An item dated Harderwijk, Netherlands the 9th reported the intended departure on the 20th by ship to Amsterdam, Netherlands and from there by train to Rotterdam, Netherlands of a detachment of 150 non-commissioned officers and soldiers to embark on the 21st the ship Top Smit (1), bound for Java, Dutch East Indies. The detachment was commanded by captain P.N. Nack of the Dutch East Indies army accompanied by 2nd artillery lieutenant C.H.M. Raedt van Oldenbarneveld and officer of health 3rd class E.F.J. van Kappen.
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1. I suppose that is the bark Fop Smit, captain W. Leverstein, Rotterdam no. 320-flagged, owned by Wm. Ruijs&Zonen, tonnage 549, built I 1851 and homeport Rotterdam, Netherland. Source Staat der Nederlandsche Zeemagt en Koopvaardij-vloot op 1 Januarij 1864
