The results seemed that year not to be hopeful. Commandeur F. Richers who arrived at Texel reported that he catches his whales on 14 May but entered 3 days later a heavy South South East storm driving him in to the floating ice and the next day into a ice field. He witnessed the los of the St. Petrus, an Englishman and a ship of Flensburg. Despite two pumps he hardly managed to keep his own ship floating. After finally freed from the ice he met other whalers who also complained over their catch results and while his ship was to damaged to continue he decided on 16 June to come homewards.
Commandeur Albert Huysman who arrived coming from Greenland at Texel brought with him a list to Amsterdam with the catch results.
C. Butter, J. C. Root en F. Jacobse each 3 whales.
P.J. Dogger, C. Keuke, A. Spyker, C. WinderJ. G. Vos en M. С. Meinkom each 2½ whales.
G. J. Bras, H. Jacobsz, С. Mooj, E. P.Bakker, C.Daalder, S.M. Walig, J. R. Douw en J. Walig each 2 whales.
J.K.Bakker en C.Bakker each 1½ whales.
N.T. Visser, 1 or 2 whales.
J. С Buys, M.O. Hogerzyl, D. Ryksz., G.L. Smit, C.A. Out, D. Schryver, H.J. Bakker Dirks en Kemp Driewesz each 1 whale.
T. Lourens en C. Kolder both nothing.
Booy Riekmers de Jonge (of Hamburg) 3 whales.
Lost in the ice the ships of Ad. Jongekees en Lourens Strop.
Source
Maandelykse Nederlandsche Mercurius. July 1758. 1st chapter. Amsterdam, 1758, page 17.
