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to have against van Rheede van Oudshoorn, nor to be able to institute. Wherewith the undersigned, trusting to have complied with the most honored resolution of your Right Honorable and Right Worshipful, has the honor to let this serve as a respectful report: signed: G: Exter. And from which it has become apparent that, the accusation of the said Captain Sergeons having been found very defective, it presents no probable grounds by which a further investigation ought to be undertaken, so that for that reason and because of the further arguments adduced, the said Fiscal pro interim comes to declare, in our opinion, to have no action in any way against the aforementioned Junior Merchant van Reede van Oudshoorn, nor to be able to institute any; whereby the Lord Governor was further pleased to make known that, since it does not depend upon the authority of a governor-in-chief to cause the aforesaid Junior Merchant van Reede van Oudshoorn to obtain the resounding satisfaction implored in his petition, His Honor also submitted that part of his request, although directed to His Honor, at present to the disposition of this Council for consideration. It being furthermore approved to grant the aforementioned Junior Merchant Barend Hendrik van Reede van Oudtshoorn, upon his request made in writing at the session of the 13th of this month, permission to depart for Europe alongside his wife and young son with the private ship Dordrecht, and that for the reasons alleged in that petition, retaining his rank and salary. Upon which, having been deliberated and considered that, as the said Sergeons falls under the aforementioned Swiss regiment, and its own Sovereign Justice was left to the same Regiment under the capitulation, to whose judgment this matter ought for the present to be brought, consequently, whether before the same or any other court of law which the often-mentioned Junior Merchant van Reede van Oudshoorn maintains he is able to follow, the way of the law remains open to him to obtain the desired satisfaction concerning this matter, it is therefore understood not to be able to enter into that part of his request, but to leave his action reserved to him, in order to institute the same where and as he shall be advised. The same shall however be obliged, with regard to the passage and board money for the voyage, to conduct himself according to the charter party entered into by the Honorable Company with the shipowners of that vessel. Agrees Horak Eerste Clercq No 12 718 in the margin: Mr. Charles Louis Sergeans, captain in the Swiss regiment of our name, in the service of the noble Dutch East India Company, having gotten into a serious dispute with Baron van Reede van Oudtshoorn, and Mademoiselle Harders, his niece, the details of which are known to Governor van de Graaff; which places the said Sr. Sergeans in the impossibility of remaining in the regiment, and even in the Colony. In consequence of which, we find ourselves in the necessity of ordering him to leave the said regiment and the Colony, leaving him however the freedom to choose the place of his retirement, either in Europe or in India. At the Cape of Good Hope the 2nd of March 1786. signed: de Meuron Colonel proprietor Agrees in all respects with the Original signed: C. Mappa seert. e Agrees Seen by us Governor of the Cape of Good Hope signed: C. J. Van de Graaff helbras Eerste Clercq Co No 12 Copy G 719 To His Right Excellency the Right Honorable Right Worshipful Lord Mr. Willem Arnold Alting Governor General together with The Right Honorable Respected Lords Councillors of the Dutch Indies Right Honorable Right Worshipful Lord Right Honorable Lords Charles Louis Sergens, formerly Captain in the regiment of Meuron garrisoned at the Cape of Good Hope, gives to know with the highest feelings of respect How he, petitioner, was ordered by Your Right Honorable on the date of the twentieth of April last to undertake his voyage to Europe. That shortly the ship de Jonge Frank is to depart from here for the fatherland, with which the petitioner would gladly wish to comply with the venerated orders of Your Right Honorables; Then, since he, petitioner, partly through the lack of his salary, partly through an anxiety that at the Cape, during his delay there, he will again not be left unmolested, has been brought into the utmost dejection and distress. He, petitioner, very humbly takes the liberty to request Your Right Honorables to grant him, petitioner, some months of salary, respectfully leaving the amount thereof to the favorable decision of Your Right Honorables, to make good both expenses already incurred and those to be incurred for his voyage, and furthermore to petition for favorable letters of recommendation to the Cape of Good Hope, so that upon his arrival there no further unpleasantries may be inflicted upon him, petitioner, hoping for Your Right Honorables' favorable decision on these requests. below stood: Which doing etc. was signed: Sergeans Capt.n in the margin: presented the 28 April 1787 underneath: Agrees and signed: P: A: G: Wijle E: g: he reg. Agrees AWtbrek First Clerk
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„van Rheede van Oudshoorn te hebben, nog „ te kunnen institueeren. — „ Waarmede den ondergeteek=de vertrouwende „aan het zeer g'Eerd besluit van uwe Wel „ Edele Gestr: en E: Agtb: te hebben voldoan, „d' Eere heeft deesen te laten dienen voor „eerbiedig berigt: — „ /:was geteekend:/ G: Exter. — En waaruit is komen te blijken, dat de be¬ schuldiging van gem: Capitain Sergeons zeer defectueus bevonden zijnde, geen waarschijnlijke grond uitleeverd, waar„ door een nader ondersoek soude behoren te werden ondernoomen, zo dat uit dien hoofde en om de verdere bijgebragte ree„ „denen, gem: pro interiin Fiscaal komt te declareeren, r. O. op geenerleij wijze eenige Actie tegens voorm. On„ „derkoopman van Reede van Oudshoorn te hebben nog te kunnen institueeren; waarbij den heere Gouverneur verder geliefde te kennen te geven, dat ver„ „mits het van de autoriteit eens hoofd„ „gebieders niet komt aftehongen, aan voorn. onderkoopwan van Reede van Oudshoorn, de bij zijn request g'im¬ „ploreerde eclatante satisfactie te doen erlangen, zijn Edele ook dat ge„ deelte van zijn versoek, schoon aan zijn Edele gerigt, tans ter dispositie van deesen rade in overweeging gaf. — Zijnde wijders goedgevonden aan voorm. Onderkoopman Barend Hendrik van Reede van Oudtshoorn, op zijn ter sessie van den 13e. deeser in screptis gedaan Ver„ soek t' accordeeren, om nevens zijn huis„ „vrouw en Zoontje met het particulier schip Dordrecht naar Europa te mo¬ „gen vertrekken, ende sulx om reede nen bij dat versoekschrift g'alle„ „gueert, behoudens zijn qualiteit en gagie. Over het welk gedelibereerd en ingezien zijnde, dat, gelijk gem: Sergeons onder het voorn. Switsersch regiment Cor„ teerd, en aan het selve Regiment bij de copitulatie haare eigene Souveroine Iustitie is gelaten, tot welkers beoordee„ ling deese zaak voor tegenwoordig zoude behooren te werden gebragt, mitsdien het zij voor deselve ofte eenige andere regtbank, die meergem. Onderkoopman van Reede van Oudshoorn sustineerd te kunnen volgen, aan denselven om deese zaak betreffende, de begeerde satisfac„ „tie t'erlangen, den weg van regten open blijft, is dierhalven verstaan, in dat gedeelte van zijn versoek niet te kun„ „nen treeden, maar denselven zijne Actie gereserveert te laten, ten einde de„ selve t' institueeren, daar en zoo als hij te rade werden sal. — Over Zullende zullende denselven egter verpligt zijn omtrend het Transport en kostgeld voor de reise. zig te gedragen, na de Cherte partije door d' E. Comp e met de rheeders van dien bodem oangegaan— Accordeert Hlorak Egllever No 12 718 /:en marge:/ Mr. Charles Louis Sergeans, capitaine dans le regiment Suisse de notre nom, au service de la noble Compagnie des Indes Orientales d'Hollande, s'êtant fait une affaire grave avec mr. le Baron van Reede van Oudtshoorn, & Madlle Harders, sa niece, dont le detail est connu de monsieur le Gouverneur van de Graaff; - ce qui met le dit S. r. Sergeans dons c'impossibilité de rester au regiment, & même dans la Colonie. En consequence de quoi, nous nous trouvons dons la necessité de lui ordonner de quitter le dit regiment & la Colonie - lui laifsant cepen„ „dant la liberté de choisir le lieu de sa retraite, soit en Europe, soit dans l'Inde. Au Cap de borne Esperance ae 2. Mars 1786. /: eigne:/ de meuron Colonel propeietuire Conforme en tout a l'Original /:signe: /. C. Mappa seert. e Accordeert Vu par nous Gouverneur du Cap de bonne Esperance /:signe:/ C. I. Van de Graaff helbras by Clerq Co — No 12 Copij G 719 Hoog Edele groot Agtb: Heere Wel Edele Heeren Geeft met de hoogste gevoelens van Eerbied te kennen Charles Louis Sergens, wel eer Capit=n onder het aan Caba de goede Hoop guarnisoen houdend begiment van Meurom Hoe hij suppt bij Uwer hoog Edelens in dato den twintigste april laatstz: is geworden gelast zyne beyve na Europens aan te neemen. dat als nu Eerstdaags het schip de Ionge Frank van alhier naar het vaderland staat te vertrecken, met het welke de Aan zin Hoog Edelheid den Hoog Edele groot agtb: Heeren M:r Willem Arnold Alting gouverneur generaal beneevens De Wel Edele Gestrenge Heere Raaden van Nederlands India Suppt de suppt geerne aan de gevenereerde ordres Uwer hoog Edelheedens wenschte te voldoen:- dan daar hij suppt gedeebtelijk door het missen zyner gagoen gedeeltelijk door eene austisteijt dat men op de Caab hem weeder bij zin betardement aldaar niet zal laten ongemolesteerd in de uytterste assaeste en benauwdheijt gebragt is. Gebruijkt hij supp:t hoogst needrig de vryheyd Uw hoog Edelheedens te vere„ zoeken hem supp=t toe te staan eenige maanden gagie, Eerbiedig den hoeveelheijd derselvere aan Uw hoog Edelheedens goed„ gunstig appoinctement overlatende, te goedmaking van beede gemaakte en voor zyn beyse te makene onkosten, en voorts te suppliceeren favorable brieven van voorschryving naar Cabe de goede Hoop, op dat hem supp=t bij zyn arzivement aldaar geene verdezen onaangenaamheeden worden aangedaan, verhopende op deese versoeken Uwede hoog Edelheedens favoralle decisie — /:onderstond:/ Twelk doende &=a /:was geteek:t / Pergaans Cap=n /:in margine:/ gepraesenteerd den 28 april 1787 /:daar oande r: / Accordeert / en geteekend:/ P: A. G: Wigjle E: g: he reg. Accordeert AWtbrek hoog Eg Cleren 4
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No 12 721 Cape of Good Hope To the Resident and the Members of the Council of Justice Good Friends! Through Johannes Isaac Rhenius, as President in your assembly, it has been brought to our knowledge that the former Burgher Councillor here, Cornelis van der Poel, had persistently requested of him veniam agendi, in order to summon the Merchant and Resident in False Bay, Christoffel Brand, before your Court, on account of certain pretended insulting expressions, which were alleged to have been used by the aforementioned Brand in his defense to the High and Mighty Lords and Masters regarding the burgher complaints against him, Van der Poel. We do not wish to conceal that this intention and design of the said Van der Poel was immediately viewed by us as a matter of far greater scope than merely encompassing the mutual, public, and utterly ruinous prosecution of these two persons, although in itself hateful enough to be avoided: since we anticipate from it the immediate revival of those destructive divisions which prevailed in this Colony for a long time, and through which estrangements and bitterness had arisen between resident and resident, indeed even between those who are otherwise bound to each other by the tenderest ties of kinship, so that one had to fear the most harmful consequences for this Colony from them. But since we may see those divisions cease through the decision of the High and Mighty Lords and Masters, since we perceive more and more with heartfelt pleasure that trust and harmony among all the inhabitants together, as among members of a single state, are beginning to be restored, and that we thus shortly look forward to that happy moment to be able, through peace from without, as well as rest and unity from within, to assist the aforementioned Lords and Masters—who constantly regard this Colony as a favored object of their tenderest care and affection—in unhindered further laboring and planning for whatever might serve to make its prosperity and welfare lasting, we have also found it our foremost duty to ensure with redoubled attention that the harmful fire of discord and dissension, so obstructive to those salutary intentions, does not reignite in this Colony and consume it. We could all the less exempt ourselves from this, as we may not be silent spectators to the fact that persons from the burgher state, on account of the aforesaid defenses of the Company servants against the burgher complaints, would now freely and unhindered take steps which, because of the consequences thereof, were very wisely immediately forbidden and cut off to the said servants by express order of the aforementioned Lords Directors. And since that same ground and reason for which the aforementioned Lords and Masters forbade the servants from bringing anyone to court on account of the accusation brought against them leaves us no doubt that it is also their Right Honorable Worships' intention and purpose to extend the same prohibition now also toward those against whose accusations the said servants had to deliver their defenses to those accusations. Thus we find ourselves compelled, both for the preservation of peace in this Colony and to avoid that—by not leaving open to one that otherwise general path of law which has been closed to the other in one and the same matter, and for the same reasons—an improper hardship should be inflicted upon such person, to prohibit you from accepting before your Court, or tolerating that there be commenced there, any lawsuits between persons from the Company's servants or from the burgher state concerning the complaints or defenses made and submitted from one side and the other, nor concerning the depositions given on account of those complaints or defenses; but on the contrary, immediately to dismiss all such lawsuits out of hand at the first instance. And as we firmly assume that such will also be the principal design and purpose of you in general, it will afford us all the more pleasure to continually experience that each member of your body, who is best able to discern with what benefit he can apply his efforts thereto, devotes his care and attentiveness to cooperating toward that salutary objective, and to making this peace and harmony firm and enduring. Meanwhile, we trust that when every well-disposed resident, whether servant of the Honorable Company or burgher, who takes the peace and welfare of this Colony to heart, no less than we, who in the first place watch over it carefully, exerts his utmost ability to avoid, or to quiet and suppress, disputes and divisions that might arise again from the remaining sparks of the former controversies, one will thereby finally fully achieve the intended period of peace and tranquility. Recommending to you also to observe this thus provisionally with precision, until such time as the pleasure and approval of our aforementioned High and Mighty Lords and Masters shall have been further received and understood on this matter; to whom we shall not fail to report in further duty both this prohibition enacted by us and that which gave rise to it. We commend you to God and remain. Underneath stood: Your good Friends. Lower: By order of the Noble Lord Governor and the Council. Was signed: O: G: de Wet, Secretary. In the margin: Done at the political assembly in the Castle of Good Hope, the 19th of February 1788. Agrees: Alora Eellere
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No 12 721 Cabo de goede Hoop Aan den Heer Resident en de Leeden des raads van Justitie Door de Heer Johannes Isaac Rhe„ „nius als president in UE vergaderinge, is aan Ons ter kennisse gebragt, dat den Oud Burgerraad alhier Cornelis van der Poel, bij zijn E: aanhoudend had ver„ „zogt, om Veniam agenoi, ten eijnde den Coopman en resident in de Baaij Fals Christoffel Brand voor UE: Collegie te betrekken, ter zake van eenige preteuse beledigende Uijtdrukkingen, dewelke door evengem: Brand, in zijne Verant„ woording aan de Hoog Gebiedende Hee, „ren Meesteren op de burgerlijke klagten tegens hem van der Poel zouden wel, „zen gebeezigd. - Wij willen niet Ontveinzen dat dit voorneemen en deesen toeleg van gem: van der Poel, bij ons aanstonds is beschouwd als een zaak van Vrij meerder Uijtzigt, dan dat daarinne alleen zoude opgeslooten zijn de wederzeijdse Goede Vrienden! open 722 openbaare en allezints ruineuse ver„ „volging van deeze twee perzoonen, schoon op zig zelven hatelijk genoeg om vermeijd te worden: alzo wij uijt dezelve te gemoed zien, het dadelijk herleeven van die ver„ derffelijke verdeeltheiden, dewelke eenen ge„ ruijme tijd in deeze Colonie hebben ge„ heerscht, en waar door vorweijderingen en verbitteringen tusschen Jngezeetenen en Jngezeeten, Ja zelfs ook tusschen de zodanige die anderzints door de teederste banden van namaagschap aan elkanderen verbonden zijn, waaren ont„ „staan, zo dat men uijt dezelve de schadelijkste gevolgen voor dcze Colonie heeft moeten Vreezen= Dan daar wij die verdeeltheiden door de beslissing der Hoog gebiedende Heeren Meesteren mogen zien ophouden daar wij meer en meer met een innig genoegen bespeuren, dat het vertrouwen en overeenstemming Onder de gezament„ „lijke Jnwoonderen, als onder Leeden van eenen staat, zig beginnen te herstellen en dat wij dus eerlang dat gelukkig tijdstip te gimoed zien om door Vreede van buijten, mitsg=s rust en eenigheid van binnen Hoogstged: Heeren Meesteren die deeze Colonie steeds als een geliefkoosd voorwerp van haare tedorste zorge En dewijl die zelfde grond en reede om welke hoogstgem: Heeren Meestere de dienaaren verboden hebben gehad iemand wegens de tegens hun inge„ en toegeneegendheid beschouwen, te kun„ „nen aan de hand gaan in het Ongestoord Verder arbeiden en beramen, van het geene tot het duurzaam maken van haren bloei en welvaart. zoude kunnen Verstrecken, hebben wij het ook van onze voornaamste pligt gevonden, met verdus„ „belde attentie te zorgen dat het scha„ „delijk vuur van twist en tweedragt zo hinderlijk aan die heijlzame bedoe„ „lingen, zig in deeze Colonie niet op niuw Ontsteeke en haar vorteere. Hier van hebben wij ons zo veel te minder kunnen ontslaan, als geen stille aanschouwers mogende zijn dat door perzoonen uijt den burger„ staat, ter zake van de voorsz: Ver„ antwoordingen der Dienaaren op de bur„ „gerlijke klagten, thans Vrij en Onverhin„ „dert zouden worden gedaan, slappen, die om de gevolgen daar van, op expres bevel van meer hoogstged: Heeren Be, windhebberen zeer wijzelijk aanstonds aan de gem: Dienaaren zijn verboden en afgesneeden geweest - en bragte 723 „bragte beschuldiging in regten te betrek„ „ken, ons geensints doen twijffelen of het is ook Haar welEdele Hoog agtb: inten„ tie en oogmerk dat dezelve Verbod zig thans meede te doen uytstrekken omtrent hun, tegens welkers beschuldigingen de Gewr: Dienaaren haare Verantwoor„ „dingen op die beschuldigingen hebben moeten afleggen. zo vinden wij ons genoodzaakt zo wel tot Conservatie van de rust in deeze Colonie als om te vermeijden dat, niet aan den een dien anderzints algemeenenen weg van regten open te laten, welke voor den ander in een en de zelfde zaak, en Om Gelijke reedenen gesloten is geweest, aan de zodanige geen onbetamelijke hardigheid werde toegebragt UE: te Verbieden voor derzelver Rechtbank aan te neemen, nog te gedogen, dat aldaar aangevangen werde, eenige procedures tusschen perzonen uijt 's Comps Dienaaren ofte Uijt den Burgerstaat; over de klagten ofte verantwoordingen van de eene en andere zeijde gedaan en inge„ „leeverd, nogte ook over de tor zake van die klagten ofte Vorantwoordingen Gege„ „vene Verklaringen: maar in teegendeel alle zodanige procedures, dadelijk bij de eerste instantie te bewijzen van de hand: En daar wij vast stellen dat zulx ook de voornaame toeleg en oogmerk van UE in het gemeen zal zijn, zal Ondertusschen vertrouwen wij dat wan„ neer ieder Welgeaard Jngezeetenen, het zij Dienaare der E: Comp=ie of burger„ welk zig de rust en welvaart van deeze Colonie ter harte neemt, niet minder dan wij, die in de eerste plaatse zorg„ vuldiglijk daar op waken, zijnde Uijterste vermoogen aanwend om twis„ „ten en vordeeltheeden dewelke weder, uijt de overgebleevene vonken der vorige meenig„ heeden, zouden kunnen ontslaan, te vermeijden of te stillen en te dempen, men daar door ten laatsten volkomen het bedoeld tijdstip van rust en kalmte zal mogen bereiken- UE: levens recommandeerende om dit alzo provisioneel nauwkeurig te betrag„ „ten, ter tijd toe dat hier over nader ingekomen en Verstaan zal zijn het Goedvinden en Welbehagen van meer„ hoogstgem: Onze hoog Gebiedende Hee, „ren en Meesteren: aan wien wij niet zul„ „len nalaten zo wil van dit ons gesteld verbod, als van het geene daar toe aan„ „leiding gegeeven heeft, nader schuldigheid berigten- UE het het ons tot zoo veel te meer Vergenoe„ gen verstrekken, bij aanhoudendheid te mogen Ondervinden dat ieder Lidt van UE: lighaam die best in staat is om op te maken, met welk nit hij het zijni„ „ge daar toe aanwenden kan, desselfs zorge en oplettendheid besteed, om tot dat huilzaan oogmerk meede te werken, en deeze rust en eensgezindheid vast en bestendig te doen zijn- Wij beveelen UE Gode en verblijven. /:Onderstond./ UE: goede Vrienden: /:lager :/ Tor ordor: van den Edelen heer Gouverneur en den Raad /:was geteek.:d/ O: G: de Wet- R„t Secret:s /:in margine:/ Actum ter politicque vergadering Jn 't Casteel de Goede Hoop den 19:' Febr: 1788. Accordeert Alora Eellere
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724 No. 13. Whereafter by the Secretary and fellow Member of this meeting, the Honorable Oloff Godlieb de Wet, was brought to the table a memorial requesting a favorable disposition on the same, and insertion into the resolution of today, offering in the meantime, pending the deliberation of this Council on that matter, to retire from the same, of which the insertion was granted. Memorial to the Honorable, Valiant Sir Cornelis Jacob van de Graaff, Governor and Director of Cabo de goede Hoop with its dependencies, together with the Honorable Council of Policy, submitted by the undersigned. Thursday the 14th of February 1788. - Extract Resolution taken in the Council of Policy in the Castle of Good Hope. Signed: 725 signed The undersigned Member and Secretary of this Council, having experienced for a considerable time that his health, that precious treasure of human life, was being undermined more and more by the thorny and entirely worrying affairs which have continually occupied this Government during the time that he had the honor to serve in the aforesaid office, and by the continuous wear and tear that this has caused him, has frequently been compelled to complain about this to the Honorable, Valiant Governor, and at the same time to request most urgently that, since he accepted the said office solely upon the persistent persuasion of his Honor and under protest that by his then already weak health he could consider himself little suited to properly attend to the same in the long run, his Honor might be pleased to release him from it at the first opportunity that might arise in the vacancy of any office, provided it was at all compatible with the character of a Member of the Council. - The undersigned had flattered himself that the aforementioned Lord Governor would have paid favorable regard to such an equitable request of the undersigned, who truly had not burdened himself with the said office of Secretary out of any self-interest whatsoever; and he thus had good reason to hope that now, upon the death of Mr. Gerhardus Hendrik Cruijwagen, he might be favored with his office of Cashier, one of the least demanding of this Government, in order thus, while continuing to assist in this Council—and, as he has taken the liberty of assuring the aforementioned Lord Governor several times, without wishing in cases when it might appear necessary to have him perform the function of Secretary to withdraw himself from that altogether—to also continue to apply his faculties, however slight they may be, for the benefit of society and the prosperity of this Colony. - Yet, when he, the undersigned, submitted his humble application to the Honorable, Valiant Governor for the attainment of the aforesaid vacant Cashier’s office, he learned it to be his Honor’s intention not to fill that office, but to supersede the appointment of the same until the receipt of the highly respected instructions from the High Commanding Lords Majores in the Fatherland, in order to learn beforehand in what manner it should have pleased the Highest of the same to dispose regarding the undersigned's appointment as Member and Secretary of this Council; from which the undersigned, although he must otherwise praise this conduct of the aforementioned Lord Governor as wise and prudent, nevertheless foresees for himself nothing other than that, in case the Highest mentioned Lords Masters might approve this appointment of his, however much this would certainly redound to his particular honor, it would have to be his fate to continue even longer in the same office. - And the undersigned having to testify with candor that, both through the daily increasing severe attacks in his head, his chronic affliction, and through the weakening of memory, he finds himself unable to continue any longer in his present office without exposing himself to neglect and omission in the service, which would in one respect or another cause detriment to the Honorable Company and constant grief to himself, he therefore takes the liberty most ardently to request that he may be released from the aforesaid office and from the service of the Honorable Company.
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724 No. 13. Waarna door den Secretaris en mede Lidt deezer vergadering, den Heere Oloff Godlieb de Wet, ter Tafel wierd ge„ „bragt eene memorie met verzoek, van een favorable dispositie op dezelve, en insentie in de resolutie van heeden, offererende om zig inmiddels hangende de deliberatie dezes Raads over die materie, uyt dezelve te retireeren welkers insertie geaccordeerd zijnde Memorie aan den Wel Edele Gestr: Heer Cornelis Jacob van de Graaff gouverneur en Directeur van Cabo de goede Hoop met den Ressorte van dien beneevens den E. Agtb Rade van Politie door den onder„ Donderdag den 14:' Febr: 1788. - Extract Resolutie genomen in Rade van politie In 't Casteel de goede hoop. „geteek: 725 geteekende overgegeeven Het ondergeteekend Lidt en secretaris van dezen Rade door de epineuse en allezints zorgelijke zaken, dewelke dit Gouvernement, geduuren¬ de den tijd dat hij d'eere heeft gehad het voorsz: ampt te bedienen, bij aan houdendheijd hebben bezig gehouden; en eene continueele afsloring welke zulks aan hem veroorzaakt heeft, hem al zedert eenen geruimen tijd hebbende doen ondervinden, dat zijne gezond„ heijd, dat dierbaar Schat van het Menschelijk Leeven, meer en meer daardoor wierd ondermijnd, heeft hij dikwerf genoodzaakt geweest, zig heer over bij den wel Ed: gestr: Heer gouverneur te beklagen en tevens zeer instantig te verzoeken, dat, daar hij het gem: ampt alleen op aanhoudende persuasie van zijn wel Ed. gestr: en onder pro„ „testatie, dat hij door zijne toen reeds zwakke gezondheijd, zig weinig ge„ schikt achten konde, om het zelve op den duur na behooren waar te neemen, heeft aanvaard, zijn wel Ed. gestr:, bij d eerste gelegentheijd die er in het openvallen van eenig ampt voorkomen mogt, wanneer het zelve maar eenigzints aan het Caracter van Lidt des Raads con„ venabel was, hem daar van mogt gelieven te ontslaan. - Den ondergeteekende had zig gevleijd, dat welgeme Heere Gouverneur, op een zodanig billijk verzoek van den ondergeteekende, die zig waarlijk met het gem: ampt van Secretaris, hoe genaamd met geen inzigt voor zig zelfs had gechar¬ „geert, wel gunstig reguard zoude heb„ ben geslagen; en hij hoopte dus met grond, thans bij het overleijden van de Heer Gerhardus Hendrik Cruijwagen met deszelfs ampt van Cassier, een der minste van dit Gouvernement, te zullen mogen werden begunstigd, om alzo met het blijven adsisteeren in deezen Rade; en, gelijk hij de Vrijheijd genomen heeft, meermalen aan wel gem: Heere gouverneur te verzeekeren, zonder zig in gevallen, wanneer het nodig voorkomen mogt, om hem de functie van Secretaris te laaten die waar waarneemen, zig daar van geheel en al te willen onttrekken, ook nog verder zijne vermogens, hoe gering dezelve ook zijn, ten nutte der maat„ schappij en tot de welvaard deezer Colonie te blijven aanwenden - Dan daar hij onderge¬ „teekende ter obtinue van het voorsz: opengevallene Cassiers ampt, zijne humble sollicitatie aan den wel Edele Gestr: Heer gouverneur voor„ „dragende, vernomen heeft, zijn wel Ede. gestr: intentie te zijn, dat ampt niet te vervullen, maar niet het begeeven van hetzelve te Superse¬ „deren, tot den ontfangst der zeer g'eerbiedigde aanschrijvens van de Hoog gebiedende Heeren Majores in 't Patria, ten einde vooraf te verneemen, op welke wijze het 3oogst dezelve zoude hebben behaagt, ten opzigte van des ondergeteekendens aanstellinge tot Lidt en Secretaris dezes Raads te disponeeren, waar uijt den ondergetekende, schoon deze handelwijze van welgeme: Heere Gouverneur anderzints als wijs en En den ondergeteekende met candeur betuijgen moetende, dat zo wel door de dagelijks toeneemende hevige aanvallen van zijn in het hoofd, zijn hebbelijke kwaal, als door verzwakking van geheugen, hij zig buijten staat bevind om in zijn tegenwoordig ampt nog langer te blijven voortvaren, zonder zig bloot te stellen aan verwaarlozing en verzuim in den dienst, het geen in het een of ander opzigt nadeel aan d' E Comp„e en altoos smerte aan hem veroorzaken zoude, zo neemt hij de vrijheijd zeer vieriglijk te verzoeken, dat hij van het Voorsz: ampt en uijt den dienst der E. Compn: voorzigtig laudeeren moetende, egter voor hem niet anders te gemoed ziet, dan dat ingevalle Hoogstged„te Heeren Meesteren al eens deeze zijne aanstellinge, hoe zeer hem zulks gewisselijk tot bijzondere eere verstrek„ ken zoude, mogten komen te approbee¬ ren, het zijn Lot zoude moeten zijn, nog langer in het zelve ampt te blij„ ven continueeren. - voor mag
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may be discharged: unless Your Right Honourable and Honourable Worships might judge that his session in this Council could still be of any service or utility: in which case he is heartily prepared and inclined to continue assisting the same simply as a fellow Member. The undersigned, upon a strict examination of his own conscience, being unable to imagine any reproach of having done anything that he ought to have omitted, nor of having failed in that which he ought to have observed; but on the contrary being at ease that he has performed all parts of his office with such diligence, tenderness, attachment to the interests of the Company, and loyalty to the Council, as is capable of leaving an honest man the reward of a good conscience, thus he also in no way doubts whether Your Right Honourable and Honourable Worships will kindly grant him his aforesaid requested discharge, retaining his title and rank; and in any case cause this memorial of his to be inserted into the resolution. Cape of Good Hope, the 14th of February 1788. Was signed: C: P: de Wet. The Council could not but observe with the utmost surprise, and no less sensible regret from its contents, the twofold request of the said Mr. de Wet, tending either to be permitted to obtain the office of Cashier, which has become vacant through the demise of Mr. Gerhardus Hendrik Cruijwagen, or else, for the reasons and motives alleged in that memorial, to be discharged from the weighty post of Secretary of this Council and further service of the Honourable Company, while retaining his present title and rank. This having been taken into consideration with the utmost attention, the Governor was pleased to declare that, having noticed from the very beginning of assuming the chief administration of this Government the complexity and extensiveness of the daily occurring matters therein, which were to constitute the subject of the proceedings of this meeting, and which had since been somewhat delayed by the increasing weakness and diminution of capacities of the late Mr. Secretary Bergh, his thoughts having immediately turned to proposing in time a useful subject to assist this old and worn-out worthy minister, in order to be able to replace him in that weighty office in the event of an unexpected demise, his eye had fallen on the aforementioned Mr. de Wet, whose abilities had been so evidently demonstrated in the various weighty posts which he had always discharged with so much probity and to the satisfaction of this Government: In which choice his Honour, to his particular satisfaction, had also been so fortunate that he had to testify openly that he had always had the utmost pleasure in the zeal, loyalty, and unwearied diligence and labour displayed by the repeatedly mentioned Mr. de Wet in the handling of affairs attached to that difficult post, and of which both the resolutions of this Council, drafted with so much skill and policy, and its voluminous letters and other documents successively supplied to the Lords and Masters, indisputably provide the most unchallengeable evidence, so flattering to him, Mr. de Wet. That his Honour, therefore, for those cogent motives, however much he deemed Mr. de Wet entitled as a Member of this meeting to present himself as a candidate for any vacant office suitable to a Member of this Council, nevertheless deemed himself obliged to submit to the consideration of the Members whether, since each of them knew by experience how much the occurring affairs in this Government multiplied from day to day and at the same time became more difficult, for the handling and processing of which an able hand was above all required, for which suitable subjects are so sparsely available, it would indeed accord with the service of the Company that this meeting, before and until they were assured of having an able successor for the frequently mentioned Mr. de Wet at hand, [should grant] either of the twofold requests of
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72 mag werden ontslagen: ten waare uw wel Ed: gestr: en Ed:e Agtb:r oor„ „deelen mogten dat zijn Sessie bij deezen Raade nog van eenige dienst ofte nut zoude kunnen zijn: in welken gevalle hij van harten bereid en de genegen is, een „voudig als mede Lidt bij dezelve te blijven adsisteeren - Den ondergeteekende bij een Streng onderzoek van zijn eigen ge¬ weeten, zig geen verwijt voorstellen kunnende van iets te hebben gedaan dat hij had behoren na te laaten, nogte gemanqueerd te hebben in het geene hij had moeten betragten; maar integendeel gerust zijnde, alle de deelen van zijn ampt, met die zorgvuldigheijd, teederheijd, verknogt, „heijd aan de belangen der Maatschap sij en troúwe aan den Raad, te hebben waargenomen, als in staat is aan een eerlijk man de beloning van een goed geweeten te doen over blijven, zo twijffeld hij ook geen „zints of uwe wel Edele gestren Ed: Agtb=ren zullen zijn voorsz: verzogte ontslag aan hem wel heeft den Raad niet dan met de uitterste Surprise, en niet minder sensibel Leedwee„ „sen uijt dies inhoude moeten ontwaaren, het tweeledig verzoek van ged„te Heere de Deb, tenderende om het door het overleeden van den heere Gerhardus Hendrik Vruijwagen vacant geworden ampt van Cassier te mogen obtineeren, dan wel om de bij die memorie geallegueerde reede„ nen & motiven van den zwaarwig tegen Post van Secretaris deezes Raads en verderen dienst der E Comp:e met behoud zijner presente qualiteit en Rang te worden ontslagen; Dit een en ander met de uijtterste attentie in overweginge ge„ nomen geworden zijnde, geliefde den Heere Cabo de Goede hoop den 14e febr 1788. /:was geteek:/ C: P: de Wet. „behoudens zijn qualiteit en rang „willen accordeeren; en in allen ge„ „valle deeze zijne memorie bij de „resolutie doen insereeren /onderstond:/ be. gou„ Gouverneur te declareeren, dat zyn E: al van den beginnen van de aanvaardinge van t hoofdbestuur deezes Gouverne„ ments hebbende bemerkt, de omslagtig heijd en exineusheijd der dagelijks voor„ „komende zaaken in 't zelve, die de materie van besoignes dezer vergadering, moesten uijtmaken, en welken 't zeedert eenigzints waren veragterd, door de toeneemende Zwakheijd en vermindering van ver„ mogens van wijlen den Heere secretaris Bergh, al aanstonds zijn gedagten hebbende laten gaan, om een nuttig voorwerp ter adsistentie van deezen ouden en afgewerkten waardigen Minis„ ter in tijds voor te dragen, ten einde den „zelven bij een onverhoopt overleijden in dat swaarwigtig ampt te konnen vervangen, deszelfs oog was gevallen op welgem: hare de wet, als wiens bequaam „heden zo evidentelijk gebleeken waren, in de Verscheiden gewigtige posten, de„ welke met zo veel probiteit en genoegen deezer Regeeringe steeds had waar„ genomen: In welke keuze zijn welEd:e tot zijn bizondere satisfactie, dan ook zo gelukkig was geweest, dat opentlijk moeste betuijgen, steeds het uijtterste genoegen te hebben gehad, in de Zele, trouwe en onvermoeijden vlijt en arbeid van meerm: Heere de Wet betoond, in de behandeling van zaken aan dien moeie„ „lijken Post geaccrocheerd en waarvan, zo wel de met zo veele kunde en beleed uijtgewerkte resolutien dezes Raads, als derzelver Volumineuse brieven, en andere stukken den Heeren en Meesteren Suc„ Cessive gesuppediteerd, de onwraakbaarste en voor hem Heere de Wet zo vleijende be¬ wijzen, onteegenzeggelijk komen op te leeveren; Dat zijn wel Edele dan ook om die preguan„ te motives, hoe zeer Hoogst dezelve, den Heere de wet als Lidt deezer vergadering geregtigd oordeelde, zig als Candidaat te stellen, tot eenig openvallend ampt, Convenabel aan een Ledt deezes Raads, egter zig verpligt oordeelde, den Leeden te moeten in bedenkin„ „ge geeven, of het, daar elk hunner bij onder„ „vinding hadden hoe zeer de voorvallende zaken in dit Gouvernement van dag tot dag ver„ meenig vieldegden en teffens moeielyker wierden tot welkers behandeling en bewerking voor al eene bekwame hand wierde vereijscht waar toe de geschikte sicjetten zo spaar„ „zaam voor handen zijn, met den dienst der maatschappij wel zoude quadreeren, dat deeze vergadering, voer en alleer verzekert waaren een bequaam Successeur voor dikwils gem: Heere de wet aan handen te hebben, aan een der twee ledige verzoeken trouwe van
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to satisfy His Honour's wishes, and therefore proposed to urge Mr. de Wet in the most pressing manner, and to request His Honour most kindly, by no means to leave this Council in embarrassment during this so delicate situation by withdrawing his so useful services from them, but rather, out of a known inclination and zeal for the service of the Honourable Company, to allow himself to be moved by this solemn urging of the Council to continue in an office in which he had always given so much satisfaction to the Government, at least until such time as the further disposition of their Right Honourable the Lords Seventeen regarding the office of Secretary in respect of His Honour should have arrived; wherefore His Honour also submitted for consideration to leave the office of Cashier unfilled until that time, and to entrust the provisional performance of the same to two commissioners. This proposal having been unanimously approved, with the assurance that it would be extremely agreeable to each of the members if these persuasions of the Governor might have that happy effect upon Mr. de Wet, that he could be persuaded to desist from his request, the Governor was pleased subsequently, when Mr. de Wet had returned to the meeting, to recapitulate all that had been reasoned before, and to present to His Honour the urgent and most friendly request of the entire Council, with the assurance that compliance therewith would always be regarded as a special consideration for each of them, and would always be gratefully acknowledged on all occasions. Which had that agreeable effect upon the aforementioned Mr. de Wet, that His Honour allowed himself to be moved to continue in the performance of that office until the receipt of the aforementioned further orders of the Lord Masters regarding the secretariat of this Government, under the express condition, however, that he would be relieved of the office of Vendue Master of this Government, whose daily increasing administrative burden, His Honour testified, deprived him of too much time to be able to attend to the affairs of the secretariat with proper attention; then it having been taken into consideration that the office of Vendue Master, considered as the greatest and only benefit attached to the Secretaries of this Government, and whereby others might frequently be encouraged to burden themselves with that difficult post, cannot well be separated from that office, it was unanimously resolved to raise difficulties regarding this part of the request of the frequently mentioned Mr. de Wet, leaving it, however, to His Honour to propose to this meeting such a trustworthy person who could provisionally serve in that office under his supervision. Agrees. Th Lorak Eg Clever Pursuant to, and in compliance with the honoured order of Your Right Honourable and Honourable Sirs to the undersigned, assisted by the Sea Captains of the Ceylon return ships present, De Draak, Fk Riebe, and the Doggersbank, A=mn Pim, together with the Sea Captains M: Bosman, commanding the outbound ship d' Scheede, and C=s in 't Anker, who lately commanded the ship de Paerl, which was decommissioned here by resolution, to serve as a report as to what we judged with respect to the departure of the transport ships of the Meuron regiment and the present season, whether they could call at Trincomalee, whereas by dispatch of 28 December 1786 by the High Honourable Lords Seventeen it was calculated that around the beginning of September of the past year, as well as by a further dispatch by the Right Honourable Directors of the presiding Chamber of Amsterdam dated 6 January 1787, it was further calculated that with the departure of those vessels that were to transport the said regiment to Ceylon, it would turn out such that they could direct their course toward Trincomalee; so it is, if Your Right Honourable and Honourable Sirs should presently approve of this, that the ship authorities ought to be ordered that from Cape Comorin they must set their course for the little limestone bank lying Right Honourable Sir, and Honourable Sirs To the Right Honourable Sir Cornelis Jacob van de Graaff Governor and Director of the Cape of Good Hope and its dependencies, together with the Honourable Council of Policy for N634
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van zijn Ed:e kwamen te voldoen, en daar. om voorsloeg, om op het instantigst bij den Heere de wet te insteeren, en zijn Ed: op het vriendelijkst te verzoeken, om dog deezen Raade in deeze zo neeteligen toestand in geene verlegentheijd te laten, door hun zijne zo nuttigen dienst te onttrekken, maar zig veel liever uijt eene bekende zugt en ijver voor den dienst der E Comp„e door deeze pleg„ „tige instantie des Raads te laten permoveeren, om te Continueeren in een ampt, waarin aan de Regeeringe, steeds zo veel genoegen had gegegeeven, ten minsten tot tijd en wijlen de nadere dispositie van hunne wel Edele hoog Agtb: de heeren Seventienen ten opzigte van het ampt van Secretaris met betrek„ „king tot zijn Ed: zoude zijn ingekomen, al„ waarom zijn wel Ed:e ook teffens in overwee„ „ginge gaf, om tot dien tijd het Cassiers ampt telaten onvervult, en de provisioneele waar„ neeminge van 't zelve aan twee gecommitt„ op te dragen. Deeze propositie unanime gegouteerd geworden zijnde, met verzeekering dat het elk der Leeden ten uijttersten aangenaam zoude zijn, zo deeze persuatien van den Heere gouverneur die gelukkige uytwerkinge mog„ ten hebben op den Heere de Wet, dat konde versoek werden overgehaald, om van zijn gedaan te desisteeren, geliefde den heere gouverneur vervolgens, wanneer den heere de wet ter ver„ „gaderinge was gereverteerd al het vooren be„ redeneerde te recapituleeren, en zijn E: het in „stantig en vriendelijkst verzoek van den gantschen raad voortehouden, met verzee¬ kering dat de Obtempereering daar aan steeds zoude werden aangemerkt als een bijzondere Consideratie voor elk hunner, en steeds bij alle voorkomende geleegentheeden dankbaar worden erkend. 't welk van die aangenaame uijtwerking op meerm: heer de wet is geweest, dat zijn Ed: zig heeft laten permoveeren, om ter tijd van 't ontfangen an der voorm: nadere beschikkingen der Heeren Meesteren over het secretariaat dezer regeeringe te blijven Continueeren in de waarneeminge van dat Ampt, onder expres beding egter, dat zoude worden ontslagen van het ampt van Vendumeester deezes Gouver¬ „nements, welks dagelijks toeneemenden omslag, zijn E: betuijgde, hem te veel tijds te ontneemen, om met behoorlijke attentie de zaken van t secretarieat te konnen gade slaan: dan in overweeginge genomen zijnde, dat het ampt van Vendeimeester, geconsidereert als het grootst en eenigst voordeel der Heeren secretarissen deeze Regeeringe toegevoegd, en waardoor meenigmaal anderen zouden konnen worden geanimeert, om zig te be„ „lasten met dien moeielijken Post, niet wel van dat ampt kan worden afgenomen is Unanime besloten, in dit gedeelte van redeneerde 730. 't verzoek van dikwils gem: heere de wet te dif„ ficulteeren, egter aan zijn E: overlatende, om aan deeze vergadering voorte dragen zodanig vertrouwd Perzoon, die onder deszelfs toezigt in dat ampt provisioneel zoude konnen fungeeren— Accordeert. — ThLorak Eg Clever Ingevolgen, en ter voldoening aan't g'Eerd bevel van uwelEd: Testr en E Agtb: aan den on„ „dergeteek g'adsisteerd van de Capt=n ter zee, der aanweesende Ceilonse retourscheepen De Draak Fk Riebe, ende Doggersbank A=mn Pim, met ende beneevens de Capt=n ter Zee M: Bosman Commandeerende het uijtkomend schip d' scheede en C=s in 't Anker Laatst gevoerd hebbende het al„ „hier bij besluit afgelegde schip de Paerl, om te dienen van berigt, wat wij ten opzigte van het vertrek der Transport scheepen van het re„ „giment Meuron en de tegenswoordige tijd oor„ deelde of zij trinconomaale konde aandoen alzo by missive van den 28=e xber 1786, door de Hoog Edele Heeren zeeventhienen gereekend wierd, dat omtrent 't begin van Sept: A=o p=o mitsgad=s by nadere missive door de welEdele Groot agtb Heeren Bewindhebberen ter praesi„ „diale Camer Amsterdam in dato 6e Jann 1787 nader gereekent is, dat 't met het vertrek dier vaartuigen die het geme regiment naar Cei„ „lon zoude overvoeren, zo soude uitkomen dat zy din steeven naar Trinconomale zoude kunnen wenden zo is 't indien uwe welEdele Festre en E Agtb: dit thans mogte goed vinden, dat de scheeps overheeden diende gelast te werden, dat zij van Caap Commerijn hunnen Cours moesten stellen op de kleijne kalkbank leggende wel Edele Gestrenge Heer. en E Agtb: Heeren Aan den welEdele Gestrenge Heer Cornelis Jacob van de Graaff Gouverneur en Directeur van Cabo de Goede Hoop en den ressorte van dien deld beneevens den E Agtb: Raad van Politie voor N634
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731 off Caltura to scout, as well as expressly and strictly to recommend taking care not to make landfall too far north of Punto Gale, in order not to run into danger of being embayed on the coast of Ceilon, and likewise when approaching the Bay of Gaale to make a windward signal for the Pilots, which signal consists of the Dutch flag at the mizzen yard, and one shot; after which, having received them, they fire 2 shots as a signal that they have the said Pilots on board, who subsequently pilot them in to Trinconemale, and on that route they must not pass the coast near the Basses closer than 30 fathoms. Then, since it is an established custom that the Honorable Company's ships, especially with people who are unfamiliar with this coast, destined from Colombo, Gale, or other places on the Island of Ceijlon to the Bay of Trinconomale, are always provided with a Pilot. The roadstead of Colombo, according to orders, not being permitted to be called at until the end of August, these ships would have to fetch the Pilots from Punto Gale, and thus, if they did not get them on board windward of Gale, would have to anchor before that bay until the pilots were with them; which, in the first place, is not without danger of losing their anchors, but also uncertain, since the ships in the west monsoon run a daily risk, because of the strong southward-flowing current, of falling to the south of that harbor, and once being south of it, during that monsoon, would have great difficulty regaining it, and thus find themselves under the necessity of having to seek the bay of Trinconomale without a Pilot, which for a stranger has a pilot's fairway. Thus it is that, subject to favorable consideration, it seems necessary that these ships first touch at Tutocorin, from where, as vessels sail daily back and forth to and from Ceilon, news can be in Colombo in two days, and thus in 8 days they can have the pilots from Colombo there, or orders where the Ceylon government should think fit to have the said troops disembarked, the more so because in this season they can always sail from there to Trinconomale, and made almost not the slightest detour. Herewith the undersigned hope to have complied with your Right Honorable and Honorable esteemed intention, and let this serve as a humble report. Right Honorable Valiant Sir and Honorable Sirs, your Right Honorable and Honorable Sirs' most obedient servants, was signed: J. A. Voltelen, Provisional Equipment Master, P. F. Riebe, A. Tim, M. Bosman, E. In 't Anker. In the margin: Cape of Good Hope, the 28th of January 1788. Underneath stood: Agrees. L. C. Turk G. E. G. Vosberg 732 Whereas the Right Honorable Highly Respected Lords Directors of the Presidial Chamber of Amsterdam, by virtue of the authorization obtained from the High Honorable Lords Seventeen, by their honored letters of 16 January of this year, have pleased to write to this Government, among other things: That since it has appeared to their Right Honorable and Highly Respected Sirs that in the Meuron Regiment there are some soldiers who have been engaged in service for no longer a time than that of three years, and it might very easily happen that these people, instead of willingly letting themselves be conveyed to Ceilon, now demanded their discharge, their Right Honorable and Highly Respected Sirs desired that, some time before the embarkation of the Meuron troops, it shall be very expressly made known to them that those who, on account of their expired contract, desired their discharge, shall be able to obtain the same, No. 16 733 obtain, but that they shall then at the same time be bound to depart for Europe with the very first opportunity. That their Right Honorable and Highly Respected Sirs hope that this measure can be employed with success to make these men, who were engaged solely for three years, enter into a new contract of five years, or at least three years. And that in the meantime one will have to bear in mind that the contract of these, as well as of the remaining men of the Meuron Regiment, according to the articles of engagement, cannot be considered to have commenced earlier than from the day of their respective arrivals at the Cape. So, in dutiful compliance and obedience to the abovementioned order and directives, the Lord Colonel or the Commanding Officer of the aforementioned regiment is hereby ordered to bring the aforesaid order of the Lords Masters to the knowledge of the soldiers of the said regiment in the most suitable manner, in such a clear and plain way that they will subsequently not be able to pretend any ignorance thereof. Underneath stood: In the Castle of Good Hope, 31 December 1787. was signed: C. J. van de Graaff A. L. Turk G. E. G. Vosberg Agrees.
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731 voor Caltura om zig te verkennen, mitsgaders expresselijk en strikt de recommandeeren zorg te dragen om de wal niet te veel benoorde P=r Gale te doen ten eynde in geen gevaar te raaken op de kust van Ceilon bezet te werden, zoo ook de Baaij van Gaale naderende bovenwinds zeijn doen voor de Lootsen welke zeijn bestaat, in de hollandse vlag aande Bezaans roede, en een schol; waar na zij dezelve ontfangen hebbende, 2. schoote schieten tot een teeken dat zij gem=e Lootsen binnen boord hebben, die hem vervolgens na trinconemale bin „nen lootsen, moetende zy in die route de kust bij de Bapos niet nader dan in 30 v=m passeeren Dan dewijl het een vastgesteld gebruijk is dat 'sE Comp=s scheepen /: te meer bij lieden die op dee„ „ze kust niet bekend zijn:/ van Colombo, Gale, dan wel andere plaatsen op het Eyland Ceijlon naar de Baaij van Trinconomale gedistineerd worden, „de altoos van een Loots voorsien zijn. — De reede van Colombo tot ult=o Aug=s volgens order niet moogende aangedaan worde, zo zoude deeze scheepen de Lootsen van punto Gale mol „ten haalen en dus wanneer dezelve, die niet bovenwinds van Tale aan boord kreegen, voor die baay moeten ankeren tot de loolzen bij hun waaren; dat inde eerste plaats niet zonder ge„ „vaar van verlies hunner ankers is, maar ook onzeeker, vermits de scheepen in de west mouson dagelijks gevaar loopen, door dester„ „ke zuijdwaards loopende stroom, bezuijden die haaven te geraaken, en eens daar bezuijden zynde, geduurende die mouson, veel werk zou„ „de hebben dat weeder op te haalen, en dus zig in de noodzakelijkheid vinden van buijte Lootselde baaij van Trinconomale op te moeten zoeken„ die voor een onbekende, een Lootsmans vaarwater heeft. - zo is het dat het onder Gunstig welduijden noodzakelijk voorkomt; dat deeze scheepen eerste tutokozijn aandoen, van waar alzo daar dage wel Edele Gestrenge Heer en E Agtb: Heeren uwer wel Ed=e Gestr: en E: Agtb=s aller Gehoortaamste Dienaaren /:was geteekend:/ I A voltelen P Intrem Equep: P: F Riebe, A Tim, M=s Bosman, E=s Int Anker /:in margine:/ Cabo de Goede Hoop den 28=e Iannuarij 1788. „lijks vaartuigen, over en weeder, naar en van Ceilon vaaren, in twee dagen tyding op Colom„ „bo kan zijn, en dus in 8 daegen aldaar de lootsen van Colombo kunnen hebben dan wel ovr „der waar het beilons ministerij goed zoude vinden gemelde troupen te laaten debarqueeren te meer dewijl zy altoos in dit Saargeteij, van daar Trinconomale kunnen bezijlen, en geen de minste omweg bij na maakten Hier meede hoopen de ondergeteekendens vol„ „daan te hebben aan uwelEd: Gestr: en E Agtb Geëerde intentie en laaten deeze dienen tot een nedrig berigt /:onderstond:/ Accordeert. Lorak G Egbberg 732 Aangezien de wel Edele groot achtbare hee„ „ren bewindhebberen ter presideale kamer Amsterdam uit kragte van de Hoog Edele heeren Seeventhienen bekoomen qualificatie zaer by derzelver Gevenereerde Letteren van den 16 Ianuarij dezes Iaars, Dit gouver„ nement onder anderen hebben gelieven aan te schrijven. - Dat nadien aan haar wel Edele groot agtb=ren voorgekoomen is, dat er in het regi„ ment van meuron zo eenige soldaaten be„ vinden die voor geen langer tyd dan die van drie Jaaren zijn in dienst genoomen en het zeer ligt gebeuren zou kunnen dat deeze lieden als nu in plaats van zig gewillig meede naar Ceilon te laten overbrengen, hun afscheid verlangden haar welEdele groot agtb=rens begeerde dat eenigen tyd voor de inscheeping der meuronsche troupes aan dezelve wel uitdrukkelijk zal worden bekend gemaakt, dat de geene welke terzaake van uitgediend verband hun ontslag verlangden, het zelve zullen kunnen bekoomen N. 16 733 bekoomen, maar dat zij als dan teffens ge„ houden zullen zijn met de allereerste gele„ gendheid na europa te vertrekken. - Dat haar wel Edele groot agtb rens hope dat dit middel met vrugt zal kunnen worde In 't werk gesteld om deeze manschappen welke eeniglijk voor drie Iaaren aangenoomen zijn, een nieuw verband van Vyf Jaaren of te minste drie Iaaren te doen aangaan- En dat men ondertusschen ver„ dagt zal moeten zijn, dat het verland van deeze zo wel als van de overige manschappen van het regiment van meuron volgens den articul bregt met eerder gereekend kan worden te zyn ingegaan dan van den dag van derzelver respective aankomsten aan de Caab- Zo werd ter schuldige opvolginge en obedientie aan de bovengem: ordre en aanschrijvens der Heer Collonel of den Commandeerende officier van het voorm: regiment door deesen gelast om op de daar toe convenabelste wijze aan de soldaten van het zelve regiment de voorsz ordre der heeren meesteren indiervoegen klaarenduidelijk tot dezel„ „ve kennisse te brengen dat zy nader„ „heid geeneignorantie daar van zullen kunnen pretendeeren. — /onderstond/ In't Casteel de goede Loopen 31 Dex 1787. — /:was getekend=:/ C: I: V: de Graaff AhLtorak bgllengt het Accordeert
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No. 17. 734 The Right Honorable and Severe Lord Cornelis Jacob van de Graaf, Governor of the Cape of Good Hope and its jurisdiction, etc., etc., etc., having been pleased expressly to commission us, the undersigned, pursuant to what was resolved in this regard in the Council of Policy on 7 August 1787, to taste, in the presence of Sea Captain Pierre Fredrik Ribe, commander of the return ship de Draak, such leaguers of Cape wines as have been shipped today in the said vessel according to the invoice for the Fatherland; we, the undersigned, have duly performed the same and found those wines to be of good taste, as well as the leaguers in good condition, the aforesaid casks having been branded with the Company's mark, and from each leaguer, in the presence of the said Captain Riebe, a bottle was tapped, which was sealed with the bung mark, numbered as the leaguers, and delivered to the said Captain Riebe to serve as a sample, namely: 6 leaguers white steen wine at Rd 27 marked from No. 1 to 6 2 ditto muscadel... 27 — : 7 to 8 2 ditto old matured — 540 — - 9 to 10 2 ditto madeira ditto 527 — 11 to 12 1 ditto red rising steen ditto 27 13 1 ditto ditto lesser by type ditto 40 - - 14 1 ditto ditto ditto 50 15 1 ditto ditto by type steen — 60 - 16 1 ditto steen ditto 70 17 1 ditto ditto 84 18 1 ditto ditto 100 19 1 ditto pontac - - - - - - - 80 20 Trusting hereby to have properly complied, we submit this to serve as a humble report. Below: Cape of Good Hope, 9 February 1788. Was signed: W: F: V: Reede van Oudshoorn, E Bergh Agrees A Horak M Bellincq No. 19 735. The undersigned fellow member of this assembly, having, pursuant to the Resolution of this Council of 12 December 1786, proceeded in his capacity as cellar master to the two estates called Constantia and the Hope of Constantia, in order, in dutiful compliance with the most respected orders of the Right Honorable the Lords Seventeen, to be present at the filling of the Constantia wine intended for shipment to the Fatherland, has the honor to the Right Honorable Right Honorable Lord Honorable Lords. To the Right Honorable Lord Cornelis Jacob van de Graaff, Governor and Director of the Cape of Good Hope and its jurisdiction, etc., etc., together with the Honorable Council of Policy. most humbly most humbly to report that the aams for holding that liquor were properly filled from the same leaguers and other large casks from which the sample bottles were subsequently filled; that these sample bottles, having been sealed by the undersigned with his own hand with the Honorable Company's seal, the aams were thereafter bunged up in his presence and properly fitted with lead sheets over them, and, in that well-conditioned state, were transferred to the Honorable Company's wine warehouses. The undersigned therefore has the honor to submit this to serve as a humble report. Was signed: P: L: Le Sueur In the margin: Delivered into the Council on 19 February 1788 Agrees. A Horak balboeg 736. No. 20 25 April 1787. Inspection on board the Draak Extract from the minutes of the registry of the Royal and Admiralty Jurisdiction at Isle de France. In the year one thousand seven hundred eighty-seven, on Wednesday the twenty-fifth of April at nine o'clock in the morning, at the request and in the presence of Mr. Pierre Fredrik Riebe, Captain of the ship of the Dutch East India Company the Draak, residing on board the said vessel anchored in the roadstead of the port. In the presence of Mr. Jean Baptiste Leverges, advocate in Parlement, performing the duties of the King's Prosecutor for reasons of service. We, François Leforestier, advocate in Parlement and at the Superior Council of this island, the most senior graduate because of the referral of the Royal Judge and the illness of the Lieutenant, have proceeded on board the said vessel, accompanied by Mr. Jean Requisse, merchant marine captain, sworn expert of the Admiralty, and Mr. Nicolas Dusaux, also merchant captain, expert appointed by us officially due to the absence of the experts of the bench, Messrs. Charles Dogé, Morinière, and Pierre Le Cins, sworn Admiralty experts, both being merchants residing precisely in this town, parish of Saint-Louis, in order, by virtue of our order at the foot of the petition presented to us by the Captain, all dated yesterday, remaining annexed hereto, to proceed both with the inspection of the said vessel and of the various goods of the cargo; where, being there and after reading of the aforesaid petition was made to the said experts, they proceeded, each with regard to what concerns him, both with the inspection of the said vessel and of its cargo. Thereafter they said and reported to us, namely the said Messrs. Requisse and Dusaux, that the said vessel is entirely dismasted of its three masts, its rigging entirely chopped up and lost, as well as its sails, blocks, and cordage; that its bowsprit exists, but that it is advisable to inspect it, and that for this operation it is advisable to lower it ashore; that the starboard quarter gallery is broken and crushed, as well as its gunwale on the same side by the fall of the mainmast; the stanchions of the bulwarks on starboard and port warped and broken by the fall of the said mast; that the tiller of the rudder is broken; that the waterways on both sides have started; that in the hold it appears to them that water remained there to the height and distance of four feet from the lower deck; that all the stanchions have been displaced by the force of the vessel's heeling; that all the hanging knees of the beams on the starboard side have also started and will need to be refastened; of which reports and inspection they requested an instrument and signed, thus signed: Dusaux son and J: Requisse. Next, the said Messrs. Morinière and Le Suis, after having gone down into the hold and having proceeded to the inspection of the cargo in everything that composes it
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N. 17. 734 Den WelEdelen gestr. Heer Cornelis Jacob van de Graaf gouverneur van Cabo de goedehoop en den ressorte van dien &=a &=a &a ons ondergetek: ingevolge het deezen aangaande gearres„ teerde in rade van politie op den 7 Aug=s 1787. expres hebbende gelieven te Committeeren, omme in het bijweezen van den Captein ter zee pierre Fredrik Ribe voerende het retour schip de Draak, te proeven zodanige leggers met Caabsche wijnen, als opheeden in dien bodemp. l factuur voor 't patria zijn afge„ scheept; so hebben wy ondergetekendens zulx behoorlijk verrigt, en die wijnen goed van smaak, mitsg:s de leggers wel geconditi„ oneerd bevonden, zijnde voorsz: vaatwerk met 's Comps sjapgebrand, en uijt yder Legger ten overstaan van gem: Capt=n. riebe een boutelle afgetapt, dewelke met 's bong merk bezeegeld, als de leggers genomis: en aan den zelven Cap riebe om tot een proef te dienen, afgegeeven zijn geworden als. - 6 Leggers witte steen wijn a rez7 gem: va N: 1 tot 6 2 _ _o miscaders. . . 27 — : „ „ 7 6 2 _o oude beleegen _ „ 540 — - „ „ 9 — 10 2 _o madera _o „ 527 —„ „ 11 12 - 1 _ rode ryxende steen do 27 „ „ 13 — 1 _ _o minder by soort d 40 - - „ 14 — 1 _ _ _ _ 50 „ 15 — 1 _o _o bij soort steen — 60 - „ „ 16 1 —_: steen d:o 70 „ 17 „m: 1_. _ 84 1: 18„ 1 _ _ _ 100 „ „ 19 — _o pontak - - - - - - - 80 „ 5 5 20 1- Gedenkende hier meede behoorlijk te hebben voldaan, laten wij deese dienen voor- nedzig rapport. — /onderstond:/ Cabo de goede Hoop den 9 februar 1788- /:was getek:/ W: F: V: reede van Oudshovan E Bergh - Accordeert Alorat ƒ M bellincq No. 19 735. Het ondergeteekend meede lid, deeser vergade„ ting, ingevolge de Resolutie deeses baads van den 12 decr 1786, zig in zyne qualiteijt als keldermeester hebbende begeeven na de by de plaatsen, Constantia, en de hoop op Constantia genaamd, ten eijnde, tot pligtschuldige observantie aan de zeer g' Eerbiedigde ordres van haar Edele Hoog agtb de Heeren zeeventhienen, tegenswoordig te zin, bij de vullinge der Constantia wijn, geschikt ter verzendinge na 't Patria, heeft de Eere Uwer Wel Edele gestr: Eagtb Wel Edele gestr: Heer E: agtb: Heeren. Aan den Wel Edele Gestr: Neere Cornelis Jacob van de Graaff gouverneur en directeur van Cabo de goede Hoop en den Eessorte van dien & C=a &=a beneevens den E: agtb: Raad van Politie. - nedrigst nedrigst te berigten, dat de aamen tot berging van dat vogt, behoorlyk zyn gevuld, uyt dezelfde leggers en andere groote re fustan als waar uyt vervolgens de proef bon„ teilles zyn gevuld geworden: dat deese praaf bottels door den ondergeteekende eygenhandig met 's E Comps Cachet ver„ zeegeld geworden zynde, de aamen daar na in zyn by weesen toegesponst op dezelven en behoorlyk met blikken voorzien, en in dien staat wel gecondikonneerd in 'S E Comp:s wyn Pakhuij ven zijn overgebragt De ondergeteekende heeft dus de Eeze deese te doen dienen voor needrig rapport /:wastgekld: / P: P: Le Purur /:in margine / overgegeven in baade den 19 Februarij 1788 Accordeert. - AHlorak balboeg 736. No. 20 25. April 1787. visite abord du Draak Extrait des ministres du gretse de la Juridiction roiale et d'amiranté al'Isle de France L'an mil sept tent quatre vingt sept le mecredi vingtting avril Neux heure die matin a la requéte et presence du Sieur Pierke Fredrik Riebe Capitaine du vaisseau de la Compagnie des Indes Orientales hollandvises le Draak dee„ meurant a bord du dit Nre mouillé en rade de de port. - En presenie de monsr Iean Bab „tiste le verges avovat en parlement su„ pleant les fonctions de M:r le procureur du roij pour cances de services. Nous francois le foresties avoiat 1 en parlement et au Conseil supperieur de cette Isle plus encien gradue a cause du renvoye de M.r. le Iuge roijal et la maladie de M=r le Lieutenant, nous sommes transportes abord du dit na„ „vire accompagné du sieur Jean requisse Capitaine de marine marchande, expers Jeeré vaissean Hollandois 737 Jaré d'amiranté, de Sieur Nicolas Dusaux aussi Capitaine marchand expert par nous nomie d'Office, pour l'absence des experts du Liege des ^ Charles Doge Sieurs ^ Moriniere, et Pierce le Cins, experts Jure d'amiranté sout deux marchands demeurant texarement en cette ville paroisse s=t Louix, pour en vertie de notre ord:e au pied de la requete a nous presentéé par le Capitaine la tout en datte au Jour demeurant cij toint dEyer, proceder tant a la visite du dit navire que des diverses marchan, disses de la Cargaison, ou etant et apres que lecture a éte faite au dits experts de la susditte requete, ils ont procedé chacan en ce qui ces con, „cerne tant a la visitte du dit navire, qu'a sa Carquaison, ensuitte ils nous ont dit et rapporté savoir ces dits sieurs requiesse et Dusaux que le dit navire ett entierrement dematé deses trois mats, son grement entierrement haché et perdu, ainsi que ses voilles, pouilléé et cordage, que son mat de beaupre exsiste, mais qu'il est a propos de le visiter, et que pour cette operation il est à propos de le descendre a terre que la bouteille de Stribord est briséé et ecrasée, ainsi que son plabord au neme oote pakla Chute die grand mat„ les Chandeliers de Bastingago Stri„ bord en babord fausses, et Casses par lachate du dit mat, que la barre du Gouvernail est Cassée, que les Coursives des deux votes ont larque, que dans la Calle il leur paroit que l'eau ij a sejournée a la hauteur et distance de quatre pieds du premier Pont, que toules les etances ont ete deplacées par la force de l'inclinaison du N=re que toutes les courbes d'appues des barreaux du ooté de Stribord, ont aussi larque et qu'il faudra rassujetter, des quels rapports et visitte ils ont requis acte et ont signé ainsi signé Duscaux fils et: J: requiesse. Ensuite les dits Sieurs Moriniere et le suis appres avoir descendu dans la Callé, et avoir procedé a la visitte de la Cargaison danstous ce qui la veseter Conterse
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738 concerned, stated and reported to you that the water in the hold still covers the coffee and the pepper, which are found to be entirely spoiled and rotten, as well as the rice; that the saltpeter, for the same reason, must be found to be totally dissolved; that it is of the utmost prudence to throw both the rice, the pepper, and the coffee into the open sea and far off, on account of the danger that could result from any use that might be made of them. Of which report and inspection they requested formal record and signed as follows, signed Morinière Cadet and Le Cais J. At once, the said Mr. Le Verger concluded that the unloading of the remainder of the cargo of the said vessel, in what concerns the pepper, coffee, and rice, should be proceeded with provisionally and without delay, and that it should be immediately thrown into the sea and far off, to prevent any of it from returning to land, and by that means to prevent any of it from being introduced into the colony; which unloading and throwing he requests to be in his presence, and in order to avoid the inconveniences that could result from negligence in this matter, requested formal record and signed as follows, signed Le Verger. And the Captain present also requested formal record of the inspections and experts' report, to be authorized to have the necessary repairs made to his ship to put it in a condition to put back to sea, as well as to have his bowsprit brought ashore in order to have it inspected, to unload the remainder of his cargo, and to throw whatever is found damaged into the sea and far off, in order to avoid all the inconveniences that could result from any use that might be made of them regarding the coffee, rice, and pepper, reserving the right to request new inspections and visits on board his said ship to record the other damages that occurred there after its complete unloading; and signed as follows, signed P. J. Ribe. Whereupon we, the aforementioned and undersigned judge, granting formal record to the experts and Captain of their report and inspection, and granting the motions of the King's Prosecutor, authorize the Captain to have the necessary repairs made to his said ship, as well as to have his bowsprit lowered to the ground to be inspected; we also order that the remainder of the unloading of the cargo of the said ship be proceeded with, regarding the rice, pepper, and coffee, in our presence and that of the King's Prosecutor, so that everything found damaged may be immediately thrown outside the roadstead as far as possible, in order to avoid the inconveniences that could result from the use of the said foodstuffs if they reached land. Of all of which the present official report was drawn up on board the said ship, after having attended to it until three o'clock in the afternoon, and the said experts and Captain signed with us, Mr. Le Verger, and the Clerk, thus signed P. J. Ribe, Dusaux fils, Reguiasse. We, François Le Forestier, advocate in Parlement and the Superior Council, Commissioner in this matter, assisted by Mr. Jean Pierre Auffray, King's notary and Chief Clerk of the Court, boarded the said ship the Draak, accompanied by the aforementioned, qualified, and domiciled experts, where, being present and having in our retinue Antoine Picard, police archer, in execution of our preceding official reports, it was proceeded... By virtue of our order contained in our official report of yesterday morning written above and on the other sides: Le Cais, Morinière Cadet, Le Forestier, Le Verger, and Gillette. And on Thursday, April twenty-sixth, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven, at seven o'clock in the morning, at the request and in the presence of Sr. Ribe and in the presence of Mr. Le Verger, fulfilling the duties of the public prosecutor in the absence of the King's Prosecutor on official duty, the... proceeded 740 proceeded before us and in the aforementioned presence with the unloading of the goods composing the cargo of the said ship as follows: First, the unloading of two hundred and twenty-four bales of East India cloth was carried out, which were all found to be damaged by the said experts, wherefore the said Captain requested formal record of this verification and declaration of damages, and that it may please us to permit him to process them, and subsequently proceed to reload them. Whereupon we, the aforementioned and undersigned Judge, granting formal record, with the consent of the King's Prosecutor, have permitted the said Captain to have the said goods processed, namely the two hundred and twenty-four bales, and then have them reloaded as he shall see fit. The hour of noon having arrived, the present operation was adjourned, which will be continued today at two o'clock in the afternoon at the same place, where all the aforementioned promised to meet again, of which official report we have signed with the said Captain, the King's Prosecutor, the experts, and the Clerk, thus signed P. J. Ribe, Le Verger, Dusaux fils, Morinière Cadet, Reguiasse, Le Cais, Le Forestier, and Auffray. The said day, April twenty-sixth, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven, at two o'clock in the afternoon, upon the same request and in the presence aforementioned, and in execution of our said order and our official report of this day, we, the aforementioned and undersigned Judge, assisted as stated and accompanied by the same aforementioned, qualified, and domiciled experts, boarded the ship the Draak, where, being present, the unloading of the goods composing the cargo of the aforementioned ship was continued before us and in the presence of the King's Prosecutor, as follows: hour of
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738 conterne, vous ont dits et et rapporté que l'eau de la Calle Surnage encor le Coffé et le poize quise trouwe entier„ „rement gatés et pourris, ainsi que le ris, que le salpetre par la neure raison, dort Le trouver totallement fondu, qu'il est de la plus grande prui„ dence de le Jetter en pleine mer, et au vois, tant le ris, que le poire et le Catfe qu'a Cause du dangen qui pourroit en resulter par l'usage qu'on pour, roit faire. Dexquels rapport et visitte ies ont requis acte et ont signé aindi signé Morinierre Cadet et le Cais J. a l'instant le dit: M:r: le verges a conclus a ce qui soit par provision et incessament proiedé au decharge„ „ment du restant de la Cargaison du dit Nre en ce qui conterne le poivre le Caffé et le ris, et quril Soit de suitte Jetté a la mer et au lois, pour em„ „pecher qu'il n'en revienne a terre; et par te moijen qu'il n'en soit in„ „troduit dans lacolonie, lequel en dechargement et set, il requiert être en sa precense et pour witer les incon¬ „veniens qui pourroient resulter de la negligenie sur cet objet, a requis acte et a slijné ainsi signée Le Verger- Et le Lceur Cap:n: pour te present a aussi requis aite des visittes et rap, „port d' experts, d'etre authorise a faire faire les reparations necessaires a son navire pour le remettre en etal de repren„ „dre lamer, comme aussi de faire mettre son mat de beauppre a terre a fin de le faire visitter, de decharger le restant de sa Cargaison, et jetter tant ce qui se trouvera avaries a la mer, et au loin, af in d'eviter tous les inconve¬ „niens qui pourroient resulter die l'usage qu'on pourroit faire d'jaelles en ce qui voncerne le Caffé, le ris et le poivre, sauf a lui de reguerir nouvelles visittes et transport a bord de son dit Navire, pour constater les autres ava„ ries qui ij sont survenues apres son dechargement Complet et a signé ainsi Signé P: S: Ribe sur quoi nous juge sus dit et sous signé donnant acte aux Sr Experts fait - et Capitaine, de leur rapport et visitte et faisant droit aux Conclusions de Monsr le Provureur du Roij, authorisons le Capitaine a faire faire les reparations nevessaires asen dit navire comme aussi a faire descendre son mat de beauxré a terre pour etre visitté Comme ousse desons, qu'il sera procedé au restant du dechargement de la Cargaison du dit navirl; en ce qui conterne le ris le poivre, et le Cafsé, en notre precense et celle de Mons: le procureur du roij pour etre tout le qui se trouvera avarié fette de Suitte hoas la rade le plus loin possible, afin deviter aux inconve, niens qui pourroit resulter de Su„ „sage des dittes Commestibles sils survenoient a terre dons et de tout ce que dessus a cté dressé le present proces verbal abord au dit navire apprés avoir vaqué sus qua taois heu¬ res apres midé et ont les dits experts et Capitaine Signé avec nous: Mr Le Verger et le Griffier ainsi Signé P. I. Ribe, Dusaux fils, / Reguiasse Nous François Le Forestier avovat en parlement et au Conseil „supperieur, Commissaire en hette partic assisté de mons: Jean Pierre autfraij notaire du Roi Commis Griffie en hef du Siege, nous sommes trans„ porter a bord du dit navire le Draak ae compagné des esperts avant nommés, qualifiés et domi„ ciliés, ou etant et ayart a notre suite Antoine Picard, arther de Polive, en execution de nos proces verbanx qui presectent a cté pro„ En vertie de notre ordre etant en notre proces verbal du Jour d' hijer uu matin u dessus et des autres parts evrit Le Cais moriniere Caau, Le Forestier, le verges et Gillette Et le Jeudi vingt six avril mil sept tent quatre vingt sext sept heures du matin a la requete en présence du S. Ribe et en presence de M:r Le verges suppliant, les fontions du ministere sublice pou l'absence de M. le procureur du Roy pour „cause de service. - le „lede 740. tede devant nous et presences avant au dechargement des mar„ chandises composant la Carguaison du dit navire domme suit je a cte procedé au debarque„ ment de deux cent vingt quatre balles de tville des Indes cesquelles ont éte reconnies toutes avariées par les dits experts, pour quoi le dit sieur Capitaine a demandé acte de cette verification et Decla, ration d'avaries qu'il nous plaise lui permettre de les beneficieur, et ensuitte proieder au rembar. quement d'jcelles Lur quoi nons Juge susdit. et soussigné donnant acte, du con„ sentement du procureur an Roij nous avons permis au dit sieur Cap:n de faire benificier les etittes marchandises savoir les deux Cent vingt quatre balles et ensuite les faire rembarquer ainsi qu'el avisera. L'heure de midi arrivél acté dis continué a la presente operation la quelle sera continuéé aujourd' hui a etc Proiédé au debarquement heure de deux relevée au meme lieu ou tous les sus de nommés ont promis se retrouwer, dont proces verbal qul nous avons signé avec le dit sieur Capitaine le procureur du Roij ces experts et le greffier, ainsi signé P. J. Ribe, le verges, Dusaux fils Moriniere Cadit, requiesse, Le Cuis et les Goresties, et Siuffraij Le dit Jour Vingt six avril mil sept cent quatre vingt sept, heure de deur de relevée en nieme requéte et presence avant do et execution de notre do ordon„ nauve et de notre proces de ce Jourdhuij„ Nous Juge susdit et sous signé assisté comme ett dit et accompagné des mimes experts avant nommes qualifiés et domiciliés, nous som„ mes transportés a bord du navire le Draak, ou etant a cté continué devant nous, et en presente du Pro„ „cureur du Roij au dechargement des marchandisses composant la Carquaison du sus dit navire, domme Suit. - heure de
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741. of two hundred bales of Indian cloth, which were examined by the said experts, who recognized and reported that they had been wetted and that they were damaged; wherefore the said Sieur Ribe, Captain, requested of us a record of the state of the said goods, the declarations, and the report of the said experts, and that it please us to permit him to recondition them, in order that they may afterwards be re-embarked. Whereupon we, the aforementioned and undersigned Judge, granting a record to the said Sieur Captain upon his requests, and Monsieur the King's Attorney consenting thereto, have permitted the said Sieur Captain to have them reconditioned, in order to proceed afterwards with the re-embarkation of the same as he shall deem fit; and seeing that the hour of six has struck, proceedings were suspended regarding the continuation of our operation, which will be continued tomorrow at the same place at the hour of eight in the morning in the presence of all the aforementioned, who promised to be there; wherefore we have drawn up the present official report and signed it with the said Sieur Captain, Monsieur the King's Attorney, these experts, and the clerk, and caused the said Sicard, police officer, to sign; thus signed: P. S. Ribe, Dusaux fils, Moriniere Cadet, J. Requiesse, Le Cuis, Le Verges, Le Forestier, Sicard, and Auffray. And the following day, Friday the twenty-seventh of April, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven, at the hour of eight in the morning. Upon the same request and in the presence aforementioned, in virtue and execution of our aforementioned order and our various preceding official reports. We, the aforementioned and undersigned Judge, assisted as is hereinbefore stated, proceeded on board the said ship the Draak, accompanied by the same experts and having in our attendance the said Sicard, where, being present, proceedings were continued by the said experts before us, and in the presence of the King's Attorney, with the inspection, examination, and verification of the damage found in the said goods composing 742. composing the cargo of the said ship, which was done as follows. Proceedings were taken for the unloading of eighty-two bales of Cardamom, which were examined, and the experts reported to us that they had been wetted but that they could be reconditioned and subsequently re-embarked; wherefore the said Sieur Captain requested of us a record of this declaration, and that it please us to permit him to recondition them and subsequently re-embark them. Wherefore we, the aforementioned and undersigned Judge, granting a record to the said Sieur Captain, the King's Attorney consenting thereto, have permitted the said Sieur Captain to have the said eighty-two bales of cardamom reconditioned and to have them re-embarked, all in accordance with the interests of the Dutch East India Company. And seeing that the hour of noon has arrived, the said inspection was discontinued, which will be continued at the same place at the hour of two in the afternoon in the presence of all the aforementioned, who promised to be there, of which an official report was drawn up, which we signed with the said Sieur Captain, the King's Attorney, the experts, the clerk, and caused the said Sicard, police officer, to sign; thus signed: P. S. Ribe, Dusaux fils, Moriniere Cadet, Le Cuis, J. Requiesse, Auffray, Le Verges, Le Forestier, and Sicard. And the said day, the twenty-seventh of April, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven, at the hour of two in the afternoon. Upon the same request and in the presence aforementioned, and in execution of our orders and preceding official reports. We, the aforementioned and undersigned Judge, assisted as is stated, accompanied by the same experts, proceeded on board the said ship the Draak, having in our attendance the said Picard, police officer, where, being present, proceedings were taken with the said inspection, which was continued as follows. The said Sieur Captain said that there belong to the cargo of the ship seven hundred and seventy-eight bales of 744. order and of our preceding official reports. We, the aforementioned and undersigned Judge, assisted as is hereinbefore stated, proceeded on board the said vessel, having in our attendance the said Picard, police officer, and accompanied by the experts hereinbefore named, qualified, and domiciled, where, being in the presence of the said Captain and of the King's Attorney, proceedings continued before us with the unloading of the bales of Cinnamon belonging to the cargo of the said ship, which was done as follows: An inspection and unloading was made of one hundred and seventy-five bales of Cinnamon; one hundred and forty-nine of them were found which the experts told and declared to us could be reconditioned and subsequently re-embarked, and they furthermore reported to us that the remainder, being twenty-six bales to complete the one hundred and seventy-five, cannot be reconditioned and that they must be thrown into the sea in view of their bad taste; and the said Sieur Captain requested of us a record of this declaration, and that it please us to permit him to have reconditioned and re-embarked the one hundred and forty-nine bales of Cinnamon inspected above, and as for the twenty-six of bad taste, declared that he defers to our prudence. We, the aforementioned and undersigned Judge, granting a record of the above to the said Sieur Captain upon his request, and Monsieur the King's Attorney consenting thereto, have permitted him to have reconditioned and re-embarked the one hundred and forty-nine bales of Cinnamon which have just been inspected and found capable of being reconditioned, and as for the twenty-six other bales, have by our order caused them to be thrown into the sea, in view of their bad quality; of all of which we have drawn up the present official report to serve and avail as may be reasonable, signed the same with the said Sieur Captain, the King's Attorney, the experts, the said Picard, and the clerk, having attended until
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741. de deux cent balles de toille de l'Inde„ les quelles ont ete visitées par les dits & perts, lesquels ont reconni et rapporte qu'elles avoiert eté monil„ lées, et qu'elles atvient avaniees, pour„ quoi le dit sieur Ribe Capitaine nous a requis acte de Detat des dites marchandises declarations et rapport des dits a perts, et qu'il nous plaise lui permettre de les beneficiers, pour appres icelles etre rembarquées. sur quoi nous Jage sus dit et sousigné donnant acte au dt sieur Capitaine sur ses requisitiq ons et ce consentant M. le procureur du Roi avons permis au dit sieur Cap:n de les faire beneficier, pour apres faire proceder au rem¬ „barquement d'Jielles ainsi quil avisera, et attendu l'heure de six sonnéés a êté sursis de procedes a la Continuation de notre operation, la quelle sera continuee de main au meme lieu a l'heure du huit du matin en presences de tous les sus„ nommés qui ont promis s'y trouvee, pour quoi avons dressé le present proces verbal signé icelui avec le dit S:r Capitaine, M le procureur du roij, ces experts et le greffier, et fait signer au dit Sicard archer de Po„ „lice, ainsi signé P. s. Ribe, Du„ „saux fils, Moriniere (actet j re„ quiesse, Le Cuis, Le Verges, Le Forestier, Sicard, et autraij. - Et le lendemain vendredi vingt sept avril mil sept cent quatre vingt Sept, heure de luit de maten. En même requete et presence avant d=o en vertu et execution de notre do ordonn: et de nos differeurs proces verbaux qui presedent. - Nous Iuge sus dit et sousigné assisté comme est ci devant dit, nous sommes transportés a bord dit navire le Draak accompagné des mimes Experts et ayant à notre suite, le dit Suard, ou etant acté continué de proceder pour les dits experts de vant nous, et en presente du procureur du roi, a la visitte, revonnoissance, et verification des avaries qui le trouvent dans les dites marchandisses pourquoi comporant 742 composant la cargaison du dit navire, ce qui a ête fait comme Suit. - a eté protedé au debarquement de quatre vingt deux balles Cardamon les quelles ont cté visitéés et les Esperts nous ont rapporte qu'elles avoient etc mouillérs mais qu'elle pouvoient être benefitiees et ensuite rembarquees„ pourquoi le dit sieur Capitaine nons a demandé acte de Cette declaration et qu'il vous plaise lui permettré de les beneficiers et ensuite rembar„ ques. - Pourquoi nous Juge susdit et sou signé donnant acte au dit sieur Capitaine, te consentant le procureur du roy, avons permis au dit sieur Cap=n de faire beneficier les dittes quatre vingt deux balles cardamont et les faire rembarquer le tout conformement aux interets de la Compagnie hollan, doise des Indes drientalles Et attendu l'heure de midi acté discontinué de proieder a la d:ie visitte la quelle sera continuée au nieme Lieu heure de deux de relevée en presente de tous les susnommés qui ont promis Le dit sieur Capitaine a dit qu'il depent de la Carquaison du navire sepstent sourante et dix huit balles Nous Juge susd:s et sous signé as„ „sisté comme est dit, accompagne des mimes experts, nous somme Trans, portés. a bord au dit navire le Draak ayant a notre suitte le dit Pitard arches de Policé. ou etans a eté pro„ cedé a la de viditte qui a eté continuéé comme Suit.- En meme requete et presence avant ditte, et en execution de nos ordon„ names, et proces verbaux qui prete dent. Et le dit jour vingt sept avril mil sext cent quatre vingt sept heure de deur de relevee. - sij trouwer, dont proces verbal dresse„ cequel nous avons signé, avec le dit sieur Capitaine, le procureur du roij, les experts, le griffier et fait Signé au dit Suard ariher de Police ainsi Signé P. S. Ribe, Dusaux fils, Moriniere Cadet, Le Juis. J. Requis, „lé, Auffraij, Le verges. Le Forestier et Sicard de 744. ordonnanie et de nos proces verbaux qui presedent. Nous juge susdit et siusigné assesté ainsi qu'est ci devant dit, nous sommes transportés a bord du dit aijant a notre Luitte le dit Picard archer de polive et accompagné des experts li devant nommes, qualifies et domiciliés, ou etant presence du dit Capitaine, et du procureur du roij„ a cté continué de proceder devant nons au debarquement des balles de Canelle, dependant de la cargaison du dit navire ce qui a eté fait comme suit a ête fait visitte et debarque„ ment de Cent souxante quinze balles de Canelle, il s'en est trouvé cent qua„ rante neuf. que les experts nous ont dit et declaré pouvoit être beneficiers et ensuitte rembarquées et ils nous ont en outre rapporte que le surplus stant de vingt six balles pour par„ „faire les rent soivante quinze ne peuvent etre benificiées et quelles doivent être jettées a lamer attendu leur mauvois gout; Nous Iuge susdit et soussigne donnant acte de ce que dessus au dit sieur Capitaine l'ayant requis et ce consentant M. le procureur du Roij nous lui avons Permis de faire bene„ „ficier et rembarquer les Cent guaran„ „te neuf balles de Canelle qui viennent d'etre visitéés et revonnues pouvoir tre) beneficiées, et quant au vingt sa autres balles, les avous de notre ordonnance fait Jetter a la mer, attenau leur mauvaise qualite, dont et de tous nous avons dressé le pal„ sent proces verbal pour valoir et ser„ vir ce que de raison, signé j relui avec le dit Licur Capitaine le Procu„ reur du Roij, les Experts le dit Pi„ „card et le Greffier, ayant vacque et le dit sieur Capitaine nous a demandé acte de cette declaration et qu'il vous plaise lui permettre de faire beneficier et rembarquer les Cent guarante neux ballis de Canelle sus vissittées, et quant du vingt six de maavais qoit declare qu'el s'en re„ met a notre prudente Gt susqua
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until noon struck, declaring that we shall meet again with the above-named at the same place at the hour of two in the afternoon to continue the proceedings. Thus signed: P. J. Ribe, Juis, Moriniere cadet, Dusauw fils, J. Requietje, Sicard, Autfray, Le Verger, and Le Forestier. And the same day, twenty-eighth of April, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven, at the hour of two in the afternoon. Upon the same request and attendance, and in execution of our preceding official reports. We, the aforesaid and undersigned judge, assisted as stated, having in our retinue the said Pierre, and accompanied by the same experts, all aforementioned, qualified, and domiciled, betook ourselves on board the said ship, where, being present, the inspection of the bales of cinnamon belonging to the cargo of the said ship was continued, which was done as follows. There were immediately unloaded one hundred and twenty-five bales of cinnamon, the inspection of which was proceeded with before us by the said experts in the presence of the King's Attorney, where, upon the request of the said Lord Captain, one hundred and three bales were found which the experts declared to us could be reconditioned and re-embarked; but they reported to us that the remaining twenty-two, forming part of the one hundred and twenty-five just unloaded and by them inspected, are so damaged that they cannot be reconditioned and must be cast into the sea at once. The said Lord Captain requested formal record of such declaration, asking that it please you to allow him to have the one hundred and three bales of cinnamon in question reconditioned, and as for the twenty-two, he declares that he defers to our prudence. Wherefore we, the aforesaid and undersigned judge, granting formal record, with the consent of the King's Attorney, have permitted the said Lord Captain to have the said one hundred and three bales of cinnamon reconditioned and re-embarked; and as for the twenty-two damaged ones of bad quality, rotten, they were presently cast into the sea by our order and in the presence of the above-named; of which and of all the above the present official report was drawn up, signed by the same with the said Lord Captain, the King's Attorney, the experts, the said Sicard, and the clerk, having applied ourselves until six o'clock struck, and given the holiday tomorrow, the said inspection shall be continued next Monday, the thirtieth of the current month, at the same place, at the hour of eight in the morning, where all the above-named have promised to meet again. Thus signed: P. L. Ribe, Le Cuis, Moriniere cadet, Dusauw fils, J. Requiesse, Sicard, Autfray, Le Verger, and Le Forestier. And since Monday, thirtieth of April, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven, at the hour of eight in the morning. Upon the same request and attendance as before, in virtue and execution of our aforesaid order and of our various preceding official reports. We, the aforesaid and undersigned judge, assisted as stated, having in our retinue the said Antoine Sicard, police archer, and accompanied by the same experts aforementioned, qualified, and domiciled, betook ourselves on board the ship Le Draak, where, being present, in the presence of the King's Attorney, upon the requests of the said Lord Captain, the inspection of the said damaged goods before us was continued by the said experts, as follows: The unloading of the said bales of cinnamon was proceeded with, and there were successively recognized and inspected one hundred and eighty-three bales, which these experts reported to us to have been wetted, and that they are damaged; that there are ninety of them that can be reconditioned and re-embarked; but as for the ninety-three bales to complete the one hundred and eighty-three that have just been unloaded and inspected, they are so damaged and in such bad condition that they cannot be reconditioned, that there would be danger in letting them remain, and that they must be cast into the sea. Of which declarations and reports the said Lord Captain requested formal record, asking that it please you to permit him to have the said ninety bales of cinnamon reconditioned and re-embarked; and as for the ninety-three bales of bad quality, he declares that he defers to our prudence. Whereupon we, the aforesaid and undersigned judge, granting formal record, with the consent of the King's Attorney, have permitted the said Lord Captain to have the ninety bales of cinnamon above-verified, recognized, and inspected reconditioned, and subsequently to have them re-embarked; and as for the ninety-three bales of bad quality, we have presently caused them to be cast into the sea in the presence of all the above-named; of which and of all the above we have drawn up the present official report to be valid and serve as appropriate, signed by the same with the said Captain, the King's Attorney, the experts, the said Sicard, and the clerk, having applied ourselves until noon struck; and for the continuation, we say that we shall betake ourselves with all the above-named to the said place at the hour of two in the afternoon. Thus signed: Le Cuis, P. I. Ribe, Moriniere cadet, J. Requiesse, Dusauw fils, Sicard, Souffray, Le Verger, and Le Forestier. And on the said day, Monday, thirtieth of April, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven, at the hour of two in the afternoon. Upon the same request and attendance as aforementioned, in execution of our official report of this day. We
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745. jusqu'a mude sonné protestant de nous trouver avec les susnomes au meme lieu a l'Eeure de deux de relevée pour etre continul de procides. ainsi signé P. J. Ribe Juis, moriniere Cadet Dusauw gils, J. Requietje, Sicard, Autfray le verges et le forestier. - Et le même Jour vingt huit avril mil sext cent quatre vingt sepr heure de deux de relivéé. En nieme requete et presente et en execution de nos proces verbaux qui pressedent. Nous Juge Sursdit et sous Li„ qne assisté ainsi qu'est dit, ayant a notre suitte le dit Pierre, et ac„ compagné des nemes Experts tous avans nomme et qualisiés, Domi„ cilies nous sommes transportés a bond du dit navire, ou etant acte continué de proieder a la visitte des balles de Cavelle dependant de la Cangaison du dit navire ce qui a sté fait domme Suit. se a cté de suitte de barque Cent cent balles de Canelles a la visittes des quelles il a cté proiedé par devant nous par les dits experts en presente du procureur du Rroij ou ala requisition die dit Lieur Capitaine il s'en est trouwe Cent trois aalles que les Experts nous ont declaré pouvoir être beneficies et rembarquees, mais ils nous ont rop„ porté que les vingt deux restantes faizant partie des Cent vingt Cing qui Viennent d'être de barquées, et par eux visittées; sont si avariées qu'elle ne peuvent etre beneficiees, et doivent être jetté a la merd a l'instant le dit sieur Capn. a requis acte de telte declaration qu'il vous plaite lui permettre de faire benefivier les Cent trois balles de Canelle en question, et quant aux vingt deux, declare qu'il s'en remet a notre prudente. Pourquoi nons Iuge sus dit et sorissigné donnant acte, ce con„ sentant M. le procureur du Roij nous avons permis au dit Sieur Capi„ „taire de faire beneficier et rem„ barquer les dittes Cent trois balles de Canelle et quant aux vingt deux vingt avariees 746 avariees de mauvaise qualité Douries, elles ont êté presentement jettées a la mer en notre ordonnance et en presence des susnomines dont et de tout ce que dessus a êté dressé le present proces verbal, signe jielui avec le dit sieur Capitaine, le pro„ cureur du roij, des Experts, le dit Siard et Greffier, ayant vacque jusqu'a six heures sonnées, et attendu la ferie de demain Sera Con„ tinue de Proceder â la ditte visitte lun di prochain trente du Courant au même lieu heure de luit du maten ou tous les sus denominés ont promis de se retrouver ainsi Signé P. L Ribe, Le Cuis, Mori„ niere cadet, Dusank fils, j re„ quiesse, Sicard, Antfraij, Le verger et le forestier. - Et depuis le landi trente avril mil sept cent quatre vingt sept heure de huit de Matin en même Requete et Presente que ci devant en vertu et execution de notre susditte ordonnanie, et de jl a cté procedé a la Continua¬ „tion du de barquement des dte balles de Canelle et il a êté recomes et visittées de Suitte Cent quatre vingt Lavis balles, que ces Experts nous ont rapporté avoir eté mouil„ lées, et qu'elles sont avarices quil ij en a quatre vingt dix qui peuvent être beneficices et rembarquées, mais quant aux quatre vingt treize balles Nous Juge sus dit et Sous signé assisté comme est dit, ayant a notre suitte le dit Antoine Sirard archen de Polite, et accompagné des mêmes estperts avant nommés qualifies et domiciliés, nons sommes trans, portes a bord du navire le Draak ou etant, en presence du procureur du Roy les requisitions du dit sieur Cap:n a cté continué par les dits Experts de proteder devant nous a la visitte des ditles ava„ rier ainsi que suit. - nos differents proces verbaux qui precedent. ros pour 1 747. pour par faire les Cent quatre vingt trois qui viennent d'etre de barquées et visittéés, elle sont si avariées et en si mauvais etat qu'elles ne peu„ „vent être beneficiées, qu'il ij auroit du danger a les laisser subsister„ et qu'elle doivent être Jettéés a la mer. Des qu'elles declarations et rapports le dit sieur Capitaine a requis acte, et qu'il vous plaise een permittre de faire beneficier et rembarquer les dittes quatre vingt dix balles de Cavelle et quant aux quatre vingt treize balles de mau, „vaise qualité, declare qu'il s'en rapporte â notre pradence sur quoi nous Juge susdit et sirissigné donnant acte se consen„ „tant M. le procureur der roij, nous avons permis au dit sieur Capitaine de faire benefivier les quotre vingt der balles de Canelle susverifices reconnies et visitées, et ensuitte de les faire rembarquer et quand En même requete et presence avant dittes, el execution de notre pooces verbal de ce jourd' huij. - Et le dit Iour lundi trente avril mil sept cent quatre vingt sept heure de deux de relevee. aux quatre vingt treize balles de mauvaise qualité, nous les avons fait presentement jetter a la mer en presence de tous les susdenomés dont et de tout ce que dessus nous avons dressé le present proces. verbal pour valoir et servir te que de raison signé j celui avec le dit Capitaine, le pprocureur de roij„ les experts, le dit Sirard, et le greffier, ayant vacque jusqu'a midi sonnéé et pour la Continuation disons que nous nous transporte„ „rons avectous les susdenomes au dit lieu, heure de deux de relevée /:ainsi Signé Le Cuis, P. I. Ribe, Moriniere Cadel, 1. requiesse, Du, sam fils, Siward. Soutfraij, le verger„ et le Forestier aux Novs
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We, the aforesaid and undersigned judge, assisted as stated, having in our suite the said Sicard, went on board the vessel Le Draak, accompanied by the above-named and qualified experts, where, being present, the inspection of the damages was continued as follows. We proceeded with the continuation of the unloading of the bales of cinnamon, and one hundred and seventeen bales were found remaining of the seven hundred and seventy-eight bales declared by the said Captain. Which one hundred and seventeen bales were, in our presence and that of the Captain and the King's Attorney, inspected one after the other by the said experts, who told and declared to us that eighty-five bales are wet and so damaged that it is unavoidable to have them thrown into the sea because of their bad taste and poor quality, and that the thirty-two remaining bales may be reconditioned and then re-embarked, and that these last bales were also wet. The said Captain requested of us an official record of this declaration, and that it please us to permit him to have the said thirty-two bales of cinnamon reconditioned and re-embarked; as for the eighty-five of poor quality, he declares that he defers to our judgment to order what we see fit. Whereupon we, the aforesaid and undersigned judge, granting the record, with the consent of the King's Attorney, have permitted and do permit the said Captain to have the said thirty-two bales of cinnamon reconditioned and then re-embarked; and as for the eighty-five bales of bad taste, we have presently, in the presence of the said Captain and with the consent of the King's Attorney, caused them to be thrown into the sea, of which and of all the above we have drawn up this official report, and signed it with the said Captain, the King's Attorney, the experts, the said Sicard, and the Clerk, having attended to this until the striking of six o'clock; and for the continuation of the said inspection, we state that we will proceed with all the above-named to the said place at the hour of eight in the morning tomorrow, Tuesday, May the first. And on Tuesday, May the first, seventeen hundred and eighty-seven, at the hour of eight in the morning. Upon the same request and in the aforesaid presence, by virtue and in execution of our said order and our various preceding official reports. We, the aforesaid and undersigned judge, assisted as stated, having in our suite the said Sicard, and accompanied by the same experts, went on board the said vessel Le Draak, where, being in the presence of the said Captain and the King's Attorney, the examination and inspection of the said damages was continued as follows: We proceeded to the unloading of nine thousand pounds of pepper, examined and inspected by the experts, who reported to us that the said pepper was wet, that it is totally spoiled and damaged, and that it is unavoidable to throw it into the sea. The said Captain requested an official record of this declaration and report, and declared that he defers to our judgment. Whereupon, having heard the said report, and with the consent of the King's Attorney, granting the record, we presently caused the said fifty-nine thousand pounds of spoiled and damaged pepper to be thrown into the sea, and given that the hour of noon has arrived, the continuation of the said inspection was suspended; we state that we will proceed to the said place today at the hour of two in the afternoon, with the above-named who have promised to be there, of which and regarding which we have drawn up this official report and signed it with the said Captain, the King's Attorney, the experts, the said Sicard, and the Clerk. Thus signed: P. Ribe, Le Cuis, Moriniere, Moriniere Cadet, Dusaux son, Requiesse, Auffray, Sicard, Le Vergier, and Forestier. And on the said day, May the first, seventeen hundred and eighty-seven, at the hour of two in the afternoon, Upon the same request and in the aforesaid presence, and in execution of our preceding official reports, We, the aforesaid and undersigned judge, assisted as stated, having in our suite the said archer and police officers above-named and accompanied by the same experts, went on board the said vessel, where, being present, the examination of the damages in question was continued. We immediately proceeded to the unloading and inspection of fifty-one thousand pounds of pepper, which were found to be completely damaged, and the experts told and declared to us that they had also been wet, that they were spoiled and of bad taste, just as that examined this morning, and that it could only be harmful to those who would use it, which is why they estimate that the said pepper must be thrown into the sea. The said Captain requested an official record of this report, and declared that he deferred to our judgment. Whereupon we, the aforesaid and undersigned judge, granting the record to the Captain, and with the consent of the King's Attorney, have caused to be thrown into the sea, by our order and in our presence and those of the above-appearing parties, the said fifty-one thousand pounds of pepper, as being of bad taste and spoiled. And given the hour of six o'clock, the continuation of the said examination was adjourned; we state that in the presence of the above-named it will be proceeded with tomorrow at eight o'clock in the morning at the said place, in witness whereof we have drawn up this official report and signed it with the said Captain, the experts, the said Sicard, the King's Attorney, and the Clerk. Thus signed: Sicard, Moriniere.
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748 Nous juge susdit et Sous signé assisté comme est dit, ayant a notre Tuitte le dit Siard, nous Lommes transportés a bord du navire le Draak, accompagne des Experts susnomés et qualisiés, ou etanta ité continue de proieder a la visitte des avaries comme Suit. je a cté protedé a la continu„ ation du de barquement des balle de Canelle, et il s'en est trouvé Cent dix sept balles restant des Sept cent soixante dix huit balles decla„ réès par le dit Sieur Capitaine, ces quelles Cent dix Sept. ballet ont êté devant nous, le sieur Capitaine le procureur du Roij, visittées lune apres l'autre par les dits Experts qui nous ont dit et declaré qu'il s'en trouve quatre vingt Cing balles qui ont ête mouillées et sont siava„ „riées que l'on ne peut se dispenser de les faire setter dans ca mer à cause de leur mauvais gout et de leur mauvaise qualité, que lés trente Le dit sieur Capitaine nous a „demandé acte de Cette declaration, et qu'il vous plaise lui permettre de faire beneficier et rembarquer les dittes trente deux balles de Canelle quant aux quatre vingt ang de man„ vaise qualité, d'eclare qu'il=s'en remit à notre prudente pour ordonner ce qu'il nous plaira, sur quoi nous Iuge susdit et soussigné donnant acte, ce consentant M. le procureur du Roij permis et permettons, au dit sieur Capitaine de faire beneficier les dittes trente deux ballés de Cavelle et ensuite les faire rembarquer et quant aux quatre vingt Cinq balles de mauvais gout nous les avonrs presentement en pre„ „senve du dit Lieur Capitaine, et du consentement de M. Le Procureur du Roij, fait jetter a la mer, dont et de tout ce que dessus nous avons dressé le present proces verbal, signe deux balles restantes penvent êtré beneficiëes et ensuitte rembarquées et que ces dernieres balles ont aussi été mouilléés. deux J Clai 749 j celui avec le dit sieur Capitaine, le procureur du Roij, les Experts. le dit Sivard, et le Greffier, aypant vacquel jusqu'a six heures sonhées, et pour la Continuation de la d=te visitte, dis„ cour que nons Transporterons avec tous les susnomés au dit lieu heure de huit de matin demain mardi pre„ „mier maij. - et le mardi premier may mil sept Cent quatre vingt sept keure de huit de matin. En nieme requete et presence avans dittes, en vertu et execution de notal d:o ordonnance, et de nos dik ferens proces verbaur qui prece, „dent.. Nous Iuge susdit et sous signe assisté comme est dit ayant a notre suitte le dit Sicard, et auccompagné des nêmes Experts, nous sommes transportes a bord du dit navire le Draak, ou etant en presence die dit sieur Capitaine et M. le procureur de Roij à ête continué de proteder a la reconnoissance et visitte des dit„ Le dit Capitaine a requis acte de cette declaration et rapport, et declare qu'il s'en remet a notre prudenie - surquoi oui le dit rapport; et ce consentant M. le procureur du roi, donnant acte, nous avons fait presen„ tement jetter a la mer les dits cinquante neuf milliers de Poivre gates, et ava„ „riés, et attendu l'heure de midi arrivé a eté descontinué & proieder a la d. o visette, desons que nous nous transporterons au dit lien te Jour, d'hui heure de deux de relevéé, avec les susnomes qui ont promis s'ij trouver dont et de quoi avons dressé le present procés verbal signé jcelui avec le dit sieur Capitaine le Procureur du Roij, les Experts, le dit Licard et le grep. fier. ainsi signé P. s Ribe, Le Cuis, „tes avaries comme suit A êté proieder au debarquement de neuf milliers de Poivre reconnués et visités par les Experts qui nous ont rapporté que le dit poivue a êté mouillé, qu'il est totallement gaté et avarie et que l'onne peut se dispenier de le jetter a la mex. - tes moriniere 750. Moriniere Cadet, Dusaux fils, 1 re„ quiesse, Auffraij Dward, le vergjer et Forestier. - et le dit jour premier mais mil sept Cent quatre vingt sext heure de deur de relevée, en nême requete et presence avant dittes, et en Execution de nos precedents proces verbaux — Nous Juge susdit et sous signé, assisté comme est dit ayant a notre suitte le dit archer et polive susde, només et accompagné des mêmes experts, nous Lommes transportés a bord au dit navire, ou etant a êté continué de proieder a la reconnois„ „sanie des avaries dont sagit A ete proredé de Suitte au debur„ „quement et visitte de Cinquante un millier de Poivre, qui se sont trouvés tout avaries, et les Experts nous ont dit et declaré qu'ils avoient êté aussi mouillés qu'ils etoient gates et de mauvais gout, ains que celui reconnu ce matin qu'il ne pouvoit etre que pernitieux pour ceux et attendu l'heure de six acté sursis de proieder a la Continuation de la d:e reconnoissante, dissons qu'en presence des susnomés il ij sera pro„ „ieder demain huit heures du matin au dit lieu, en foi de quoi avons dressés le present proies verbal, signié jcelui avec le dit Lieur Capitaine les Experts„ le dit Licard, le Procureur du Roij et le Greffier ainsi signé Dicard, Le dit Sieur Capitaine a requis acte de ce rapport, et declaré qu'il s'en remettoit a notre prudente./. sur quoi nous Juge sasdit et sous signé donnant acte au sieur Capitaine et ce consentant M. Le procureur du Roy, nous avons fait setter de notae ordonnante et en notre presence et celles des sus Compa„ „rants les dits sinquante un milliers de poivre a la mer, comme etant de mauvais gout, et gate. /. qui s' en serviroient, pourquoi ils estiment que le dit poivre doit etre jetté a la mer. qui Mondirieke
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751. Moriniere Cadet, Dusaux fils, J. requiesse, Le Cuis, Autfray, Le Verger, Le Forestier. And the following day, Wednesday the second of May, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven, at the hour of eight in the morning. Upon the same request and in the aforesaid presence, by virtue and in execution of our aforesaid order and our preceding minutes, We, the aforesaid and undersigned Judge, assisted as has been stated, having in our retinue the said Sicard, police archer, and accompanied by the Experts named, qualified, and residing as above, traveled aboard the ship the Draak, where, being on board, we continued to proceed with the examination of the said damage as follows: There were unloaded four hundred and fourteen bales of coffee, which were examined in succession by the said Experts, who informed us that the said coffee had been soaked, that it was spoiled and rotten, and that it was indispensable to throw it into the sea. Whereof and of which the said Captain also requested from us a formal certificate, which we granted him with the consent of the said King's attorney. Next, there were unloaded two thousand one hundred and nineteen bags of saltpeter, which the said Captain declared to us contained approximately one hundred and nine thousand four hundred and forty-one pounds by weight, all of which saltpeter was soaked and dissolved, and nothing more was found in the bags, following the verification and examinations subsequently made before us by the said Experts. The said Captain requested a certificate of this declaration and verification by the Experts and leaves the matter to our prudence. Whereupon we, the aforesaid and undersigned Judge, with the consent of the King's attorney, have granted the certificate, and caused the said four hundred bales of coffee to be thrown into the sea in the presence of all the aforementioned. 752. And considering that the hour of noon has struck, we declare that we shall be on board the said ship this day at two o'clock in the afternoon with all the aforementioned persons; whereof certificate, and we have signed with the said Captain, the King's attorney, the Experts, the said Sicard, and the Clerk, thus signed: Rivard, Le Cuis, Moriniere Cadet, Dusaux fils, J. Requiesse, Autfray, Le Verger, and Le Forestier. And on the said day, the second of May, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven, at the hour of two in the afternoon, upon the same request and in the aforesaid presence, and in execution of our various preceding minutes, We, the aforesaid and undersigned Judge, assisted as stated, having in our retinue the aforesaid police archer, and accompanied by the same Experts named, qualified, and residing as above, traveled aboard the ship the Draak, where, being on board, we continued to proceed with the examinations and recognition of the damage in question, as follows: And at that moment, the said Captain declared to us that during the gale of wind he encountered during his crossing, and to lighten his vessel, he was obliged to have ten eight-pounder cannons thrown into the sea. The said Captain requested a certificate of this declaration and leaves the matter to our prudence. Whereupon we, the aforesaid and undersigned Judge, with the consent of the King's attorney, granted the certificate, and in our presence and that of the aforementioned persons, had the said rice and provisions thrown into the sea. We proceeded with the unloading of forty-six thousand and seventy-five pounds of rice and provisions of the said ship, which were examined and inspected by the said Experts, who reported to us that they had been soaked, that everything was rotten and totally spoiled, that they judged it impossible to avoid throwing them into the sea, and that it would be dangerous to keep them. 753. eight deniers. eight, that he then found that four thousand four hundred and eighty-seven pounds of gunpowder were dissolved, and that he found three casks of arrack and one of wine stove in and completely ruined; of which declaration he requests a certificate from us. Paid to the Commissioner for fifty-five hours of duty: 220. To the King's archer: 146. 13. 4. Experts: 232. Clerk and expedition: 196. 13. 4. Paid to the guard by A. de Dongera: 210. Legalization: [illegible] 1007. 6. 8. one thousand and seven livres, six sols, eight deniers. Whereupon we, the aforesaid and undersigned Judge, with the consent of the King's attorney, granted a certificate to the said Captain of his requests; whereof and of all the above we have drawn up these present minutes to be valid and serve as appropriate, and we have signed the same with the said Captain, the King's attorney, the Experts, the said Sicard, and the Clerk, having attended to the present operation until seven o'clock had struck, thus done and drawn up as stated, the years and day aforesaid. Thus signed: P. J. Ribe, Moriniere Cadet, Dusaux fils, Le Cuis, Requiesse, Sicard, Le Verger, Le Forestier, and Autfray. We, Ignace Brunel, King's Counselor, Judge of Royal, Civil, Criminal, Police, and Admiralty matters in Isle de France, formerly First Counselor to the Superior Council of Pondicherry, certify to all whom it may concern that Mr. Autfray, who signed on the other part, is Clerk of the Royal and Admiralty Jurisdiction of Isle de France, and that faith must be given to his signature both in judgment and out of it. We further certify that stamped paper and the registration of such acts are not in use in this Colony. In witness whereof: Autfray. Corrected six words entered. Signed. Collated. Collated.
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751. Moriniere Cadet, Dusaux fils, J requiesse, Le suis, Autfraij, Le Ver„ ger, Le Forestier. Et le lendemain mecredi deuu mais mil sept Cent quatre vingt sept heure de huit de matin En nieme requete et Presence avant dittes, en vertu et Execution de notre sus ditte ordonnante et de nos preciaerts proces verbeaux— Nous Juge Susdit en Saussigne assisté comme est dit ayant a notre suitte le dit Sicard archer de police, et accompagné des Expertes ci devant nommés, qualifiés et domiciliés, nous Somme & transportes a bord du navire le Draak, ou etant a cté continue de proieder a la reconnoissante des dittes avaries comme: Suit ont dé debarque quatre cent quatorze balles de Cuffé, Les quelles ont eté visitées de Suitte en suitte par les dits Experts qui nous ont dit que le dit Cassé avoient eté mouillé, qu'il etout Dont et de quoi le dit Sieur Capi„ taine nous a aussi requis acte que nous lui avons ottavyé le Consentant ee dit procureur du roij. — Ensuitte ont eté debarque deux mille Cent dix neuf sacs de Salpetre que le dit Capitaine nous a declaré contenix Ervis Cent neuf mille quatre cent guarante une livres pesant, tout lequel salpetre a cté mouillé et fondu, et ne l'est plus rien trouvé dans le sace Luivant verification et vesittes en fuittes devant nous par les dits Experts./ Le dit Capitaine a requis acte de cêtte declaration et verefication des Experts et L'en remet a notré prudense. sur quoi nous Juge susdit et sous „signé du consentement du procureur du Roij avons donné acte, et avons fait Jetter a la mer, les dittes quatre Cent balles de Caffé en presence de tous les susdenomes. - gaté et pourri et qu'il etoit indispensable de le Jetter a la mer. gate 752 Et attendu l'heure de midi Sonné disons que nous nous trouverons a bord du dil navire ce Jourd' hui deux heures de relevées avectous les sus denomés, dont acte et avons signé avec le dit sieur Capitaine le procureur du Roij les Experts, le dit Sicard et le Griffier ainsi signé Pivard, a Cuis, Moriniere Cadet, Dusaux fils. /. Requiessen, Autfaan, le verger et le forestier Et le dit jour deux mai mil sept Cent quatre vingt sept haire de deux de relevee en mime requete et presence avant dittes et en execution de nos dis„ „ferens proces verbaux que presedent - Nous Iuge susdit et Soussigné assisté comme est dit ayant a notre suitte le dit archer de Police avant nominé et accompagné des mêmes Ex, „perts er dessus nominés qualifies et domicilliés nous Lommes transportés a bond du navire le Praak ou etant, a êté continué de proteder au visittes et revonnois, ance des avaries dont Et a l'instant le dit sieur Capitaine nous a declaré que pendant le coup lle vent qu'il a recu dans sa traversée et pour alleijer son navire el avoit êté obligé de faire Jetter a la mer dix Canons Le dit Lieur Capitaine a requis acte de cette declaration et s'en reuret a notre prudente. - Siarquoi nous Juge sus ait et sous signé ce Consentant M le procu¬ „reur du roi avons donné acte, et en notre presence et des susnomés avons fait jetter les d:ie ris et provision a lamer. A: cté proiëdé on debarquement de guarante sixmille soixante quinze livres de ris et provision du dit navire„ qui ont élé visittées et reconnus par les dits Experts qui nous ont rapporte qu'elles avoient eté mouillees que le tout etoit pourre et totallement gate qu'ils estimoient que l'on ne pouvoit Le dispenier de les fetter a la mer et qu'il servient dangereux de les Conserver. — il s'agit comme Suit - is de 753. huit deniens. - de huit, qu'il avoit reconve alors que :Ps a M=r le Commisaire quatre mille quatre Cent quatre vingt pour cinquante ding sept livres de pondre a Canon etoiens heures de vacatien 220. – fondues, et qu'il avoit trouvé trois M. C' archer du Roij 146. 13. 4. aegres d'arak et une de vin quietoiens Experts. . . . . 232. defonices, et totallement en vendange, Ger: et Exp=m 196. 13. 4. de la quelle declaration, ib nous de„ paije au garde par „mande acte. A. de Dongera. . . „ 210. Legalitatius 1007: 6. 8. mille sept Livres Sixsols Surquoi nous Iuge susdit et soussigné, du Censentiment de M. le Procureur du Roij, avons donné acte au dit sieur Capitaine de ses requisitions, dond et de tout ce que dessus avons dresse le present proces verbal pour valloir et service le qu'il appartiendra avons signé j Celui avec le dit sieur Capitaine le procureur du Roij, les Experts le dit Suard et le Greffier, ayant vacque a la presente operation jusqua sept hiures Sonnées, ainsi fait et dressé comme est dit les ans et jour sus dits /. ainsi signé P. I. Ribe, Moriniere Callet, Du, saux fils, Le Cuis. / Requiesse, Sward, Le Verger, et Le Forestier et Antfraij- Nous Ignaie Brunel conseiller Du, „ron Juge roijal, civil, Criminel de police et d'amiranté a l'isle de Franie lij dwvant, premier Conseiller au Conseil suppericure de Tondicherij Certifions a lous qu'il appartiendra, que m. Autfrai qui a signé de l'autre part est Greffier de la Jurisdiction roiale et d'amiranté de l'Isle de France, et que foi doit êtze ajouté a sa Signature lant En Jagement que hors. Certiffions en outre que lo papier timbré Et le Controlie de parcils actesne sont point d'usage en Cette Colonie, En temoin de Autfray. Corrige Six mots mis /:signe:/ Collatiore Collatione qucoi
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754. Sealed the said day and year, which we have signed these presents and had affixed thereto the ordinary seal of the jurisdiction by one of its clerks. Given in our hotel at Port Louis, Isle de France, the eighteenth of July, seventeen hundred and eighty-seven, one word crossed out as null. Signed: Brunel as before Also Signed: Autraij Declare at the requisition of the Honorable Lord Captain commanding the aforementioned vessel, that on 22 September 1787, upon hauling the longboat onto the shore for repairs, we found the same completely rotted and deteriorated from age, as well as several ribs broken, along with further defects, such that according to the statement of the carpenters, it would cost much more to repair here than it was completely worth, and that it would be best for the benefit of the Honorable Company to have the aforementioned longboat sold here at public auction. Which we declare to be the pure truth, and if required, to confirm under oath. Was signed: A: Driesman, N: Termeulen We, the undersigned officers appointed to the Honorable Company's ship de Draak, each in his capacity, the first as Captain-Lieutenant, the second as Lieutenant, the third as Boatswain, the fourth as Boatswain's Mate, the fifth as Gunner, the sixth as Chief Carpenter. Agreed Ah Lorah ballen 1621 vt and therefore this is the mark of S. P. Ruil, I. C. Clemens, Thomas Lang, Hermanus Laarrevoets. In the margin: Done on the vessel aforementioned, lying at anchor at Mauritius, the 23rd of September, Anno 1787. AH Dorak Egllang Agreed 755. Declare at the requisition of the Honorable Captain L: F: Ribe, commanding the aforementioned vessel, to have found upon inspection of the ship on 27 March 1787, or the day after the severe hurricane, the following defects on the ship as far as one could perceive, namely: the starboard gallery heavily damaged and broken to pieces, the sheathing knocked away in several places, the chainplates given way, the transom beam of the quarterdeck broken, all the seams both outboard and inboard, as far as could be seen, open, the between-deck ports given way, the stern damaged, the storm shutters, glass windows, and partitions in the cabin knocked away, the board on starboard in several places broken, all the railings of the quarterdeck and poop deck, We, the undersigned officers appointed to the Honorable Company's ship de Draak, each in his capacity, as: the first as Captain-Lieutenant, the second as Lieutenant, the third as Boatswain, the fourth as Gunner, the fifth as Boatswain's Mate, the sixth as Chief Carpenter, the seventh as Sailmaker, the eighth as Steward, the ninth as Cooper. 21 m 1 with 756. with chicken coops, binnacles, compasses, lamps, and whatever was upon them completely swept away; the bulkheads of the cabins at the stern given way; the steward's room in the waist with steward's tools, together with the cooper's and blacksmith's tool chests, smashed to pieces and the tools partly overboard; the fire engine with its accessories in the closet smashed to pieces and washed overboard; the swifters broken; the rudder chains broken to pieces and knocked away; the rudder pendants off; three pintles of the same off; the counter at the stern broken to pieces; all the partitions of the rice rooms, bread rooms, pump well smashed into each other, and all the rice and remaining goods underwater and soaked through and through; the powder magazine full of water and all the powder wet; the partitions of the sail room and kajang store broken apart, and all the kajang, sails, ship's clothing, and whatever was in there, soaked through and through; the partitions between decks of the aft compartment smashed to pieces; the rations mixed together and partly smashed and everything soaked through and through; the partitions of the fore compartment broken; all the Company's linens, as well as the private goods and further cargo in there for the Cape, soaked through and through and partly broken to pieces; the bulkheads in the hold, aft and fore, given way and bowed out; the hold full of water; all the cordage in the cable tier shifted; the permitted chests in the gunner's room wet; all the clothing chests of the crew under the forecastle and half [illegible] Agreed as well as the sheets in the waist overboard; along with the 2 water butts. Furthermore, we declare that against the heavy pounding of the sea from behind over the stern, we hauled a new main topmast staysail, and that the same was broken to pieces and washed away by the sea, together with two deep-sea leads, namely one of 60 lb and one of 40 lb, which were used to sink the aforementioned sail. All of which we declare to be the pure truth and, if required, to confirm under oath. Underneath stood: Done on the ship aforementioned, the 28th of March 1787. Was signed: H: Driesman, H: Termeulen, this is the mark of I: F: Keul, I: C: Clemens, Tomas Lang, Hermanus Barrevoest, Cornelis Smit, Jan van Ingen, Conrad Brunkede. AD Lorak Egllercso as well as 21 757. Declare at the requisition of the Honorable Lord Captain P: F: Ribe, commanding the aforementioned vessel, that during the stay at the island of Mauritius, due to the frequent shifting of the ballast from aft to fore during the unloading of the ship, taking up the dunnage, and cleaning the hold, many of the cowries were lost and spoiled, although with the utmost care we sought to prevent the same. Which we declare to be the pure truth, and if required, to confirm under oath. Underneath stood: Done on the ship aforementioned, the 10th of October 1787. Was signed: H Driesman, H Termul, and therefore this is the mark of Izy Rueel, H: C: Clemens, I: Lang. Agreed By the undersigned officers appointed to the Honorable Company's ship de Draak, each in his capacity, the first as Captain-Lieutenant, the second as Lieutenant, the third as Boatswain, the fourth as Boatswain's Mate, the fifth as Gunner. Hlorak Eg Clercq 9
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754. Scellé les dits Jouret an quoi nous avons signé les presentes et d'icelles fait opposer le selé or„ „dinaire de la Iures diction par l'in des Gretfies d'icelle. Donné en notre hotel au port Louis isle de France Le dix „ huit Quillet mis sept (ent quatre vingt Sept /:en mot Raye comme nul/ /:signl:/ Brunel que devant Auff /:Sigul:/ Autraij Verklaaren ter Requisitie van den WelEdelen Heer Capitain, Commandeerend voorgemelde bodem dat op den 22 September 1787. met ophalen van de Barcas op de wal, tot Repa„ ratie, hebbe bevonden, denzelven van ouderen ten eenemaale verrot en vergaan, beneffens verscheide Inhouten aanstukkend, met verdere gebreeken, zodanig dat volgens op„ „gaak der Timmerlieden, veel meer zoude kosten tot reparatie alhier, als deselve ten eemaal waard was, en dat het best tot voordeel van de EComp: zoude zijn om boven„ gem: Barcas op publicque veijling alhier te doen verkopen. - T welk wij verklaare de zuijvere waar„ heijd te zijn, en des gerequireerd werdende met Eede te bevestigen /:was geteekend: A: Driesman, N: Termeulen Wij ondergeteekende officiers, beschijden op 's EComp: schip de Draak, Een ijder in zijn qualiteijd, den Eersten als Cap:n Lieutenant den Tweeden als Lieutenant den derden als Bootsman den vierden als schieman den vijfden als Constapel den sesden als oppertimmerman Accordeert Ah Lorah ballen 1621 vt x /:en daar omme :/ dit is 't merk van S. P„ Ruil„ I. C. Clemens, Thomas Lang, Harma„ nus Laarrevoets /:in margine:/ Actum in 't schip voornoemt Leggend geankert, op Mauritius den 23:' September A:o 1787. AH Dorak Egllang Acordeert — 755. Verklaaren ter requisitie van den wel Edele Captnn L: F: Ribe Commandeerende voorgem bordem te hebben bevonden bij visentatie van 't' schip op den 27 Maart 1787 off daags na de zwaare orcaan, de volgende gebreeken aan 't schip zo ver als men doen gewaar konde worden, Namendlyk aan de Galderij an stuur boord zwaar beschadigt en aan stukkend de spijkerhuid op verscheide plaatzen weggeslagen, de Rusten begeevene, de hekbalk van '4 halff dek gebrooken, al de naaden zo wel buryte als binnen boords /:zo ver men zien konde:/ opene de poorten tusschen deks zig begeeven, de agter spiegel be„ schadigt, de blindins Plaaze raamen en schotten in de Cajuyt weggeslaagene het boord, on stuur boord op verscheyde plaatzen en stukkend al de Leunings van halfdek en Companjer Wij Ondergeteekende officieren bescheijden op 'S E Comp:s schip de Draak Eijder in zijn qualiteijt als den Eerste als Capitain Luytenant „ tweeden „ Luijtenant „ derden „ Bootsman „ vierden„ Constapel „ Vyfden „ Schieman „ sesden Oppertimmerman „ zeevenden„ Zeylmaker „ Agjsten „ Bottelier „ Neegende„ Kuyper 21 m 1 met 756 met hoenderhokken, Nagthuizen, Compasse Lampen en wat daar op was gladt weg geslaagen, de schotten van de Hutten agter op begeevene, de botte„ „larij, in de kuijl met botteliers gereedschappen, be„ neffens de kuijpers en Smits gereedschaps kisten aan stukkend geslaagene in de gereedschappen ten deele over boordt de brandspuyt met zyn toebehoore in de kast aan stukkend geslaagen en over boord gespoeld de swerpen gebrooken, de Roerkettings aan Stuk en weggeslagene, de broekings van 't roer aff, drie haaken van het zelve aff, 't verwulft van agteren an stukkend, al de schotten van Rystkaamers scherpgaken pomp zoo in elkander geslaagene, en al de rijst en overige goederen, onder waater en doore en door nat het kruijdgat vol waater en al het kruijk nat. de schotte van Zylkooij en Cadjang kok, uijt elkander en al de Cadsamg, zeylen scheepskleeren en wat daar in was, door en door nat. de schotten tusschen deks, van 't agterhok aan stukkend geslagen. de Randzoenen door mal„ kander en ten deele an stukkend en alles door en door nat, de schotten van 't voorhok en stukkend al de Comp. Leijwaaten, beneffens de particuliere goederen en verdere Laading daar in voor de Caap door en door nat en ten deele aan stukken gewerkt, de Schotten in 't ruijm, agter en voor begeeven en uitgezet, de het vol waater. Al het Touwerk in 't Cabeleadt overgeschooten, de gepermitteerde kisten in de Constaapels, kaamen, nat, sol de plunje kieten der Equipagie onder de bak en half ain Accordeert beneffens de Larkens in de kuijl overboordt, beneffens de 2 waater standers, wijdens verklaaren wij, dat voor de Swaaren ston ting der Zee van agteren over de aghter„ spiegel, Een nieuw grootstenge sdag zijl hebben gehaald, en dat dezelve door de zee aan Stukkend en weggeslagen is beneffens twee dieplooden als een van 60 lb en een van 40 lb, welke gebruykte om voorn: zeyl te doen zinken. — 'T welke alles wij verklaarende zuyvere waarheid te zijn en des gerequireerd wordend met Eede te bevestigen /:onderstond:/ Actum in 't schip voorn: den 28 Maart 1787. — /:was geteek:/ H: Driesman, H: Termeulen dit op 't merk van 't I: F: Keul, I: C: Clemens, Tomas Lang, hermanus Barrevoest, Cornelis Smit, Jan van Ingen, Con„ rad Brunkede. AD Lorak Egllercso beneffens 21 757. Verklaren ter requisitie van den wel Edele heer Capteijn P: F ribe Commandeerende 't voorgemelde bodem, dat onder de legtijd op 't Eijland mauritius, door 't veelvuldige verwerken, met de bauris van agteren en na vooren onder het lossen van 't schip opneemen der vrulling en schoonmaken van 't ruijm veele van dezelve zijn verspilt en tot Leur ge„ „gaan zijn, hoewel met uijterste Attentie het zelve hebben zoeken voorte komen. - T' welk wij verklaaren de zuyvere waarheijd te zijn, en des gerequireerd werdende met Eede /onderstond/ Actum in 't Schip voorn den 10 october 1787. — /:was getek/ H Driesman H Termul & daar ome dit is 't werk van Izy rueel H: C: Clemens I: Lang Accordeert Bij ondergetekende officiers bescheijden op 's E Comp:s schip de Draak een eijder in zijn qualiteijt den eersten als Captn Luijtenant den tweeden als Lieu tenant des terden als bootsman den vierden als Schieman den vijfden als Constapel. - Hlorak Eg Clercq 9 te bevestigen. -
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Copy We, the undersigned officers appointed to the Honorable Company's ship De Draak, each in his capacity, the first as Captain Lieutenant, the second as Lieutenant, the third as Boatswain, the fourth as Cooper, declare at the request of the Right Honorable Captain P. P. Riebe, commanding the aforesaid vessel, that during the stay at the Island of Mauritius, we were compelled, due to the poor condition of the water casks, to use seven whole and one half cask for the repair and re-casking of the remainder. Which we declare to be the pure truth, and if required, to confirm under oath. Below: Done on the aforesaid ship, lying at anchor at the Island of Mauritius, the 10th of October 1787. Was signed: H. Driesman, H. Termeulen, and therefore: this is the mark of J. F. Keul, Coenraad Brunschede. Agreed. Eglboe 758 759 Sunday the 15th of April, Anno 1787. Resolution taken by the Ship's Council on the Honorable Company's ship De Draak, lying at anchor in the harbor of Port Louis on the Island of Mauritius. The Ship's Council having convened, it was proposed by the Captain of the vessel to the collective members whether it would not be best to provide the crew with fresh provisions during the time we are to remain here, in order thereby to save the salted meat and bacon for the further voyage, because the same is very scarce and expensive here, and at the same time to provide the crew with half rations, as they must perform heavy labor with discharging and carpentry and have nothing of their own. All of which having been maturely considered, it is resolved, as we hereby resolve, to provide the crew every six days with one pound of fresh meat with the necessary vegetables for the hotchpotch, and also four pounds of bread per man weekly, and further half rations according to the Honorable Company's regulations. Thus done in our meeting, date as above. Was signed: P. F.s Riebe, H. Driesman, H. Vermeulen, and therefore: this is the mark of I. F. Reul, I. C. Clemens, Thomas Lang. Agreed. Eglboeg Below: 760. Wednesday the 10th of October 1787. Resolution taken by the Full Ship's Council on the Honorable Company's ship De Draak, lying at anchor in the harbor of Port Louis on the Island of Mauritius. The Full Ship's Council having convened, it was presented by the Captain of that vessel to the assembled members that on this day all the crew came forward to request advance monthly pay, because in the hurricane on the 26th of March 1787 they were stripped of everything, and also having lain here a very long time, etc. This having been maturely deliberated, it is resolved, as we hereby resolve, to provide the crew here with one advance month's pay for the reasons mentioned above, and to enter the Spanish piastres into their account here at four Dutch current guilders, the Full Ship's Council at the same time very humbly requesting the Right Honorable Highly Esteemed Lords Directors to have the piastres received by the crew deducted from the crew's earned monthly pay in Europe according to Their Honors' and Esteems' discretion and proper value. Thus done on the aforesaid ship, date as above. Was signed: P. F. Ribe, H. Driesman, H. Termeulen, A. v. D. Mark, and therefore: this is the mark of J. F. Reul, Clemens, Thomas Lang. Agreed. AhLorak Cyllene 761 We, the undersigned, Hendrik Kamp, master carpenter of the national warship Princes Louisa, and Hermanus Barvoets, master carpenter of the Honorable Company's ship De Draak, have, at the requisition of the Right Honorable Valiant Captain P. F. Ribe, commanding the aforesaid vessel, presented ourselves to examine and inspect a stump of the foremast from the Honorable Company's ship De Draak, and after having examined the same, found it unable to serve for the aforesaid ship, and have valued the said stump of the foremast at its fair value at a sum of fifty piastres. In truth whereof we have signed this with our hand. Was signed: Harmanis Barrevoets, Hendrik Kamp. In the margin: Port Louis on Isle de France, the 10th of July 1787. Agreed. Wednesday the 28th of March 1787. Resolution taken by the Full Ship's Council on the Honorable Company's ship De Draak, at South latitude of 22 degrees 15 minutes, longitude of 84 degrees 12 minutes. The Full Ship's Council having convened, it was presented by the Captain of that vessel to the assembled members and submitted for mature deliberation, what would be best for us in these circumstances for the preservation of the Honorable Company's vessel and our lives, the ship having been dismasted and heavily crippled by the most terrible hurricane on the night of the 26th of March, currently having 10 feet of water in the ship, and the cargo having settled and shifted heavily, and as far as one could see being wet, etc., as appears from the journal and declaration; all this having thus been maturely considered, it was unanimously resolved, as we hereby resolve, to make every effort to reach and call at the Island of Mauritius, it being our nearest harbor, to unload, remast, and have the ship repaired there and provided with necessities. Thus resolved in our meeting, date as above. Was signed: P. F. Riebe, H. Driesman, H. Vermeulen, and therefore: this is the mark of J. F. Reul, D. P. Clemens, Tomas Lang. Below: Agreed.
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Copia Wy ondergeth„d Officiers bescheiden op 's' E: Comp„s schip de draak een yder in zyn geval„ den Eersten als Cap„n Luijt„ den Tweeden als Luytenand den Derden als Bootsman den Vierden als Kuyper Verklaren ter requisitie van den WelEd„e Heer Cap„n p: p: Riebe Commandeerende voor„ gem: Bodem, dat onder de legtydt op't Eylandt Mauritius, genoodzaakt zijn ge„ weest, door slegtheydt, van de waterleggers, om zeeven heele en een halve Legger te gebruiken tot reparatie en verkassing van de overrige 'T welk wy verklaren de zuyvere waar„ hyt te zyn en des gerequireert werdende met Eede te bevestigen: /:onderstond:/ Actum in 't schip voorn: leggende gean„ kert op het Eylandt Mauritius den 10 October 1787. /:was getk:/ H: Driesman, H Termeulen, /:daaromme :/ dit is 't merk van J: F: Keul, Coenraad Brunschede Accordeert. - htd Eglboe 758 759 Den scheepsraadt vergadert zyn„ „de is door den Capteijn van den bodem aande gezamentlijke Leeden, voorgedragen of het niet best zoude zijn om 't scheeps volk verversing te verstrekken onder den tijd welk wij hier komen te vertoe„ „ven om daar door 't gezouten vleeschen spek voor de verdere Ryze te besparen door dien 't zelve alhier zeer schaars en duur is teffens om het scheepsvolk halff Randsoen te verstrekken, als swaar moe„ „tende werken met Losse en Timmeren en niets van haar zelven hebben T welk alles rijpelijk overwoogen Is Geresolveerd, gelijk hier meede resol„ „veere om aan 't scheeps volk alle hag„ ses daagen een pond versch vleesch met de noodige groentens voor de Zondag den 15=e April Ao 1787 Resolutie Genoomen bij den scheeps Raadt in s EComp=s schip de Draak Leggende geankerd inde Haaven P=te Louis op 't Eyland Mauritius poespas 21 poespas, teffens in de week vier ponden broodt p=r man te verstrekken en verders halff randsoen volgens 's E Comp=s ordonnantie Aldus Gedaan in onze vergadering datum ut Supra /:was geteekend:/ P: F:s Rie „be, H: Driesman, H Vermeulen, Centen daar omme:/ dit is 't merk van I F Reul, I. C Clemens, Thomas Lang, Accordeert. AKl Nr - Eglboeg /:onderstond:/ 760. Den Breeden scheepsraad vergaadert zijnde is door den Capitain van dien Bodem aan de gezamentlijke Leeden voorgedragen, dat op heeden al het scheeps„ volk voor de boeg zijn geweest, om te Verzoeken goede maand gelden, door dien dezelve in de Orcaan op den 26 maart 1737 van alles ontblood zijn geworden en teffens alhier zeer langen tid gelee„ „gen hebbende &=a Hier Over Rijpelijk gedelibereerd zijnde, zoo is Geresolveerd, gelijk hier meede resolveere, om het scheeps volk„ Een goed maand gelt alhier te verstrek„ „ken /: door reeden hier vooren gemeld:/ Woensdag den 10' Octobr 1727 Resolutie genomen bij den breeden scheepsraad in het 's E: Comp=s schip de Draak leggende g'ankert in de Haaren P=te Louis op het Eijlandt Mauritius en de Spaanse Piasters tot Vier guldens hollands Courant in haare Reekening alhier te brengen, verzoekende teffens den breeden scheeps raad zeer needrig aan de Wel Edele Hoog agtb: Heere Bewindhebbers, dezelve van de Equi„ pagie genotene Piasters Jn Europa volgens haar Edelens Agtbaarens, goedvinding en Regte waarde, van de Equipagie haarer verdiende maand„ „gelden laaten aftrekken- Aldus Gedaan in 't schip voorm: datum Ut supra /:was geteek:d/ P: F Ribe H: Driesman, H: Ter„ :en daar „meulen, A: v: D: Mark, omme :/ dit is het merk van J: F: Reul„ Clemens Thomas Lang 7 Accordeert AhLorak Cyllene ƒ 21 761 Wij Ondergeteek=d Hendrik Kamp Op„ pertimmerman van 's lands schip van Oorlog de Princes Louisa en Herma„ „nus Barvoets oppertimmerman van sl: Comp:s schip de Draak, hebben op Requi„ sitie van den wel Edele Gestr: Heer Capitain, P: F: Ribe Commandeerend voorgemelde Bodem, ons vervoegt tot Examineeren en visenteeren Een Homp van de Cokke mast uijt 'sE: Comp=s schip de Draak, en na dezelve GeEx„ „amineerd hebben bevonden om niet te kunnen dienen voor gem: schip, en hebben dezelve slomp van de Fokke mast, ter Regter waarde, gewaardeert tot Een somma van vijftig Piasters Jn waarheid daar van hebbe deeze met ons hand Onderteekend- /:was geteekt:/ Harmanis Barrevoets, Hendrik Kamp. /:in margine:/ Louis op Jsle de France den 10 Julij 1787 Accordeert rak M 3 ballerg 21 Den breeden scheepsraadt vergadert zijnde is door den Capitein van dien bodem aande gezamentlijke Laeden voorgesteld en tot Ripe deliberatie gegeeven, wat ons 't best zoude zijn, in deese omstandig„ „heijd tot behoud van S E Comp=s Bordem en ons Leeven, zynde te schip door den aller vreeslijksten orcaan, 's nagts op den 26=e maart masteloos en zeer ontram „poneerd geworden hebbende thans 10 voet waater in 't schip en de Lading veel gezakt en overgeschoven en zo ver men zien konde nat te zijn &E blykens Iour„ „naal en verklaaring alles dus rijpelijk Overwoogen hebbende is met eenparig „heid geresolveerd, gelijk als hier meede resolveeren, om alle moeijte aantewin„ „den om 't Eijland Mauritius de kreij„ „gen en aan te doen, als zijnde onse woensdag den 28 Maart 1741 Resolutie Genomen bij den breeden scheepsraad in't S E Comp=s schip de Draak op de Zuijder breete van 22=o 154. Lengte van 84=e 12" naaste 762 5 naaste Haaven om 't schip aldaar te ont„ „lossen, vermasten en te doen repareeren en van 't noodige voorzien Aldus Geresolveerd, in onze vergaade „ring Datum ut Supra /:was geteekend:/ B: F: Riebe, H: Driesman, Hs Vermeulen t /:in daaromme / dit is 't merk van J, F, Raul D, P, Clemens, Tomas Lang /:onderstond: ak beclarer Accordeert. Woot
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H 3 Balsam of capivi 3 2 Spirit of dulcified nitre 3 1 Catholic extract & 1 Cream of tartar 4 3 Digestive ointment lb 3 Balsam of capivi B 2 1/2 Dulcified nitre 3 2 Balsam of capivi 3 1 Spirit of dulcified nitre x x 13 Mercurial pills 4 1 Diachylon plaster 4 1 ditto of Vigo lb 1 Camphorated white ointment 18 6 Balsam of capivi B 1V Gum ammoniac 3 2 Spirit of dulcified nitre 4 1 Elder flowers H 2 Pectoral flowers l 1 Cream of tartar 3 2 Camphorated gum By Jalap root Uit Gum arabic 6 8 1 White ointment 10 x Spanish soap 2 pieces of Linen /: was signed :/ As chief Surgeon P: W: Callerfels /: in charge :/ Seen / signed / P: J: Bibe Agreed. Necessary Medicines for the Honorable Company's ship de Draak Draak 2 EgClercq 21 764 Inventory of the ship L'Amiral of the Port of about nine hundred tons Commanded by Aman Pounege the said ship moored in this port on 28 May 1787. — The said ship in very good condition a spar of about 50 feet one hundred and eleven feet of keel one a spare bar hundred and thirty-five feet overall three sections of topmast twenty-seven and a half feet of beam a rudder template eleven feet eight inches of depth of hold five a Longboat, its rudder, feet of between-decks, a gunroom masts, sail, grapnel, twelve oars, and a pantry, a forecastle, its windlass, 2 galleys, an oven, a bitt, a large Dinghy and ten oars, its two new pumps, two grapnel, its mast, and two stays capstans, sixteen benches, ten ladders master's items for different parts of the ship, a forward Cabin serving as a a sheet anchor dining saloon surrounded by two bower anchors of which one is without five cabins, a wardrobe stock, serving for the rudder tackle, a kedge anchor, a great Cabin with four a ditto of five hundred, berths, a Captain's cabin, a cat, two buoys, a bed, two wardrobes, four cathead blocks, a large new cable, spliced, of one hundred fathoms, a ditto of one hundred fathoms almost new, a ditto of 50 fathoms spliced, masting items a hawser one-fourth worn, the three mast bodies and bowsprit three hawsers made as a hawser, rigged with their shrouds, stays, the ship's rigging complete and in topmasts and caps, very good condition, several ends of old rope, two martingale stays on the bowsprit, six rigged tackles, a main topmast, a fore topmast, a mizen topgallant mast, two double purchase blocks, a main yard, four ditto single, their topgallant masts, several old blocks a flagstaff, large and small, several dead-eyes, a mizen gaff, a crossjack yard, a ditto of fore topgallant eight blocks of five inches, four new barquoits, two ditto of topmast, three blocks of eight inches without a foresail yard, being stropped, a fore topmast yard, seven ditto of seven inches, two of topgallants main and fore, three ditto of six, three studdingsail booms, three ditto of topsails, one ditto without being worked, two new rigs, one ditto of bowsprit, eleven handspikes, two various staffs, eight studdingsail yards, two bitt pins, rigging.
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H3 Ball capon: 311 sp:s Net Duelc. 31 Extract. Catholic. & 1 Crem. Tant„ 4iij Aug. degestit. lb 3 Balk Capan. B11½ Mit Diele. 311 Ball Capaw. 31 Hr. Not. Duell. x x xiij pill. mercuriaal 4 1 Emp. diapatm. 4 1 — ditt, vegoo. l0 1 ting. alb. Champhs 186 bals Capon. B1V Gem. merrts. 311 Sp:r Nt. deele. 41 flor: sambe. Hij — nectoral. l 1 Crem: tart. 311 Gem: Champts. By Radux. Jalapp. Uit Gune Arabec. 6 81 met. alb. 10 x spaansche zeep 2 stukkee Linnen /:was geteek=d Als opper Chirurgijn P: W: Callerfels /: in chargine Gezien /geteekend/ P: J: Bibe Accordeert. Benodigde Medecijnen voort E Comp=s schip de Draak lorak 2 EgClercq 21 764 Inventaire du navire Lamiral du Port Ventiron neuf cent tonneaux Commande par aman Pounege le dit nvre amarré dans ce port le 28 mais 1787. — Le dit navere en tresbon etat un matterean denviren 50 pieds een't onze pieds de quille eent une baire de rechange trente. eing pied 2 - velte en tiet- trus troncons de mat de keune vengt sept pieds et dami de beau ungabori de gouvernail onzes pieds huit pour de creux cinq une Chaloupe son gouvernail, preds d'entre ponds ure st. barbe- mats, quid, grapen, douze averens et uene depense une paillard de son quindeau vant 2 Cuisines un fourg un uen prand Cannot et dix avirons sin bitte deux pompes neuves deux grapin Pon mat et deux levaines Cobestrants, seize banes dex echel articles du maitre les pour afterents parties du n=re une grand ancre un avant Chambre servant 8 deuxidm de beau sin dont eene sans sallon a manjeur gutourees de Jonaille anq cabanes dils un sarmoire un ancr a Jet servant au rabant du Gouvernail un do de cinq cent une exande Chambre a quatre un Chat, deux berbins Creusee, ure Chambre de Capne quatre poullies de Capon un bei et, deux armoires a lo un grand cable neuf, epice de cent hrasse und=o de cent hasse presque neuf undo de Jo brasse epccé articles de la mature un grellir au quart use les trois Corps de mats et beau pré tuis haus sieres Atuns- en grellen Capelles de leurs haubents, etais la garnitin du ne Complette en ties bon etat heunes et chequets plusiems bont vieux cordage deux barbes Jeans au beaupre sex pallans garni un prand mat de heunes un de petst un de de perroquet de deux poulues d'appareil double quatre do simple fouque, ure prande verque plusieus vielles pouliees leur mats de penoquels un baton de pavillon grandes et pelites - plusieurs Cap de monton ure corne d'artimon une Veique seche ure sed=m de penoquet de foreue huit pouluees de cinx poices quatre banaquettes neuves deux d. o de heuné trais pailies de huit ponces sans une verooe de mesaine une verque d petit heunéer etre estropee deux de pencquets grand et petit sept do de sept ponces tras do „ Six trois bout de hor de bonnette trois do d'ecoutle, de heunes un edm saus etre travaelle, deux irg neuf uere do de beaupre onse 1pince deur batons divers huit verques de bonnettes deux pailles a sitte trines.
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forty-two cross-trees one planking ten feet long, three inches thick, one wide five dozen planks to careen two handles of gauze two sponges and two rammers for the jolly boat one dozen capes for pumps, new eight marline-spikes four wedges four scales seven axes five adzes three shovel-boards one iron punch of 18 inches four round punches two tackle blocks, stropped and iron-bound two wooden levers seven gouges two handsaws one scale one mounted saw one barrel of tar, two-thirds empty new spare one new messenger of ten inches, sixty fathoms one worn, serving as breeching one launch cable of four inches in circumference one new backstay piece of seven inches eight masses of six ditto eight masses of four ditto one piece of fifty-six yarns two ditto of 48, remaining 55 fathoms five ditto of forty yarns two ditto of twenty-four ditto two of twenty-one ditto two ditto of fifteen ditto five ditto of twelve yarns one ditto half seven ditto of nine yarns one ditto whole five ditto of six yarns thirty bundles of lines ten-seven ditto of seizing eleven ditto of housing and marline three ditto of thirteen two dozen gaskets Carpenter's items twenty-one heart thimbles sixteen bolts one lead sheet of 50 lbs one spare pintle one dozen pump leathers, new six ditto, worn six rings of port-holes twelve pounds pump leather two iron bands for the pumps two pump plungers sixty pounds of match one ladle for cannon two eye-bolts one large ditto two pump sounding-rods six muskets and two cutlasses forty pounds of pitch sixty gun flints twenty pounds balls two barrels of powder of 25 lbs one ditto finer eight tops lanterns Sailmaker's items twenty-five quintals of oakum two bells two thousand scupper nails one thousand ditto for lead four nails for mast-heads twelve ditto for locks one large old copper pot three thousand pump nails fifty pounds nails of 5 to 6 inches eighteen iron bolts two draw-knives two caulking irons two ties of main-jeer three launch blocks one band for the spindle of the capstan two knees several pieces of old ironwork sixty double-tack nails two small bands and two eyebolts of top-yard one chest for tools four shutters for cabin windows five tarpaulins eight hatch battens one barrel of coarse pitch one ditto half dry one mounted grindstone and its axle one two dozen truck sheaves, new two ditto bull's eyes five ditto jib rings four cable mats, one-third worn one dozen dead-eyes two breeches, new, and two ditto, old one dozen and a half prickers one ditto and a half pegs for the hold four claws one dozen treenails four dozen belaying pins ten tar brushes one barrel of lampblack, full four wooden shovels one loom with its sandglass one bit stock three iron bands two dozen assorted axles two pairs hooks two broadsides one ditto whole two sets of saws one set of Flemish saws one crosscut saw one jointer plane and one smoothing plane one pair of grooving planes one ditto molding plane nine round chisels two claw hammers two crowbills eight mallets, of which 6 flat and 2 pointed one iron brush eight drifts two iron bands for yard-arms three punches three iron chisels nine hatch hasps one dozen locks for the jolly boat and launch one pair of handcuffs two iron hoops two small anchors two spare sheep heads for capstan, new nine iron marline-spikes four claws and three mallets two crows-bills 765 Gunner's items six swivel-guns and one pair of pincers nine cannons on their carriages, with their tackles seven fire-guards four powder horns three rammers six spare wheels twenty-one four-pound balls nine plates of lead twelve wedges of aim one barrel of sulphur, three-quarters full four lantern brackets one ball drawer one ladle for pitch one large pot for pitch two main topsails, of which one almost new and the other half worn three ditto, small, of which one new, one half worn, and the other three-quarters worn two large augers, of which one half worn and the other completely worn out three foresails, of which one new and the others half worn two topgallant sails, of which one new and the other three-quarters worn two large jibs, of which one half worn and the other three-quarters worn three storm jibs, of which one new and the others half worn one mizzen, half worn ditto, two-thirds worn one large staysail of storm canvas, new one ditto of top, half worn one awning, half worn one topgallant staysail, three-quarters worn one mizzen jib, half ditto one middle staysail, ditto one bucket, new two top studdingsails, half ditto two ditto, lower, half ditto four sails for launch, new
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quarante deux Jerox a soiter Un bordage de dixpied de long deux douzaine pommes de requets neuves sun trois pouces d'epaisseur sun deux idem de marqouillettes der de largueur cing idem de baque de foc eeng douzaine planche s a vare fier quatre paillet de cabbe a 1/3 use deux manches de gaze une bouzaine do des zedes deux Esponres et deux balissen deux bresses neuves et deux do vielles pour le Cannit une dousaine ½ de prattés une douzeins Je Capenes a pompes une id=m ½ de pigon pour lo Calle neuves huit maels afoure quatre Enzee quatre epesons une dousaing gournable quatre douzaine de Cabillots sept haches dex pinceaux a gouldion eing Erminnettes imbarel de noir antier trois scheaux a planche quatre pelles de bas uen Pzeaux de fer de 18 ponce un metier avce sen sabie quatre pouges a sorties een moulen a 6eton „deux poulliees coupéés et ferréés trois leens deux rapel en bois deux dousaine dessieux assortes sept temeres o sorties deux paires pattes deux feuillets a mains une balanne uxe sie monté eene d=o antiers un baul goudron a 2/3 vuide deux feuillets de see une feuellet de- see flamande rechange Neuf un passe partont un tourn vire neuf de Vex pouces uens verlope et un rabot do soixante brosses uxe paire de bauvet une do usé servant de Croupiere ure d:o en moolleure uncoblot de Chaloupe de quatre reuf vulles a soties deux marteaux a grapes pouces en chellen une piece de galaubens neuve de deux bees danne sept pouces huit masses donc E platteset ure doctagne de six idem 2 pointie ure do desudes de quetre idem eer pinceaux en ter une piece de cirquanté sex fil, uere chasses deur d=o de 48 restant 55 biosses der leens de bout de verga ang d. o de puarante tel tras reporessoirs deux d.o de vingt quatre idem trois cizeaux en ter deur de venst un idem neuf boucles de panneaux deur idem de quinze idem uene douzaire de serrure pour cenq d=o de d'ouze fil le Canst et Chaloupe une de a matie een p=re de mennotes sept ro de neuf fil deux foure At an harper uere de artiers deux anexillons cing do de sexfels deux cads de monton de- rechange trente mannoquers de lignes pour up neuf der sept d=o de beton neuf maer de- fer onse d=o de luzin et meilan treis do de treize quotr gare et trais maillets deux douzaine de garcettes deris trus bes a Corbin article du Charpentier virgt ure cosse veng 765 seese golfets asatis article du Cannonier sex pataria et uure piece temailles reuf canons leurs offeux parnis une planche de plomb de 50 # de leurs pallans un Crapeau de rechange sept gardes feix un- dousaine de vasz pr pompeneur quatre corne a morce sex d=o vaelle Ercis refoullons sex anneaux de Perstiee sex roues de rechanges deuze livies cuir a pomper vingt, un buellet de quatre neuf deux liens pour les pompes ploques de plomb deux bung balles pour les pompes duize eeng de mirze sorxante levres de meehe un barel soustre a treis quarts une weillere a Canon deux chevilles a bouelé eene grotte idem deux sondes a pompes six fusels et deux sabres guarante levres de peinne ure patte doye saxante pierres a fasil quatre Chandeliers de tuze keillen vongt levres balles une pince a balle deux barels pordre de 25 lb une Cuillier a bray een r:m plus fine un grand pot a beay huit Chandeliers de heunes article du Voillier venet cenq quinteaux d'etoupes deux grands heuniers dort en piespoe neuf et l'autre ademi plus dn mans deux chloche ust deux milliers Clous a mendierre trois edm petit dont un neuf et un ademi et l'autre a tras quart un millees idem a plomb ust - quatre cloux a quispon deux grandes vriles dont ene a douze idem la serrures demi et l'autre entiers usee en grand vieux chipuet truis mezaines dont une neuve trois milliers Cloux a pompe et les autres o matié us - cinquante levres Cloux de 5a Iponce deux penoquels de fouxere dont d'exhuit chevilles de fer un neuf et l'autre a trois deux conteaux a deux manches quart use deux chaude deux grands foe dontun- a demi usé deux liens de quinde au et Vautre au trois quart truis Coisson de chaloupe trais lourmenten dort en neuf un hien pour la meche du Cabestan et les autres a demi u sees deux courbes un artimon demé use plasieurs morcecuux de vieux fenemet idem au deux tiers une grande - voile detay de Cape seixante Clons double fiche neuve deux petits liens et deux piton une do de heune demi usee de verquede keune ure marquise demiuse een feffre a rutils june voile d'Atay de perroquet au 4 rd=m quadre mentelets de fenetres un foe d'artimon a ½ idem de chambie undiabletin idem ang prelats rene swadiere neuve huit banes de panneagi deux bonnets de hant a ½ idem „ren baul de brax gros deux idem de basse a ½ idem un do a moite de sec une meule monte et son anxe quatre veile de Chaloupe, neuve ure
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766 two chord lines Cabin articles three pieces of new bolt-rope fifteen pounds of sailmaker's thread, one gasket in place two tables without cloths eighteen hand buckets one new mainmast coat several bundles of lines two straw settees five ditto boot buckets one small sounding line of 35 brasses one pump hose eight mess bowls one ditto of 40 idem eight stools one ditto water hose nine small assorted weights three signal lanterns six topgallant jacks an assortment of earthenware plates, dishes, and soup tureens one quire of paper twenty-four sail needles three deck prisms six saw blades three pairs of shoes of which one is new three sailmaker's palms four tubs one pair of salt cellars ditto one pot of foam yellow paint seven water casks of 3 tierces one ditto mortar Pilot's articles two glass decanters an iron semicircle one ditto black ditto one dozen glasses one binnacle fitted with its lamp one ditto traveling mortar ditto to be verified twenty-eight ditto of two more or less one variation compass with its vanes one ditto of full holly six pieces of armament four ditto empty two copper sockets for funnels four copper candlesticks and two ditto copper steering compasses six paintbrushes other: one plate three ditto in wood and one pole three caulking irons one empty tinplate paint pot fourteen tablecloths five half-hour sandglasses two empty oil tins two gallery barrels one ditto of one hour three copper cocks fifteen dozen napkins two new speaking trumpets two half-minute glasses one washbasin eighty dishcloths, and two ditto medium three three-quarter minute sandglasses one air pipe sandglasses more or less one ditto hand one inverted copper compass one marble slab with its pestle for grinding paint four jars small and large Cook's articles three log reels of which one is fitted with its line four dozen bottles one ship's crew kettle with its chain two ditto in coils for the cabin fifteen demijohns two traverse boards and two shovels Cooper's articles one oven door twelve chairs eight mast and jack truck balls one jointer plane and one mornette one kneading trough, one dough cutter two knife boxes two wooden compasses one sieve, one spit one dozen spoons and forks good and bad six pounds of soap one brazier one bung borer, two punches one sounding lead of 65 lb one ditto of tinplate one plane one frying pan, one broken ten poultry coops small and large one ditto of 45 idem one bung auger five sheet-iron saucepans one ditto of 8 idem two clamps of which one is broken three skillets one ditto of 5 idem one sounding line of 100 brasses one birch whip, one swab two ladle spoons Surgeon's articles one heading knife one [illegible] one new spare gasket two pawls one chest fitted with medicines seventeen hanks of sounding and pocket lines one copper pump two bad tinplate pumps two boat hooks, one spit pin one wine gimlet, one wood rasp one broken fire shovel five worn pennants and jacks four wooden platters one instrument case one pair of forceps six pounds of soap three iron drifts nine three trivets two old cloths trimmed in bunting two cold chisels one syringe and its case two white flags two speaking trumpets, one damaged one skimmer two ditto imperial two tinplate coffee pots one bundle of old linen six tubs, six small baskets one white pennant one blue and white broad pennant and one large balance two pairs of wooden scales one tablecloth two tinplate pots one hand bucket two boat covers one cast-iron mortar and its pestle five tinplate measures one coffee mill one remnant of red bunting two wine sounders ditto one ditto pepper mill twenty-four spare horn panes for the lanterns five handled chisels one marble mortar one scraper with its iron one ditto of wood two binnacle candlesticks one large trimming adze three kitchen knives one tinplate funnel one ditto boat ditto one forecastle awning 1/4 worn three strike-a-lights a little sewing thread of different colors one sharp adze, one hammer, etc. one davit, one bickern one ditto small The whole to be taken as is. Between us the undersigned, Mr. Nicolas Comarmond, merchant, and Aman Gourrege, Captain of the ship L'Amiral of Port Louis, by virtue of the power given to me by Monsieur Coiban, my shipowner and merchant in Bordeaux, to sell the aforesaid ship with its appurtenances as detailed herein and in accordance with the inventory previously entrusted to him, we have agreed that Mr. Aman Gourrege sells the said vessel to Mr. Comarmond for the price and sum of sixty thousand Livres payable in piastres at the current exchange rate of the place as soon as delivery is completed; that I undertake to assist in all arrangements that are necessary so that the said Aman Gourrege shall not be troubled by the crew for the return of his ship to Europe, lending myself to all arrangements that will be proper to make here for the condemnation of the said vessel. Done in duplicate and in good faith at Port Louis, Isle de France, on 4 May 1787. Comarmond, An Gourrege I, the undersigned, declare having assigned and transferred the present agreement to Messrs. S: Monneron and Company, who on their part declare accepting it and placing themselves in my place and stead with respect to Monsieur Gourrege. Isle de France, 11 May 1787. Signed: Comarmond S: Monneron and Company. Agreed. KLorak Eg Clerq Signed: E
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766 deux des acordre article de la Chambre trois pieces de rellinque neuve quinze livres de fel avoile een raban en place deux tables sans tapis dixhuit sceaux a main une braye de grand mat neuve plusieurs pacquets de lignes deux cannapets en paille ing do a botte une petite legnelden sonder de 35 bresses uere manche a porpes kust g'amelles ure do de puarante idem hoel tabourets une do a eaux neus petets poids asortis trus fanneaux de sipneaux sex pavons de heunes un a sertiment de faxance une maen de bus vouct quatre equilles a verifice tras de Clair en plats assiettes ett soupierres sexfeuilles de sie trus v:o sould dont ien neuf trois paumelles quatre baille ur - paire salienes idem un pot de peinture Jaure eaame sept pieces a ean den 3 ssprces un dos. a morte articles du Pilste deux carassis de verre et demi cercle en ter un do noi idem ur dousaine de venis une habitacle garni den sonchandron, un do de voige a mortee faverifier vengt huit d=o de deux un Compas de-variation avec ces und=s de houxe plein sox pieces d'armement plus ou moins quatie do vinde pennules deux douilles pour les antonnons en quatre Chandeliers en cuirre et deux idem de routes en Cuivre sex pinceaux a peinture aurre ure platen trois idem en bois et uen Pollet trais fer a ruelle un pot de fes blanc de peinture vuide quatorze napens cinx holopes de demi heure deux tinques a huille, vou de deux barels de galevies une do dun heure trois robinets en cuirre quinze douzaines vercietles deux porte voyé neuf „ deux demi minutes une currette quatre vingt des Torchor, et deux d. o mogens trois de tras quart de minutes une canne, a ven sablire plus eu mans uen de a mair un Compas renverses en cuirre un marbre avec sen pellon pour quatre Tearres petstes A prands article du Cuisinier trois tour de toe dont un garne faire le peinture une chaudiere d equipage avecsa haine quatre douzaine de bruteille de sa legne deux d:o en rolle pour la Chambre quinze dames Ieannes deux renards et deux paloches de son article du Tonnelier un - porte de four douze chaeses huit pommes de met et de pa uene Colembe et uns morrste un petrin un coupe patte deux bates de conteaux vellon untamis, eene broche deux compas de bois une d'ai zaine aulleres et four¬ sexlivres de Savon une brasierj, de rille un livre Esquive deux poinsons chettes bonnes et maavaises un plomb de sende de 65 lb een d=o de ter blanco ure locke une perle a fuirre une de acasfe dixcages a vaillaile petites et un de de quarante cing idem ure vulle a 6souive eing cassereles de tolle ein de de kust idem grandes 3 deuxchiens dont un de Casse treis poillon un do de cing idem une ligne de sonde decent brasses un foit averze eene l'‛aviere deux evilleres a pets article du Chirurgien - untaille font een pason unrabande rechange neuf e gemnis de we dux sept mannoques de lynes ure pompe en cuivre deux Paullers Un deux porpes de for blanc mauraeses deux gulles, un sequille a broche, dicaments de sondes et de poche ren perces ven, uns rape a bois urt pelle affeu cassé cing d'usé de flame et de pavellon quatie plats de bois uxe caisse d'instrument ur paire pincette sexlivres de savon tras Chasses de fer neuf tras traspieds deux terze vielle gaini en Atamine deux tranches fer uxe serinque et son stuit deux pavillons blanc deux trompes tout ure avarice un ecumoir deur idem impereaux deur caffetieres en fer blanc un paquet de vieux sex bedins, six Cerbillons une flame blanche un quidon bleu et blanc etum seudz gerende deux paire balance de bois. ure 2appo linge deur pots de fer „ blanc unx se-a main deux taxis de Cannst un mortier en foute et anq mesures ter blanc un maelin a Caste un remant tesamene enige deux sinde a ven idem ux do. a poivre son pellon vongt quatre cornes de rechange cinq ecitcaux a manche een morteer de marbre pour les fameaux uné rouille a baucque avec son fer un do de bas „deux chandeliers t' kabitaele une grande assen de rougnage trois cortleaux de cuisine een antonnoir en ter blanc unede de canst idem une lente du gaillard a ¼ usee trois brequets un pere de fil a condre de deff: Couleurs uene assé Coupante un marteau ete E un davier, eene begore une do. pelite Le tout a prendre tel quel Entre nais fuussignés M: Nicolas, Comarmon nepociant et dmant Gourrege Capitaine du navire l'amiral du port Louis envertie de preven que ma douné - monsr Coiban men armateur nepociant a baurdeaux de vendre le susdit navire avec ses dependances ce Jontes detaillés et conforme a l'inventaire, que Le lui ac ce devont confié que nous serions Con„ venu que m.s. aman Pourrege vent le d Antre a md Comarmon pour le prix et somme, de seixante de mille Lives papables en piastres au com de la place aussi tot la les raison faite, que Le m'engage a me pretter a tous les arrangements qui sont necessaires pour que le dit aman Pourrege res sat point inquietté par les ser„ miens pour le retour de sen navire en europe me prettent a tous les anangements qui Con viendront ici a faire pour la Condamnation du dit vaisseau, fait double et de bonne foi au port Lerus esl de france le 4 may 1787 Comarmond, An Tourrege Je suussigné declare avoir cede et transporté le present marché a Mrs. Smonneron et Compe qui de leurs ccté declarent l'accepter et Le mettre a mon lieu et place vis a ves Mons: Gounege Ile de france 11 may 1787. /:Sepne Comarmond S: Monneron et Compe. Accordeert. KLorak Eg Clerq /:signe/ E
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767. 50 piastres Good to pay to Mr Foret, pilot of the port, the sum of 500 livres, five hundred livres, for his trouble, care, and pilotage into port of the ship of the Dutch East India Company, the Draak, into port. Isle de France, 27 April 1787. Signed: P. F. Ribe Agreed. Right Honorable Sir, Captain P. F. Ribe, The bearer of this being the pilot named Fatayée, who duly brought the ship alongside the ship the Draak and secured it. I am with respect, Right Honorable Sir, the 6th of June 1787 in the roadstead of Port Louis, your Right Honorable's servant, signed: I. Driesman Good for ten piastres of pilotage. Signed: P. F. Ribe Agreed. For the fees of the construction engineer for the construction of a complete set of masts for the ship of the Dutch Company, the Drak, Captain, for three masts in total, six thousand, good to pay by Monsieur Monneron de Laugard the sum of six thousand for the fees of construction, who supervised the construction of its masts. At Port Louis, the 23rd of September 1787. gte 21 768 Good for four thousand livres. Signed: P. F. Ribe For receipt, signed: Manieur Good to pay by Monsieur the Signed: Monneron & Comp. Agreed. Received from Messrs Janvier Monneron & Comp. the sum of two hundred fifty-one piastres and five livres to pay the crew of the Company ship the Draak. Port Louis, the 13th of October, signed: P. F. Ribe Agreed. Due from the ship Le Draak for what follows, namely: 60 pieces of timber weighing in total 762 lb at 2 sous per lb: £ 76:2 for transport: 8 Total: 84: 2 Received the amount above from Monsieur Ribe, Captain commanding the said ship, at Port Louis, Isle de France, this 17th of October 1787. Signed: Drapier Good to pay by Mr Janvier Monneron & Comp. Isle de France, this 17th of October 1787. Signed: P. F. Ribe Agreed. Le Draak Good for one hundred livres for two pieces of 28 ells at present, the 17th of October 1787. Due from Messrs Janvier Monneron & Comp. Signed: I. Mahoonter For receipt, signed: Poses Agreed. Lorak Egller 22 1 769 18 May 1787 Before the undersigned King's Notaries in Isle de France, was present Sieur Amant Courrege, Captain and manager of the fitting-out and cargo of the private ship, L'Amiral du Port Louis, fitted out at Bordeaux by the Sieur Corbun, merchant at the said place, the said Sieur Courrege residing in this town of Port Louis. Who, by virtue of the private powers granted to him by the said Sieur Corbun on the twentieth of August one thousand seven hundred eighty-six, the said powers inserted in articles six and eleven of the instructions of the said Sieur Corbun, being in a register numbered and initialed by the latter, which the said Sieur Courrege has presented and which was immediately returned to him, has by these presents sold, ceded, transferred, and promised to guarantee against all debts, claims, and other hindrances and impediments whatsoever, to Sieur François Ribe, Captain of the ship of the Dutch East India Company, the Drak, accepted by the Sieur Jean Jacques Perrioux de Lezigarde, acting for his commercial house under the name of Janvier Monneron & Comp., standing surety and answering for the said Sieur Ribe, the ownership, possession, and enjoyment of the ship L'Amiral du Port Louis, masts, tackle, apparel, stores, munitions, and artillery thereof, as well as all its appurtenances and components, without retaining, excepting, or reserving anything, as is detailed in the inventory made amicably between the parties, the said inventory presented by the said Sieur Courrege and delivered by him in the presence of the said undersigned notaries to the said Lezongard, who gives all necessary receipts and acquittances therefor, acknowledges having been put in possession of everything, and being satisfied and content with it, 770 so that the said Sieur purchaser and his assigns may enjoy, deal with, and dispose of everything as property belonging to them in full ownership by means of these presents; the said ship and dependencies belonging to the said Sieur seller by virtue of the adjudication made to him at the Admiralty Court of Guyenne, the marble table of the courthouse at Bordeaux, on the sixteenth of June one thousand seven hundred eighty-six, upon the sale pursued at the request of the Sieur Cayre, merchant at the said place, to the prejudice of the Sieur Desfieux, eldest son. The present sale thus made for the sum of seventy thousand livres, which the Sieur purchaser paid, prior to these presents, to the said Sieur seller, who acknowledges it and gives all necessary receipts and acquittances therefor. By means whereof the said Sieur seller, in the capacities in which he acts, has divested the said Sieur Corbun of all property rights, claims, titles, and actions that he had and could have upon the said ship and dependencies. Forthwith entered the office of Master Balu, one of the undersigned notaries, Sieur François Ribe, Captain of the ship of the Dutch East India Company, La Draak, who, after reading was given to him upon his request of the deed of sale above and on the other part, declared that he ratifies the aforesaid purchase, approves it in all its contents, and consequently binds himself to pay to Sieurs Janvier Monneron & Comp. the said sum of seventy thousand livres upon any demand, as well as acknowledges having been put in possession of the said ship and dependencies by the said Sieur Lezongard, to whom he gives all receipts and acquittances therefor, as well as for the delivery made to him both of the above-mentioned inventory and of the title deeds of ownership. For thus, and for the execution of these presents, the parties have elected domicile at their aforesaid residences, at which places notwithstanding, promising, obliging, renouncing, made and passed in duplicate, as stated, at Port Louis, Isle de France, in the office on the afternoon of Friday, the eighteenth of May, one thousand seven hundred eighty-seven, and they signed after reading made, the original of these presents remaining in the possession of Master Balu, one of the undersigned notaries, on which minute is written: registered at Port Louis, Isle de France, the twenty-fourth of May, one thousand seven hundred eighty-seven, signed Tiuraille, who marked having received twenty sols. Signed Kerivel Balu dependance by Clercq
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767. 50 piastres Bona payer a Mr Foret pilote du port la somme do 500t cinq cent livres pour ses peines et soins et pilstage en aport du Vaisseau de la Comp=e des Indes ouentales hollandaise te Draak en aport Isle de France 27 April 1787 /:signe :/ P: F: Ribe Accordeert. Wel Ed=e Gestr: Heer Cap=n P: F: Ribe Den aantoonder deeses zynde de loots gen=d Fatayée, welke behoorlyk het schip op het schep de Draat zyde en vast heeft gemaakt Ik ben wet agting, WelEdele Gestr. Heer 7 den 6 Juny 1787 ter reede port Louw uwel Ed Dn Dienaar /:get:/ I: Driesman Bon pour dix peastres de pelotage /:Signe/ P. F: Ribe Accordeert. Pour les onnaires de l'‛ingenieur Construites pour la Construction d'une mature Com„ plette pour le Vaisseau de la Comp:e Hollandarse le Drak Capitaine pour treis mas de surtau sex milliore bon a payer par Monsieur Monneron de Laugard le somme de sex milliore pour les onoraires de Con„ struites, qui a suivé la Constructien de so mature au port Louis le 23 7bre 1787. gte 21 768 bon pour quatre mille lexres /:Signe/ P: F Ribe pour acquit f: segné:/ Manieur Bona payer par menneur le /:Signe/ Monneron & Compe. Accordeert. Recu de MM Janvier Monneron & Compe la somme de deux cent anquante un piastres et Cinq livies pour payer l'Equé pagé de vaisseau de la Comp=e de Draak Port Louis le 13 Oct: /:segné /: P: F Ribe Accordeert Dort le vaissean Le Draak pour ce quil sust Scavoir ps 60 Piremonts pe=t en s: 762 lb a 2 latb £ 76:2 peur transport - - - - 8 „ 84: 2 seeu le-montant ci dessus de - Monsr Ribe Capne Commandant le dit navire au port Louis Isle de France ce 17 8br 1787. /:signe:/ Drapier Bon a payer par Mr: Janvier Monneron & Compa. Isle de france ce 17 8bre 1787 /:Segné/ P: F: Ribe Accordeert Le Draak Bon pour cent levres p deux pieces de 28 aume a pesemment le 17 8bre 1787. - D: M: M. Jn. Menneron & Compe /:segne:/ I: Mahoonter pour acquet /.segne:/ Poses Accordeert. Lorak Egller 22 1 769 18 may 1787 Par devant Les Notaires du Roy a liste de France soussignes, sut present s' amant Courrege Capitaine et Terant Par„ mement et Carquaison du navire particulier, L'amiral du port Louis anmé a bourdeaux par le Sr Corbur negociant au dt Lieu le dit sr Courrege demeurant en cette ville de port Louis. Le quel en vertu des pouvoirs soussignés preves a lui donnés par le d A Sr: Corbun le vingt aont mil sept cent quatr, vengt six les dits pouvois inseres aux articles six et onze des instructiens die dit S: Corbun etant en un registre Cotté et paraphe de cerder„ neer, lequel le dt Sr Courrege a represente et lui a cte a l'instant rendu a par ces presentes vendu cede, transporte promits garantir de toutes dettes, revendications et autres troubles et emsechements generalement quelconques au P. francois Ribe Castaine du Vaisseau de la Compaande des In des hol„ landaises le Drak l accepte par le sieur Jean Jaques Perrioux de lezigarde Stepee a lant par sa maison de Commerce sous la raclen de Janvier Monneron & Compe. se faisant et portant foit pour le dit Ir Rébe la proprieté possession et souissance di na„ vere l'amiral du Port Loues, matures, aprez apprreaux viviers, munitions et artellere de celui ainsi que -. de touts ses poursuits et Composte, sons en rien retenir, exceptér ny reserver et est detaillé en l'inventaire fait a l'amiable entre les parties, le dit inventaire represente par le dt sr Courrege et par lui remis presence des dits notaires soussignées au d Lezongaro qui en den ne toutes quittances let decharges neces saires reconnoit avoir eté mis in possession du tout et en etre satesfaits et content sour 770 pour par le dit si acquereur et ses axants Causes Jouir faire et disposer du tout Cimme de Chose leurs appartenants en toute drapieren au moyer- des presentes appartenant le d' A vaisseau et dependances au d' Sr. vendeur a caule de l'ad Judication qui lui en o etée faite au Siege de Lamiranté Tuien ne table marbre du palais a bordeaux le seize suin mil sept cent quatre vingt six sur la vente poursuire a la re quete du Sr. Cayre negetiant au dit lieu au pre judice du Sr desfieux fils de l'aine La presente venté ainsy faite moyennant la somme de soixants dix milles livres que le s'acquereur a payé, avant ces pree¬ sentes au dit Sr acquereur qui le reconnoit et in donne toutes quilances de decharges necessaires. Au moyen de quor le dit Sr vendeur est qualités qu'ilagit a dessaisi le dse Corban de tous diorts de proprieté noms, raisons et actions qu'il avoit et poungit avoir sur le dit navire et dependances A l'instant est entre en l'Aude de M. Balu lun des notaires soussignes Fr Francois Ribe Capitaine du Vaisseau de la Compte des Indes Hollandaises La Draak lequel apres que lecture lui a cté faite a sa requisition du Contrat de vente ey dessus et de l'autre part à declaré ratifier la susdite acquesition l'ap„ prouves en loute son Contenue en Conse¬ quence, s'oblige de payer au P. Jan vier Honneron et Compe la dite somme de suixante dix mille livres a toutes re„ quisitions comme aussi reconnoit avoir ete mis en possessien du dit navire et Accordeert lorak dependance par le ds Le zongard auquel il en donne toutes quitances et de charges ainse que de la remise qu'il lin a fait tant de l'inventaire zurzetité que des tetres de propreete.— Car ainsi et pour l'execution des praesentes les parties ont elues domicile en leurs demen„ res susdites aux quels lieux non obstans promettans obligeants renoncants faite et passé double - selon le dits au port Loui sisle de france en l'Aude le vendredy dex huit may, mil sept cent quatre vinst sept aprés midi et ont signe apres le Aure faites l'amiraute des presentes restés au porvoir de M: Balié l'un des notaire soussignés, sur la quelle minute est ecrit contrellé au port Louis Isle de france le venst quatre, may mel sept cent quatre vingt sept segne Tiuraille qui a mar¬ que recu vingt sols ^Segne Kerivel Balu dependance byClercq — 0
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Sale of the ship Amiral du Port Louis by Mr. Courrege to Mr. J. Monneron and Company, with transfer to Mr. François Ribe Before the undersigned Royal Notaries in Isle de France, appeared Mr. Amant Courrege, Captain and manager of the fitting-out and cargo of the private ship l'Amiral du Port Louis, fitted out in Bordeaux by Mr. Corbun, merchant of the said place, the said Mr. Courrege residing in this town of Port Louis. Who, by virtue of private powers of attorney granted to him by the said Mr. Corbun on the twentieth of August seventeen hundred and eighty-six, the said powers being inserted in articles six and eleven of the instructions of the said Mr. Corbun contained in a register signed and initialed by the latter, which the said Mr. Courrege presented and which was immediately returned to him, has by these presents sold, ceded, transferred, and promised to guarantee against all debts, claims, and any other troubles and hindrances generally whatsoever, to Mr. François Ribe, Captain of the vessel of the Dutch East India Company, the Draak; this being accepted by Sieur Jean Jacques Pirrioux de Lezongard, acting for his commercial firm under the name of Janvier Monneron and Company, acting and standing surety for the said Mr. Ribe; the property, possession, and enjoyment of the ship l'Amiral du Port Louis, its masts, rigging, tackle, sails, munitions, and artillery, as well as everything belonging to and comprising it, without retaining, excepting, or reserving anything, as detailed in the inventory drawn up amicably between the parties, the said inventory presented by the said Mr. Courrege and by him delivered in the presence of the undersigned Notaries to the said Mr. Lezongard, who gives all necessary receipts and discharges for it, acknowledges having been put in possession of the whole, and is satisfied and content therewith. To be enjoyed, used, and disposed of by the said purchaser and his assigns entirely as their own property by virtue of these presents. The said vessel and appurtenances belonging to the said vendor by virtue of the adjudication made to him at the headquarters of the Admiralty of Guienne, marble table of the palace in Bordeaux, on the sixteenth of June seventeen hundred and eighty-six, following the sale pursued at the request of Mr. Cayre, merchant of the said place, to the prejudice of Mr. Dessieux, the elder son. The present sale is thus made for the sum of seventy thousand livres, which the purchaser paid prior to these presents to the said vendor, who acknowledges it and gives all necessary receipts and discharges. By means whereof, the said vendor in his capacities has divested the said Mr. Corbun of all rights of property, titles, claims, and actions that he had and could have over the said ship and appurtenances. Immediately there entered the office of Mr. Balu, one of the undersigned notaries, Mr. François Ribe, Captain of the Dutch East India Company's ship the Draak, who, after having had read to him at his request the contract of sale above and on the other part, declared that he ratifies the aforesaid acquisition, approves it in all its contents, and consequently binds himself to pay to Sieur Janvier Monneron and Company the said sum of seventy thousand livres on demand, as well as acknowledges having been put in possession of the said ship and appurtenances by the said Mr. Lezongard, to whom he gives all receipts and discharges, as well as for the delivery made to him of both the aforementioned inventory and the property titles. And thus, for the execution of these presents, the parties have chosen domicile in their aforesaid residences, promising, obliging, renouncing, done and executed in double at Port Louis, Isle de France, in the office, on Friday the eighteenth of May, seventeen hundred and eighty-seven, in the afternoon, and after reading, they signed the original of these presents remaining in the custody of Mr. Balu, one of the undersigned Notaries, upon which original is written: Registered at Port Louis, Isle de France, the twenty-fourth of May seventeen hundred and eighty-seven, signed Touraille, who noted, received twenty sols. One word crossed out is void. Signed: Keuvel, and Balu. Received from Messrs. Monneron and Company the amount of twenty piastres for the act and two copies. Signed: Balu, Notary. In the year seventeen hundred and eighty-seven, the twenty-eighth of September, at three o'clock in the afternoon, at the establishment of Messrs. Janvier Monneron & Company situated in the town of Port Louis in Isle de France, rue du Rempart de la Grande Montagne, parish of St. Louis. At the request of Mr. Pierre François Ribe, Captain of the Dutch East India Company's vessel named the Draak, the said gentleman acting in the name of the said Company and by virtue of the order of the President of the Superior Council of this Island, appearing at the bottom of the said petition dated the twenty-fifth of the present month presented to him by the said Mr. Ribe in the said name, the whole remaining attached to these presents together with the statement of items sold. There was proceeded by the undersigned Royal Notaries in Isle de France to the cash auction and sale of the hull of the ship l'Amiral du Port Louis, together with the utensils detailed in the inventory attached to these presents, a remainder of small spars, and two old longboats, one coming from the said vessel l'Amiral du Port Louis and the other from the vessel the Draak, being at the said establishment, following the announcement made this day of the said sale in the public gazette of this week and that made by the sworn public crier of this town, who presently will repeat and announce the bids. Auction sale of the 28th of September 1787.
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2:1 771 18 may 1787 Camiral du Port Couis par M: Gourege Par devant Les Notaires du Roy a Mr J: Monneron et sCompe avec Frans a l'isle de france soussignés, fut present ports pan les deiniers. P amant fourrege Capitaine et gerant l'ar„ uu profet de M. Fran mement et Carquaison du navire particu cois Ribe lier l'amiral du Port Louis armé a Bour„ deaux par le R Corbun nepotiant au dit lieu le dit si Jounege, demeuant en cette velle die pert Louis. - Le quel en vertu dits pouvoirs sousseings privés a lui donner par le ds: Cabun le vingt aout mil sept cent quatre vinge six les dits pourons inserés aux articles six et onze des instrue tions du dit S: Carbun etants en un registré Citt=e et paraphé de ce dernier le quel le dt S Counege à represente et lui a cte alin„ stant rendu à par ces presentes verdu cede transporte promet garantes de toutes dettes revendications et autres troubles et empeche¬ ments generalement quelcenques au P: francois Ribe Capitaine du vaisseau de la Compee des Indes Hillandacks le Deaak ce accepté par le sieur Jean Jacques Pirrioux de Le„ zongard stepulant pour sa maison de Commerce, Vous la raison de Janvier Monneron et Compae se faisont et portant fort p le dit I: Ribe la proprieté possessior et jouissance du navire l'ameral de Port Louis, matures, agréé apparaux, verres munitions et artelleue de celué ainsi que de toute se poursuit A Comport, Pans en rien ietenir, excester ni reserver et est detaille en l'inventaire fait al amiable ente les parties, le d'A inventaire representé par le dt S: Courrege et par lui remis presenc de Pits notaires soussignés au d is Le zongard qui en dinne toutes quitances et dcharges necessares reconneit avoi At mis er possession du tout et en etre Satisfact A Vente du navere Pour Content. 772 Pom parle dit sr acquereur et ses axants Causes Jouir faire et disposer die tout Comme de chole leurs appartenants en toute proprieté ace moyen des presentes. appartenant le dit Vaisseau et dependances au dite Sr. vendeur a Cause de l'adjudicatien qui lui en acté faite au siexe de l'amiranten geuenne table de marbre du palais a Bor„ deaux le seize Juir mil sext Cent quatre venxt sex, sur la vente pour suivie a la re„ quete du se Cayre negetiant au dit lieu au preejudice du Sr dessieux fils de l'aine Le presente vente aensi faite moyennant la somme de soixants dix mille livres que le ds acquereur a paxé avant ces presentes au dit s: acquereur qui le reconnat et en donne toutes quitances et decharges necessaires Au moyen de quoi le dit S. Vendeur et quali„ tés qu'el a git a dessacsi le dS: Coibun de tous doorts de propriete noms raitons et actions qu'il avoit et pounoit avoir sur le dit navere et dependances. — a l'enstant est entré en l'etude de M: Balie l'un des notarres soussignés, S: francois Ribe Capitaine du Vaissiau de la Compagnie des Indes hollandaises Le Draak, lequel après que lecture lui acte faité a sa requisitien du Contrat de vente cy dessus et de l'aatre part a declare ratiffier la susdite acquisition l'approuver en tout son contenu en Consequence, s'oblixerde payer au S:r Jeanvier Monnerons et Compe la de somme de soixante dex melle lines„ a toute requisition, comme aussi reconnoit avoir et et mis en psses sien due dit navire et dependance par le dit Sr Le Zongard au quel il en dinne toutes quitances A decharges, ainsi que de la remise qu'el luca Accordeert. faite taut de l'inventaire sus relaté que destitres de proprieter Cuainsi et pour l'excutior des praesentes les parties ont élicés domicile en leurs demeures susdites, auxquels lieux nen obstant, promet„ tant, obligeant, renoncant, fait et passé dor„ ble selon le dit au port Louis Isl- de france en l'etude te vendiedy dexhuit may, mit sext cent quatre vingt sext apres medi„ et ont segné apres lectures faites la me„ niete des presentes restés au pouvoir de M. Balu lur des Notaires soussignes sur la quelle minute est ecrit Contrale au pert Louis Isle de france le venst picatre mag mil sept cent quatre vengt sept„ signé Touraille qui a marqué, recu vingt sels /:in met Raije nul:/ ^:Signe:/ Keuvel, & Balu.- Recu de Messieurs Monneron et Comp la quantité de vingt piastre de laete et deux expedi„ pour tiens. — /: Signe:/ Balu ak NNre 69 leregt faite 21 773. Lan Mil sept cent quatre vingt sept, le vingt huit septembre, trous heures de Relevee sur l' Etablissement de M:M: Jan Vier Menneron & Compe sise en la velle du Port Louis de L'Isle de france rue de rempart de la grande montagne paroissen H: Louis ƒ Requete de Mr Pierre Fran„ ala ƒ cois Ribe Capitaine du vaesseau de la Compagnie des Indes Hollandaises nommé Le Drak, le dit sr agissant au nom de la dette Compe et er vertie de l'ordonnance de Mr le president du Conseil superieur de cette Jsle, etant au bas de la ditte requette en date dievingt ang die praesent alue presenté par le dit Sr Ribe au dit nom le tout demeuré Joints aux presentes ensemsle l'etat des osjels vendus. — Hlaete par les notaire du Roi a l'isle de France soussignés procedé a lavente et encan au Comptant de la carcasse du vaisseaie l'ameral du Port Louis en semble les ustenciles detailles en l'inven taire foint aux presentes un reste de menues matures de deux vielles Cha„ loupes, l'une provenant du dit vaisseau L'amiral du port Louis et l'autre du vaisseau le Diak, etant surle dit Cla blissement, d'apres annonce, faite ce four de la dite vente en la gazette publicque de cette semaine et cette faite par le crieur Iuré public de cette ville, le quel pour a praesent repetera et publiera les encheres Vente a L'Encan du 28 fbre 1787
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and after there was found on the said establishment a sufficient number of bidders, and this as follows, namely: First, the hull of the vessel the Port Louis and the utensils detailed in the inventory joined to the present documents, knocked down to Sieur Malgoutier for the sum of six thousand six hundred and fifty livres, item: 6650 livres. For a large longboat out of service coming from the vessel the Draak, knocked down to Sieur Malgoutier for the sum of six hundred and sixty livres, item: 660 livres. For another longboat coming from the flagship vessel of Port Louis, also out of service, knocked down to Sieur Malgoutier for the sum of three hundred and sixty-five livres, item: 365 livres. For a bowsprit, a mizzenmast, two lower yards out of service, two topmast ends, two topgallant yards, four pieces of timber from yards, one piece of timber from a bowsprit, two mast caps, and three old tops, all coming from the vessel the Port Louis, knocked down to Sieur Le Sur for the sum of one thousand twenty-five livres, item: 1025 livres. Total: 8700 livres. This done, after having attended to the above until half past five o'clock sounded, and there being nothing more found to include in the official report of the sale, the proceeds thereof, amounting to the sum of eight thousand seven hundred livres, remained in the hands of Mr. Pelte, one of the undersigned notaries, to account for to the said Sieur Ribe after deduction of the sale fees and other costs relating to the said sale; and the said Sieur Ribe signed the present document with the sworn crier and us, the notaries. The minute of the present document, checked by Touraille, who marked received twenty sols on 10 October 1787, has remained in the custody and possession of Mr. Pelte, one of the undersigned notaries. The tenor of the petition follows: To the President of the Superior Council of Isle de France: Humbly petitions Sieur Pierre François Ribe, captain of the vessel of the Dutch East India Company named the Draak, acting in the name of the said Company. May it please you to permit him to cause Mr. Pelte, notary, to proceed with the auction sale for cash of the hull of the flagship vessel of Port Louis, together with a remainder of small materials, cables, anchors, two old longboats, a remainder of old cordage, and other effects detailed in the inventory joined to the present petition, and you will render justice. At Port Louis, Isle de France, 25 September 1787. Signed: Ribes. Below is written: The said sale permitted, in compliance with the regulations of the Court, and upon giving notice to the royal judge. Port Louis, 25 September 1787. Signed: Motais de Narbonne. It is thus in the original of the said petition joined and annexed to the said official report of sale, the whole remaining in the custody and possession of Mr. Pelte, one of the undersigned notaries. Signed: Pelte, Auffray. Today appeared before the undersigned royal notaries at Isle de France, Mr. Pierre François Ribe, captain of the vessel of the Dutch East India Company named the Draak, acting in the name of the said Company, Who acknowledges having received from Mr. François Pelte, one of the said notaries, the sum of eight thousand four hundred forty-nine livres ten sols, making, with that of two hundred fifty livres ten sols retained by the said notary for sale fees, attendance fees of the notaries and the sworn crier, announcement in the Gazette, and other related expenses, the total sum of eight thousand seven hundred livres, amounting to the sale and auction held by the said Mr. Pelte for the account of the said Dutch East India Company at the request of the said Sieur Ribe according to the official report on the other parts. Whereof receipt, at Port Louis, Isle de France, 7 October seventeen hundred eighty-seven. The minute of the present document, checked by Touraille, who marked received twenty sols on 10 October 1787, has remained in the custody and possession of Mr. Pelte, one of the undersigned notaries. Signed: Auffray, Pelte. We, Ignace Brunel, King's Counselor, Royal Civil, Criminal, and Police Judge at Isle de France, performing there the functions of judge of the admiralty, former first counselor at the Superior Council of Pondicherry, certify to all whom it may concern that Messrs. Auffray and Pelte, who have signed above and in the other parts, are royal notaries in this island, and that faith must be added to their signatures both in court and out. We certify further that stamped paper is not in use in this colony; in witness whereof we have signed these presents and caused to be affixed the seal of our jurisdiction. Given in our mansion at Port Louis, Isle de France, on the eighteenth of October, seventeen hundred eighty-seven. Sealed the said day. Signed: Brunel. Agreed. Proceeds of the sale held at the request of Mr. Ribe of the items coming from the flagship vessel of Port Louis: Proceeds of the sale: 8700 livres. For sale fees: 217 livres 10 sols. Announcement in the Gazette: 4 livres 10 sols. The sworn crier: 5 livres 10 sols. Attendance fee of the notary: 13 livres. Copy of the sale document: 9 livres. Total expenses: 250 livres 10 sols. Net return to Mr. Ribe, item: 8449 livres 10 sols. Further to be deducted: For the declaration made on 13 August 1787 by Sieur Barbier and Sieur Vermeulen in two minutes and one legalized copy: 20 livres. Net return to Mr. Ribe: 8429 livres 10 sols. Port Louis, Isle de France, 10 October 1787. Signed: Pelte. Good for the sum of eight thousand four hundred twenty-nine livres ten sols received from Mr. Pelte to account for it with Mr. Ribe. Port Louis, 10 October 1787. Signed: J. Henneron & Son. Agreed.
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et apres qu'il s'est trouve sur le dit Elables, sement nombre sufficant lencherisseurs et ce Comme suit scavonr Premierement la Carcasse du vaisseau le port Louis et les ustenciles detailles en t'inventaire soints aux presentes ad Juges au sr Malgontier pour la Tomme de Six mille sixcent Cin„ quante levres cy. . . . . . . . . . . 6650-„—„ Pune grande Chaloupe hirs de, servie provenant du vaisseau le Diak adjugee au s Mal„ gentier pour la semme de six cent soixante lives eij- pune autre Chaloupe provenant du vaisseau D'amaal du port Louis exalement hiis de service adjugee au S=r Malpontier pour la somme de trois cent soixante cenglevres ex pun beaupré een mat d'artimon deux basses verques hois de ser„ vice deux bonts de mats de hunes deux verques de pero„ quets quatre bouts de hois de verques, un bout hois de deau cré deux chouquets et trais veel les hunes le tout provenant du vaisseau le port Louis ad„ Jugt au s le sur pour la 1025-„ somme de wille vingtang litresey E 8700„ ce fait apres avoir vaque a ce que dessus susques unq heures et demi sonnee et ne l'etant plus rien trouve a Comprendre au proces verbal de vente le produit d'icelle se montant a la somme de huit mille sept cent livces est restee en mains de Mr Pelte, l'un des notaires et saissegnés pour en Comptoir au dit sieur Ribe apres de duc„ tien des drots de ventes et autres frais 365-„- 660-„- A Monsieur Le Praesident du Conseil supeneur de Isle de france supplie humblement te sieur Pierre Francois Ribe, Capitaine du vaisseaude la Compagnie des Indes Hollandaises nommé le DraE agissant au nomde laditse Compagnie Quil vous plaise lue permettre de faire proceder par Mr. Pellé notaire a la vente a lencan au Comp„ tant de la Carcasse du Vaisseau L'amiral die port Louis en semble uns reste de menués maticres, cobles, ancres, de deux veilles na„ loupes une reste de vieux codages et autres effets detailles en l'enventaire sunt aux presentes et ferero Justice Auport Louis Isle de France le 25 fbre. 1787 signe Ribes /:au dessoes est ecrit:/ permis la dite vente ense Conformant taux reglemens de la Cour, et ex prevenant No le Juge, royal Dort Louis le 25 7bre 1787 /:signe:/ motair de Narbinne Atacteest en are eert. va Signé Brunel Hestainsi a l'original de ladite requete soint et annexe au dit proces verbal de vente, le tout restt en la garde et possession de Mr Selte dlien des nstaires soussignés :Signe Delte Auffray 774 relatist a la ditte vente et a le dit Sr. Ribe signé aux presentes avec le crieur Jure en nous notaires. „ La Minute des presentes Contrille par Touraille qui „a marque recu vingt sold le 10 8b=re 1787 est restee „ en la garde et possession de M. Pelte l'un des „nofaires sousignés, suit la teneure de lo re„ „quete—. relatif 775. Qustance du Au jourd hui est Comparu devant les notaires signatures tant in Justice que de hors du Ror a l'isle de france Joussignes MPterre certifions en ontee que le papier timbié n'est Francois Ribe Capitaine du vaisseau de la Compe point d'usage en cette Colonie, en foy de quor des Jndes hollandaises nomme te Draak agis„ nous avons sepné ces presentes et a scelles sant au nom de la dite Compagnie fait apposser le seel de notre Jurisdiction Lequel reconnoit avoir recu de Mr. Francois Pelte Dinné er notr hotel au port Louis Isle lun des dits notaires la somme de huitmillen L: S. de france le dixhiest octsiren mel septeent quatre Cont quarante neuf levres dix sils seelle le dt Jour quatie vingt Sept faisant avec celle de deux contcinquante livres / signe dix sels retenue par se dit tnotaire pour J: Segné auffray diats de vente, vacation des notaires du crijeur sure annonce a la Gazette et autres frais re„ latiss la somme totale de huit millen sept Cent livees montant ce la vente et encan faites par le dit M. Pelte pour Compte de la dite Compagnie des Inden Hollandaises ala requéte du dit Sr. Ribe suivant le proces verbal des autres parts Dont quittance au port Louis Isle le sept „octobre mil sext cent quatre vingt sept „La minute des presentes Controllé „par touraelle - qui a marque eeeu vingt „sols le 10 8bre 1787 est resté en la garden „ et possession de M: Pelte, l'un des „notaries soussignes, JSigne:/ Nous Ignace Brunel Conseiller du Roy, Juge et royal civil cuminel et de police a Isle de france y faisant fene„ tions de suxe d'amirante ancien pre„ mier Consceller au Conseel supenieur de Pondicherry, certifiens a tous qu'el appar„ tiendra que Mrs au pray et Pelte qui ont signé cy dessus et des autres parts sont notaires du Roy encette Isle et que foi datt etze a joutéé a leurs Aufray Pelte Brunel Accordeert. a Eglleng Not 6 Signatures. 7 8bren 1787 21 770. Produit de la vente faite a la Requéte de M:r Rube des objets provenant du Van Lamiral du Port Locis Produit de la vente . . . . . . 8700: —: — pour droits devente. . - . . 217: 10: annonce ala gazette - . - . . . - 4: 10: le frieur Juré. . . . . . . . r: 14: : 290: 10: „ vacation du notaire. . . . 13: — Expedition de la vente 9: Reirent net a M:r Ribe ly 8449: 10: — a deduire Enoutre .. . . . . . . . - - Pour la declaration faite le B3 avust – - - - - - - - - 1787 parle S„r Barbieret te F: Stermeulen Endeux minuttes el ine Expedition: legatsee - -„— 20: Revient net a Mr Rubes 8429: 10: — Pont Louis Isle de france le to Pbra 1737 1787 /: Signe:/ Pelte 2 18 on pour la Somme de huit mille quatre Cent vingis neuf livres dix sols Pecue de Montieur pette pour en Compter avec Monsieur Ribe Portlouis le 10 8bre 187 /: Signe: J: Honneron & sr ƒ a: deduize - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Accordeert MLorak . b9Cleay - . . 1