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Saturday, 18 July 2020

Dutch East Indiaman serving off Coromandel according to the Generale Missive dated 16 December 1735

With the Rijnsburg arrived a cargo valued ƒ 665.066. 29 June arrived at Nagapattinam the Rijnsburg and 3 August the Nieuwland. There was to be an investigation what caused the Nieuwland to arrive as lately as she was driven by a strong wind far to the north. The Middenrak was sent 21 October with silver, Japanese cupper, mace and other stores with a value of ƒ 153.893 towards Machilipatnam. The cargo cupper of the Hof niet altijd Winter destined for Bimlipatam to be used for making paisa coins was disapproved as being to white and crumbly. She was however sold at Machilipatnam, Bimlipatam and Kakinada. The Hof niet altijd Winter passed Bimlipatnam 1 October.

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 Abraham Patras, p. 62-69.