According to A. Marques Esparteira. Catalogo dos navios brigantinos (1640-1901), Lisboa, 1976, a merchantship called Nossa Senhora da Conceicao e Sao Francisco Xavier was active in the period 1737-1741. She was however active in an area where the Dutch East India Company had large interests. So, apparently her movements were reported to the higher officials at Batavia. They informed in their socalled General Missiven the Board (Heren XVII) in the homecountry. I used the Generale Missiven van Gouverneurs-Generaal en Raden aan Heren XVII der Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie. Deel X 1737-1743 (J. van Goor, Den Haag, 2004). So it became possible to get some more information dealing with this ship from Dutch sources.
25 September 1738 arrival at Porto Novo, Coromandel of the Nossa Senhora de Conceicao é Sao Francisco Xavier, coming from Mocambique, length 130 feet, 26 guns, 170 men, fitted out by Lourenso Valasco to buy textiles. Departed 28 September toward Bengal. Bengal, arrival at Hooghly of the Nossa Senhora de Conceicao é Sao Francisco Xavier. Had transport a cargo rice towards Pondicherry and returned with salt, 'spiaulter' and Chinese porcelain.
According to the Generale Missive dated 31 January 1739 one of her crewmembers went over to the Dutch East Indiaman Meerlust but deserted, was made prisoner and punished.
This ship mentioned in the Dutch so-called Bengal papers of 1738 and 1739, departed 29 March 1740 from Lisbon, arrived 8 September in the Ganges after visiting Madras and Pondicherry. Her cargadoor, intended to leave at the end of the north monsoon, brought with him 500,000 ropijen to buy stores.
25 September 1738 arrival at Porto Novo, Coromandel of the Nossa Senhora de Conceicao é Sao Francisco Xavier, coming from Mocambique, length 130 feet, 26 guns, 170 men, fitted out by Lourenso Valasco to buy textiles. Departed 28 September toward Bengal. Bengal, arrival at Hooghly of the Nossa Senhora de Conceicao é Sao Francisco Xavier. Had transport a cargo rice towards Pondicherry and returned with salt, 'spiaulter' and Chinese porcelain.
According to the Generale Missive dated 31 January 1739 one of her crewmembers went over to the Dutch East Indiaman Meerlust but deserted, was made prisoner and punished.
This ship mentioned in the Dutch so-called Bengal papers of 1738 and 1739, departed 29 March 1740 from Lisbon, arrived 8 September in the Ganges after visiting Madras and Pondicherry. Her cargadoor, intended to leave at the end of the north monsoon, brought with him 500,000 ropijen to buy stores.
