Dutch bark ship Bestevaer bound for Batavia and Surabaya, Dutch East Indies according to the Dutch newspaper Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant dated 7 June 1869

An announcement reported that the fast coppered clipper bark ship Bestevaer captain P.C. Rosier was lying in the Oosterdok in Amsterdam to depart on 26 June towards Batavia and Surabaya. Well passenger accommodation. Last outward bound voyage towards Java 97 days. Load no cargo of coal or petrol. For more details could be asked at shipbrokers Hoyman&Schuurman at Amsterdam.

Note

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. Bark, homeport Amsterdam, measurement 744 tons and call sign NGVS.