Movements of the Dutch E.I.C. ships in the Dutch East Indies in April 1690

Ron van Maanen

The National Archive of Indonesia published on her website tables of contents of the so-called Daghregisters (Daily accounts) of the Castle Batavia, HR no. 2506. Unfortunately they are in Dutch. In those tables you can find for instance information about the ships arriving at and departing from Batavia (nowadays Djakarta). I extracted the movements of the ships and vessels owned by the E.I.C. The dates mentioned below in the text are the register dates. See also on this weblog the notes dealing with cargo capacities and individual ships.

Adrichem, fluyt, arrived at Batavia coming from Bengal 11 April 1690

Aep, pantjalang, departed Batavia towards Tanjongpoura 15 April 1690

Bantam, yacht, arrived at Batavia coming from Japara with a cargo of wood 29 April 1690

Blauwenberg, small yacht, arrived at Batavia coming from Bantam for repairs at Onrust 6 April 1690, departed Batavia towards Bantam 15 April 1690

Bombain, yacht, departed Batavia towards Japara with 50 European soldiers 27 April 1690

Casteel Batavia, chialoup, departed Batavia towards Sunda Strait 7 April 1690, arrived at Batavia coming from the Sunda Strait 8 April 1690

Cheribon, chialoup, departed Batavia towards Bantam 26 April 1690

Coninck van Amsterdam, yacht, sold at public auction 15 April 1690

Coninck van Bantam, small yacht, departed Batavia towards Japara and Tagal 2 April 1690

Draek, pantjalang, arrived at Batavia coming from Japara 14 April 1690

Eemland, departed Batavia towards Japara and Tagal 2 April 1690, destined via the West Coast of Sumatra towards Bengal 18 April 1690, arrived at Batavia coming from Tagal 27 April 1690

Faem, yacht, departed Batavia towards Cheribon 5 April 1690, destined directly towards Bengal 18 April 1690, arrived at Batavia coming from Cheribon a cargo of rice 30 April 1690

Gasperdam, yacht, destined towards Toncquin

Hendrik Mourtis, ship, arrived at Batavia coming from Siam 6 April 1690

Houtsnep, departed Batavia towards Banca Strait for patrolling pepper smugglers from Palembang 26 April 1690

Lijster, hooker, departed Batavia via Cheribon towards Jambij 5 April 1690

Montfoort, fluyt, arrived at Batavia coming via Palembang from Malacca 17 April 1689

Odijk, yacht, sold at public auction 15 April 1690

Peperthuijn, departed Batavia towards Jambij 26 April 1690

Raep, small yacht, departed Batavia towards Bantam 15 April 1690, destined to leave Bantam towards the Sunda Strait for patrolling 26 April 1690

Ridderschap, ship, chamber Amsterdam?, mentioned as being in Sunda Strait 7 April 1690, arrived at Batavia coming via Cape of Good Hope from the Netherlands  with 271 men 8 April 1690

Schoondijk, ship, destined towards Coromandel 14 April 1690

Sint Nicolaes, yacht, arrived at Batavia coming from Japara 25 April 1690

Snoek, pantjalang, arrived at Batavia coming from Bantam 6 April 1690, departed Batavia via Bantam towards the Sunda Strait for patrolling 26 April 1690

Sonvisch, pantjalang, departed Batavia via Bantam towards the Sunda Strait for patrolling 26 April 1690

Tertholen, ship, departed Batavia towards Damack 20 April 1690

Vliegende Vis, pantjalang, departed Batavia towards Banca Strait for patrolling pepper smugglers from Palembang 26 April 1690

Vrijheid, ship, departed Batavia towards Indermaijoe 20 April 1690

Waelstroom, destined via Siam towards Japan 4 April 1690

Wijck op Zee, yacht, destined directly towards Bengal 18 April 1690

Zeehaes, pantjalang, departed Batavia towards Banca Strait for patrolling pepper smugglers from Palembang 26 April 1690