An announcement reported that the fast Dutch bark ship Petronella captain W.F. Leicher was lying in Rotterdam destined directly towards Samarang and embarking passengers at Batavia. Well comfortable passenger accommodation and a skilled doctor. For more details could be asked at Vroege&De Wijs.(1)
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1. Lijst van de Nederlandsche Oorlogs- en Koopvaardijschepen met hunne onderscheidingsseinen, uit het Internationaal Seinboek ten dienste van alle Natiën. Rotterdam, 1869. Improved with latest information until 1 April 1869. Mentioned a bark Petronella of 755 tons, homeport Alblasserdam and call sign PQBV. See further the website http://www.scheepsindex.nl/schip.php?i=1428 The newspaper Dagblad van Zuidholland en ’s-Gravenhage dated 23 March 1856 published an item dated Nieuwlekkerland 20 March reporting that the same day at the shipyard of Gebrs. Pot at Elshout with success the bark ship Amalia Augusta of nearly 400 measured lasten was launched for W.B. Goudswaard in Amsterdam and captain Van Marle. The newspaper Opregte Haarlensche Courant dated 14 March 1863 published an announcement that the fast coppered 1st class bark ship Amalia Augusta of 800 tons and captain K.C. de Veer was to depart Amsterdam on 10 April towards Batavia. Recommendable passenger accommodation.
