account of their superior quality, we marked with the letters AA, we have dispatched the same per the Britannia to Batavia, with a request to their High Honors to be pleased to transmit them with one of the ships projected for the Chamber of Amsterdam. Vlier
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invloed had: By den Jongsten Eisch, na de voorige ingerigt, vorder„ „den wij op voorwaarden daar bij vermeld, twee hondert kapen roode wijn, waar op men bij verkoop tot sp:s 30 per bottel, een vaste winst bereekende, het oogmerk hier meede bedoeld, was, om voor de scheepen ten minste een gedeelte der lading te vinden, met versoek teffens, dat by het depecheeren van een tweede schip, de Jongste Eisschen van den Heer Directeur Rofs mogten werden gevolgd, en daar in aan alle zwaare volumes als ankers, dreggen & de preferentie vergund, daar het een en ander onse verleegen heid, om„ „trend het geen best te vorderen valt aanduyt, verhoop ik dat uw Hoog Edele root agtb=n zulks met haare goedkeuring gelieven te vereeren. Bij brief aan de Edele Hoog Indise Regering bedeelde ik, dat de Engelsen door het groot geld gebrek geen behoorlyke lading kunnende vinden het schip the Dublin moesten aanhouden en the Winterton voor par„ „ticulieren zouden bewragten, het project gaat hier neevens in druk over, daar de Companie de zijde handel aan particulieren overliet 't geen in het volgende Jaar ophoud, heeft dit veelen uytgelokt, in zoo verre dat men niet alleen in staad geraakte zoo aan zyde als lijwaaden en volle lading voor laast gemelde bodem terlangen maar ook s Companies Lijwaaden, daar toe meede geprojecteerd, neevens het geen zints op de voorige Contracten inkwam met the Dublin te versenden, de depeche der sieve scheepen kreeg dus zijn beslag, dog hoe groot de verleegenheid voor de volgende besending is, blijkt uyt het hier neevens gevoegd gedreckt plan, om de aanbesteeding van het retour, bij verseegelde ver„ „bandschriften onder behoorlyke Cautie t'onderstaan, de Contrac„ „tors aanbiedenden, Certificaaten met den intrest van 8 P:r C: op de schatkamer, en betaalbaar na haare respective datums, dan „wel wissel brieven op de Companie de Courant ropia â een schellingen agt pences, ingevolge inrigting van Heeren Bewind„ „hebberen bij brief van den 15 sept: tot speculatie meede overgaande Het 1 683 Het bedraage van het gecontracteerde staat in volgender voege te werden voldaan„ 3/16 bij het teekenen van het Contract op den 1e Mey bepaald. 4/16 wanneer de helfd der aangenomene goederen was geleeverden het restant of 2/16 als voor een bedraage van 3/16 van het gecontracteerde is in„ gekoomen. kundige kooplieden hier over onderhoudende ^ betuijgen mij, dat geene lieden van vermooge onder hen, hier toe zullen te vinden 7. zijn, wijl zij verbonden tot het doen van geschenken ter voorkoming van Captien bij vergelyking van het geleeverde teege de monsters, en bereekenenden het verlies op het papier in het aangaan van zulk een Contract geen voordeel sien. Ingevolge het bedeelde bij brief van den 16 Jann: I. L. heb ik van den Heer George Day ontfangen een somma van sic: ropias 420'000. - en deselven met de Brittannia na Batavia versonden in 126982. - Engelse en Fransse arcat ropijen waar voor aan gemelde Daij, voor zig, zijne ordre of Erven zyn verleend ses stuks adsignaties om ter kamer Amsterdam na verloop van 1, 2, 3 a 4 Jaaren te wer„ „den voldaan met den intrest van 5 pC: sjaars zints den dag der telling, als -groot ƒ103750. —. — „ voor het surplus - - „ „ 11527: 15:8 - - „ „ 25000. –. — -„ „ 2777. 15. 8 „ voor het surplus - - - - - „ „ 21250. —. — „ - . - - -- - - - „ „ 2361. 2. 8 „ Voor het surplus ƒ166666: 13. 8 tezaamen- en op Batavia waardig ƒ 190'473. —. – zynde al het geen met mogelykheid heeft kunnen dienen in voldoening van het geen my by secreete letteren in dato 26 July 1785 door de Edele Hoog Indise Regering was ge„ „demandeerd. zints het sluijten der adsignatie lijsten in de maand Januarij, „. - - - - Een adsignatie. . . . . . . zijn - zyn er tot heede verleend voor een somma van ƒ 184 390. 12. 8 blykens neevens gaande Notitie, terwijl de voortloopenden obligatien op Houglij, Capembezaar en Patna monteeren ƒ 895153: 1. — tot welker Aflossing door de kooplieden dagelyks op het lamentabelst word g'urgeert, dog daar toe onvermogend, en schoon van alle kanten toesegging hebbende, het beloofde geld niet voor de laaste maar „den te gemoed siende, wanneer de heid tot aanbesleeding is verstrecken vertrouw ik door mijn Benjaan inde volgende maand met vijf lak lopijen te werden g'adsisteerd, ten einde onse kooplieden door een ge „ringe uyt deeling eenigsints en staad te stellen, en het overige t' employjeeren tot aanbesteeding van zulke lijwaden als alleen voor onse Companie werden aangemaakt, en in zodanige arrengs, waar uyt men om het geringe voordeel, buyte eene direecte aanbesteeding weinig dnif heeft te wagten, daar ik een„ „maal een plan tot het depecheeren van drie scheepen na Eu„ „ropa in het laast van dit en het begin van het volgende Jaar het gevormnd, zal ik niet rusten voor ik het nagenoege ter uytvoer breng, en zoo veel in myn vermoogen is tragten, ui Hoog Edele Groot agtb:r door eene verbeetering in de deugd der Lij„ „waden te toonen, dat het steeds myn oogmerk en doeturt is de gunstige verkiesing der Edele Hoog Indise regeering te bil„ „lijken, en Hoogst: derzelver veel g'eerde goedkeuring te moo„ „gen weg draagen. Van de lywaaden voor het schip Hinloope geprojecteerd heb door de slegte Huage en toesigt der scheeps overheeden 37 pak„ „ken in de Constantia overgescheept en van de opgekogte, 9 pakken gerrassen hier te rug gebragt zynden, waar onder„ om derselver superieure qualiteid met de letters AA gemerkt, hebben, wij deselven per de Brittannia na Batavia doen afgaan, met versoek aan Haar Hoog Edelheedens ter ver„ „sending des gelieven der met een der scheepen voor de Kamer Amsterdam geprojecteerd. Vlier
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684 Having also communicated to you, Sir, all that relates to the recent trade and our present condition, I take the liberty of imploring Your High Noble Greatness's approval of my proceedings, and, wishing you the constant enjoyment of all blessings, I have the honor to call myself with the greatest respect, Right Honorable High Venerable Sirs, Your Noble High Venerables' humble and obedient servant, Through special applications, despite all opposition for this year, by letter from the Supreme Council received on 27 March, we have again been granted 700 chests of opium and 23000 maons of saltpetre, which I properly communicated to the Noble High Indian Government via the Britannia that very same day, while awaiting the turn of the spring tide. 8 April 1786. Hughli in Bengal 20 March 1786 Letuingh 1a 685 Batavia To His Honor! The High Noble Great Honorable Sir, Mr Willem Arnold Alting, Governor-General, together with the Right Honorable Gentlemen, Councillors of Dutch India, High Noble Great Honorable Sir, and Gentlemen. The speedy dispatch of the Sulles Galley obliges me to observe brevity as far as possible in this letter, and to refer regarding the state of affairs to what is mentioned in the secret missive to the Gentlemen Directors, a copy of which is enclosed herewith, which I shall dispatch with the first departing English ships in order to provide Your High Noble Greatness, as quickly as possible pursuant to orders, with the requisite clarification regarding the granted bills of exchange and assignments, merely citing a few points at present that may serve for further consideration, with the respectful request that Your High Noble Greatness may be pleased to rest assured in my assurance that I will spare no effort or care to live up to Your most benevolent trust and to continually be favored with your approval of my conduct. Mr Herklots, having in the month of July last informed the assembly of the complaints from the aurungs and the opposition that our merchants encounter in their contracts, addressed himself, at the request of the Council, to Governor-General Macpherson, insisting on a proper redress, but received no reply until after a commission from here was dispatched to Calcutta and these complaints were regarded as a subject for a public matter. The first came from Jaggerikpoer and Malda, and subsequently from the coarse linen quarters. Representations and solicitations were the only means of redress; it was also desired that, for the maintenance of peace in the aurungs, a placard similar to that of 1775 might be published. One sought to maintain the Company's rights and privileges in the most decent manner, which by the arbitrary conduct of the English have been destroyed to such an extent that they do their utmost to exclude us from all freedom of trade founded on our privileges and to make us entirely dependent on them. The main point was an equal freedom both in the gathering of the respective products and regarding the toll established thereon, 686 concerning which, through what they began to usurp—such as the detention and search of our vessels and an enormous duty on arrack—one could fear nothing but endless difficulties; in a word, because they arrogate to themselves a right that does not belong to them without prior negotiation, as it includes an act of sovereignty which they themselves will not openly avow, since the capacity of Diwan is of an entirely different nature from the authority of the sovereign. To our petitions for free and unmolested trade no satisfactory reply has been obtained. Regarding the toll, a new regulation has been formed by them for the French, Danish, and our nation, which in many respects accords with our proposal in the month of October, yet in others presents some difficulties, against which we protested, receiving in reply that no alteration could be made in this for us separately. We shall not insist on this further either, insofar as it relates to domestic arrangements. The tax on arrack has, following the custom at Surat, been fixed at 12 rupees per leaguer, and that for all other goods at 2½ per cent. On the 21st of this month, this commission came to an end without having accomplished anything else of importance, as will appear to Your High Noble Greatness in all its particulars upon the transmission of all the relevant papers after the submission of the report to be drawn up in this regard. One
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684 Heer meede al het geen tot den Jongsten handel en onse teegenwoordig toestand relatie heeft bedeelt hebbende neem ik de vrijheid de goedkeuring van uw Hoog Edele Groot agtbr op mijne verrigtingen t' imploreeren en onder toewensing van een bestendig genot aller Zeegeningen, mij met de meeste eerbied te noemen. WelEdele Hoog Achtbaare Heeren UwEdle Hoog Achtbaarens onderdanige en Thoorzaame Dienaar Door bysondere sollicitatien zijn ons in weer„ wil aller teegens trievingen voor dit Jaar bij brief van den Hoogen Raad, den 27 Maart ont„ fangen, weeder 700 kisten opium en 23000 maons salpeeter vergund, 't geen ik de Edele Hoog Indise Regeering per the Brittannia, op het verloop van het springly wagtende, dien selve dag nog teedig het bedeeld. Den 8 April 1786. Hougli in Bengale den 20 Maart 1786 Letuingh 1a 685 Batavia Aan zijn Edelheid! Den Hoog Edele Groot Agtbaare Heere M„r Willem Arnold Atting. Gouverneur Generaal, neevens, de wel Edele Heeren Raaden van Neederlands India, Hoog Edele Groot Agtbaare Heer, en Heeren. De spoodige depeche van the Sulles Gallij verbind mij in deeze na vermooge de kortheid te betragten, en mij nopens den toestand van zaaken te reseree„ „ren, aan het vermelde bij secreete missive aan Heeren Bewindhebberen, in Copia hier newvens gaande, welke ik met de eerst vertrokkende Engel„ „den scheepen zal afsenden, om Haar Hoog Edele Groot Agtbaaren zoo ras mogelijk ingevolge de orders, de verreischte elucidatie omtrend de verlee„ nende wissels en aasignaties te doen erlangen, thans alleen eenige poincten aan haalende, die tot verdere speculatie kunnen strekken, met eerbiedig F 8a eerbiedig versoek dat Uw Hoog Edele Groot Agtbaaren gelieve te berusten in mijne verseekering, dat ik geene moeite of zorge zal spaaren om aan Hoogst derzelver geneege vertrouwe te beantwoorden en steeds met haare goedkeuring over mijne behandelingen te worden begunstigd. De Heer Herklots in de maand Julij J: L: de vergadering kennis geerende van de klagten uijt de arrengs de teevenstreevingen die onse koop„ „lieden in haare aanbesteedingen ontmoeten, à dri seerde zig op versoek van den Raad bij den Heer Gouverneur Generaal Malpherson op een behoor„ „lijk redres insteerende, dog ontfing geen antwoord dan na dat er van hier een commissie na Cal„ Cutta was gedecerneert en min die klagten als eens onderwerp voor een publique zaak beschouw de De Eerste kwaamen uijt Jaggerikpoer en Mulda, vervolgens uijt de groove Lijwaads quartieren vertoogen, en instantien waaren de eenige middelen tot redres, ook begeerde men dat tot standhouding van de vreede in de ar„ rengs, een gelijk voring placcaat als in 1775: mogt werden afgekondigt, men tragte 's Compagnie regte en privilegien op de wel voeglijkste wijse te maintineeren die door de willekeurige behan„ „delingen der Engelsen, zoo verre zijn vernetigd, dat men zijn best voet ons van alle vrijheid in den handel op onse voorrigten gegrond uijt te sluijten en ons geheel van hen afhangelijk te maaken, het hoofd poinct was een gelijkstan„ „dige vrijheid zoo tot het insaamelen der res„ „pective productens, als omtrend de daar opgesteld thol 686 thol, waar omtrend men door het geen zij zig be„ „gonden aan te matigen als het aanhouden, en visiteeren onser vaartuijgen en eene enoame belas„ „ting op de arak niet anders dan oneindige moeij elijkheeden had te dugten, in een woord wijl zij zig toe eigen den een regt dat haar, zonder voor afgaande onderhandeling niet toekomst als eene acte van souverainiteid includerende die zij zelf niet opentlijk willen avonaren daar de hoedanigheid van Ditwaan van een gands an„ dere aard is als het gesag des souvereins: Op on„ se instantien tot een vrijen en ongestoorden handel is geen voldoenend antwoord erlangd, om„ trend de thol is door hen een nieuw reglement voor de Franse, Deense en onse Natie geformeert, 't geen in veele opsigten, met onse voordragt in de maand octob„rs over een komt dog in andere eenige zwarigheeden opleeverd waar teegen men protesteerende in antwoord krag dat hier in voor ons afsonderlijk geene verandering was te maaken men zal hier op ook niet verder zal insteeren zoo verre het tot de huijsselijke schik„ kingen betrekking hueft, de belasting op de arak is in navolging van het gebruijk tot souratte op rop: 12: per legger bepaald, die voor alle andere goederen op 2½ p„r C„t den 21: deezer nam deeze Commissie een inEde zonder iets anders van belang te hebben verrigt, gelijk zulks uw Hoog Edele Groot Agtb„r bij overseulling van alle de daar toe relative papieren na het in„ koomen van het diesweegens te formeerene rapport in alle zijne omstandig heeden zal blijken. Men
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One now complains about the narrow restrictions in the collection of the toll, but considering that every prince in his land may make such arrangements as he judges fair and useful, he also has the right, upon finding that his orders are being violated, to guard against this in the future by means of greater precautions. The toll of 2½ percent was determined long ago, or since the embassy to the Delhi Court in 1712, but people proceeded therein with the faujdar at Hooghly in such a fraudulent manner that the same was barely collected for a quarter of the goods dispatched by the native merchants. The English, now representing the Diwan, did not concern themselves at all after the taking possession of Chinsurah with our secretarial papers, but indeed with the trade books. They saw what considerable sums had been paid annually by the Company on its returns, and calculating the Hooghly toll according to the books kept alongside what was transported from the aurangs, they discovered how grossly the same had been defrauded. This caused them to establish such strict orders for the future as appear in the further regulations on the toll. Another point is the opposition of the English in the weaving places. To form a correct conception for oneself in that regard, the following presentation serves. The English frequently already begin their contracting of linens that are to be dispatched in the following year in the month of April of the previous one. The Company's balance for 1783 and 1784 stood, after the departure of the ships in 1784, beforehand at a sum of 24 lakh 2, whereupon one continued with the work in the weaving places. For this year they made the following contracts, namely: In November 1784, for linens: 105 lakh silk and silk fabrics: 6 lakh saltpeter: 25 lakh In July 1785, for linens: 3 lakh silk and silk fabrics: 30 lakh In September, for linens: 15 lakh silk and silk fabrics: 2 lakh 80 Together: 105 lakh 3 being for the return cargo of 7 Company ships, each ship calculated at 15 lakh. But because the Commercial Council foresaw that what had been contracted in July and September could not be fully satisfied due to the late contracting, it communicated this to the High Council, requesting that the necessary orders be given for a purchase of 15 lakh. The High Council granted it authorization for this on the Company's bonds. None of the merchants were inclined toward this, but indeed toward warrants on the Treasury, for whose loss they would encumber the linens with 10 percent, which was granted to them a few days ago, and will be very hindering to us in the purchase. Our contracting on bonds took place on 10 May. One had followed the old manner of trade and admitted 40 persons to the same, among whom were many merchants, but at the same time others who had been presented to Mr. Herklots by his banyan as merchants, but who never had any share in the Company's trade. Among the first, most were destitute of money and credit; among the latter, a pack of scoundrels and some who had already gone bankrupt several times. Immediately they attempted to obtain cash in Calcutta for their bonds, even at a loss of 15 percent. But this not succeeding, and having no money to send to the aurangs, they looked forward to the arrival of money from Europe or from Batavia, continually promising to fulfill their contracts in time. When, however, upon my arrival on 29 September it was known for certain that relief was to be expected neither from the one nor from the other side, their embarrassment became visible. They began again with the obstacles they encountered from the side of the English in the weaving places, subsequently that one had not provided them with passports for their vessels, but at the same time declared their inability to fulfill more than half of their contracts, still living in hope of obtaining money from the English on their bonds through the multitude of families who were repatriating, and therewith to procure linens from their agents. Some to whom they applied with the same allowed themselves to be misled, paying no heed to the clause that they would be paid thereon in proportion to what was delivered. They had the same offered for conversion into assignations, but discovered the deception when the contents were explained to them. This stopped further progress; many confessed not to be in a position to deliver anything, and one was forced to cancel their bonds. The money of our merchants arrived in the weaving places in the latter part of June, where the work for the English was being carried on with all possible zeal. Our gomastahs attempted to obtain what was needed from the weavers by purchase, since the time for contracting had expired. These weavers, hungry for money, would have proceeded to do so had not the English discovered their arrival and intention, and prevented that which they had already long before contracted for with cash from being carried off by strangers. This now was the ground of the complaints about the opposition in the weaving places, which would have found no place had one, as in earlier years, been able to send cash thither in the month of March. Thus it makes a considerable difference whether one accepts such complaints superficially or investigates the matter according to the truth. Moreover, it was not possible for our merchants
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Men doleerd thans over de naauwe restric tien bij het invorderen van de thol maar over weegende dat ider vorst in zijn Land zoda nige schikkingen mag beraamen als hij billijk en dienstig oordeeld, heeft hij ook het regt bij bevinding dat men zijne orders overtreed, daar teegen door meerdere precautien voor het vervolg te waaren: De thol van 2½: p„rC was reeds lang of zints de ambassade na het Dellijsche Hof, in 1712: bepaald, dog men ging daar in bij den Transdhaar tot Houglij op zulk een frauduleuse weise te werk, dat dezelve naauw lijks voor een gaart der goederen, door de Jnland se kooplieden afgevoerd, wierd geheeve De Engel sen thans den Duwaan representeerenden, bemon„ den zig na het besitneemen van Chinsura„ geensints met onse secretarieele papieren, maar wel met de negotie boeken, zij zaagen welke aansienlijke sommen door de Compagnie jaarlijks op haare retouren waaren betaald en de Houglijse tol, na de gehoude boeken met het vervoerde uijt de arrengs bereekenenden, ontwaar„ den zij hoe grovelijk men dezelve had gefran deert, dit diet hem voor het vervolg zulke stricte orders stellen als bij de nadere bepalin„ „gen op de thol voorkoomen Een ander poinct is de teegenstreevingen der Engelsen in de weisplaatsen op zig ten dien opsigte een regt denkbeeld te vormen, diend de volgende vertoning. De Engelsen beginnens reeds dikmaals haa res aanbesteding van Lijwadens die in het volgen Jaar 687 Iaar staan te werden versonden, in de maand April van het voorige. 's Compagnier balans voor 1783: en 1784: stond: na het vertrek der schapen in 1784: te vooren Lak 24: — een somma van.. 2 waar op men in de wefplaatsen met het werk voortging voor dit jaar maakten zijde volgen„ de contracten als in Nov: 1784: aan Lijwaaden voor„ zijde en zij de stoffen „ sal pieter in Julij 1785: „ Lijwaaden „ „ „ Septb: zijnde voor het retour van 7: 's Compagnies scheepen, ider schip op 15: Lak gereekent dog wijl de commercie raad voorsag, dat het ge„ contracteerde in Julij en september niet ten vol„ le zou kunnen werden voldaan door de laa„ te aanbesteeding, heeft zij zulks den Hoogen Raad bedeelt, met versoekde nodige orders te stellen tot een inkoop voor 15: Lak, die haar daar toe qualificatie verleende op 's Compagnies obligaties, geen der cooplieden was hier toe geneege maar wel op ordonanties op de Thresaurie, voor wel„ ker verlies zij de Lijwaaden met 10: P„r C„o zouden bezwaaren, 't gem haar voor korte daagen is in„ gewilligd, en ons in den inkoop zeer hinderlijk 105:— 6: — 25: — 3: — 30: — „ zijde en zijde stoffen„ Te zaamen Lak zal 3 80 15: — 2a 2: — „ t zal zijn Onse aanbesteding op obligaties gescheide den 10: Meij, men had de oude handelweise gevolgd; en tot dezelve 40: persoonen g'admitteerd, waar onder veele kooplieden, dog teffens andere die den Heer Herklots door zijn Benjaan als kooplieden waaren opgegeeven maar nimmer eenig deel in 's Compagnies handel hadden, on„ der de eerste waaren de meeste ontbloot van geld en Credat, onder de laaste een hoop scharken en zommige die reeds diverse maa„ len waaren gesailleert. Terstond poogden zij op Calcutta voor haare obligaties contanten 't erlangen, zelf met een verlies van 15: P„r C„t dog dit niet gelukkende, en geen geld hebbenden om na d'arrengs te versen„ den bleeven zij den aanvoer van geld uijt Euro¬ „pa of van Batavia te gemoed sien, geduurig be„ loovenden in teids aan haare contracten te vol„ doen toen men ergter bij mijn komst op den 29, september voor zeeker wist, dat nog van den eene, nog van den andere kant, ontset te wagten stond, wierd haare verleegenheid zigtbaar, zij begonden needer met de stubbelingen die zij van de zeide der Engelsen in de wasplaatsen ont„ moeten, vervolgens, dat men hen geene geleid„ brieven voor haare vaartuijgen had vertrekt, dog betuigden teffens hun onvermooge om meer dan de helfd haarer aanbesteedingen te voldoen, nog steeds in hope leevenden, bij de Engelsen, om de meenigte huijs gesinnen die repatrieerden, geld op haare obligaties te bekoomen, en daar voor 688 voor bij hunne agenten Lijwaden op te doen, zommige bij wien zij zig met dezelven vervoeg„ den, lieten zig misleiden, geen agt slaanden op de clausule dat hen daar op na maate van het geleeverde zou werden voldaan, zij dee„ den dezelven ter verkeering in adsignaties aanbieden, dog ontwaarden het bedrog toen hen den inhoud wierd verklaard, dit stuijte den verdere voortgang, veele bekenden, niet in staad te zijn iets te leeveren, en men wat genoodsaakt haare obligaties in te trekken. De gelden onser kooplieden kwaamen ins het laast van Junij in de weepplaatsen, waar het werk voor de Engelsen met alle mogelij„ ke ijver wierd voortgeset, onse gomastor, tragten het benodigde van de weivers door inkoop magtig te worden, wijl de teid tot aanbesteeding was versteeken, deeze hongerig na het geld zouden daar toe zijn overge„ gaan, hadden de Engelsen haar komst en voorneeme niet ontaekt, en verhindert dat het geen zij voor contanten reeds lang te vooren hadden aanbested, door vreemden wierd vervoerd, dit nu was de grond der klag„ ten over de teegenstreevingen in de weesplaat„ „sen, die geen plaats zouden hebben gevonden had men als in vroegere jaaren in de maand Maart contanten na derwaerds kunnen zee„ den dus het aanmerkelijk verschild of men zodanige klagten oppervlakken aanneemt dan wel de zaak na waarheid ondersoekt. Bove dien was het onse kooplieden niet mogelijk 10
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possible to obtain such assortments of linens upon purchase as they had contracted for: In Bierboom and Borduaan, the Guinees of 75 Cob: is contracted exclusively for our Company; in Jaggernaikpoer and Badaal, all our assortments of Cassaar, except those of 2¼ and 2 Cob:, are unknown to the English, and must be specially manufactured for us, so there was no possibility of obtaining them other than through an early contract. Even the linens that one is obliged to purchase for the return cargo will not all correspond with the Company's assortments, and some will be higher in price yet at the same time of better quality, because the merchant in Europe looks to the quality of the linen, and not to the various names with which it is christened among us; if one is in such an extremity as that in which I presently find myself, one is not bound to that, provided it is enough if the Company obtains fully laden ships, good linen, and a proper advance upon the same. The reason now for the higher price is this: that all private merchants who send their funds to the bleaching grounds at the beginning of the year calculate on their goods the interest of 10 P:r C:t for the money, and for their own profits from 20 to 25 p:r C:to; this is a general custom here wherever I apply, one must come to an agreement with them regarding the same, in the former no change can be made. From this detail Your Right Honourable Great Excellencies will please to deduce what advantage lies in a direct contract, the more so if one finds oneself able to make the necessary advances in time; but since this cannot take place even for the following year, unless the bills of exchange reach me in time and the same are honoured with payment, I know of no other means to keep the trade going than that which I have communicated by letter to the Gentlemen Masters, and of which I have reason to flatter myself with a good outcome; the amount of the received bills of exchange can serve both for remittances to Batavia, and from the remainder partly to pay for such linens for which one cannot stipulate assignments on the Netherlands with the native, and partly to undertake the contract with our merchants for 1786. Ignorant of the state of affairs in Europe, I shall wait to see if any certain news may reach me until the month of February, but receiving no news, proceed with a contract for at least three ships, not doubting that Your Right Honourable Great Excellencies will, upon the safe arrival of the ship Straale and what has been communicated by the servants concerning the everywhere prevailing scarcity of money, at least decide to dispatch a ship, and send therewith, besides the bills of exchange to be negotiated, as much silver as can be obtained, because it appears, in the opinion of persons knowledgeable of the true condition of this country, impossible that the trade for the year 1787 can be commenced without money, the scarcity having increased so much that the English can no longer collect the country's revenues fully in cash, but must partly content themselves with grains, so the Company, if it is inclined to continue the trade, will be obliged, just as before, to send us silver. With respect to the money negotiations, it will appear most clearly to Your Right Honourable Great Excellencies from what is mentioned in the accompanying missive to the Gentlemen Masters that during the recent war the English found the best opportunity to remit their money through the orders issued by the Courts of Denmark and Portugal that all nations in India lending money to their ships, those funds could not be seized, and even if those two nations should meanwhile become involved in war, these funds might nevertheless be exported freely and unhindered, and would be preferable above all funds in Europe charged to the ships: The considerable sums that were required for the maintenance of the troops and fortifications on Coromandel, together with what was required for the continuation of the trade with China, have completely exhausted the country; they have even again been obliged this month to send four hundred thousand rupees in cash with all haste to Kadaat to quiet the insurrection among the troops for lack of pay: nevertheless, I trust I shall be able to comply with the intention of Your Right Honourable Great Excellencies, if not fully, at least for the greatest part. Mr. Louis Monneron, agent of the French crown on Ceylon, having arrived here a few days ago, testifying to be well aware that the ship the Castor had not appeared on the Coast of Coromandel, and no mention being made of its arrival in any of the letters of our servants either from there or from Ceylon, I have contracted with Mr. Bruerl, according to the accompanying agreement, for the shipping and conveyance of 4800 picols of saltpetre, to be paid upon delivery at Batavia at 8 Rds: the picol of 125 lb: Dutch, without being permitted to demand any charges whatsoever; in vain have I made every effort to persuade His Honour to accept assignments on Europe for the amount of what is delivered: as we are in uncertainty whether, in the event the Castor does not appear in the spring, an able ship can be found for the conveyance of the full demand for Batavia, I have deemed it serviceable to make use of this opportunity, and at the same time promised to urge Your Right Honourable Great Excellencies in all respect to grant him, if possible, a cargo of sugar instead of cash.
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mogelijk, zodanige sorteeringen van Lywaden bij inkoop te bekoomen als zij hadden gecon„ tracteerd: In Bierboom en Borduaan word het Guinees van 75: Cob: alleen voor onser Compagnie aanbestua: in Jaggernaikpoer en Badaal zij alle onse sorteeringen van Cassaar buijten die van 2¼ en 2 Cob: de Engelsen onbe„ „kent, en moeten voor ons afsonderlijk wor„ den aangemaakt, dus er geen mogelijkheid was dezelven als bij eene vroege aanbesteding 't erlangen. zelf de Lijwaden die men verpligt is tot het retoua in te koopen, zullen alle niet met 's Compagnies zorteeringen quadreeren, en sommige hoger in prijs dog teffens beeter van deugd zijn, wijl den koopman in Europa op de deugd van het Lijwaad sat, en niet op de verschillende benamingen waar meede het bij ons word gedoopt, is men in zulk een uijter„ „ste als waar in ik mij thans bevind daar aan met verbonden, genoeg zij het indien de Compagnie vollaadene schapen, goed lywaad, een op het zelve behoorlijke advancen bekomt: de reede nu van de mardere prijs, is deeze: dat al¬ le particuliere kooplieden, die met het begin van het jaar haare gelden na de wasplaatsen zenden, op haare goederen; den intrest van 10: P„r C„t voor het geld, en voor haare eigene voor„ deelen van 20: tot 25: p„r C„to bereekenen; dit is hier, waar ik mij ook addresseer, een alge„ meen gebruijk, men moet met hen omtrend het zelve accorderen, in het eerste is geene verandering 689 verandering te maaken. Uijt dit detail zullen Uw Hoog Edele Groot Agtbaaren gelieven af te leiden, welk voordeel er in eene directe aanbesteeding is geleege, te meerder zoo men zig in staad bevind bij teias de nodige voor uijtverstrekingen te doen, dog daar dit zelf voor het volgende jaar geen plaats kan hebben, ten zij mij de wissels in teids gewor„ den, en dezelve met betaling werden gehouo„ reert, weet ik geen ander middel om den han„ del te doen rondstaan als het geen ik bij brief aan de Heeren Meesters heb bedeelt, en waar van ik reede heb mij met een goede uijtslag te vlijen, het bedraage der ontfange wissels kan die„ nen zoo tot remises na Batavia, als oms uijt het resteerende, ten deele zodanige lijwaden te voldoen, waar voor men vertrekt geene adsig„ naties op Nederland bij den Jnlander kan be„ dingen, en ten deele de aanbesteeding bij onse Kooplieden voor 1786: 't onderstaans. Onkundig van den toestand der zaaken in Europa, zal ik afwagten of mij tot de maand Februarij eenige zeekere teiding mag geworden, dog geen teiding ontfangende, voortgaan met een aanbesteeding ten minste voor drie schee„ „pen, niet twijffelende of Haar Hoog Edele Groot Agtbaarens zullen bij behoude arrivement van het schip straale, en het bedeelde door de Bediendens weegens het alomme heerschend geld gebrek, ten minste tot het depecheeren van een schip besluijten, en daar meede buijten de te negotieerene wissels zoo veel silver versenden als als te bekoomen is, wijl siet, na het gevoele van Lieden de waare gesteldheid van dit Land kun dig, als onmogelijk voorkomt, dat de handel voor het jaar 1787: zonder geld kan werden g'entameert, zijnde de schaarsheid zoo zeer toe„ genoomen, dat de Engelsen 's lands revenuen, niet meer ten volle in contanten kunnen heffen, maar zig, ten deele met graanen moeten vergenoegen, dus de Compagnie in diens zij geneege is den han„ del voort te setten verpligt zal zijn, ons eeve als te vooren silver te doen toekoomen. Ten opsigte der gelds negotiatien zal uw wel Edele Groot Agtbaaren uijt het vermelde bij nee„ „vensgaande missive aan de Heeren Meesters ten klaarste blijken dat de Engelsen in den jongsten oorlog de beste geliegenheid vonden tot het re„ mitteeren hare gelden, door de orders bij de Hooven van Dane marke en Portugal g'ua„ „neert dat alle Natient in Jndie geld lenen den aan haare scheepen, die penningen, niet konden werden g'arresteerd, en al was het ook dat die twee Natien intussen in oorlog ge„ raakten, deeze gelden egter vrij en onbelem„ mert mogten werden uijtgevoerd, en presirabel zouden zijn boove alle gelden in Europa ten laste dur schapen: De considerable sommen die tot ouderhouwa der troupes en fortifica„ tien op Chormandel waaren benodigt gepaart met het gene tot voortsetting aan den han„ del op China wierd vereischt hebben het land ten eenemaal uijtgeput, zelf zijn zij weeder verpligt geweest deese maand tier lat ropijen in 690 in Contanten met alle spoed na kadaat te versenden tot stilling van den opstand onder de trouper bij gebrek aan betaling: egter vertrouw ik in staad te zullen zijn aan de intentie van uw wel Edele Groot Agtbaaren is het niet ten volle, ten minste voor het grootste gedeelte te kunnen. voldoen. De Heer Louis Monneron, agent van de Trans„ „se kroon op ceilon voor korte daagen hier g'ar„ veerd betuigende wel bewust te zijn dat het schip de Castor ter Custe Chormandel niet was opgedaagt en van desselfs aankomst bij geene der Brieven onser Bediendens zoo van daar als van Ceilon, mentie gemaakt werdende, heb ik met den Heer Bruerl, volgens neevens gaan„ de overeenkomst gecontracteerd, tot den in„ scheep en overvoer van 4800 picols salpater, om bij uijtleevering op Batavia te werden vol„ daan tot Rd„s 8: het picols van lb 125: hollands: zonder eenige ongelden hoe genaamt te moogen begeeren, vergiefs heb ik alle moeijte, in het werk gesteld, om ZEd: te beweegen voor het bedraage van het uijtgelieverde adsignaties op Europa aan te neemen: daar wij in het onseekere zijn, of men bij het niet opdaagen van de Castor in het voorjaar, een bekwaam schip tot overvoer van den vollen Eisch voor Batavia zal kunnen vinden, heb ik dienstig geoorduld van deeze geleegenheid gebruijk te maaken, en a teffens beloofd bij uw wel Edele Groot Agtb„r in alle eerbied 'te insteeren, hem in steede van contanten, een Lading suijker des mogelijk te verleenen 80
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to grant, in order to undertake therewith the return voyage to Madras as soon as possible. In the absence of the Castor I shall attempt, if I can agree upon the price, to obtain one of the best ships, well-sailing and copper-sheathed, which I have my eye on to serve simultaneously the achievement of my views, so as to be able to send with it via Batavia in the spring the valuable return cargo of 800 chests of opium, alongside the further requisitions and a bottom layer of well over three thousand bags of saltpeter. I shall likewise attempt, if the space allows such, to obtain a sufficient quantity of Patna chintz for a moderate price. Because in the requisition for Japan, I demanded only as many as were to serve solely as gifts, under the assumption that on account of the prevailing unrest there was not yet any opportunity to supply more, although they required from 7: to 8000: pieces, requesting that it may favorably please Your High Noble Lordships to send me at the earliest opportunity the samples according to which they desire these chintzes, and which I brought with me from Japan on the Company's behalf for that purpose, but through neglect remained behind at Batavia, since the difference in the drawing according to what I am informed in this regard makes no difference in the price, and by this slight accommodation one shall oblige the Japanese to the highest degree. Having sent for speculation two silver Batavia Rupees, namely one of 1766: and one of 1783:, to the Calcutta mint for assaying in order to discover their real value in comparison with the sicca rupee, may Your High Noble Grand Respectabilities be pleased to observe the findings from the following report: Assay and Findings of two Batavia Rupees: 1 from the year 1766: weighing 8: pennyweight: 10: Grains: or 18 annas sicca Weight 1 from the year 1783: weighing 8: pennyweight: 2: Grains: or 17¼ annas sicca Weight The assay of that of 1766: is worse than the English standard weight 1: ounce 5: pennyweight: The assay of that of 1783: is worse than the English standard weight 1: ounce 11: pennyweight: 100: Batavia Rupees of 1766 in the Calcutta mint worth: sicca: rupees: 87: 4: 6: 100: Batavia Rupees of 1783 in the Calcutta mint worth: sicca: rupees: 80: 15: 3: Mint master Herbert Harris having a few days ago obtained a gold Batavia rupee, I also sent it thither, in order to be compared against the Calcutta gold Rupee, commonly called a gold mohur; and differing considerably from the latter, to make use of it also in case of difficulty, having the honor, after receipt of the Assay, to report the findings to Your High Noble Lordships at the earliest opportunity. Two days ago private letters of 15: November: from Bimilipatnam reached us, reporting that both ships, the Both and the Castor, had brought no specie but Calcutta the 17: November: 1785: signed merchandise 100 1a Hooghly in Bengal the 3: December 1785: merchandise and other goods, and both had obtained their dispatch to Batavia, the former from Jaggernaikpoeram, the other from Palliacatta. Thus having certain information, I shall make the necessary arrangements in good time to ensure that Your High Noble Grand Respectabilities receive the requisition with one of the best ships, even if one were obliged to pay slightly more than usual for such a considerable return cargo. I take the liberty to submit to Your High Noble Grand Respectabilities in all respect the urgent request of the Citizen Carel Blume to be employed provisionally again in the Company's service as under-merchant, subject to the approval of the Lord Masters. Fully suited by his long residence in these regions and his skill in trade to be of substantial use in a time when capable servants are found so scarcely, I did not wish to refuse to comply with his desire to obtain a favorable recommendation, in the hope of receiving a favorable disposition thereupon from Your High Noble Grand Respectabilities. Wishing you the constant enjoyment of all blessings, I have the honor to call myself with due high esteem, High Noble Grand Respectable Lord and Lords, Your High Noble Grand Respectabilities' Humble Servant 692. secret 692. copy duplicate. Batavia To his Honor The High Noble Grand Respectable Lord Mr. Willem Arnold Alting Governor General together with The Right Honorable Respectable Lords Councillors of the Dutch Indies High Noble Grand Respectable Lord, and Lords! Regarding the concluded trade and that which relates both to the same and to the money negotiation, I take the liberty to refer to my letters for the Lords Directors and Your High Noble Lordships dispatched in duplicate to Batavia in the month of December 1785 per the Success Galley and the Wheeler, accompanying the original of this in triplicate, as well as to my later letter for the Lord Masters of 16 January last, enclosed herewith in copy. The rumor had already long been circulating that the English intended to introduce a monopoly regarding the opium and saltpeter, whereby in the future everyone would be deprived of the opportunity to obtain anything of those two articles, however slight, other than from their Company; this was regarded as a fabrication; presently I find myself
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verleenen, om daar meede ten spoedigste de te„ rug reise na Madras 't onderstaan. Bij het wegblijven van de Castor zal ik tra ten indien ik omtrend de prijs kan acorderen, een der beste scheepen, wil bezeild en gekooperd, waar op ik het oog heb om teffens tot berijking mijner vues te dienen magtig te worden om daar aan meede het kostbaar retour van 800 kis „ten amsioen, neevens het verder g'eischte en een onderlaag van ruijm drie duijsend sakken sal„ „peeter door Batavia in het voorjaar te kun„ nen versenden, ik zal teffens tragten, in din de ruijmte zulks toelaat, een genoegsaame qua „titeid Chitsen Patnase voor een matige prijs 100 magtig te worden. door dien ik bij den Eisch voor Japant, alleen zoo veele vorderden als maar tot geschenk moesten dienen, in suppositie dat er om de heerschender onlusten nog gem geleegen„ heid was meerder te voldoen, schoon zij van 7: tot 8000: pees requireerden, versoekende dat het uw Hoog Edelheedens gunstig magbehaagen, mij de monsters na welken zij deeze chitsen begeeren, en die ik daar toe uijt Japan 's Comp„s weegen mee„ de bragt, dog bij versuijm op Batavia zijn ver„ bleeven, bij eerste geleegenheid te doen toekoo„ men, wijl het verschil der teekening na het geen mij diesweegens word berigt geen verschil in de prijs maakt en men door deeze gerin„ ge gerieving, der Japander ten hoogste zal verpligten. Tot speculatie twee silvere Bataviase Ropij„ en als een van 1766: en een van 1783: na de Callutse munt 691 munt ter Essaijering gesonde hebbende om der„ zelver reile waarde in vergelijking met de sic„ „ca ropij 't ontwaaren gelieven UW Hoog Edele Groot Agtbaaren uijt het volgende rapport de bevinding te beoogen Essaij en Bevinding van twee Bataviase Ropijens 1 van het jaar 1766: weegende 8: penn: 10: Gr: of 18 anaas silla Gewigt „ „ 1783 8 „ „ 2: „ „ 17¼ „ „ „ Het essaij van die van 1766: is slegte aan het Engels staad gewigt 1: onlen 5: penn: „ „ 1783 „ „ „ „ „ „ 1 „ „ 11 „ 100: Bataviase Ropijen van 1766 in de Callutse mand waardig: 1i: rop: 87: 4: 6: „ 1783 „ „ „ „ 80: 15: 3: Munt meester Herbert Harris voor korte daa¬ gen een goude Bataviase ropij magtig worden„ „de zond ik hem meede derwaerds, om teegens de Calcatse goude Ropij in de wandeling goude moor genaamt te werden vergereeken; en mer„ „kelijk verschillende van last gemelde, bij verlee„ genheid meede gebruijk te maaken, zullende na ontfangst van het Essaij de eer hebben; uw Hoog Edelheedens de bevinding bij eerste geleegen„ heid te bedalen. voor twee daagen zijn ons particuliere brie„ ven van Bimilipatnam in dato 15: Novb: ge„ worden, meldenden dat de beide scheepen de Both en de Castra, geene contanten maar Calcutta den 17: Nov: 1785: /:was geteekend:/ Coopmanschappen 100 1a Houglij in Bengale den 3: December 1785: Coopmanschappen en andere goederens haddent aan„ „gebragt, en beide haare depeche na Batavia erlangd, het eerste van Jaggernaikpoerams, het andere van Palliacatta dus in het zeekeren on„ derrigt, zal ik inteids de nodige voorsieningen doen, om uw Hoog Edele Groot Agtb„r het gevor„ derde met een der beste scheepen te dien gewor„ den, al was het ook dat men voor zulk een aan„ zienlijk retour tot het betaalen van iets meer„ der als gewoonlijk was verbonden. Ik neem de vrijheid UW Hoog Edele Groot Agtb:r in alle eerbied voor te draagen het instan„ „tig versoek van den Burger Carel Blume om op approbatie der Heeren Meesters provisioneel als onderkoopman, weeder in 's Comp„s dient te werden g'emploijeert, door zijn lang Jarig verblijf in deeze gewesten en zijne bedreevenheid in den handel, ten volle geschikt, om in een teid waar in bekwaame Dienaaren zoo schaars gevonden worden van wee„ sentlijk nat te zijn heb ik niet willen wijgeren aan zijn begeerte, ter erlanging van een gunstig voorschrijven, te voldoen, in hoope daar op bij uw Hoog Edele Groot Agtb: een geme dispositie 't ontfangen, Onder toewensing van een bestendig genot al„ lir zeegeningen heb ik de eer mij met verschuldig de hoogagting te noemen Hoog Edele Groot Agtbaare Heer en Heeren uw Hoog Edele Groot Agtbaaren Onderdanige Dienaar 692. secreet 692. copia duplicaat. Batavia Aan zyn Edelheid Den Hoog Edele Groot Achtbare Heer M=r Willem Arnold Alling Gouverneur Generaal beneevens De wel Edele Achtbare Heeren Raaden van Nederlands India Hoog Edele Groot Achtbare Heer, en Heeren! Nopens den afgeloopen handel en het geen zoo tot dezelve als de geld negotiatie betrekking heeft, neem ik de vrijheid my te referee„ „ren aan myne brieven voor Heeren Bewindhebberen en Uw Hoog Edel„ heedens in de maand Decbr. 1785 per the succes Gally en the Whecler in Duplo na Batavia versonden, en het origineel deeses in triplo ver„ „sellende, zoo meede aan mijne laatere voor de Heeren Meesters van den 16 Jann: I. L. in Copia hier neevens gaande. Reeds lang liep het gerugt dat de Engelsen bedoelden omtrend de opium en salpeeter een monopolie in te voeren waar door in het vervolg een ider de geleegenheid zou werden benoomen van die beide articulen, iets, hoegering ook, dan van haar Companie t' erlangen, men heeft dit als een : uijtstrooijsels beschouwd, thans vind ik mij
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I find myself obliged to inform Your High Noble Great Worshipfuls regarding the first matter, as a point of the utmost importance. That through special correspondence in the Supreme Council at Calcutta, concerning which the consequences oblige me to the strictest secrecy, it has come to my knowledge how the resolution was taken to grant to the French, Danish, and our Company no more than 200 chests each annually. One of the members had expressed himself in the following words: That if it depended on him alone, he would not concede a single chest to any of them; that the connection with our nation having been broken by the unnatural alliance with France, all motive for indulgence also ceased; that however much we relied on firmans and privileges, one could not be unaware that the entire country of Bengal, Behar, and Orissa stood under their control; that it was foolishness to appeal to altered privileges of princes brought down by them, stripped of all power, and flying at their nods; that in order to keep them in such subjection, they had squandered incalculable treasures, and still squandered more annually through the maintenance of considerable armies; that prior to what occurred in 1756 we were largely on an equal footing with them in trade, but a change of leadership since then having brought about a final revolution of affairs, it was nothing but fair that they should derive all the benefit from a country which had been mastered at the cost of so much blood and treasure, and must be regarded as a conquest of Great Britain; however, in order not to offend these nations all at once, it was resolved for the present to concede 200 chests to each of them, and to retain the remainder for themselves to alleviate the precarious condition in which they found themselves due to the general scarcity of money. They considered that, having received orders from Europe to find here the funds for the China trade, which they wished to pursue with greater vigor than ever because of the considerable advantages obtained in the previous year through the reduced tax on tea, there was no more suitable means than sending opium thither, which according to the latest price current had yielded up to 480 Spanish dollars per chest. Today an address is circulating among the merchants at Calcutta for signature, in which they complain to the Council about the large quantity of opium granted to foreign companies, with the request to oblige them to provide for their needs at the annual public auction to be held at Calcutta. This entire address is an instigation by which they will attempt to justify their conduct in the future, and provides a sketch of the aim intended in our regard. I demonstrated what consequences this would entail, as the Company could never tolerate such violence; that we, privileged to a free collection by firmans of the country's princes, could not have our rights curtailed by any private arrangement of the Supreme Council before the same were annulled and the sovereignty of the English in these provinces was openly established in Europe; and that the complaint of private individuals to the prejudice of a privileged Company deserved no hearing. I expect the outcome of this shortly, as we, on account of the long absence of the chaloup De Verwagting, have requested the Calcutta government by resolution of 17 February to issue the necessary orders that we be supplied this year with 800 to 1000 chests of opium, the necessary milk, as well as 36000 maunds of saltpeter. If such an allotment is made to us, no means remain other than to protest in the strongest terms against this violent treatment, however little fruit one may expect from it. To the pressing representations in assertion of our right to a free collection, they already indicated by letter of 29 January 1776 that they did not consider us to possess any right thereto, upon our complaint in
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mij verpligt Uw Hoog Edele Groot Achtb=rn omtrend het eerste, als een poinct van de uyterste aangeleegenheid te moeten bedeelen. Dat mij door bij sondere Correspondentie in den Hoogen Raad te Calcutta, waar omtrend de gevolgen mij tot de stricste geheim„ „houding verpligten, is voorgekoomen, hoe men het besluijt nam, aan de Fransse, Deense en onse Companie Jaarlijks niet meer der te vergunnen dan ider 200 kisten, een der Leeden had zig in de volgen „de bewoordingen geuyt. Dat hy indien het van hem alleen afhing, aan geene derselven een enkele kist zou afstaan, dat de verbintenis met onse Natie door de teege natuurlyke alliantie met vrankrijk verbrooke zynde, ook alle beweeg reede tot toegee„ „venheid op hield, dat hoe zeer wy op firmans en privilegien steun„ „den, men niet onbewust kon zyn dat het geheele land of Benga „le, Behaar en orisa, onder haare beheersching stond, dat het dwaasheid was zig te beroepen op veranderde voor regten van Vor„ „sten door hen ten onder gebragt, van alle magt ontbloot, en op haare winken vliegenden, dat zy om hen in zulk een onder„ „werping te houden, onnoemelijke schatten hadden verspild, en nog Jaarlyks door het onderhoud van aansienlijke leegers verspilder dat wy voor het g'escteerde in 1756 in den handel veel al met hen gelykstandig waaren, dog een verandering van Leiden zints een finale omwenteling van zaaken te weeg gebragt hebbende, het niet dan billijk was, dat zij al het voordeel trokken van een Land 't geen ten kosten van zoo veel bloeden schatten wa vermeesterd, en als een Conquest van Groot Brittanje moet wer„ „den beschouwd, om deeze Natien egter niet op eene reise plotse„ „ling voor het hoofd te stooten, besloot men voor als nog aan ider van hen 200 kisten af te staan, en het overige voor zig zelf aan te houden ter gemoed koming van den sorgelijke toe„ „stand waar in men zig door het algemeen geld gebrek bevond, men Considereerde, dat men uyt Europa order erlangd hebbende, om het fonds voor den Chinasen handel, welke men, om de aan„ „sienlyke 693 „sienlijke voordeelen in het vorige Jaar door de verminderde belas„ „ting op de thee behaald, met meerder nadruk dan immer wilde voortsetten hier te vinden er geen Convenabeler middel was dan het derwaerds zenden van Opium, die volgens Jongste prijs Courant tot 480 spaans per kist had gerendeert. Heede gaat onder de kooplieden tot Calcutta een adres ter tee„ kening tond, bij het welk zy zig aan den Raad beklaagen over de groote quantiteid opuim aan vreemde Companien vergund, met versoek hen te verpligten zig van haare benodigheid bij de Jaarlijke publiq te houdene vendutie op Calcutta te voorsien, dit geheel adres is een bestooking, waar door men zijn gedrag in het vervolg zal tragten te bellijken, en leevert een schets op van het but dat men ten onsen opsigte bedoeld: ik vertoonde welke gevolgen dit zou na zig sleepen, wyl de Companie zulk een geweld nimmer kon gedoogen dat wij tot een vrijen insaam op firmans van 's Lands vorsten bevoorregt, al eer dezelve waaren vernietigd, en der Engelsen souvereiniteid in deeze Provincien opentlijk in„ Europa was gestaafd, door geene bijsondere schikking van den Hoogen Raad in onse regten konden werden verkort, en het beklag van particulieren in prejudice van een gepriveligeerde Maadschap„ „pij geen gehoor verdiend, het gevolg hier van sie ik eerlang te gemoed wijl wi om het lang weg blijven van de Chialoup de verwagting bij besluyt van den 17. e febr: het Calcats ministerie hebben ver„ „sogt, de nodige orders te verleenen dat ons dit Jaar voor 800 tot 1000 kisten opium, de benodigde melk, neevens 36000 maons salpeeter wierd verstrekt. zoo ons zulk een toedeeling geschied blijft geen middel over dan teegen deese geweldige behandeling op het kragtigst te protesteeren hoe weinig vrugt men daar van ook te gemoed siet: op de drin„ „gende vertoogen ter beweering van ons regt tot een vrijen insaam„ gaaven zij bij brief van den 29 Iann: 1776 reeds te kenne dat zij ons niet aanmerkten daar toe enig. rigt te besitten, op ons beklag in„
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In 1777, they contented themselves, by a letter of 12 January 1777, with declarations of being struck by the desire of the ministers to have an unequivocal decision with respect to our right thereto at that time, as not being provided with the authority or orders to decide thereon, referring themselves to the judgment of their superiors in Europe. In response to the second memorial delivered during the latest Commission dispatched to Calcutta and further pressing this matter, they appeal to the very same decision, so that one may infer from both with certainty their aim to gain time through such evasions, and in the meantime to make us depend entirely on their caprice, since Mr. Macpherson, in his separate letter to President Herklots of 19 May 1785, did not shrink from declaring that they have as much right to create a monopoly on saltpeter and opium as our nation has on that which it monopolizes at Batavia. From a comparison of these 200 chests with what was allotted to us in 1785 and the high price fetched by their opium in China, it appears most clearly that the arrangement made in this respect, according to the honored remark of Your High Noble Excellencies in a separate missive of 8 July 1788, is not to be attributed to any compliance in our favor, but to the state of the times and circumstances. Having no money for remittances to China, no other way remains open for them to continue the trade than the transportation of opium, which is surrendered to private individuals on condition of paying the amount there into the treasury, to which also their application made in our regard during the previous year was directed. If one could devise some means to hinder this trade in China, where the same is most strictly prohibited, though connivingly permitted by the Mandarins, and at the same time to prevent their smuggling trade through the Straits of Malacca and to the east, this would bring about a total revolution in the course of affairs, because the purchase of opium by private individuals at public auction tends solely toward that end, the ship the Necker having sold off its cargo of 300 chests in the past year at Borneo to the King of Riouw, who resides there, for 400 Spanish dollars per chest. In case, notwithstanding all representations, I should not succeed in obtaining the demanded quantity, and they should absolutely refuse to proceed to any larger grant, I shall try in time to devise such measures as may serve for complete satisfaction, for which an opportunity may perhaps be found in Calcutta itself, and indeed among the principal persons, at a lower price, since all officials, having their incomes curtailed by the latest orders from Europe, are intent on finding the means for their extravagant expenses through indirect channels. Since the lot price of the opium recently received from Patna, with all the expenses incurred thereon, amounts to Sicca rop: 472. 11. 8 per chest of 150 lb, I have had reported to me what the same yielded at the sale in the months of Nov: and Decb:r at Calcutta, and obtained the following account in that regard: In the month of Nov: in lots of 5 chests each: Patna opium 1000 chests, the chest of 136 lb sold from Sic. rop 439: 10: 6, amounting for 150 lb to S. r. 484: 14: 9 to 456: 14. 6, for 150 lb to 503. 15. Bhagalpur opium 600 chests, the chest of 136 lb sold from sic. rop. 288. 12. 9 or for 150 lb sic: rop:s 318. 8. 6 to 344. 13. 6 or for 150 lb to 380. 5. 6. In the month of December: Patna opium 1200 chests, the chest of 136 lb sold from Sic: rop: 435. 4. 9 or for 150 lb sic rop s 480. 1. 9 to 456. –. – or for 150 lb to 502. 15. – As I might, however, fail in my attempts in this regard, I request Your High Noble Right Worships in all reverence to let me have, as soon as possible, your honored pleasure as to how to act if they should wish to place us on an equal footing with private individuals and oblige us to buy at public auction. Regarding the money negotiation, I take the liberty of referring to what was communicated to the Gentlemen Directors by letter of 16 January as proof of the absolute impossibility of being able to fulfill the proposed plan. Since the departure of our ships, I found an opportunity to obtain some funds, some at 27½, others at 28 stivers per sicca rupee, but, the linens for the return cargo being lacking, having purchased them from foreign merchants under promise of cash payment, without which nothing was to be had, I was obliged to pay off the loudest clamorers therewith in order to keep good faith and maintain the Company's credit to the best of my ability. How far this lack of money extends, and how greatly the credit of the English has fallen in these regions, appears from their present embarrassment, by which they are obliged to detain the ship the Dublin, projected for Europe, and to freight the Winterton with goods of private individuals, being unable to find an adequate cargo for their own Company. The contractors absolutely refuse to accept paper for the linens. In the month of Feb:, the same declined from day to day, and it was to be feared that it would soon be of no value, when a packet boat brought news that the Directors of the Company had authorized the administration to grant drafts upon them for a sum of 6 crore or sixty million rupees, and for that purpose to accept the Company's credit papers circulating at its various establishments in India, the current rupee being reckoned at 1 shilling 8 pence, which amounts to circa 22 stivers per Sicca, with orders to increase the return cargo annually by 15 million, and that if the same were not paid, the holders in Europe would enjoy an annual interest of 5 percent. Those who held this paper, which in Calcutta had a discount
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in 1777, vergenoegden zij zig bij brief van den 12 Januarij 177 met betuijgingen van getroffen te zyn over de begeerte der mini „ters, om een onbewimpeld uytsluytsel ten opsigte van ons regt daar toe in dien teid, als niet voorzien zynden van de magt of beveelen om dies weegens te decideeren zig refeceerenden aan den uytspraak haarer superieuren in Europa: op de tweede memo „rie in de Jongst na Calcutta gedecerneerde Commissie overgeleeverd en zulks nader aandringende beroept men zig op de zelve decisie, dus men uyt het een en ander met zeekerheid mag afleide haar oogmerk, om door zulke defaites teid te winnen, en ons intussen ten volle van haare Zimelijkheid te doen afhangen, wijl de Heer Macpherson, bij zijn aparte brief aan den voorsitter Herklots, van den 19 Mey 1785. niet schroomd zig uyt te laaten, zoo veel regt te hebben, om van de salpeeter en Opium een Mono„ „polie te maaken, als onse Natie tot het geen waar van zij te Batavia een Monopolie maakt. uyt vergelyking deezer 200 kisten met het ons in 1785 toegedeelde en de hooge prys op haare opiem in China behaald, blikt ten klaarste, dat de beschikking heer in volgens g'eerde aanmerking van Uw Hoog Edelheedens bij aparte missive van den 8 Julij 1788. aan geene inschikkelykheid ten onsen faveure, maar aan de ge„ „steldheid van teiden en zaaken is toe te schrijven, geen geld hebbenden ter versending na China, blyft hen tot het voortsetten van den handel geen andere weg open dan de vervoer van opium, die aan par„ „ticulieren zelf word afgestaan op voorwaarde het bedraagen al„ „daar in Cassa te voldoen, waar toe ook haare in het voorige Jaar ten onsen opsigte gedaane instantie is strekkende, indien men eenig middel kan uyt denken om deesen handel in China waar dezelve ten strengste is g'interdiceert, dog door de Mandaryns oogluij„ „kend word vergund te stremmen, en teffens haare smokkel han„ „del door straat Malacca en om de oost te weeren, zou dit in het beloop van zaaken een geheele om wenteling te weeg brengen, wijl 694 wyl de op koop der opium: door particulieren bij publique vendutie daar toe alleen strekt, hebbende het schip the Nekker zijn lading groot 300 kisten in het verloope Jaar op Bornes, aan den Koning van Riouw die zig aldaar ontheeld, teegen 400 spaans per kist afgeset. Ingevalle ik in weerwil van alle vertoogen in het obtineeren der ge„ „vorderde quantiteid niet mogt slaagen, en zij volstrekt tot geene grotere vergunning wilden overgaan, zal ik tragten in teids zodanige middelen te beraamen, als tot eene Compleete voldoening kunnen strekken, waar toe mogelijk op Calcutta zelf, en wel bij de voornaamste tot een mindere prijs geleegenheid is, wijl alle Bedien„ „dens ; by de Jongste orders uyt Europa in haare inkomsten besnoeijt bedagt zyn de middelen tot haare buytensporige depences langs een „bij weg te vinden. Daar de Cavel prijs der opium Jongst van Palna ontfangen met alle de daar op lopende ongelden bedraagt Sicca rop: 472. 11. 8. de kist van 150. lb heb ik mij doen op geeven 't geen dezelve by de verkoping in de maande Nov: en Decb:r op Calcutta afwierp, en dies weegens het volgende berigt erlangd. In de maand Nov: by kaavelingen van 5 kisten ider Patnase opium 1000 kisten de kist van lb 136, verkogt van Sic. rop 439: 10:6, belopende voor lb 150 S. r. 484:14:9 tot „ „ 456:14. 6. — „ „ 150 „ „ 503. 15. Buggelpoerse opium 600 kisten, de kist van lb 136, verkogt van sic. rop. 288. 12. 9 of voor lb 150 sic: rop:s 318. 8. 6. tot „ „ 344. 13. 6 „ „ „ 150 „ „ 380. 5. 6. In de maand December Patnase opcum 1200 kisten de kist van lb 136, verkogt van Sio: rop: 435. 4. 9 of voor lb 150 sic rop s 48. 1. 9 „ „ 150. „ „ 502. 15. – tot „ „ 456. –. – „ daar ik egter in mijne hogingen ten dien op sigte kon faalen, versoek ik uw Hoog Edele groot agtb=r in alle eerbied, mij zoo spoedig mogelijk Hoogst. 6 1a Hoogst derselver g'eerd goed vinden te doen, geworden hoedanig te ha „delen indien men ons met particulieren gelyk stellen, en tot een publique op koop wilde verpligten. Nopens de geld negotiatie, neem ik de vryheid my te refereeren aan het bedeelde aan Heeren Bewindhebberen bij brief van den 16 Janu ten blijke van de volstrekte onmogelykheid, om aan het voorgeslaage plan te kunnen voldoen, zints het vertrek onser scheepen vond ik geleegenheid eenige gelden 't erlangen sommige tot 27½ andere tot 28. stver . per sicca ropij, dog de lijwaaden tot het retour ontbra „kende bij vreemde kooplieden hebbende opgekogt onder belofte van Contante betaling, buijte welke niets was te bekoomen, ben ik verpligt geweest de grootste schreeuwers daar meede af te setten om de goede trouw gestand te doen, in 's Companies Crediet na vermoo „ge te maintineeren. Hloe verre dit geld gebrek zig uytstrekt, en hoe zeer het Crediet der Engelsen in deeze gewesten is gedaalt blykt uyt haare teegenwoordige verleegenheid, waar door zij verpligt zijn het schip the Dublin, voor Europa geprojecteerd aan te houden en de winterton, met goede= „ren van particulieren te bevragten, kunnende voor haare eige Com„ panie geen voldoende lading vinden: de Contractors wijgeren volstrekt voor de lijwaden papier t' ontfangen Jn de maand febr: daalde het zelve van dag tot dag en het was te vreesen dat het eerlang van geen waarde was toen een paket boot teiding bragt dat Directeuren der Companie het ministerie hadden gequalificeert, voor een somma van 6 Caroor of sestig millioenen ropijen adsigna„ „ties op hen te verleenen en daar toe 's Companies Crediet papieren op haare verschillende etablissementen in India roeleerenden t'acceptee„ „ren de Courante ropij gereekent tot 1 schell: 8 pencis, 't geen uijt komt op Circa 22 stvers per Sicca met last het retour Jaarlijks 15 millioenen te vergroeten en dat dezelve niet voldaan wordenden, de houders in Europa zouden genieten een Jaarlykse intrest van 5 pC: zij die dit papier en hande hadden 't geen op Calcatta een discount 10
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discount of 36 percent and at Madras already gave 48 percent, found hereby an opportunity to dispose of it in an advantageous manner, but as it rises in value everyone, if the discount becomes equal with sterling 22, will be deterred from such a disadvantageous remittance and, finding better opportunity with foreign nations, will take refuge with them, in which case, through the failure of several business houses in Denmark and the protesting of the bills of exchange that were sent, a favorable prospect presents itself for our Company. In the previous month I found an opportunity to enter into a negotiation with the repatriated opium contractor Mr. William Young, whereby he undertook to pay out to us in this current year ten lakh rupees on assignments to the Netherlands, the rupee calculated at 27½ stivers. Upon his departure he gave orders to his authorized agents to fulfill this commitment as soon as any substantial sums had come in. However, since one cannot hope for this before the months of September and October, and I am in absolute need of a considerable relief, both for the payment of the foreign merchants at the end of this month and of our own merchants, who otherwise, for lack of advance money, are unable to enter into an engagement for this year and can find no way out with the Company's paper, my only hope remains fixed on the engagement of the business houses at Calcutta mentioned in the letter to the Gentlemen Directors of January 16, no longer relying on the long-expected bills of exchange via the sloop De Verwagting, forwarded in the month of December according to the Malacca duplicate letter of December 19, 1785, but according to private reports detained by the ships off Cranganore. Although Mr. Cockerell, according to what was communicated, undertook to begin counting out 50,000 rupees just a week thereafter, this has had no follow-up due to the arrival of the ships from China, and all those business houses have been obliged to employ their cash on hand to satisfy the multitude of bills of exchange drawn upon them by the supercargoes. After the departure of the ships for China, which have mostly all been dispatched, no other way for remittances remains open to them than with us, and I shall let no opportunity pass to inform Your High Noble Great Reverences of the state of affairs as speedily as possible. The moneys negotiated through the agency of Mr. Day up to 120,000 Sicca rupees are being transferred in such rupees as the accompanying memorandum indicates, in five chests, under the custody of the Master of the Equipage Fredriks, whose receipt regarding the delivery accompanies this. Hesitating to record it in the trade books in order to prevent consequences, I merely issued a warrant on the main treasury to supply this money to me under my responsibility. For the same, two separate assignments were drawn up in various sums: one with the rupee at 27 stivers, and a second for the surplus of 3 stivers. I request Your High Noble Great Reverences in all deference to be favored with your orders to settle the amount of the last-mentioned directly on the general account, and to be permitted to act in the same manner with the surplus of the moneys already negotiated and still to be negotiated running in the first assignments at 27 stivers. Being obliged to charter a foreign vessel due to the non-appearance of the Castor, I found no better means for dispatch than under the supervision of one of our own men. Because the exchange of currency had to be carried out by my people, I was obliged to pretend that it served for the purchase of a ship on Java, which we wished to send in partnership with a cargo of sugar to Muscat. Although, due to the prevailing general scarcity of money, the prospect of how much and when it will reach us is exceedingly uncertain, and yet, if one wishes to obtain good cloth, one must undertake the contracting in a timely manner, I shall postpone devising the necessary means until the beginning of next month, and in the meantime begin making sound samples according to which one must proceed in the sorting of the cloths henceforth, relying
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695 discount van 36 pC: en op Madras reeds 48 pr. C. gaf, vonden hier door geleegenheid zig op een voordeelige weise daar van t'ontdoen„ dog namaate het in waarde rijst zal een ider indien de dis„ „count met ster 22 gelijkstandig word, van zulk een nadeelige remise werden afgeschrikt en bij vreemde natien beeter geliegenheid vindende tot dezelve toe vlugt neemen, in welk geval door het failleeren van verscheide Complooren in Denemarke en het protesteeren der versonde „ne wissels, voor onse Companie zig een gunstig, uytsigt op doet In de voorige maand vond ik geleegenheid met den gerepatrieerde amfioen Contractor de Heer William Young een onderhandeling aan te gaan bij welke hij aannam in dit loopende Jaar tien Lak ropyen bij ons te tellen op adsignaties na Neederland de ropij gereekent as t 27½, by zyn vertrek gaf hij order aan zyne gemagtigden zoo ras eenige aansienlijke sommen waaren ingekoomen, aan deeze verbintenis te voldoen, dog wyl men hier op niet voor de maanden septi en octb: kan hoopen, en ik volstrekt een aanmerkelijk ontset ben benodigd zoo tot afbetaaling der vreemde kooplieden onder ul=o deeser, als van onse eigene kooplieden die anders ints uytgeld gebrek tot het aangenam van een verbintenis voor dit Jaar onvermogend zijn, en met 'sCompanies papieren geen uijt weg kunnen vinden, blijft mijn eenige hoop gevestigd, op het engagement der Comploo„ „ren tot Calcutta vermeld bij brief aan Heeren Bewindhebberen van den 16 Jann: geen staad meer makende op de lang verwagte wissels per de Chialoup de verwagting, volgens malakse dupli„ „caat brief van den 19 Deb 1785 in de maand Ded r voort gesonde, dog na particuliere rapporten door de scheepen voor Clan„ ganoor aangehoude; schoon de Heer Cockerell volgens het bedeelde aannam reeds een week daar na met het tellen van ropias 50'000 te beginne, heeft dit door de komst der scheepen van China geen gevolg gehad, en alle die Comptooren zijn verpligt ge„ „weest haare gereede gelden tot voldoening der meeningte wissels door de Cargaas op hen verleend, t' emploijeeren, na het vertrek der Scheepen 10 scheepen voor China, die meest alle zijn versonde blijft hen geen ande „re weg tot remises over dan bij ons en ik zal geene geleegenheid laaten voor bij gaan om uw Hoog Edele groot agtb=r ten spoedig„ ste de toestand van zaaken te bedeelen. De gelden door middel van den Heer Day genegotieert tot Sicca rop: 120000, gaan in sodanige ropijen als neevens gaande memorie aanduyd in vyf kisten over onder berusting van den Equipagemees„ „ter Fredriks, wiens bewys weegens den ontfangst deeze verseld, zwarigheid makende daar van by de negotie boeken te waagen, tot voorkoming der gevolgen, heb ik alleen een ordonantie op de groote kas verleend, om mij dit geld ter mijner verantwoor„ „ding te verstrekken, voor het zelve zin in diverse sommen twee afsonderlijke adsignaties opgemaakt als eene de ropij tot 27 stver: en voor het surplus van st 3 een tweede ik versoek uw Hoog Edele Groot agtb: in alle eerbied met derselver orders te werden begunstigd om het bedraagen van laastgemelde direct op het gene„ „raal te vereevenen, en in selver voege met het surplus der reeds genegotieerde en nog te negotieerene gelden in de eerste adsignatien tot stver 27. loopenden te moogen handelen. Door het weg blyven van de Castor tot het inxhuuren van een vreemd schip verbonden, vond ik geen beeter middel ter versending, dan onder toesigt van een onser, wyl de inwisseling door mijn volk moest geschieden, ben ik verpligt geweest voor te wenden, dat het diende tot inkoop van een schip op Iava, 't geen wij in Companie, met een lading suyker na Musquette wilde zenden Schoon nu door het algemeen heerschend geld gebrek het, uytsigt hoe veel en wanneer het zelve ons zal geworden, ten uyterste onsee„ „ker is, en men egter wil men goed lijwaad erlangen de aantestee„ „ding teidig moet onderstaan, zal ik het beraamen der nodige middelen tot het begin der volgende maand uytstellen, en intussen„ met het maaken van deugdsame monsters waar namen voortaan in het sorteeren der lijwaden moet te werk gaan beginnen staat maakende
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calculating on a return for three ships to Europe, and one or two for Batavia, I hope to obtain hereupon the approval of your Right Honourable Sirs, and, according to the reports that may reach the same from the Gentlemen Directors, to be provided with the necessary ships, in order to maintain the Company's credit in these regions, and to make trade flourish vigorously, to which our demand now being dispatched is likewise adapted, with a respectful request, if it may please your Right Honours to grant authorization, to dispose of the cloves which, following the sale of the nutmegs, find no consumption at the Company's set price, for the highest bid at public auction, whether for cash or in deduction of arrears to the merchants; and furthermore to send us, beyond that demand, such a quantity as the same may deem useful according to the stock, with the stipulation, however, that the public sale price must be such that no harmful influence on the market in Europe is to be feared from it. Japanese bar copper being a point of the highest importance in trade, on account of the considerable profits made on it in earlier years, one would reasonably have cause to wonder at the decline in prices, were it not that one took into consideration the considerable supply which the English Company is committed to provide, possibly to undermine our trade, although political reasons regarding the Northern Powers are pretexted, and which they, according to what appears regarding this in the Batavian letter of the last day of January 1778 under the main section of sold merchandise, had disposed of at public auction to a quantity of 2½ millions, with a loss of 13 percent on the European invoice price. However carefully they devised to smelt the finest Swedish copper into the format of Japanese bars, and it also found a market as such upon the first import, this deceit was soon perceived by the native, who was on his guard against it thereafter, whereby that passage was cut off for them. The high price of Japanese copper in comparison with European copper and the small supply in proportion to requirements caused the latter to be employed for thousands of necessities for which ours was previously used. Being rulers of the country and representing the Dewan, the loss on the copper was bearable to them due to the enormous revenues which the country yielded them, all the more so since they flattered themselves with the hope of thereby halting the vent of ours around the entire west of the Indies, and thus thwarting us in one of the most considerable branches of our trade. If such considerable quantities could be supplied to us as the country's requirement demands, one would have to proceed, reasoning as a merchant, to dispose of the same for the offered prices at public sale, without binding oneself to obtaining any fixed percentages; one would thus prevent the total ruin of this trade, curb the supply from Europe, and check them in their undertakings. Since the price of European copper in the Netherlands amounts to from 50 to 55 florins per hundred pounds, and will presumably be the same in England, their Company, calculating 25 percent on the average price of 52 florins, 10 stuivers, must dispose of it at 65 florins, 12 stuivers, 8 penningen, which amounts to 49 florins, 17 stuivers, 8 penningen, or 39 sicca rupees, 14 annas, 89/25 gundas for the pacca maund of 76 pounds; our Company disposing of it at that price still gains 150 percent. If the English give theirs for the cost of purchase, and we follow them at that price, our profit is still scarcely 100 percent. If they proceed to give it with a 13 percent loss, just as in 1778, our advance, following the market, is still 87 percent. Consequently, if there were so great an abundance of Japanese copper at hand as could be spared without prejudice to other offices to fulfill the country's requirements, a larger or greater sale, although with smaller profits, would surpass a smaller sale with greater profits. Besides the preference which the native unquestionably gave to the Japanese copper, the opportunity for sale would be taken away from them; one would extinguish in them the desire to supply such considerable cargoes, and, remaining sole master of this trade, finally again
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696 maakende op een retour voor drie scheepen na Europa, en een a twee voor Batavia, verhoop ik hier op de goedkeuring van uw„ Hoog Edele Groot agtb=r t'erlangen, en na de raporten die Hoogst de„ „zelven van Heeren Bewindhebberen mogten toekoomen, met de nodi„ „ge scheepen te werden voorsien, ten einde het Crediet der Companie in deeze gewesten te maintineeren, en den handel met nadruk te doen rond steen, waar toe onse thans afgaande Eisch meede is ingerigt, met eerbiedig versoek, indien het uw Hoog Edelheedens mogt be„ „haagen qualificatie te verleenen, de nagelen die na het debiet der nooten, voor 's Companies bepaalde prijs geen verteer vinden, voor het geboodene bij publique vendutie het zy voor Contant, dan wel in mindering van het agterstal aan de kooplieden, af te staan, ons dan booven dien Eisch zodanig een quantiteid te doen toekoo„ „men als Hoogst dezelve na den voorraad dienstig mogten oordeelen, met bepaling egter dat de publique verkoop prijs zodanig diend te zijn dat uijt dezelve geen nadeelige in vloed op de markt in Europa is te dugten. Het Japans staap koper een poinct van het hoogst belang in den handel zijnde, om de aansienlijke winsten op het zelve in vroegere Jaaren behaald, zou men billijk reede hebben zig over het verval der prijsen te verwonderen, waare het niet dat men in aanmerking nam de aan„ „sienlijke aanvor„ tot welke de Engelse Companie, mogelijk tot onder mij„ „ning onser handel, schoon men staad kuendige reedenen betrekkelijk tot de Noordse Mogendheeden voorwend, verbonden is, en het welk zij volgens het geen dies wegens bij bataviase brief van ul=o Jann: 1728 onder het hoofd deel van verkogte koopmanschappen voorkomt tot een quantiteid van 2½ millioenen, per publique vendutie met een verlies van 13 p:s s: op de Europise aanreekening pryjs hadden van de hand gevet. 88 Hoe sier zij bedagt was het fynste sweeds kooper in het formaat der Japanse staaven te versmetten, en het zelve ook by de eerste aan voór als zodanig deb iet vond, wierd dit bedrog spoedig door den Jnlander ontwaard, die daar teege in het vervolg op zyn hoede was, waar door hen die pas wierd afgesneede, de hooge prijs van het Iapans Koper in in vergelyking met het Europies en de geringe aanvoor na maate der behoeftens deed het laaste emploijeeren tot duysende benodigheeden waar toe te voore het onse wierd gebeesig, beheerschers van het land en den Duaan representeerenden, viel het verlies op het koper door de enorme revenuen die hen het land op bragt dragelyk, te meerder daar zy zig met de hoop vlyden, hier door het debiet van het onse om de geheele west van Indie te stemmen en ons dus in een der aansienlijkste takken van onsen handel te dwars boo men= Indien ons zulke aansienlijke quantiteiten konden geworden als 'I lands benodigheid vordert zou men als koopman reede kavelende tot het afstaan van het selve voor de geboode prijsen bi publique verkoop moe„ „ten overgaan, zonder zig aan het behaalen van eenige vast bepaalde per Centos te verbinden, men zou dus het geheel verval deezer han„ „del verhoeden, den aanvoor uyt Europa Stremmen, en hen in haare onderneemingen te keer gaan: daar de prys van het Europies in Needer„ „land van ƒ 50 tot ƒ 55 de hondert ponden beloopt, en in Engeland vermoedelijk dezelve zal zijn, moet haar Companie op de middel prys van ƒ 52. 10. — 25 pC: bereekenende het tot ƒ 65. 12. 8 afstaan, 't geen voor de pasca maon van lb 76 ƒ 49. 17. 8 of sic: rop: 39. 14 89/25 bedraagd, onse Companie het teege die prys afstaande wind nog 150 p.:r C. o geeven de Engelse het haare voor het inkoops kostende, en vol„ „gene wij hen in die prijs, is onse winst nog 100 pC: schaars: Gaan zij over om het eeve als in 1778 met 13 pC: verlies te geeven, is ons advans de markt volgenden nog 87 pC: gevolgelyk, indien er zoo groote over„ „vloed van Japans kooper aan handen was als buyten prejudice van andere Comptooren kon werden gemist om 's Lands behoeftens te vervullen, zou een grootere of meerdere verkoop, schoon met mindere winsten, een klyndere verkoop met meerdere winsten te boove gaan Buijte de preferentie die den inlander onbetwistbaar aan het Japan„ „se gaf, zou hen de geleegenheid tot vertier werden benoomen, men zou in hen de lust tot aan voor van zulke aansienlijke ladingen uytblussen, en van deesen handel alleen meester blijvenden, eindelijk weeder
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697 again find opportunity, through absolute necessity, to make ours rise gradually to its former value. Upon the restoration of our possessions, it is the duty of every minister to repair the damage suffered by the Company in a most ruinous war with work and industry according to his ability, both by reducing expenses and increasing profits; the former depends on him, the latter on circumstances over which his power often has no influence. That the Company, in places where trade in all parts depends on its disposition, sets fixed prices on the sale of its goods, is consistent with its interests and fairness; but in a Country like this, where every Nation has the freedom to import as much of the goods taught by us as agrees with their inclination, to be tied to obtaining fixed percentages is, through incidental circumstances, whether in quality, accounting price, or tax, contrary to true interest, causes trade to languish, and keeps the same for years in the warehouses as unsaleable. This can only take place with such goods whose procurement remains reserved to the Company to the exclusion of all others. Experience has taught time and again that when making a requisition for goods that yield considerable profits this year, one found oneself, upon receipt after the lapse of two to three years, grievously deceived in one's expectation of an equal profit, which with respect to all merchandise from the fatherland depends on the greater or lesser supply by foreigners. In preparing the requisition for the fatherland, in which one always proceeds with the utmost diffidence for the sake of the consequences, I undertook to present my opinion in this regard with all respect to the Gentlemen Directors with the latest departing English ships, with which I shall begin immediately after the departure of the Britannia; in the same we demanded two hundred pipes of red wine on such conditions as that requisition indicates, since of that quality it found a steady market here, and the ships without a sufficient cargo are to be dispatched with Hooghly in Bengal the 14th of March are to be dispatched. I sincerely wish that Your Right Honorable High Mightinesses will at the same time send us a considerable amount of bar silver to cause trade to proceed unhindered on the old footing again. The news received by a Danish ship and the Bengal Merchant that upon passing the Strait of Malacca they had observed the sloop before Selangor with the ships, makes me fear that my former apprehension is coming true, since the season for its appearance is already far advanced; this being so, it was to be wished that Governor de Bruyn had made use of other vessels to provide those ships with the necessities, since my hope was entirely fixed on the arrival of that sloop, I continuously being deprived of the pleasure of receiving the long-expected bills of exchange and the orders of Your Right Honorable High Mightinesses and knowing what I am to do in these troublesome circumstances of time. Learning from the Bengal Merchant of the scarcity of Rice and the general lack of provisions at Batavia, I immediately enticed the English to the transport through the prospect of a high selling price; one thousand sacks have been dispatched with the Ganges; the Captain of the Nancy offered me his ship of 6000 sacks capacity for that purpose, but having no authorization from Your Right Honorable High Mightinesses, and being unauthorized to pay 5 rupees freight per sack, I persuaded him to carry a full cargo for his own account under promise to insist with Your Right Honorable High Mightinesses that a sufficient price be granted to him in proportion to the scarcity, in compensation for his heavy expenses. Requesting that Your Right Honorable High Mightinesses deign to honor my actions in this most unfavorable state of affairs with a favorable approval, I take the liberty, while wishing all Blessings upon your government, Persons and Families, to recommend myself to Your most potent protection, and to call myself with due high respect. Right Honorable High and Mighty Lord and Gentlemen! Your Right Honorable High Mightinesses' humble and obedient Servant 16 J: Stringh 1786 698 Carrengs Beerbhoom " " 30: " Guineas and that which has been fulfilled thereof by the Merchants up to the 22nd of November: Contracted / Delivered / Lacking Note of what was contracted in the weaving factories for the Year 1783:— Salempores Garras of 36: Cobidos: 13000: 9947: 13788: 8565: 2860: 2487: 1950: 6400: 2511: 7294: 750: 5579: 5769: 129926: Thus, of the plan for 3 ships, fixed at Pieces 146921 of Linens, of which half had to be delivered before the 25th of October according to the Contract, there would now, being the 22nd of November, be lacking Pieces 129926; but since this plan has been reduced to 2 ships, and merchants today, upon a sharp reproach, have undertaken to deliver before the 20th of December a further Pieces 47447 (which, however, I doubt), I shall see to it to obtain the deficit through purchase, and to keep the necessary Linen in readiness, in order to be able to supply such immediately in case they should fail to meet this last promise of theirs as well. Total Pieces 1169215 16995 Pieces 3251 2150 1793 2100 489 2556 1121 3211 100 224 Pieces 49026: 49250 Pieces 13000 " 10047 " 13788: " 11816 " 5010 " 4280 " 1950 " 8500 " 3000 " 9850 " 750 " 6700 " 8980 " Jagannathpur Harial Badal Santipur Dumunacolly Haripal Chandrakona Radhanagar Biron Kolmngri and Mohanpur Dacca and Jugdia Maldah Besides Patna Hooghly " " 27: " Pieces " " # n 10
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697 weeder geleegenheid vinden, het onse door de volstrekte benodigheid allenks tot de voorige waarde te doen stijgen. By het herstel onser possessien is het de pligt van ider minister, het„ nadeel door de Companie in een aller verdervelijkste oorlog geleede met wer en industrie na vermooge te herstellen zoo door besuijni„ „ging der ongelden als vermeerdering der winsten, het eerste is van hem, het laaste, van omstandigheeden afhangende op welken zijn vermooge vaak geen invloed heeft, dat de Companie op plaatsen waar de handel in alle deelen van haare beschikking afhangd, bepaalde prysen op den verkoop haarer goederen steld, is met haar belangen de billijkheid bestaanbaar, maar in een Land als dit waar ider Natie vrijheid heeft, van de goederen, door ons verleerd zoo veel aan te bren¬ „gen, als met zyne sinnelykheid over eenkomt, aan het behaalen van bepaalde percentos verbonde te zijn, is door bij koomende omstandig„ „heeden 't zij in deugd aanreekenings prijs of belasting, met het waare intrest streidende, doet den handel guynen, en dezelven Jaaren lang als onverkoopbaar in de pakhuysen aanhouden, dit kan alleen plaats grijpen met zulke goederen welker bemagtiging aan de Companie met exclusie van alle anderen blyft gereserveert, de ondervinding heeft te meermaalen geleerd, dat men Eisch doende van goederen die dit Jaar aansienlijke winsten geeven men zig bij ontfangst na verloop van twee a drie Jaaren in zijne verwagting op een gelijke winst deerlyk be„ „drooge vond, 't geen ten opsigte aller vaderlandse koopmanschappen van de meerdere of mindere aan voor door vreemden afhangd. Bij het inrigten der vaderlandse Eisch, waarin men om der gevolgen wille steeds met de uyterste beschroomtheid te werk gaat, nam ik aan myn gevoele diesweegens met de laast vertrekkende Engelse scheepen Heeren Bewindhebberen en alle eerbied te zullen voordraagen, waar meede ik terstond na de peche van de Brittannia zal beginnen, bij dezelve vorderden wij twee hondert kapen roode wijn op zodanige voorwaarden als die Eisch aanduyd, wijl dezelve van die deugd hier een vast de biet vond, ende scheepen zonder eengenoegsame lading met zijn Houglij in Bengale den 14e. Maart zijn te versenden van harte wensch ik dat Haar Hoog Edele Groot agtb=r ons teffens een aansienlyk montant aan bhaarsilver zullen doen toekoomen om den handel weeder op den ouden voet onbelemmert te doen voortgaan. De teiding door Een Deensch schip en de Bengal Merchant ontfangen dat zy by het passeeren van straad Malacca de Chialoup voor slanganoor bij de scheepen hadden ontwaard, doet mij vreesen dat mijne voorige bedug„ „ting word bewaarheid, wijl het saisoen tot dies opdaging reeds verre en schiet, dit zoo zynde was het te wenschen dat den Heer gouverneur de Bruyn van andere vaartuijgen had gebruijk gemaakt om die scheepen van het benodigde te voorsien, wijl mijn hoop geheel op de komst van die Chialoup gevestigd zijn„ „de ik bij aanhouding verstooke ben van het genoege, om de lang verwagte wis„ „sels en de orders van Uw Hoog Edelheedens t' ontfangen en te weeten wat mij in deese verdrietige teids omstandigheeden te doen staad. Met de Bengal Merchant de schaarsheid van Ryst en het algemeen gebrek aan tarive op Batavia verneemende, heb ik terstond de Engelsen door het uijtsigt op een hooge verkoops prijs tot den vervoer uytgelokt, met de ganges zijn duysend sakken versonden, de Captein van de Nancy bood my daar toe zyn schip groot 6000 sakken B aan, dog geen qualificatie van uHoog Edele groot agtb=r hebbende, en onbevoegd tot het betaalen van 5 rop: vragt per sak, heb ik hem over reed een volle lading voor eige reekening te vervoeren onder belofte byj uw Hoog Edelheedens t' insteeren dat hem na rato van het gebrek, ter gemoed koming zyner zwaare ongelden een voldoende prijs word verguend. Versoekende dat U Hoog Edele groot agtb=r mijne behandelingen in deese aller on„ „gunstige toestand van zaaken met eene geneegene goedkeuring gelieven te vereeren, neem ik de vrijheid, mij onder toewensing aller Zeegeningen over haare regeering, Persoonen en Familien in Hoogst derselver vermogende bescherming te bevee„ „len, en mij met verschuldigde hoog agting te noemen. Hoog Edele Groot Achtbare Heer en Heeren! uw Hoog Edele Groot agtbarens onderdanige en gehoorzaame Dienaar 16 J: Stringh 1786 698 Carrengs Bierboom „ „ 30: „ Ginnees en het geen daarop door de Cooplieden tot den 22: Novb: is voldaan aanbesleeding 't geleeverde mankeert Notitie van het gecontracteerde in de welfplaatsen voor het Jaar 1783:— Salempoeris gerras van 36: Cob: 13000: 9947: 13788: 8565: 2860: 2487: 1950: 6400: 2511: 7294: 750: 5579: 5769: 129926: Dus zou er aan het project voor3 scheepen, bepaald op P„so 146921, Lijwaaden, waar van de helft volgens het Contract voor den 25: october moest werden geleevert, thans, zijnde den 22: Novb: ontbreeken P„o 129926 dog wijl dit project tot 2 scheepen is vermindert, en kooplieden heeden op een scherpe reproche hebben aangenoomen voor den 20: Decb: nogte zullen leeveren P„s 47447: (waar aan egter twijffel / zal ik sorgen het minderen door in koop, magtig te worden, en het nodig Lijwaad te laa„ „ten in gereedheid houden, om ingevalle zij aan deeze haare laaste lelofte, meede niet kwaamen te voldoen zulk terstond te kunnen suppleeren. Te zaamen Pr 1169215 16995. Ps 3251 2150 1793 2100 489 2556 1121 3211 100. 224 P„s 49026: 49250 P„s 13000 „ 10047 „ 13788:„ 11816 „ 5010 „ 4280 „ 1950. „ 8500 „ 3000. „ 9850 „ 750 „ 6700 „ 8980„ Jaggernaitipoer Harriall Badaal Santipoer Duminacollijen Harriapaal chanderlona Radenagoor Bourong Colmngri en Mohenpoer Decia en Iugda Marilda Behaaven Patna Houglij „ „ 27: „ Prs „ „ # n 10
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699 Note of unpaid bonds as of today, in Bengal, as follows. At Hoeglij. Bhiernarain Raaij & Ioggoe Mohun Ziel - - ƒ 31250:—: The minor children of Jurgen ulrich wankerff 2875:—: Goraalsjent manna . . . . . „ 1625: —:— Ditto - - - - - - - - „ 9635:3: — Goepinaat Raaij - - - - - - - - - „ 1230:—: — Gopaaldhas Porra manniek. . - 6250:—:— gennessam & Naijaandoth „ 18750 — Hendrik Albregt Dolle- - - - - - „ 7500: —: Ditto - - - - 4125: —.. — Jan Santvoort „ 7500: —:— Johan willem van Hall- - - . . . .„ 6250:—:— Indienarain - - - - - - - - - - „ 12500: —: — Ditto . . . . . . . „ 1875: —: — Zaal Kissor - – – – – – – – – – „ 4100: –:– Moddon - - . . . . . . - - - - „ 11250: —: — Norhorrie doth - . . - - - - - - - „ 3250: —:— Nimaij Gosaal - - - - - - - - „ 4625: —: — Pirlaab Narain - - - - - - - - „ 11000:—: Ditto - - - - - - - - „ 5000: —:— Ram Kanto - - - - - - - - - - -„ 4562: 10:— Ditto - - - – – – – – „ 6630:—:— Teunis van den Broeck - - - - - - - „ 3000: —: — Tillokram - - - - - - - - - - - „ 10000:—:— Ditto - - - - - - 1250:—:— Theodora Petronella Immens Widow van Vlierden „ 3975:—:— Dorpnarain - - - - - - - - - - 3250: Ditto - - – – - – 8932: 9:8 Kebelram Tsjaloerdsjee „ 2050:—:— Ditto - - - „ 3891:12:8 Ditto „ 3750:—:— Banko Beherrie „ 3500: —:— Ditto „ 3015: 6:8 ƒ208637:1:8 Zaal Coensjoe se Cassembazaer Ram Mohuin - - - - - - - - - - ƒ 1875:—: Loetsjon Thora - - - - - - - „ 1875:—: Dragevoort - - - ƒ 3750:—:— and the abovementioned Soijen annand Gopaal - - - - 3750:—:— ƒ208637: 1:8 Suij sercaar - - . - - - – – 1875:—::— Dormtjon & Corntjan 2500: — Porraan Kissen dhaas bhaija - - - - - „ 1875:—:— Mohun - - - - - - - - - - - - „ 1875: —:— Ram Gottie. - - - - - - - - - - „ 1250: —: — Gobin dhas bhaija - - - - - - - - „ 1250: —: — Nchaal Sjoudrie - - - - - - - - „ 1250: —:—— Gerdhar Dasseet - - - - - – - „ 12500: —: — — Balkensjern Sjotterboz - - - - - „ 1875:—:— Rach Kisson. . . . 4375:—:— Telo - - - ƒ35000:—: „ 625:— Brought forward For delivered Silk Italian reel of 1785 Nondoe Koemaar - - - - - - - ƒ21875: —: — Rogoe gorra - - - - - - - - „ 9375: —:— Goeroesjern Nondie - - - - - - ƒ 8750:—:— Rada Gobind - - - - - - - - „ 2833:15:—„ 42833:15:— „ 77833:15: At Patna Tolaabraaij Kassinaat - - - - - ƒ12500:—: Godaatsaar seen - - - - - - - - „ 12500: —: Baboe Gouer hissor - - - - - - - - - „ 12500: —:— Laalbeherrie - - - - - - - - - „ 15000: —:— Ramnaat - - - - „ 30000:—:: Ditto - - - - - - - . „ 3730: —:— Ditto - - - - - - - - „ 12500:—: Ditto - – – – – – - – „ 1500: —:– „100250:— Sum . ƒ386720:16:8 Hoeglij in Bengal the 22nd November 1785. 1 Note of Goods and Moneys Negotiated up to today, payable by assignations on the Netherlands as follows. The following assignations have been granted since the departure of the ship straalen, at 27 stuivers the Sicca rupee One to the Honorable van Haugwitz, of this notice has already been given. ƒ 11638:—: Ditto to the Honorable Heijning dated 28 Jan: & 19 Feb. 1785 - - - „ 40500: —: ƒ 52138:—: Six to the Honorable Iohan Leonhard Fix for Opium, together amounting to „ 261900:—:— The following under the ultimo of October last, at as above Two to the Honorable Johan Leonhards Tix - - - ƒ 52081: —: — One to the Honorable Charles Crawford - . . „ 6886: 9: 8. Two to the Honorable John Benn - - -. . . „ 69477: 6: — Ditto to the Honorable Thomas Trant - - - -. „ 68177: 13: 8. Ditto to the Honorable William Bushbij – – – - - „ 34920: 1:— Seven to the Honorable William Goung - - - - - - - „192262: 1: 8. One to the Honorable Samuel Denton - - - „ 3414: 4:—. Ditto to the Honorable william Knight - - - - „ 18937: 5: 8. Ditto to Hoosagul Mul - - - - „ 3414: 4: —. Eight to various, for delivered silk Italian reel 208624: 19:8„ 665195:4:8. at 27 stuivers and 8 Pennings One to the Honorable de vriese „ 4933: 10: 8. Sum - - ƒ984166:15: For the following Principal sums, assignations will yet be granted, as follows. — at 27 stuivers negotiated at Patna from the Honorable Jan Pieter Baumgardt ƒ 62500: per Iohn Sumner - - - - - –„ 9375:—: from Messrs. W:m Papton, C: Cockerel, & P: de lisle - - „ 18125: —: ƒ 90000:—:— at Hoeglij, on the contract of this Year at 27 stuivers from Dorpnarain- -- - - - - ƒ75000:—: from Goeroep Porsaat Mockerdsja- -- - -„ 17250:—: „152230:—:— at 27 stuivers & 8 Pennings from the Attorneys of the late Honorable Joh. s Bacheracht „ 3606:5:— Sum - - - ƒ245856: 5:— The Principal sum of the pilot van veen Negotiated, has been increased to ƒ11250:—:— and will be settled ultimo October 1786 with assignations at 27½ stuivers. Hoeglij in Bengal the 22nd November Anno 1785. 2 700 010 Note of assignations granted on the Netherlands since the departure of the ship straalen. — 2 Pieces of which notice has already been given the 28 January & 19 February 1785 -ƒ 52138:—. 2 to the Honorable Johan Leonard Tix for delivered Opium. .. „ 261900:—: for silk Italian reel at the Autumn sale of 1786. at 27 stuivers the Sicca rupee. „ 208624:19. 8. 1 for Negotiated Principals with the interest at 27½ Stuivers at the same sale. - - 9019. 10. 8. 3 for negotiated Principals with the interest at 27 stuivers at the Spring sale of 1787 - - - - - - - - - „ 79136:7:— 22 for negotiated Principals with the interest at 27 stuivers at the Autumn sale of 1786 - - „545937:13. 13 for Cash received Pennings at 27 stuivers at the Autumn sale of 1786 and Spring sale of 1787. - - - - - - - - - - - - „218001: 6. 8. 14 to Company servants at the Spring sale of 1787 with 7 9/13 Percent rebate, or at 27½ stuivers the Sicca rupee. - - - -„ 79595:19:— 72 Pieces granted assignations amount together to . . . . . ƒ1445353. 15. 8. and as of today there still remain outstanding unpaid, 31 bonds at Hoeglij together amounting to - - - - - - ƒ208187: 1. 8. 15 Ditto at Cassembazaer together amounting to - - - -. „ 75958:15. — 5 Ditto at Patna together amounting to - - - - - 101825: 18. 8. 51 Outstanding bonds amount in total to - - - - - ƒ385971:15: Hoeglij in Bengal the 14 January Anno 1786. —
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699 Notitie van onvoldane obligatien onder heden, in Bengalen, Als. Te Hoeglij. Bhiernarain Raaij & Ioggoe Mohun Ziel - - ƒ 31250:—: d'onmondige Kinderen van Jurgen ulrich wankerff 2875:—: Goraalsjent manna . . . . . „ 1625: —:— _o - - - - - - - - „ 9635:3: — Goepinaat Raaij - - - - - - - - - „ 1230:—: — Gopaaldhas Porra manniek. . - 6250:—:— „ gennessam & Naijaandoth 18750 — „ Hendrik Albregt Dolle- - - - - - „ 7500: —: _o _ - - - - 4125: —.. — „ Jan Santvoort „ 7500: —:— Johan willem van Hall- - - . . . .„ 6250:—:— Indienarain - - - - - - - - - - „ 12500: —: — _o. . . . . . . „ 1875: —: — Zaal Kissor - – – – – – – – – – „ 4100: –:– Moddon - - . . . . . . - - - - „ 11250: —: — Norhorrie doth - . . - - - - - - - „ 3250: —:— Nimaij Gosaal - - - - - - - - „ 4625: —: — Pirlaab Narain - - - - - - - - „ 11000:—: v - _ - - - - - - - „ 5000: —:— Ram Kanto - - - - - - - - - - -„ 4562: 10:— - - - – – – – – „ 6630:—:— Teunis van den Broeck - - - - - - - „ 3000: —: — Tillokram - - - - - - - - - - - „ 10000:—:— _o - - - - - - 1250:—:— „ „ Theodora Petronella Immens Wede: van Vlierden 3975:—:— Dorpnarain - - - - - - - - - - 3250: „ __o - - – – - – 8932: 9:8 Kebelram Tsjaloerdsjee „ 2050:—:— _o - - - „ 3891:12:8 „ 3750:—:— Banko Beherrie „ 3500: —:— _- - - Coensjoe „ 3015: 6:8 ƒ208637:1:8 Zaal - - — se Cassembazaer Ram Mohuin - - - - - - - - - - ƒ 1875:—: Loetsjon Thora - - - - - - - „ 1875:—: Dragevoort - - - ƒ 3750:—:— en 't bovenst„t Soijen annand Gopaal - - - - Suij sercaar - - . - - - – – Dormtjon & Corntjan Porraan Kissen dhaas bhaija - - - - - „ 1875:—:— Mohun - - - - - - - - - - - - „ 1875: —:— Ram Gottie. - - - - - - - - - - „ 1250: —: — Gobin dhas bhaija - - - - - - - - „ 1250: —: — Nchaal Sjoudrie - - - - - - - - „ 1250: —:—— Gerdhar Dasseet - - - - - – - „ 12500: —: — — Balkensjern Sjotterboz - - - - - „ 1875:—:— Rach Kisson. . . . Door Voortdragt 3750:—:— ƒ208637: 1:8 1875:—::— 2500: — 4375:—:— „ 625:— Telo - - - ƒ35000:—: Voor geleverde Zijde Italiaanse verwinding v:n 1785 Nondoe Koemaar - - - - - - - ƒ21875: —: — Rogoe gorra - - - - - - - - „ 9375: —:— Goeroesjern Nondie - - - - - - ƒ 8750:—:— Rada Gobind - - - - - - - - „ 2833:15:—„ 42833:15:— „ 77833:15: Te Patna Tolaabraaij Kassinaat - - - - - Godaatsaar seen - - - - - - - - Baboe Gouer hissor - - - - - - - - - „ 12500: —:— Laalbeherrie - - - - - - - - - Ramnaat - - - - ƒ12500:—: „ 12500: —: „ 15000: —:— „ 30000:—:: _o - - - - - - - . „ 3730: —:— _o - - - - - - - - „ 12500:—: „ 1500: —:– „100250:— Somma . ƒ386720:16:8 Hoeglij in Bengalen den 22„e November 1785. _o - – – – – – - – „ - 1 ƒ 52138:—: Notitie van tot heeden Genegotieerde Goederen, en Gelden, betaalbaar met assignatien op Nederland als. de volgende, assignatien zijn verleend zederd het vertrek van 't schip straalen, a 27 stuivers de Sicca ropij een aan de Heer van Haugwitz, hier van is bereedskennisse gegev. ƒ 11638:—: „ „ „ Heijning Jond: 28 Jan: & 19 feb. 1785 - - - „ 40500: —: „ Zes „ „ „ Iohan Leonhard Fix voor Ampioen, te zamen Groot „ 261900:—:— de volgende onder ult„o october Jleden, a als boven Twee aan de Heer Johan Leonhards Tix - - - ƒ 52081: —: — een „ „ „ Charles Crawford - . . „ 6886: 9: 8. Twee „ „ John Benn - - -. . . „ 69477: 6: — „ _o „ Thomas Trant - - - -. „ 68177: 13: 8. „ _o „ William Bushbij – – – - - „ 34920: 1:— Zeven - „ „ „ William Goung - - - - - - - „192262: 1: 8. Een „ „ „ Samuel Denton - - - „ 3414: 4:—. „ „„ „ william Knight - - - - „ 18937: 5: 8. _o „ Hoosagul Mul - - - - - „ 3414: 4: —. agt„ diverse, voor geleeverde zijde Italiaanse verwinding 208624: 19:8„ 665195:4:8. a 27 stuivers en 8 Penn: een aan de Heer de vriese 4933: 10: 8. „ Somma - - ƒ984166:15: Voor de volgende Capitaalen, zullen als nog assigna„ „tien werden verleend, als. — a 27 stuivers op Patna genegotieerd van de Heer Jan Pieter Baumgardt ƒ 62500: p„ Iohn Sumner - - - - - –„ 9375:—: „ Heeren W:m Papton, C: Cockerel, & P: de lisle - - „ 18125: —: ƒ 90000:—:— te Hoeglij, op d'aanbesteeding van dit Jaar a 27 stuivers van Dorpnarain- -- - - - - ƒ75000:—: - „ Goeroep Porsaat Mockerdsja- -- - -„ 17250:—: „152230:—:— a 27 stuivers & 8 Penn: van de Gemagtigdens van wijlen d'Achtb:e heer Joh. s Bacheracht „ 3606:5:— Somma - - - ƒ245856: 5:— Het Capitaal van de loots van veen Genegotieerd, is vermeerderd tot ƒ11250:—:— en zal ult„o octob:r 1786: vereevend werden met assignatien a 27½ stuivers. Hoeglij in Bengalen den 22„e November A„o 1785. 2 700 010 Notitie van verleende assignatien op Nederland zederd het vertrek van 't schip straalen. — 2 P„s waar van bereeds kennis is gegeeven den 28 Januarij & 19 februarij 1785 2 -ƒ 52138:—. aan de Heer Johan Leonard Tix voor geleeverde Amfioen. .. „ 261900:—: voor zijde Ialiaanse verwinding op de Najaarsche verkooping van 1786. a 27 stuivers de Sicca ro„ „pij. 1 voor Genegotieerde Capitalen met de rente a 27½ „ 208624:19. 8. Stuivers op deselfde verkooping., : - - voor genegotieerde Capitalen met de rente a 9019. 10. 8. 27 stuivers op de voor Jaarse verkoping van 1787 - - - - - - - - - „ 79136:7:— „ voor genegotieerde Capitalen met de rente a 27 stuivers op de na Jaarse verkoping van 1786 - - „545937:13. voor Contant ontvangene Penn: a 27 stuivers„ op de na Jaarsche verkooping van 1786 en voor Jaar„ „se verkooping van 1787. - - - - - - - - - - - - „218001: 6. 8. 14 „ aan 's Comp:s dienaaren op de voorjaarse verkoping van, 1787 met 79/13. PC: rabat, ofte a 27½ stuivers de Sicca ropij. - - - - 72 P„s verleende assignatien beloopen te zamen. . . . . ƒ1445353. 15. 8. - -„ 79595:19:— en onder heden blijven nog onvoldaan voortloopen, 31 obligatien te Hoeglij te zamen groot - - - - - - ƒ208187: 1. 8. 15 _o „ Cassembazaer te zamen Groot - - - -. „ 75958:15. — 5 _o „ Patna „ „ - - - - - 101825: 18. 8. 51 Voort loopende obligatien belopen in 't geheel - - - - - ƒ385971:15: Hoeglij in Bengalen den 14 Januarij A„o 1786. — „ 3 „ 22 13 „
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Note of Bills of Exchange Granted on the Netherlands since the departure of the ship Stralen 2 pieces of which notice has already been given on 28 January and 19 February 1785: ƒ 52138: —: — For the delivered opium in the year 1785: ƒ 261900: —: — Delivered Italian twisted silk of the year 1786: ƒ 208624: 19: 8 8 pieces Negotiated Capitals with interest at 27½ stuivers on the autumn sale 1786: ƒ 9019: 10: 8 2 pieces ditto at 27 stuivers on the spring sale of 1787: ƒ 79136: 7: — 5 pieces ditto at 27 stuivers on the autumn sale of 1786: ƒ 545937: 13: — 22 pieces Cash received at 27 stuivers on the autumn and spring sales of 1786 and 1787: ƒ 218001: 6: 8 14 pieces to the Company's servants, on the spring sale of 1787 with 7 9/13 per cent discount or at 27½ stuivers: ƒ 70595: 19: — 16 pieces For Hire of the Ship The Brittannia, sale as above at 27 stuivers: ƒ 54000: —: — 6 pieces Cash received at 27½ stuivers the autumn sale of 1787: ƒ 39290: 12: 8 3 pieces ditto at 27 stuivers on the spring and autumn sales of 1787: ƒ 91600: —: — 86 pieces Bills of exchange granted, amount in total to ƒ 1630244: 8: — and as of today there still remain running unpaid: 35 pieces bonds at Hooglij amounting together to ƒ 279126: 19: — 15 pieces ditto at Cassembazaar ditto ditto: ƒ 55083: 15: — 8 pieces ditto at Patna ditto ditto: ƒ 116500: —: — 58 pieces Running bonds, amount in total to ƒ 450710: 14: — to which is added the delivered goods in arrears or together ƒ 895153: 1: — Houglij in Bengal, 14 March in the year 1786 Note of Bills of Exchange granted since the closing of the Lists in January last 3 pieces for Hire of the ship The Brittannia, at 27 stuivers, on the spring sale of the year 1787: ƒ 54000: —: — 6 pieces Cash received at 27 stuivers the Sicca rupee, on the spring and autumn sales of the year 1787: ƒ 91600: —: — 2 pieces Cash received at 27½ stuivers the sicca rupee, on the autumn sale of the year 1787: ƒ 39290: 12: 8 11 pieces Bills of exchange amount together to ƒ 184890: 12: 8 Danish ships arrived in Bengal. 1778: Company ship Ganges. 1779: Private ship Christianstlied Captain Olivarius ditto ditto Graf Bernstorff 1780 Company ship Franquebar ditto Private ship de Hoop Captain Lodberg ditto ditto copenhagen Captain krooijer 1781 Private ship Christianslied Captain Daher ditto ditto Johanie & Maria Captain Friderichs ditto Company ship Ganges Captain selrog 1782: Private ship Graf Laurwig Captain Steenbeek ditto ditto Prinie Carl Captain Piel ditto ditto Graf Bernstorff Captain Clementz ditto ditto Mepstorff Captain Larentijen ditto ditto Asia Captain Holstein 1783: Company ship Frederiks nagor Captain wilken ditto Private Johanne & Maria Captain Frederichs ditto ditto Riobenham Captain Bille 1784: Company ship Ganges Captain Haaber ditto Private ship graf moetke Captain Moller ditto ditto Riobenhann Captain Cappel ditto ditto ditto Fredericha Sophia Captain krag ditto ditto Dannebroge Captain Borjesen ditto ditto H: Thomas Captain Lodberg ditto ditto Julian maria Captain Holm ditto ditto Herculus Captain gertzen ditto ditto Ervarenheid Captain Kock ditto ditto Patuntia Captain Hornbon ditto ditto Hennik Carl Captain Jansen ditto ditto de Kroon Princess Captain sans Clementz ditto ditto Bijckorff Captain Steenberg 1785: Private ship Lune Emerentze Captain Jenoens ditto ditto Constantia Captain kroijer ditto ditto Norges Captain Kornbeeb ditto ditto Graaf Laurwig Captain werlaus ditto ditto Bernstorff Captain Hoijer present olmat 3 ditto ditto Christians Septius Captain Wemijs ditto ditto Sophia Fredericha Captain Schack Captain Jonge Captain Dahl Captain Clementz
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7014 Notitie van Verleende Assignatien op Nederland zederd het vertrek van het schip Stralen 2: P=s waar van bereeds kennis is gegeven den 28 Januarij ƒ 52138 —: — - en 19: Februarij 1785:. „ 261900:—:— voor de geleeverde amfioen in A=o 1785:.. „ Geleeverde zijde Ital: verwinding van A=o 1786: - . „ 208624: 19: 8: 8 Genegotieerde, Capitalen met de rente a 2: „ „ 27½ stver:s op de na Jaarsche verkoping 1786: - - „ 9019: 10: 8 d„o a 27: „ „ „ voor _„o _„o van 1787: - - „ 79136 7: — 5: „ „ d„o „ 27: „ „ „ na _„o _„o „ 1786: „ 545937: 13: — 22: „ „ Ontfangene Contanten a 27: stuijvers op de na en „ Voorjaarsche verkoping van 1786 en 1787: - - - „ 218001: 6: 8: — 14: „ aan 's Comp=s dienaaren, op de voorjaarsche verkoping „ 70595 19 van 1787 met 7 9/13 P:r C: rabat of a 27:½ st=s -- Voor Huur van 't Schip The Brittannia, verkoping „ 54000: -: als even a 27: stuijvers, - „ ontv: Contanten a 27½ stve„ de na J: verkoping v„n 1787:- - „ „ 39290: 12:8 2 „ _„o 27: „ op de voor en na Jaarsche ver„ d=o - 6: „ „ „ 91600: =kopingen van 1787: - - ƒ1630244: 8: 86: P„s Verleende assignatien, belopen te zamen - en onder heeden blijven nog onvoldaan voortloopen 35: P=s obligatien te Hooglij te zamen groot - - - ƒ279126: 19 — _„o „ Cassembazaar „ _„o _„o. . „ 55083: 15: — 15: „ _o _ _ _„o „ Patna „ _„o _ _„o. . . „ 116500: — Ps 58 P Voortlopende obligatien, belopen in 't geheel. ƒ450710:14 waarbij komt het geleeverde in het verour of te zaamen ƒ 895153:1: — Houglij in Bengalen Den 14. Maart A=o 1786:— 16: „ 6: 3: „ 701 6 6 1038 Notitie van verlaende Assignatien zederd het sluiten der Lijsten in Ianuarij Iongst leeden 3: P„s voor Huur van 't schip The Brittannia, a 27: stuijvers, op de voorjaarsche verkoping ƒ 54000: —: — van A=o 1787:. 6: Ontfangene Contanten a 27: stuijvers, de „ „ Sicca ropij, op de voor en najaarsche ver„ =koopingen van A=o 1787: 91600: —:— „ 2: „ „ Ontfangene Contanten a 27½ stuijvers de sicca ropij, op de najaarsche verkooping „ 39290: 12: 8: P s 11: Assignatien bedragen te zaamen - - ƒ104890:12: 8 van A=o 1787: - - - - 701 a ƒ chat = e „ 5 5 00 5 1/655 ge 1778: Comp„e schip Ganges. 1779: Particulair schip Christianstlied d„o d„o Graf Bernstorff Capt„n Olivarius 1780 Comp„s schip Franquebar d„o Particuliere schip de Hoop Capt„n Lodberg d„o d„o Capt„n krooijer copenhagen 1781 Particuliere schip Christianslied Capt„n Daher d„o d„o Johanie & Maria Captn Friderichs d„o Comp„s schip Ganges Capt„n selrog 1782: Particulier schip Graf Laurwig Capt„n Steenbeek d„o d„o Prinie Carl Capt„n Piel d„o d„o Graf Bernstorff Capt„n Clementz d„o d„o Mepstorff Capt„n Larentijen d„ d„o Asia Capt„n Holstein 1783: Comp„s schip Frederiks nagor Capt„n wilken d„o Particulier Johanne & Maria Captn Frederichs d„o d„o Riobenham Capt„n Bille 1784: Comp„s schip Ganges Capt„n Haaber d„o Particuliere schip graf moetke Capt„n Moller d„o d„o Riobenhann Capt„n Cappel do d„o d„o Fredericha Sophia Capt„n krag do d„o Dannebroge „ Capt„n Borjesen d„o d„o H: Thomas Capt„n Lodberg d„o d„o Julian maria Capt„n Holm d„o d„o Herculus Capt„n gertzen d„o Ervarenheid d„o Capt„n Kock d„o Patuntia do„ Capt„n Hornbon d„o d„o Hennik Carl Capt„n Jansen d„o d„o de Kroon Princess Capt„n sans Clementz d„o d„o Bijckorff Capt„n Steenberg 1785: Particul: schip Lune Emerentze Capt„n Jenoens d„o d„o Constantia Capt„n kroijer d„o d„o Norges Capt„n Kornbeeb d„o d„o Graaf Laurwig Capt„n werlaus d„o d„o Bernstorff Capt„n Hoijer /: teegenwoordig:/ olmat 3 d„o Christians Septius d„o Capt„n Wemijs d„o Sophia Fredericha Capt„n Schack Capt„n Jonge Capt„n Dahl Capt„n Clementz 701 a Te Bengalen aangekomene deensche scheepen. Aan 1778 d d„o
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Danish ships departed from Bengal 1778: Company ship Friderichsnagor, Captain Schiødt Ditto private ship Prince Frederich, Captain Boijsen 1779: Company ship Ganges, Captain Junge in January Ditto private ship Christianstaed, Captain Dahl November Ditto ditto Bernstorff, Captain Clementz December Ditto ditto Prince Frederich, Captain Petersen ditto 1780: Company ship Tranquebar, Captain Olivarius in August Ditto private ship Princesse Sophie Fredericha, Captain Clementz September 1781: Private ship de Hoop, Captain Møller January Ditto ditto St. Thomas, Captain Lodberg ditto Ditto ditto Kiobenhavn Ditto private ship Christiansted, Captain Holmas ditto Ditto Company ship Ganges, Captain Jansen ditto Ditto private ship Johanne & Maria, Captain Boijesen February 1782: Private ship Graaf Laurwig, Captain Lemming ditto Ditto ditto Prins Carl, Captain Steenberg ditto Ditto ditto Graaf Bernstorff, Captain Horrebow ditto Ditto Asia, Captain Jensen September 1783: Private ship Repstorff, Captain Wemyss Ditto Company ship Friderichsnagor, Captain Lodberg in January Ditto private ship Johanne & Maria, Captain Krøyer February 1784: Private ship Christianus Septimus, Captain Krag December Ditto ditto Juliane Maria, Captain Schiødt Ditto Christiansborg, Captain Frederichs Ditto Copenhagen, Captain Steenbak in December Ditto Copenhagen, Captain Piel Ditto Ervarenheid, Captain Clementz Achilles, Captain Holstein Ditto Hercules, Captain Lorentzen Ditto the Kronprins, Captain Wilken in August Ditto Company ship Ganges, Captain Frederiks December Ditto private ship Frederica Sophia, Captain Wemyss January 1 Ditto ditto Elisabeth, Captain Davidson ditto Besides the mentioned ships, there were also on the coast in 1783, 84, 85: 5 Company ships and 1 private ship, but not in Bengal. NB: These indicate only ships expedited from Bengal to Copenhagen under Danish pass. Ditto, Captain Dawk ditto Ditto, Captain Bill February Ditto, Captain Cappel August Ditto, Captain Haaber December Ditto, Captain Crag ditto Ditto, Captain Joris Clemens ditto Ditto, Captain Kook ditto Ditto, Captain Gades ditto Ditto, Captain Geerdsen ditto Ditto, Captain Schrøder ditto 1785: Private ship Graaf Moltke [illegible] CALCUTTA GAZETTE Published by Order of the Hon. the Governor General and Council Saturday, December 31, 1785 FORT WILLIAM Secret Department of Inspection Dec. 20th, 1785 The Honourable the Governor General and Council having taken into their consideration the present rate of discount demanded in the negotiation of the Company's paper, have resolved that in future all Company's paper, with the exception of Company's bonds, shall be discharged regularly, according to priority of date, and that the public may be satisfied in respect to the impartial and full execution of this resolution, Government have directed that a complete general register be formed of all the Company's paper, with the exception before-mentioned, that may be in circulation on the 31st of December, 1785, which register will be published. It is resolved that all the demands which it exhibits shall in future be regularly discharged, according to priority of date, and that all payments, to be made according to this public notice, shall be announced by advertisements for the general satisfaction of the proprietors of paper. Published by Order of the Honorable the Governor General and Council, E. Hay, Secretary [illegible]
Dutch transcription
van Bengalen deensche scheeppen vertrokken 1778: Comp„s schip Friderichonagor Capt„n Seloog D„o Particuliere schip Prince Frederich. Capt„n Boijsen 1779: Comp„s schip Ganges Capt„n Junge — in Januarij d„o Particuliere schip Christianstaed Captn Dahl - November d„o d„o Bernstorff Capt„n Clementz. . December d„o d„o Prime Frederich Capt„n Petersen - - . d„o 1780: Comp„s schip Franquebar Capt„n olivarius — in augustus d„o Particul: schip Princesje Sophie Fredericha Aapt„n Clementz. . . . . Septemb: 1781 Particuliere schip de Hoop d„o d„o Kiobenhaun d„o Particuliere Christianstoea d„o Comp„s schip ganges o d„o Particuliere Johanne & Maria 1782 Particuliere graaff Laurwig d„o d„o Prins Carl d„o d„o Grijf Bernstorff o d„o Asia 1783 Particulier schip Repstorff d„o Comp„s schip Triorichsnagor d„o Particuliere Johanne & Maria 1784: Particuliere Christianus Septimms d„o d„o Juliani Maria d„o Christians borg d„o„ Copenhagen. d„o Copenhagen d„ Ervarenheid Achilles d„o Hermles d„o de Cron Prinie d„o Comp„s schip ganges d„o Particuluer schip Frederica Sophia d„o d„o Elisabeth Beneefens de Jmentioneerde scheepens zijn noch op de kust gewast 1783: 84: 85: s: Comp„s scheepen ens 1: Particulaire Maar niet in Bengalen B: x betekenen alleenlijk uijt Bengalen on der deensche Passurpedieerde scheepen na Copenhagens Capt„n Moller. . . Januarij d„o S Thomas Capb„n Lodberg - - - d„o 102: d„o Juliane Maria Capt„n Holnas - - - d„o d„o Henrik Carl Capt„n Jansen - - . d„o g Dancies broge Capt„n Boijesar - . - Februarij d„o Patientia Capt„n Lemming - - - d„o 71E d„o Bichuben /: of de Bijekort:/ Capt„n Steenberg. . . d„o d„o Providen tia Capt„n Horrobon . . d„o ƒ d„o Lucie Emerentje Capt„n Jensen - - - septb„r d„o Christianus Septimus Capt„n wemijs 1785: Particulaire Graaf Moetka do do Capt„n Lobberg — in Januarij Capt:n kroijer. . . . brebuarij Oapt„n Krag. . . Decemb: d„o Capt„n soldog Capt„n Frederichs Capt„n Steenbak in Decb„r Capt„n Piel Capt„n Clementij Capt„n Holstem Capt„n Lorentzen Capt„n Wilken — in August„s Capt„n Frederiks. . . . Decb: Capt„n Wemijs. . . Januarij 1 Capt„n Davidson. . . . d„o Capt„n Dawk. . . d„o HI E Capt„n Bill. . Februarij Capt„n Cappel. . . . Augustus C02 Capt„n Haaber. Decemb: Capt„n Crag... d„o Capt„n Joris Clemens — d„o Capt„n Kook. . . do Capt„n Gades. d„o Capt„n Geerdsen - . d„o ƒ85 Capt„n Schroder - d„o 133 Co d„o d„o d„o„ do do do d„o d„o 1 do d„o d„o d„o d„o d„o do d„o do d„o d„o d„o do d„o o - 53 chat was oblige 0p 2 55 8 seri ge 5 61 ZE „ GAZETTE, CALGUTT R £ AR V. ORDIN VeZISRED SY ORDER OPTTHE HoN. 7IIE CoVERNOR GENERAL aN COUNCIL. S ATORDAV, DEcEUDER 31, 1785. EORTWILLIAM. e oeijns hane . 306 Cime hnt: re pte ov: tm Sacaer Deeaarneur or Insrecrion, Dec. 20th, 1785. 5110 16 9 2. 1 ½ 1 : 5 /3 Id H E Honourable the Governor General A and Council having taken into their con¬ sideration the present rate of d'scount demanded sijnt ene o. 13 / 3 1 5 5 seties en G: vaneives. in the nexociation of the Company's paper, have resolved that in future all Companyes paper, with the exception of Company's bonds, shall be o3 gie 1e Car. teren o . 15 ro. o 15 discharged regularly, according to prarity of date, and that the public may be satisfied in respect to the impartial and full execution of 8. OOEERROOkE, Pos. Tras. 15 11e 1n pel uditos 6 this resolution, Government have directed that a complete general register be formed of all the Company's paper, with the exception be¬ 5 en o pt 1315 5 J. 5S fore-mentioned, that may be in circulation on EEEEI TTECARESISENTT the 3ist of December, 1785, which register¬ Wall be published. It is resolved that all the 5. 108 ƒ 95 2: 6:1 gis 2 vans CFI TEVI Dtys demands which it exhibits sall in future be regularly discharged, according to priority of date, and that all payments, to be made accor¬ 5 SCDAEE AST CeRi1TE Ts xts n 1 Kinz eo this public notice, shall be announced by advertisements for the general satisfaction PSTSE ELE FSetS EE & the proprietors of paper. Pubtisted by Order of the Honorable The Governor General and Council, 110:15 5 Arl 9 vtme. oves On Forse et E. HAV, Sec. Ctoat O SntI ElaTTZ G ה # Cusgen CPo/ Cse Ode MEn Cekt 15 3 113 131 150 Hoo FEES, MAEenoE pas. 1 e ri1099s t s„r. e 9 gure. Priteie netes Tos CHTEEEES UIEST HOPO 2 ZnATINI ETS ws ptuns ene saren jijs 1311e 6165 17572 F. A7 en de EXT e ds s 10403 l
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The following is the form in which the certificates are to be granted: Number Fort William, for current rupees These are to certify that the Honourable the United Company of Merchants of England, trading to the East Indies, are indebted to A. B. in the sum of current rupees, which will be paid with interest at the rate of eight per cent per annum from the date hereof, conformably to the regulations established by the orders of the Honourable the Governor General and Council of 20th December 1785, for discharging the demands on the treasury according to priority of date. Regarding public credit, together with the measures that ought to be adopted in pursuance of the rule laid down on the 20th instant for securing the regular discharge of the demands on the treasury, the following resolutions have been passed: First, that in conformity with the Company's orders of 11th April 1785, it be made a standing regulation of the service that the collectors and receivers of the public revenue shall not make any remittances to the presidency until they have completed the discharge of the arrears due to the troops stationed within or near their districts. Second, that in order to place every holder of paper upon an equal footing, all the paper now in circulation shall be entitled to interest at the rate of 8 per cent per annum from its date, as shall any paper that may hereafter be issued while the necessity for this arrangement continues, excepting what may be granted to the restored zemindars, as mentioned below. Third, that in order to provide as soon as possible, first for the payment of the annual interest due on the Company's bonds as promised in the public advertisement of 14th March 1785, and next for the payment of the annual interest that may be due on all other paper entitled to interest, the treasury shall be open for the receipt of cash from individuals for bills upon the Honourable Court of Directors, until an amount equal to one hundred and eighty thousand pounds sterling has been paid in. The bills, including interest at the rate of 8 per cent per annum from the dates on which the payments are made into the treasury, will be dated 1st March next and delivered as soon after that date as they can be prepared, at the exchange rate of two shillings and one penny per current rupee. They will be made payable at three hundred and sixty-five days after sight, with an option reserved to the Court of Directors to extend the payment term by one, two, or three years, and an interest of five per cent per annum is to be allowed during the period of such extension. A register will be kept at the treasury for the sums that may be offered. Fourth, that with a view to obtaining the greatest possible amount to be applied to the discharge of the oldest paper in circulation, according to the eleventh article of these regulations, all covenanted civil servants of the Company who draw monthly more than three hundred current rupees shall be paid their allowances with a certificate bearing interest at the rate of 8 per cent per annum from the day on which the allowances for which it was granted became payable. Fifth, that all persons employed by or receiving pensions from the Company who are not covenanted servants, whether Europeans or natives, and who draw monthly from the Civil, Revenue, or Commercial Departments more than three hundred current rupees, shall be paid with these certificates, which are to be granted at each of the aforementioned offices according to the department from which they are due. This rule is to be extended to persons receiving monthly stipends at Moorshedabad and to the Moshaira of the Zemindars, excepting the restored Zemindars, who are to receive paper without interest. Sixth, that all surgeons and assistant surgeons not stationed with the army who draw more than three hundred current rupees per month shall be paid their allowances with these certificates. Seventh, that all covenanted servants and other persons drawing monthly three hundred current rupees or less shall, from 31st January 1786, be paid in cash. Eighth, that the arrears that may be due in the Civil, Commercial, and Revenue Departments on 31st January 1786 shall be discharged with certificates bearing interest at the rate of 8 per cent per annum from the dates on which the respective sums were payable; and that those persons who are still in possession of treasury transfer drafts taken for their allowances shall be permitted to exchange them for certificates bearing interest from the dates on which they became payable. The benefit of this last clause will not be allowed to those who do not apply for their certificates before 15th February next. Ninth, that none of the certificates shall on any pretense whatever be received by any government officers as cash, but shall be regularly discharged along with the Company's other paper in the order in which they were issued. To secure this, the Collectors of the Revenues, the Collectors of government customs, the Governor General's agent at Lucknow, and the [illegible] Postscript: A regulation will be adopted by Government that will entitle the Company's Civil Servants who have received Treasury Transfer Drafts in payment of their allowances to the benefit they would have derived had such Drafts been granted to them when the allowances became due. The Treasury Transfer Drafts meant by [illegible]
Dutch transcription
703 The following is the form in which the blie credit, together with the measures that . certificates are to be granted. ought to be adoyted, in pursuance of the rule said down on the zoth instant, for securing No #FHEMEOT OY EPEMNTT CGrsS the regular discharge of the demands on the Fors- William For current rupees treasury, have been pleased to pass the fol¬ These are to certify that the Honcurable the lowing resolutions. 135 T, 5 3 4 3 7AEIc United Company of Merchants of England, trading to the East Indies are indebted unto E1x37. That in conformity to the Com¬ A. B. in the sum of current rupees, SDaN PSCnBAH Met pany's orders of the iith April 1785, it be which will be paid with interest at the rate of made a standing regulation of the servics, eight per cent. per annum, from the date hereof that the collectors and receivers of the pa¬ E Ceto3SZ FST 3 conformably to the regulations established by the blic revenue shall not make any remittances orders of the Honourable the Governor General to the presidency until they shall have com- V6 M and Council of the 20th December 1785, fir pleted the discharge of the arrears due to discharging the demands on the treajury, ac- the troops sationed within or near their dis¬ 98 ME TRHS SIAI N21A cording to priority of date. tricts. Fiprss, That all persons employed by or Seconn. That, in order to place every FlfS FnEz aS Siets ErFI receiving pensions from the Company, not holder of paper upon an equal footing, all covenanted servants; whether Europeans or the paper now in circulation shall be entitled C 117 Eel natives, and drawing monthly either from to interest, at the rate of 8 per cent. per an¬ the Civil Revenue, or Commercial Depart. num from the date thereof, as shall be that 7 28t2 ments above three hundred current rupees be¬ which may hereafter be issued while the ne¬ paid with these certifieates, which are to be cellity for this arrangement shall continue, granted at and of the offices before mention. 147 E2I FBTI excepting what may be granted to the re¬ ed according to the department from which stored zemindars, as herein after mentioned. they are due: II PEh Turnog That, in order to provide as soon E This rule is to be extended to the persons as possible, first for the payment of the an¬ receiving monthly sipends at Moormeda¬ nual interest due on the Company's bonds, AHIE nIEE TatoF Stels bad, and to the Moshaira of the Zemindars as promised in the public advertisement of excepting the restored Zemindars, wao are the 14th March 1785, and next for the pay- 65 P ToinT OMzat aReF to receive paper without interest. ment of the annual interest that may be due Sixrn, That all surgeons and assistant on all other paper that may be entitled to CFVAT DEES CYI MlEteF surgeons not stationed with the army, and interest, the treasury be open for the receipt drawing above three hundred current rupees of call from individuals, for bills upon the 527 Inds ondI AF per monthy be paid their allowances wich Hon. Court of Directors, until ar amount these certificates. equal to one hundred and eighty thousand SevenrH, That all Covonanted Servants FIIESS, Nantos Ck ErF pounds sterling shall have been paid in. and other persons drawing monthly three The bills, including interest at the rate of hundred current ropees or less than that C7 Noplo EerS mts 8 per cent. per annum from the periods at a mount shall from the 31st. January 1786 be which the payments are made into the trea- paid in cam. sury, will be dated on the ist. March next, EeII O S V Eiourn, That the arrears which may be and delivered as soon after the date as they due in the Civil, Commercial, and Reve- can be prepared, at the exehange of two WARoT MF Hhets aITS nue Departments on the 31st January 1786 mhillings and one penny per current rupee. be discharged with certificates bearing inter¬ They will be made payable ar three hundred est at the rate of 8 per cent. per Annum TaS Dat IE EHerI HletdF and sixty five days after sight, and an option from the dates on which the respective sums reserved to the Court of Directors to extend were payable; and that those persons wio N7dAVEOMEoA L0 HE the term of payment to one year, or to two are still in possession of treasury transfer or three years longer, and an interest of five drafts which they have taken for their allow 377 18 200 Aor ƒ2515: 8 6 per cent. per annum is to be allowed upon ances he permitted to exchange them for the period of such extension. A register certificates bearing interest from the dates will be kept at the treasury for the sums that NES TorS CGtrEar S EENN on which they became payable. The bene- may be offered. fir of this last clause will not be allowed to T 33 Fovarn, that with a view of obtaining those who do not make application for their the greatest possible amount to be applied to certificates before the 15th February next. - the discharge of the oldest paper in circula¬ CoDNI Ct NiXrI, That none of the certificates tion, according to the irth. article of these shall on any pretence whatever be received P. S. A regulation will be adopted by Co¬ regulations, all the covenanted civil ser¬ by either of the officers of government as vernment which will entitle the Company's vants of the Company, drawing mon-hly Eath, but shall be regularly discharged in Civil Servants, who have received Treasiory above three hundred Current Rupees, be common with the Company's other paper in Transfer Draughts in payment of their allow- paid their allowances with a certificate bear¬ the order in which they were issued. To ances, to the benefit which they would harve ing interest at the rate of 8 per cent. per secure this, the Collectors of the Revenues, derived had such Draughts been granted to annum, from the day on which the allow- the Collectors of government customs, the Go¬ them when the allowances bocame due. ances for which it was granted became pay¬ vernor General's agent at Lucknow, and the a61c. The Treasury Transfer Draughts meant by
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Resident at Benares are prohibited from making their remittances to Calcutta in bills, without a clause stipulating under a penalty that such bills will be discharged in Calcutta. XVI. For the convenience of individuals, and the benefit of circulation, and of the investment, any person will be allowed Bills upon the Collectors of the Revenues, the Agent at Lucknow, and the Resident at Benares, for money paid into the Khalsa, or General Treasury. FORT WILLIAM, Secret Department of Inspection, 29th December, 1785. THE Honorable the Governor-General and Council having taken into their serious consideration the present state of public credit; Resolved, That from and after the 31st January 1786, the difference between the monthly receipts in cash, and the established and unavoidable issues of it, for the public service conformable to these regulations shall be applied to the regular discharge of the paper in circulation according to priority of date, in the terms of the advertisement of the 20th instant. The Governor General and Council confidently hope that all the paper now in currency will be paid off in the course of twelve months. The amount of the reductions which they have made in the established charges of the government, aided by the effects of these regulations and the additional resources, which are to be derived from the upper provinces, will in all probability have realized this expectation ere that period has elapsed. The Board also trust that the regulations hereby ordered, cannot fail to secure the great public objects of preventing in future all partial payments, of discharging the arrears of the army, of providing the most regular and speedy liquidation of the claims on Government, and thereby reducing the discount now demanded in the negotiation of paper and removing the difficulties that impede its circulation. By Order of the Honourable The Governor General And Council, E. HAY, Sec. Those stationed in the Revenue Department are to receive their certificates from the accountant general to that Department; those stationed in the Commercial Department are to receive their certificates from the Board of Trade, and all the other covenanted civil servants of the Company are to receive their certificates from the civil paymaster; all these certificates are to be previously registered, in the general register to be kept in the accountant general's office. N. B. The Persian and Bengal translations of such parts of the above, as are necessary for the information of the Natives, will be published in the Gazette of the fifth of next Month. Extract of a General Letter from the Honorable the Court of Directors to the Honorable the Governor General and Council, dated 8th July 1785. Paragraph 48th. SEVERAL officers of the Madras Establishment having been advanced pay upon their arrival at Bombay, we think it necessary to direct, that in future the allowance to our Civil and Military Servants do not commence until their arrival at the Presidency under which they are to serve, except when they are detained at any of our other Settlements in India by the orders of Government, or by unavoidable necessity. (A true Extract.) W. BRUERE, Sec. NEW YEAR'S DAY falling on Sunday, the Honorable the Governor General requests to be favoured with the company of the Officers and Gentlemen of the Garrison of Fort William, Barrackpore, Dum Dum, and the Presidency, on Monday, the 2d January, to a Dinner, Ball, and Supper, at the Old Court House. J. MOUAT, Fort Adjutant. Fort William, 28 December, 1785. THE BRIG LIZARD, Robert Burns, Commander, will sail for Madras the 10th of January, and will receive freight on reasonable terms. Please to apply to Joseph Barretto, Esq. or the Commander; at No. 72; near the North end of the China Bazar. MESSRS. STUART and COOPER beg leave to inform the Commanders and Officers of Indiamen, that they have printed Powers of Attorney for the disposal of their Privilege. To be had at the Printing Office. TO BE HAD OF Messrs. STUART AND COOPER, No. 37, Larkins's Lane, A FEW Copies of the TWO CONNOISSEURS, and the HAPPY PRESCRIPTION; Comedies in Rhyme, by William Hayley, Esq. Price 4 Sicca Rupees each. Likewise a few Copies of THE SORROWS OF WERTER. In two volumes, 8vo. Price 8 rupees. CALCUTTA: PRINTED BY STUART and COOPER, No. 37, LARKINS'S LANE; where Advertisements, Letters, and Articles of Intelligence are received. It is requested, that whenever any Gentlemen are about to change their Stations, they will take the Trouble to signify their Intentions to Mr. Stuart or Mr. Cooper, who will pay strict Obedience to their Orders. To be LET, And entered upon immediately, A Very commodious UPPER-ROOMED HOUSE, adjoining to that of Mr. Honeycomb. Rent under 200 rupees. For farther particulars apply to the Printers. TO BE SOLD, A LARGE PINNACE BUDGEROW, with two Masts, lately returned from Benares. She is one of the finest and most safe boats upon the river, in good repair, and only wants a little addition to her stores to render her perfectly complete. Enquire of the Printer. 131 9e 704 rd si notitie of 1 rediel dook 1819 ont nar Beurigl ploogt anen 430 5702 N gcr
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Resisent at Benares are prohibited from this Resolution are the Draughts which havve Those stationed in the Revenue Depart making their remittances to Calcutta in not been yet negotiated. ment are to receive their certificates from the hills, without a clause stipulating under a pe¬ E. HAV, Ses. accountant general to that Department; those nalty that such bills will be discharged in stationed in the Commercial Department are Caln. - - to receive their certificates from the Board of TeXVI. For the convenience of indiviz FORT WILLIAM, Trade, and all the other covenanted civir duals, and the benefit of circulation, and of Secker Deraarneur or Iussecrion, servants of the Company are to receive their the investment, any person will be allowed certificates from the clvil paymaster; all these 291h December, 1785. Bills upon the Collectors of the Revenues, certificates are to be previoussy registered, in the Agent at Lucknow, and the Resident at IE Honorable the Governor- General the general register to be kept in the accoun¬ Benares, for money paid into the Khalla, or A and Council having taken into their tant geveral's office. General Treasury. serious consideration the present state of pu¬ 2 N. B. The Persian and Bengal transtations of such parts of the abrve, as ave necessary for the information of the Natives, will be to render her perfectly complete. Eterewrss. That from and after the gist) Exreacr of a Geneaat Larren from January 1786, the difference between the the Honorable the Court of Directors to monthly receipts in casl, and the established the Honorable the Governor General and and unavoidable issues of it, for the public Council, dated 8th July 1785. service conformable to these regulations mhall Paragraph 48th. be applied to the regular discharge of the pa¬ SEVERAL oficers of the Madras Esta¬ per in circulation according to priority of lishment having been advanced pay upon date, in the terms of the advertisement of the their arrival at Bombay, we think it necessary zoch instant. The Governor General and Council con¬ to direct, that in future the allowance to our fidently hope that all the paper now in cur¬ Civil and Military Servants do not commence rency will be paid off in the course of twelve until their arrival at the Presidency under months. The amount of the reductions which they are to serve, except when they are which they have made in the established detained at any of our other Settlements in charges of the government, aided by the ef¬ India by the orders of Government, or by un¬ fects of these regulations and the additional avoidable nec Piy. resources, which are to be derived from the (A true Extract. ) upper provinces, will in all probability have W. BROERE, Sec. realized this expectation ere that persod has clapled. Yew rEARs DAY falling on Sunday, The Board also trust that the regulations JESS. STVART and CoOrER bex N the Honorable the GoveE non Gene¬ hereby ordered, cannot fail to seeure the MI leave to inform the Commanders and EaI requests to be favoured with the com¬ great public objects of preventing in future all Officers of Indiamen, that they have printed pany of the Officers and Gentlemon of the partial payments, of discharging the arreats of Powers of Attorney for the disposal of their Garrison of Fort William, Barrackpare, the army, of providing the most regular and Privilege. To be had at the Printing Office. Dum Dum, and the Presidency, on Mow¬ speedy liquidation of the claims on Govern¬ vXr, the 2d January, to a Dinner, Ball, ment, and thereby reducing the discount now I0 BE HAD Ot demanded in the negociation of paper and and supper, at the Old Court House. removing the difficulties that impede its cir¬ MesrS. STVARTAMD COOPER, J. MoUSGAcH, culation. Fort Adjutant. No. 37, Larkins's Lane, By Order of the Honourable Fort William, 28 December, PEW Copies of the TWo CoN. The Governoa Geneaat ANOISSEVRS, and the HAPPVERE. And Couweit, THEBRIB LIZARD, SCRIPTION; Comedies in Rhyme, by E E. HAY, Sec. Rosear Bukxs, Comman¬ I der, will sail for Madras the William Hayley, Esg. 1oth of January, and will re¬ Price 4 Sicca Rupers each. ceive freight on reasonable terms. Please Likewise a ferv Copies of to apply to Joseph Barretto, Esq: or the Commander; at No. 72; near the North end THIE SORROWS Or WERTER. of the China Bazar In two volumes, 8vo. Price 8 rupees. published in the Cazette of the fifth of next CALCUTTA: PAMTED aY SPVART and COOPER, No. 37, LanxWSS LaNE; where AdvearisEnewrs, Lerrens, and Arriezes of InretLisEncr are received. & It is requested, that whenever any Gentlemen are about to change their Stations, they will take the Trouble to fonify their Intentions to Ma. Srvaar or Ma. Coosea, who will pay strict Obedience to their Orders. en te drocke pr To be L. E T. And entered upon immediately, Very commodious VePER-ROOMED A HoUsE, adjoining to that of Mr. Ho¬ neycomb. Rent under 200 rupees. For farther particulars apply to the Printers. LARGE PINNATE EEDGERSW, I with two Masts, lately returned from Benares. She is one of the finest and most safe boats upon the river, in good repair, and only wants a little addition to her stores Enquire of the Printer. 20 be SOL. D. 131 Month. - 9e 704 . rd si notitie of - 1 rediel dook 1819 ont nar Beurigl ploogt anen . 430 5702 N gcr
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CALCUTTA GENERAL ADVERTISER. No. 268 January the 2d 1786 MONDAY. (Vol. VI) To the Editor of the India Gazette. SIR, If as I deem Modesty to be not only an ornament, but a necessary accompaniment of finer sentiments and feelings of the soul, it will be much more easy to conceive than to describe what I suffered under this belief, when I discovered myself to be the only modest man present in a genteel company a few evenings ago, where the conversation turned upon modesty and impudence; the opinion of a lady present, whose many perfections amply compensate for any very trivial foibles she may possess, made so strong an impression on my mind, that I could not help exclaiming with the Abbe St. Pierre, when listening to a fine woman, who expressed herself elegantly and with grace, quel dommage qu'elle n'ecrit pas ce qu'elle pense. Nothing can atone for the want of modesty: For without it, beauty is ungraceful, and wit detestable. A true and genuine impudence, as Mr. Addison observes, is the effect of ignorance; it is apt to mislead the professor of it into an [illegible] to the women: To the silly part it may; but never can with any woman of good sense who sets a value on herself, as she will ever consider his impudence in the despicable light it merits. To convince ourselves of the odiousness of impudence, we have only to regard a fine woman displaying all the charms of modesty. Heavens! What a contrast to a Billingsgate wench. I will say, for the honor of the fair sex of Calcutta, that the general tenor of their conduct is guided by the strict impulse of modesty and [illegible] The Right Honorable H. L. Rowley said, he did not rise to oppose the motion, but to approve of it, or whatever measures [illegible]; the more time that was allowed, he said the better; and, if his advice could have weight, it should be to present an address to his Grace the Lord Lieutenant, requesting him to prorogue the Parliament to the next session; for he feared very great mischief would result from precipitation. Mr. Grattan was for the adjournment. He thought the mind of every man in the kingdom should be applied to one point only—the commercial arrangements; and that no other business should interfere with the subject of that arrangement. Every petition should be received, and every man heard; to bind the nation, you must make the nation a party, and therefore, they must be heard. I must further observe, says he, that to give stability to the arrangement, there must be no interference of ministerial influence. I have that opinion of the Administration, that I do not suppose they would attempt it. This House should be at large, that the settlement [illegible] between the people of England and Ireland, and not a surreptitious covenant between Great Britain and the Minister of the Crown, in the name of the people of Ireland. Having said thus much as to the manner and purity of our proceedings, [illegible] word to the twenty resolutions, that have passed the British House of Commons. A question has been made, whether they affect our Constitution; Sir, they are subversive of the rights of the Parliament of Ireland. When the Constitution was settled in 1782, I conceived all constitution-[illegible] matters of very great consequence, and such as will require to be duly arranged, will be laid before the House; and when they are [illegible] an happy, a blessed, and a prosperous country. I wish as much for a full attendance, as the Hon. Gentleman who made the motion, but I do not think it right to throw out such surmises, or to alarm the country with insinuations, that any thing will be attempted injurious to their rights; therefore, Sir, I am against tacking the words proposed by the Hon. Gentleman, and because I think, if your authority is not sufficient to enforce a full attendance, his words will have little effect. Mr. Brown said, if some new intended arrangement was proposed, it was with him the strongest reason for prorogation, because, after having been so long harassed by the distraction of different systems, it was impossible we could, in the short remainder of the season, be able to consider maturely an arrangement totally new; it only showed the rashness of the Administration, which had [illegible] indigested system, but was a conclusive reason for deferring the further consideration of the propositions till the next session. But if, on the contrary, Gentlemen intended to bring [illegible] passed in England, he saw no reason for adjournment, because he was ready, and he trusted every man that loved the country was ready to reprobate them now. He lamented even, that he had not reprobated the original propositions; the sagacity of the friends to the [illegible] would render it useless, and to resign that free Constitution we had so gloriously acquired in the year 1782. He would not endure the idea of pretended apprehension, lest what was said in that House should alarm the people; they could not be too much alarmed and awakened at present. He hoped they would recover, on this grand occasion, from that supineness in which they had long lain, to the discouragement of every virtuous man in that House, and in public legal assemblies declare their disapprobation of this ruinous system intended [illegible] the amendment. Ayes for the amendment [illegible] then put and carried; the main question was [illegible] CALCUTTA. New Year's day falling on a Sunday this year, a public dinner, and a supper and ball in the evening, will be given this day at the Old Court House. The Honorable the Governor General and [illegible] on the present state of public credit, together with the measures that ought to be adopted, in pursuance of the rule laid down on the 29th ult. for securing the regular discharge of the demands on the treasury, were pleased, on Saturday last, to issue the following resolutions. FIRST. That in conformity to the Company's orders of the 11th April 1785, it be made a standing regulation of the service, that the collectors and receivers of the public revenue shall not make any remittances to [illegible]
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CDEGSTITOBLILADVERTISER. No. 268 24g 1786 MONDAT. Sawvaar the (Vor. VI) 4 To the Forrok of the IxoIa Gazerre. The Right Honorable H. L. Rowley said, mat ers of very great consequence, and would render it uselels, and to resisn that he did not rise to oppose the motion, but such as will require to be duly arranged, will (hee Constitution we had so glorioussy ac¬ S12, H o & SI deem Modesly to be not only a) to approve of it or whatever measures (he said before the House; and when they are) quired in the year 1782. He would noten¬ A t mon rtve bul necessy oraa- more time that was allowed, he said the this an happy, a blessed, and a prosperous) ed at the idea of pretended apprehension, lest what was said in that House should alarm of fner sentiments and seelings of the (better; and, if his advice could have weight, country. I wilh as much for a full attend. the people; they could not be toomuch soul, it will be much more easy to conceive (it should be to present an address to his sance, as the Hon. Gentleman who made the alarmed and awakened at present. He hop¬ Grace the Lord Lieutenant, requesting him motion, but I do not think it right to throw than to describe what I suffered under this ed they would recover, on this grand occa¬ belief, when I discovered myself to be the (to prorogue the Parliament to the next sel- out such surmises, or to alarm the country sion, from that supineness in which they had only modest man present in a genteel com-sion; for he seared very great mischief would with infinuatione, that any thing will he ar¬ long lain, to the discouragement of every tempted injurious to their rights; therefore, pany a few evenings ago, where the conver- result from precipitation. virtuous man in that House, and in public Sir, Lam against tacking the words propot sation turned upon modesty, and impudence; Mr. Grattan was for the adjournment. legal assemblies declare their disapprobation ed by the Hon. Gentleman, and because I He thought the mind of every man in the the opinion of a lady present, whose many think, if your authority is not sufficient to of this ruinous sultem intended perfections amply compensate for any very kingdom should be applied to one point on the amendment. Ayes for the amenisnont enforce a full attendance, his words will have trivial soibles the may possess, made so strong ly – the commercial arrangements; and that little effect. an impression on my mind, that I could not (ho other business should interfere with the Mr. Brown said, if some new intended ar- then put and carriede main question was help exclaiming with the Abbe, St. Piere, subject of that arrangement. Every petici¬ when listening to a fine woman, who express- on should be received, and every man heard, rangement was proposed, it was with aim ed herself elegantly and with grace, quille) to bind the nation, you must make the nation the strongest reason for prorogation, because, C A L CV T T A. after having been so long hartassed by the domage ce q'elle n'ecrit pas ce que te pense. a party, and therefore, the must be heard New Year's day falling on a Sunsay this Nothing can attone for the want of modesty:) I must further observe, says he, that to give) tistraction of different systems, it was im¬ For without it, beauty is ungraceful, and (stability to the arrangement, there must be possible we could, in the short remainder of year, a public dinner, and a supper and hill the season, be able to consider maturely an in the evening, will be given this day at the wit detestable. no interference of ministerial insturence. A true and genuine impudence, as Mr. have that opinion of the Administration, that (arrangement totally new; it only mewed the Old Court House. The Hmorable the Governor General and Addison observes, is the effect of ignorance; (do not suppose they would atternpt it. This rashness of the Administration, which had i is ayf eo millead the profesfor of it ine an Houle hould be af farge, that the setlement (eoul odwer eof thw ine meduoe downts iw) on the present state of public credit, tone¬ contible to the women: To the filly part. land and Ireland, and not a surreptitious co¬ indigested fystem, but was a conclusive rea- ther with the measures that ought to be adspt¬ son for deferring the further consideration of (ed, in pursuance of the rule said down on the it may; but never can with any woman of I venant between Great Britain and the Mini¬ good sense who sets a value on herself, as ster of the Crown, in the name of the peo- (the propositions till the next session. But if, zoth ult. for securing the regular dis¬ the will ever consider his impudence in ple of Ireland. Having said thus much as to (on the contrary, Gentlemen intended to bring charge of the demands on the treasury, were pleased, on Saturday last, to illue the sol¬ the despicable light it merits. To convince ( the manner and purity of our proceedings, tied in Fnyland he saw no reason for ad lowing resolutions. ourselves of the odiousness of impudence, we e word to the twenty resolutions, that have only to regard a fine woman displaying have passed the Britih House of Commons. (sournment, t cause he was ready, and he) Pi2sr. That in conformity to the Com¬ pany's orders of the 1ith April 1785, it be trusted every man that loved the country was all the charms of modesty. Heaven ( what I question has been made, whether they ef¬ made a standing regulation of the services Ject our Constitution, (Sir, they are sub- ready to reprobate them now. He lament contrast to a Billingsgate wench. Iwi that the collectors and receivers of the public say, for the honor of the sair sex of Calcutia, versive of the rights of the Parliament of ed even, that he had not reprobated the ori¬ that the general tenor of their conduct i Ireland. When the Constitution was ginal propositions; the lagacity of the friends (revenue shall not make any remittances to guided by the striet impulse of modetty and settled in 1782. Iconceived all constitution- (to tho
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decorum; and it is a most palpable insult on good manners, should any of the male part of the sex use any means to relax their attention in the pursuit of such amiable objects. I shall conclude with just observing, that there is a species of wit, called double entendre, which is nearly allied to impudence, and which ought to be exploded, because the genius of our language is foreign to it; or, more properly speaking, it is foreign to our language, and can seldom be introduced with decency: For instance, how utterly impossible would it be to render the saying of Voltaire to a fine woman he had much admired in her younger days, on account of a very beautiful neck. She had kept her bed for thirty years; on his return to Paris, among the crowds of visitors and congratulators that pressed to see this extraordinary genius, he recollected her features, and fixed his eyes attentively on that seat of delight he had so oft surveyed with pleasure; the lady perceived it, and said: "Ah! Monsieur, vous regardez mes tetons? ils ont ete beaux dans ce tems-la." "Oui, Madam," replied the wit, "mais je m'appercois, qu'ils sont devenus des grandes abbymes." The following is the debate in the Irish House of Commons, in which Mr. Grattan gave his opinion, on the Resolutions of the English Parliament, respecting Ireland; and which, it is said, has much alarmed Administration. IRISH HOUSE OF COMMONS. Monday, June 13, 1785. The Right Honorable Mr. Orde rose and said, he would with the permission of the House, take that opportunity of moving to adjourn to Thursday fortnight; and in this he hoped for the concurrence of Gentlemen, as it was necessary to give time for the consideration of the propositions, which had passed the British House of Commons. Mr. Grattan said, he had heard the Right Honorable Gentleman propose to adjourn for a fortnight, in order to give time to consider the propositions; who hastened them through the House, to prevent their being understood, had the desired effect; he had not time to consider them, when formerly offered, and therefore he was prevented from voting with that small minority that were for rejecting the propositions altogether, which had been an object of ridicule with some men; but he would learn for the future not to contemn minorities, because they were small, and wrong. He had been taught to condemn the propositions by the Minister himself; he had proved that the adjustment was not substantial, but illusory; that the commerce offered to Ireland was a joke: it was no great favour to allow their being imported into England, under high and respected duties. He had proved, that it was ridiculous for us to expect the home market of England, with inferior capital and inferior skill; and lest we should doubt it, in consequence of the cry of a few English manufacturers, had called the principal and most knowing men in every branch before a Committee of the Lords of the Council to declare in a solemn manner, severally and in detail, that they feared no competition from the manufactures of Ireland. He had shewn that the wages of the manufacturer's labour, and of all labour which required skill, was as high here as in England; and that supposing it to be otherwise, superior habits of industry overbalanced the small price of labour. And in return for these illusive and pernicious offers, illusive as far as they proffered advantage, and pernicious as they tied up the commerce and constitution of Ireland, the very existence of the legislature of Ireland was demanded. The Chancellor of the Exchequer said, with respect to the constitutional questions, likely to interrupt the harmony of those nations, settled; and in that confidence I rested; the same faith which I prescribed to myself, I will exact from others; and now, since the constitutional questions are reviving, I shall not be wanting; and whenever these resolutions are introduced into this House, I will give them battle, and Ireland shall be the judge. Mr. Forbes said, he agreed with the Right Honorable Gentleman, that the utmost deliberation was necessary, and that it might prove effectual, due time ought to be allowed. He would not ask the Minister where he intended to stop, or whether he intended to provide as much as possible for their being thoroughly discussed, he would endeavour to have the House full when they should be brought forward, to which purpose he would endeavour to move for the Right Honorable Gentleman's motion, by adding these words: "And that the Speaker do write circular letters to the Members, requiring their attendance on that day, as they tender the Commerce and Constitution of their country." This amendment he was induced to make, by a certainty, that if any resolution similar to the twenty which appear upon the votes of the British House of Commons should be brought forward, they would shake the constitution of Ireland to its very center. residency until they shall have completed the discharge of the arrear, due to the troops stationed within or near their districts. Second. That, in order to place every holder of paper upon an equal footing, all the paper now in circulation shall be entitled to interest, at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum from the date thereof, as shall be that which may hereafter be issued while the necessity continues, excepting what may be granted to the restored Zemindars, as hereinafter mentioned. Third. That, in order to provide for the annual interest due on the Company's bonds, as promised in the public advertisement of the 14th March 1785, and next for the payment of the interest due or to become due on all other paper that may be entitled to interest, bills of exchange will be granted on the Hon. Court of Directors, until an amount not exceeding eighteen lakhs of current rupees shall be drawn for in each year. The bills, including interest at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum from the periods at which the payments are made into the treasury, will be dated on the 1st March next, and delivered as soon after the date as they can be prepared, at the exchange of two shillings and one penny per current rupee. They will be made payable at three hundred and sixty-five days after sight, and an option reserved to the Court of Directors to extend the term of payment to one year, or to two or three years longer, and an interest of five per cent per annum is to be allowed upon the period of such extension. A register will be kept at the treasury for the sums that may be offered. Fourth. That with a view of obtaining the greatest possible amount to be applied to
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se propositions, who hastened them) the I residency until they shall h ve complet¬ decorum; and it is a most paspable insult on al questions, likety to interrupt the harmo (thro' the House, to prevent their being un-ed the discharge of the arrear, due to the ny of those natimns, setfled; and in that con- (derstood, had the desired effect; he had not troops stationed within or neaf their dis¬ good manners, should any of the male part ndence Trested; the same saith which Ipre- (time to consider them, when formerly offer- stricte. of the sex use any means to relax their atten¬ cribed to mys is I will exact from others; ed, and therefore he was prevented from vot- Secopp. That, in order to place every tion in the pursuit of such aniabe objects Ishall conclude with just observing, that and now, since the constitutional questions ing with that sin il minority that were for holder of paper upon an equal tooting, all there is a species of wit, called double entendre, are reviving, I shall not be wanting; and it ) rejecting the propositions altogether, which the paper now in circulation shall be entitsed ver these resolutions are introduced into thi (had been an object of ridicule with some men;) to interest, at the rate of 8 per cent. per an¬ which is nearly allied to impudence, and House, ( will give them battle, and Ireland (but he would learn for the future not to con- num from the date thereof, as shal be that which ought to be exploded, because the ge temn mingrities, because they were small, which may hre fter be issued while the ne¬ nius of our language is foreign to it; or, hall be the judge. and mrang He had hean paught to condemn (excepting what may be granted to the re¬ more properly speaking, it is f reign to our Mr. Forbes said, he agreed with the Right language, and can seldom be introduced with Jon. Gentleman, that the utmost deliberati¬ the propositions by the Minister himself; he stored Zemindars, as herein after mentioned. decency: For instance, how utterly impos¬ on was necessary, and that it might prove ef¬ Thi2o. That, in order to provide as se in lible would it be to render the saying of Vol- sectual, due time ove hu to be al we fise as a man conversant in that species of wit, nual interest due on the Company's bonds, taire to a fine woman he had much admired, in het younger days, on account of 2 very House of Commons, on the subject of a fi¬ for thirty years; on his return to Paris (restired hore ist indjustment waich indees ) not sub ftantialten fut hwrine afte terme. as promied in the publie advertisement of the 14th March 1785, and next for the pry¬ lators that pressed to see this extranrdinary would not all the Minister whete he in ous commerce offered to Ireland was a soke: on all other paper that may be entrited to af porcelvedit and said i Ahl Monsieur, their opinion worfo shogsoy vet he seared it was no grear favour to allow their being Hon. Court of Directors, until an aond unt genius, he recollected her seatures, and fix¬ ed his eyes attentively on that seat of delight Hon, Court of Directors, until an amount he had so oft surveyed with pleasure; the sa¬ a la. Oui, Madam, replied the wit, Mais (vide as much as possiple for their being tho- repected duties. He had proved, that it was ) The bills, including interest at the rate of roughty discussed, he would endeavour tu have Iridicusous for us to expect the hime market (8 per cent. per annum from the perieds at u Pappergois, qu'ils sont devenus des grandes the House full when they should be brought of England, with inferior capital and inferi (which the payments are made into the trea¬ A. V. 2. or skill; and lest we should doubt it, in con-Jury, will be deted on the Ist March next, forward, to which purpose he would endea¬ and delivered as soon after the date as they sequence of the cry of a few English manu¬ IHE following is the debate in the Irish ( vour to move for the Rt. Hon. Gentleman 's House of Commons, in which Mr. Grat-motion, by adding these words, And that (facterers, had called the principal and most can be prepared, at the exchange of two u the Srealer dow rtite circular letters to knowing mhen in every branch before a Com. (shillings and one perny per current rupce. mittee of the Lords of the Council to declare ) They will be made payable at three hundred tan gave his opinion, on the Resolutions of the in a solemn manner, severally and in detail, and sixty five days after sight, and an option English Parliament, respectiue Ireland; a their attendance on that day, as they ten and which, it is said, has much alarmed) a der the Commerce and Constitution of that they seared no competition from the ma- reserved to the Court of Directors to extend nufactures of Ireland. He had shewn that the term of payment to one year, or to two Administration. u their country. This amendment he was the wages of the manifacturers labour, and or three years longer, and an interest of fve LAISH HovsE of Connons. induced to make, by a certainty, that if any of all labour which required skill, was as high per cent per annum is to be allowed upon Monday, June 13. 1785. HE Right Honorable Mr. Orde rose) resolution similar to the twenty which appear here as in England; and that supposing it to the period of such extension. A register A and said, he would with the permissi- upon the votes of the British House of Com¬ on of the House, take that opportunity of mons should be brought forward, they would (be otherwise, superior habits of industry over- (will be kept at the treasury for the sums that balanced the small price of labour. And in) may be effered. adjourn to Thursdy forenight i and I of Irels the very existence of the segillature Fovares. That with a view of obtaining return for these illusive and pernicious off ri, illusive as far as they preferred advantage, the greatest possible amount to be applied to this he hoped for the concurrence of Gentle¬ The Chancellor of the Exchequer said, with (and pernicious as they tied
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men, as the same reasons which had rendered the last adjournment necessary were still existing. Without entering into a debate on what the Honorable Gentleman has advanced, I shall speak merely to the question of adjournment. Certainly, making use of our situation, we were to give up our hands from the East India trade; we were to restrain our West India trade in a manner that, from the discharge of the oldest paper in circulation, according to the 11th article of this regulation, all the covenanted civil servants of the Company, drawing monthly 2 23 6 0 R. 2 B H F „ 2 21 705 dependents.
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up our hands from) the discharge of the oldest paper in circula¬ men, as the same reasons which had rendered) out entering into a debate on what the Hon. miking use of our situation, we were to give (tion, according to the 1ith. article of these the last adjournment necessary, were still ex- Gentleman has advanced, I shall speak mere. / up an East India Trade; we were to restrain) regulation, all the covenanted civil ser¬ ly to the question of adjournment. Certainly f our West India Trace in a manner, that vants of the Company, drawing monthly 2 23 6 0 R. 2 B H F „ 2 21 705 # pendarts. isting.