An item dated The Hague, Netherlands 28th February referred to tidings of 15th January dealing with the movements of the Dutch squadron in the Dutch East Indies. The Dutch schooner brig Zr. Ms. Makasser lieutenant 1st class jhr. J.C.H. Clifford Kocq van Breugel stationed at the west coast of Sumatra, Dutch East Indies made a voyage around the north and towards the island Nias and was according to the latest tidings lying in the roads of Padang, Dutch East Indies.(1)
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1. Makasar, or Macasser brigantine/schooner brig, call sign GQNK, on stocks at Willemsoord, Netherlands on 18 April 1851, launched in 1853, sold on a public auction by John Price&Co. at 11.00 o’clock on Thursday 31 December 1868 at the naval establishment Onrust, Dutch East Indies, dimensions 28,50 x 8,70 metres, a 252 tons displacement and an armament of 6 guns.
