Dutch merchant ship Burgemeester Hoffman transporting troops from Netherlands and the Dutch Gold Coast towards the Dutch East Indies according to the Dutch newspaper Zierikzeesche Courant dated 28 July 1860

An item dated Harderwijk, Netherlands 23rd reported that a detachment military for the Dutch army in the Dutch East Indies would embark at Rotterdam, Netherlands on the 28th the merchant ship Burgemeester Hoffman master T.D. de Wit. At St. George d’Elmina was a detachment negro recruits to be picked up and from there to be brought transported towards Java. The 4 petty officers and corporals who were embarked at Rotterdam were temporarily detached at St. George d’Elmina where they would replace the petty officers and corporals there serving. The latter were also destined towards Java.