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Friday 2 December 2011

Naval operations of the Dutch East Company at Macassar according to the Generale Missive dated 31 March 1740

The Zoetelingskerke went straight towards Macassar, the Velsen via the East Coast of Java for a cargo of rice. The request for a new sloop was refused. If necessary could the Zoetelingskerke and the sloop Jonge Dirk be used for a expedition against Wadjo.

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. 465-467.