The equipage master Anthony Guldenarm reported that the copper and lead of the useless (‘afgevaren’) ships always was removed, before the ships were sold. The Adrichem, Nieuwerkerk, Watervliet, Schellag and Hof van Delft departed 10 January 1741. It was suspected that the Kasteel van Tilburg, Sint Laurens, Venenburg, Klarabeek and Kerkzicht were lost. The deputy steersman of the Valkenisse was declared being innocent dealing with the stranding in the Lampongse River. The master of the Ketel, Christiaan Duijff, was suspended for a period of 6 months. The yacht Schiedam was broken up by own personnel, lacking buyers.
The captains of the British ships Princess Augusta, York and Royal George, namely George Goring, Henry Lasiel and Thomas Feild were allowed to buy fresh victuals. Don Joseph Ferdinandus Marinho, captain of the sloop Nossa Senhora de Rosairo was permitted to stay at Batavia, to prevent capture by the British. The latter captured the Nossa Senhora de Rosairo, captain Don Pedro Delbiljaer Gouterius, off the coast while she was bound for Manilla. Requests of the Portuguese captain Don Francisco Manderique and Joseph Marinho, captain of Manilla, for a passport for safe voyage towards Manila and back and guns, were denied.
Due to the stay at Semarang of the ships Meijenburg, Beekvliet, Westkapelle, Gasperdam, Den Dam, Jonge Willem, Karsenhof, Rust en Werk, Delfland, Haamstede, Noordwijkerhout, Leiduin, Schuitwijk and the yachts Anthonia and Christina Sophia, was there not enough cargo space available for the requests of the Western factories. Towards Bengal, Persia an Malabar were send the Hof niet altijd Winter, Theekop, Cornelia and the Wapen van Hoorn. At Batavia were the Guntersteijn, Voorduin, Phoenix, Velsen, Nieuwland, Slot Kronenburg, the Haften ‘afgevaren’=useless) and the yacht Jonge Philip. Off the West Coast of Sumatra were the yachts Jacob Willem, Ongehoorzaamheid and Susanna Catharina. Expected to return from Ceylon [Sri Lanka] and Malabar were the Hof niet altijd Zomer, Opperdoes, Binnenwijzend and the Berkenrode. It was hoped to use some of the ships destined towards Semarang for the transport of silver via Malakka towards Bengal.
Source
J. van Goor. Generale Missiven van Gouverneurs-Generaal en Raden aan Heren XVII der Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie. Deel X: 1737-1743. The Hague, 2004, p. 732-748.
