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Tuesday, 7 July 2020

Naval operations of the Dutch East Company in Japan according to the Generale Missive dated 10 February 1733

According to a Chinese shipper who arrived coming from Nefa was the ship Knapenburg seized if the rumours at Ouisjou were correct. The seizure was ordered by the chief regent of Taisjou and she was guarded by several junks. These rumours weren’t confirmed. The Huis te Marquette and the Landskroon arrived at Batavia coming from Japan 22 December 1732 with a cargo valued fl. 866.089. They arrived at Nagasaki 13 July 1732 and departed 7 November 1732 towards Batavia.

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. 432-435.