From this destination arrived 13 and 21 April the 's Heer Arendskerke, Bentveld and Noordbeek with a cargo valued fl. 744.775, of which sum fl. 201.080 was destined for the Netherlands. Towards Bengal were sent 26 May the Opperdoes via the West Coast of Sumatra, the Vis via Tuticorin, the Noorderkwartier via Ceylon, 21 June the Meerhuizen, Baanman and Buis, 5 August the Wendela, Hof niet altijd Zomer and Delfland and finally 14 October the Linschoten and Middelwoud with the pilot galiot Waker via Malacca. The latter was destined to become a pilot boat for the river Ganges. With those ships were stores and unmarked coins sent with a value of fl. 4.069.889. While the spruyt Ekeren and the Jannegat became less deep, was decided to prevent damage to the hulls of the Company ships with a length of 130 feet, to load and unload in January off Volta. However, if those ships arrived in February, they have just like the ships with a length of 150 and 160 feet to load off Pipelij. This place was outside the Ganges West of the sea banks near Bellesoor. Here the British used to load their largest ships, destined towards Europe. In the soft North monsoon this was a good anchor placer, but a very dangerous one with South West winds. Batavia hoped that the stores sent from Bengal to the Netherlands were more appreciated than the examples sent over from the Netherlands with the ships Prattenburg and Oostrust. If not, the director was to blame. There were 7 small vessels hired and 16 pions taken into service for the transport and guard of the saltpetre. Repair costs of vessels were fl. 4680. There was nothing special to report dealing with the British as that a large amount of private barques via Madras or directly from Madras arrived at Bengal. Farther more 6 ships arrived with a capital of 45 ton gold. Four of these ships returned homewards when the North monsoon came, including the Walpole coming back from Jedda. Two other ships departed in March. The French ships Le Mercure and La Sirène returned after successful trading back to Europe. The Oostendse Compagnie didn’t sent anything, their stores were partly burnt. The new building of a stone building opposite of the Danes stagnated.
Source
J. van Goor. Generale Missiven van Gouverneurs-Generaal en Raden aan Heren XVII der Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie. Deel IX: 1727-1737. The Hague, 1988, p. 37-40.
