Dutch East Indiaman and foreign ships serving at Bengal according to the Generale Missive dated 31 March 1734

In 1733 were 13 ships sent of which 10 along the South side of Sumatra, namely the Duifje, Hofwegen, Sleewijk, Coxhoorn, Herstelling, Wolphaartsdijk, Wendela, Sijbecarspel, Strijkebolle and Adriana and 3 through Malacca Strait, namely the Goudriaan, Susanna and Hopvogel. Despite the Treaty of Vienna dated 16 March 1731 dealing with the end of the Oostendse Company the Dutch East India Company still blockaded the Ganges for all foreign vessels which were not allowed to come there, except the Swedish and Danish companies. Rumours of a chailoup from Oostende sailing with French colours in 1732 were not confirmed. 11 August was decided to stop with blockading the Ganges. The Sijbecarspel, Coxhoorn, Wolphaartsdijk, Sleewijk, Hofwegen, Herstelling, Pallas and Slot Aldegonde transported 9, 15, 16 and 17 January and 16 and 19 February 1734 stores with a total value of ƒ 2.740.044. Seven British homeward bound ships namely the Devonshire, Decker, Britannia, Normanton, Lethulier, Bedford and the Duke of Lorraine loaded with silk, saltpetre, and so on. 6 Other British ships, namely the Devonshire, Decker, Britannia, Normanton, Royal Goudrian and Lethulier arrived with silver. Three French ships, namely the Prince de Conti, Thétus and Jupiter arrived, a fourth one stayed behind. In June 1733 arrived the Portuguese Nossa Senhora d’Adjuda with captain don Marcus Dores Parera loades with 95.880 lb cotton, 72.080 lb pepper and 10.000 lb other spices and which bought in return mainly rough carpets. The Neptunus was broken up at the imperial yard above Banquibazar. The Concordia departed 9 January 1734.