In Ceylon was conspiracy discovered dealing with the handing over by soldiers and civilians of the city and castle Colombo to the Portuguese. The Portuguese merchant Louis Sanche de Castris who visited Colombo for necessary repairs of his ship Nostra Senhora de Bonviagi brought a secret contract with him to the ‘rebellions’. At Batavia there was considerable doubt about the truth around this conspiracy. However they decided to send 200 European and 125 inland soldiers towards Colombo and to transfer 40 Moorish sailors from the crews of the Vis and Noorderkwartier towards the vessels serving at Colombo. The Adrichem arrived 14 May 1729 at Batavia with letters from Ceylon. The Delfland arrived at Batavia coming via Amboina from the East Coast of Java with woodwork, while the Castor en Pollux sailed directly towards Batavia with the complete harvest of cloves (8086 lb). The Slot ter Hoge returned from Banda with news about the situation over there. Other ship movements were: ’s Heer Arendskerke, Bentveld and Noordbeek arrived 22 April from Bengal with stores of a total value of ƒ 728.421 and the Amsterdam, Adrichem and Alblasserdam arrived coming via Malabar from Surat 22 and 30 June and 3 July 1729 with a cargo of a total value of ƒ 1.008.073 included ƒ 390.000 silver ropia and from Malabar pepper, curcuma and cardamom. The brigantine Hoop came 14 April 1729 back from the West Coast of Sumatra with a cargo valued ƒ 61.945. Since 31 March arrived at Batavia coming from the Netherlands: the Slot Aldegonde and Berkenrode 15 and 17 April, the Buis, Steenhoven, Duinbeek and Borssele 16, 17 or 18, and 19 May, the Langerode, Castricum and Groenswaart 11, 13 and 19 June and finally the Mijnden, Magdalena, Susanna, Karsenhof en Huis de Vlotter 5, 7, 8, 10 and 12 July. It was ordered that the guns were to be left where they were when the ships arrived at Batavia and not be stored in the cargo when homeward bound. If necessary the ships had to be able to defend their self. The Wolphaartsdijk, Zuiderbeek, Valk en Bergwerker departed with 50.000 Spanish realen towards Bandjarmasin to be able to trade for pepper. The Wolphaartsdijk transported finally a cargo of 500.000 lb; the Zuiderbeek didn’t succeed in obtaining a full cargo. The Mijnden of the Chamber Amsterdam was inspected and found to be in such a bad condition that she couldn’t make a homeward bound voyage. The Buren and Coxhoorn were sent to China for a cargo tea. With the Reigersbroek was 29 March 1729 168.166 lb tea with a total value of ƒ 149.235 and with the frigate Ridderkerk 3 June 1729 97.924lb tea towards the Netherlands transported.
Source
J. van Goor, Generale Missiven van Gouverneurs-Generaal en Raden aan Heren XVII der Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie. Deel IX: 1729-1737. The Hague, 1988. Generale Missive from Diderik Durven, 18 July 1729, p. 1-6.
Source
J. van Goor, Generale Missiven van Gouverneurs-Generaal en Raden aan Heren XVII der Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie. Deel IX: 1729-1737. The Hague, 1988. Generale Missive from Diderik Durven, 18 July 1729, p. 1-6.
