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Tuesday 8 November 2011

Naval operations of the Dutch East Company in Amboina, Dutch East Indies according to the Generale Missive dated 10 February 1733

The Strijkebolle and the sloop Nagelboom departed respectively 16 December 1732 and 31 January 1733 towards Amboina. They were ordered to load at Tegal 300 last rice for Amboina. The Assenburg was to depart shortly. The Strijkebolle also transported cash and stores valued fl. 132.803.
The depreciation of the 3 4/5% overweight of the 300 last rice transported by the ship Doornik was refused. Her master was ordered to compensate 1 3/10%.
The cargo ebony of the Nagelboom with a weight of 51.385 lb had an overweight of 2980 lb. This ship and the Koffietuin lost 2 anchors and a drag returning from Macassar.
It was allowed to built a sloop and a pantjalang at Buru.
The at Rembang built sloop Ida Anna was for Amboina destined.
Particular owned vessels were paid 6 schellingen for each pikol ebony transported from the Sint Matheus-islands. Inland vessels were in the past paid 2 penningen for each pikol.

Source
J. van Goor. Generale Missiven van Gouverneurs-Generaal en Raden aan Heren XVII der Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie. Deel IX: 1727-1737. The Hague, 1988, p. 427.