Still unknown if the Popkensburg, Hogersmilde and Hof niet altijd Zomer left Sunda Strait. Also it was unknown when the Jonge Willem, Schonauwen and Ridderkerk, which were destined to transfer the tea from China, would depart. The Huis Den Eult and Den Dam have not returned from China although a ship from Manilla meets them at 12½º N.B.
Amboina
The Prattenburg with a cargo-valued ƒ 133.735 sent towards. Ordered to load at Tegal 200 and at Macassar 100 last rice. The Opperdoes is directly destined towards Amboina with a cargo-valued ƒ 174.493. At Amboina should be not longer built new vessels. The ships are badly built and the quality of the timber worse. The on Java built vessels were much better built ("veel beter tot zijlage en lading gebouwt"). The timber sent from Amboina wasn't as storable as the Javanese timber.
Banda
The Huis ten Donk and Haaksburg brought a cargo valued ƒ 235.744, 400 last rice, 125 soldiers and some craftsmen from Macassar and Tegal towards Banda. The cultivation of sapan and djati timber is strongly recommended. At Rosingain the cultivation of djati timber is well progressing. One tandjungpura for loading and unloading is sent towards Banda.
Ternate
30th December is decided that for 1736 just 3 ships will be sent to the Moluccas, namely the ships Delfland and the Castor and Pollux and the chialoupe Ondank. The shipyard is transferred from the bulwark Voorburg towards the river Talingany. The transport of timber from Sula towards Batavia should be ended. Javanese djati timber was far more storable.
Macassar
The ship Spieringshoek stayed at Macassar in the months September and October for security reasons in case Bontolangkas or the courts of Boni or Goa were giving problems. It proved impossible due to the heavy swell to salvage anything from the wreck of the Rijksdorp. The Heinkenshand and Haaksburg transported 8082 pikol sampan timber. The Prattenburg brought 100 and the Herstelling 200 last rice towards Amboina and Banda. Both ships enjoyed by the Stad Leiden transported also 200 European soldiers with cargoes, valued ƒ 262.754 towards Macassar.
Bandjermasin
The yacht Schiedam was sent 17th March towards this destination.
Timor
Letters dated 20 August, 4 and 7 September were brought by the chialoupe Valk and the ship owned by Dominicus Macquelijn and received 30 September and 10 October.
Palembang
The Wolphaartsdijk arrived at Batavia 28 December coming from Palembang with a cargo valued ƒ 160.390 included 16.714 lb. white and 369.805 lb. black pepper. The chialoup Ondank just loaded another 104 pikol black pepper at Djambi. The chialoup Jonge Dirk brought a cargo valued ƒ 57.782 towards Palembang and as ballast so called Nederlandse moppen (bricks).
Djambi
The chialoup Ondank brought 3000 roof tiles towards Djambi, of which 1.250 arrived broken. She returned with a cargo valued ƒ 13.569, included 12.688 lb. black pepper, 200 golden reals and a slave from Madasgar escaped from Padang.
China
The Den Dam en Huis Den Eult arrived at Batavia 18th March reported that 11 men of the wrecked Alblasserdam were saved. Of the cargo valued ƒ 304.701 just 1.220 taël silver were salvaged. 19th March was decided to go also in 1736 towards China. Two ships of 130 feet were to be sent, one of them was to return at Batavia, the second one to go directly towards the Netherlands.
Malacca
With the chialoup Haasje and the Slot Aldegonda was a cargo-valued ƒ 51.699 arrived, including 83.844 lb. tin. The Haamstede, Leiden, Middenrak and the chialoupes Decca and Censure continued their voyage towards Coromandel and Bengal. A hundred European soldiers, some craftsman and a tandjungpura were sent to Malacca.
West Coast of Sumatra
From this destination arrived at Batavia 25 November and 1 February the Purmerlust and the Steenhoven with 1368 taël gold, valued ƒ 64.631 and some letters. The chialoup Charlatan was sent towards with a cargo included 6 last rice and another 10 last rice for the Barose regents.
Bengal
31th December and 26 February arrived with the Spiering, Sleewijk, Loenderveen, Huis te Spijk en Hof niet altijd Winter letters dated 18 November and 17 January. Cargo valued ƒ 1.500.611. The Haften, which was sent via Coromandel, was to transport a cargo valued ƒ 279.058 towards Batavia. With this ship was 3 tons gold sent to Coromandel. The pantjalang Wieroname was 23 August smashed into pieces against a sandbank near the Jannegat.
Coromandel
At 24th January arrived the Jonge Willem at Batavia coming from Coromandel with a letter dated 27 October 1735 as response on a letter from Batavia dated 23 July. The Middenrak presumably arrived 26 January at Machilipatnam. For the cargo to be transported towards Batavia were 2 ships of 145 feet and 2 ships of 130 feet length requested.
Ceylon
The Jonge Willem arrived 24th January at Batavia with a letter dated 17 December from Colombo. Van Imhof was to depart against 1 May with the Hillegonda accompanied by the Land van Beloften en de Purmerlust destined towards Bengal. In 1735 transported the Haften and Schonauwen 3236 coeren chancos, kaiyru rope and hawsers and 2337 ammanas areka nuts. The Paddenburg of chamber Amsterdam arrived safely with 80 soldiers and 146 sailors and which ship was sent to Malabar for pepper. The homeward bound ships Barbestein, Ketel, Wickenburg en Meerlust arrived 17 and 22 September coming from Batavia at Colombo. The Barbestein hit a cliff in the Gaalse Baay. Except for the lower layer of sugar and saltpetre was the cargo salvaged. The Iepenrode from Mocca was destined to be a homeward bound ship.
Malabar
Due to the heavy levies was the Iepenrode with complete cargo sent back to Surat. The governor decided to unload the ship without anything sold. After a protest of residents from Mokka were the stores coming from Batavia and destined for Mokka sent on.
Mokka
24th January the Jonge Willem arrived with a letter dated 15 August from Ceylon. From the cargo of the Iepenrode including mace and copper was for ƒ 36.847:10:08 sold.
Persia
Stadwijk on 16th August and Ritthem on 15th October sent to Persia with a cargo valued ƒ 149.000 and 100.000 lb. black pepper. 4th January 1736 the Valkenisse arrived with a letter dated 24 August 1735. The Valkenisse and the Noordwijkerhout were unloaded at Gamron. To prevent Persian requests for ships the E.I.C. personnel at Gamron suggested to sent yearly just one 160 feet ship and a chialoup from Malabar. The ship wasn't suitable for inland voyages, while the chialoupe could be used for a trip towards Basra.
East Coast of Java
The Purmerlust and Land van Beloften destined towards Bengal loaded 200 last rice at Tegal for Ceylon. Cargo valued ƒ 28.924. The Herstelling was severely damaged by a thunderstorm at Tegal. Ordered to send no timber anymore from Rembang with inland vessels due to the freight, but to use empty Company ships.
Cheribon and the Preangerlands
The Valkenisse was sent to Cheribon, the Strijkebolle, Huis de Vlotter and Jacoba towards Indramaju for timber.
Bantam
The ship Cats and the chialoup Johanna transported from there 55.875 lb. black pepper, 172 pikol harpuis and 500 pots whitewash, total value ƒ 76.994.
Batavia
A letter from the governor of Manila Don Fernando Valdes Tamon arrived 6 March with the Nossa Senhora de Lascoldes us Zewal Marin that the galliot Uitvlucht was wrecked on the coast of Tayabas. 13 Men were rescued of which 6 returned while the others went into a monastery at Manila. The Hof niet altijd Zomer, Popkensburg and Hogersmilde reached 12 March open sea. 17 and 27 February the Magdalena, Abbekerk en Beukesteijn arrived. The Karsenhof, Sint Laurens, Westhoven and Langewijk were still missing. The Karsenhof arrived 19 November at the Cape and departed 19 December. The Flora departed the Cape 15 November towards Ceylon. The Huis Den Eult and Den Dam returned 18 March from China. To make a possible that the tea ships could depart as soon as possible, both two ships were unloaded at the island Kuyper. In the Schonauwen en Ridderkerk was porcelain and in the Jonge Willem cauris as lower layer used. The Ridderkerk was to visit the Cape, the Schonauwen and Jonge Willem were permitted if necessary to victual at Saint Helena. A report of the Council of Justice dated 24 March was dealing with the robberies done by the crews of the tandjungpara's Krankte, Steyger and Erika while unloading. The Jonge Willem was also loaded with 12.926 lb. tea, bought in Batavia.
Value of the loaded cargos:
Chamber Amsterdam, Schonauwen ƒ 194.247,13 and the Ridderkerk ƒ 64.182:11:8.
Chamber Zealand, Jonge Willem ƒ 125.203:07:00
Chamber Delft, Jonge Willem via Zealand ƒ 21.749L16:08
Chamber Rotterdam, Jonge Willem via Zealand ƒ 21.609:16:08
Chamber Hoorn, Ridderkerk via Amsterdam ƒ 15.632:07:08
Chamber Enkhuizen, Ridderkerk via Amsterdam ƒ 15.786:19:08
Hopvogel arrived at Batavia coming from Siam
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, p. 692-749. Generale Missive from Abraham Patras, 6 April 1736, p. 702-749.
Amboina
The Prattenburg with a cargo-valued ƒ 133.735 sent towards. Ordered to load at Tegal 200 and at Macassar 100 last rice. The Opperdoes is directly destined towards Amboina with a cargo-valued ƒ 174.493. At Amboina should be not longer built new vessels. The ships are badly built and the quality of the timber worse. The on Java built vessels were much better built ("veel beter tot zijlage en lading gebouwt"). The timber sent from Amboina wasn't as storable as the Javanese timber.
Banda
The Huis ten Donk and Haaksburg brought a cargo valued ƒ 235.744, 400 last rice, 125 soldiers and some craftsmen from Macassar and Tegal towards Banda. The cultivation of sapan and djati timber is strongly recommended. At Rosingain the cultivation of djati timber is well progressing. One tandjungpura for loading and unloading is sent towards Banda.
Ternate
30th December is decided that for 1736 just 3 ships will be sent to the Moluccas, namely the ships Delfland and the Castor and Pollux and the chialoupe Ondank. The shipyard is transferred from the bulwark Voorburg towards the river Talingany. The transport of timber from Sula towards Batavia should be ended. Javanese djati timber was far more storable.
Macassar
The ship Spieringshoek stayed at Macassar in the months September and October for security reasons in case Bontolangkas or the courts of Boni or Goa were giving problems. It proved impossible due to the heavy swell to salvage anything from the wreck of the Rijksdorp. The Heinkenshand and Haaksburg transported 8082 pikol sampan timber. The Prattenburg brought 100 and the Herstelling 200 last rice towards Amboina and Banda. Both ships enjoyed by the Stad Leiden transported also 200 European soldiers with cargoes, valued ƒ 262.754 towards Macassar.
Bandjermasin
The yacht Schiedam was sent 17th March towards this destination.
Timor
Letters dated 20 August, 4 and 7 September were brought by the chialoupe Valk and the ship owned by Dominicus Macquelijn and received 30 September and 10 October.
Palembang
The Wolphaartsdijk arrived at Batavia 28 December coming from Palembang with a cargo valued ƒ 160.390 included 16.714 lb. white and 369.805 lb. black pepper. The chialoup Ondank just loaded another 104 pikol black pepper at Djambi. The chialoup Jonge Dirk brought a cargo valued ƒ 57.782 towards Palembang and as ballast so called Nederlandse moppen (bricks).
Djambi
The chialoup Ondank brought 3000 roof tiles towards Djambi, of which 1.250 arrived broken. She returned with a cargo valued ƒ 13.569, included 12.688 lb. black pepper, 200 golden reals and a slave from Madasgar escaped from Padang.
China
The Den Dam en Huis Den Eult arrived at Batavia 18th March reported that 11 men of the wrecked Alblasserdam were saved. Of the cargo valued ƒ 304.701 just 1.220 taël silver were salvaged. 19th March was decided to go also in 1736 towards China. Two ships of 130 feet were to be sent, one of them was to return at Batavia, the second one to go directly towards the Netherlands.
Malacca
With the chialoup Haasje and the Slot Aldegonda was a cargo-valued ƒ 51.699 arrived, including 83.844 lb. tin. The Haamstede, Leiden, Middenrak and the chialoupes Decca and Censure continued their voyage towards Coromandel and Bengal. A hundred European soldiers, some craftsman and a tandjungpura were sent to Malacca.
West Coast of Sumatra
From this destination arrived at Batavia 25 November and 1 February the Purmerlust and the Steenhoven with 1368 taël gold, valued ƒ 64.631 and some letters. The chialoup Charlatan was sent towards with a cargo included 6 last rice and another 10 last rice for the Barose regents.
Bengal
31th December and 26 February arrived with the Spiering, Sleewijk, Loenderveen, Huis te Spijk en Hof niet altijd Winter letters dated 18 November and 17 January. Cargo valued ƒ 1.500.611. The Haften, which was sent via Coromandel, was to transport a cargo valued ƒ 279.058 towards Batavia. With this ship was 3 tons gold sent to Coromandel. The pantjalang Wieroname was 23 August smashed into pieces against a sandbank near the Jannegat.
Coromandel
At 24th January arrived the Jonge Willem at Batavia coming from Coromandel with a letter dated 27 October 1735 as response on a letter from Batavia dated 23 July. The Middenrak presumably arrived 26 January at Machilipatnam. For the cargo to be transported towards Batavia were 2 ships of 145 feet and 2 ships of 130 feet length requested.
Ceylon
The Jonge Willem arrived 24th January at Batavia with a letter dated 17 December from Colombo. Van Imhof was to depart against 1 May with the Hillegonda accompanied by the Land van Beloften en de Purmerlust destined towards Bengal. In 1735 transported the Haften and Schonauwen 3236 coeren chancos, kaiyru rope and hawsers and 2337 ammanas areka nuts. The Paddenburg of chamber Amsterdam arrived safely with 80 soldiers and 146 sailors and which ship was sent to Malabar for pepper. The homeward bound ships Barbestein, Ketel, Wickenburg en Meerlust arrived 17 and 22 September coming from Batavia at Colombo. The Barbestein hit a cliff in the Gaalse Baay. Except for the lower layer of sugar and saltpetre was the cargo salvaged. The Iepenrode from Mocca was destined to be a homeward bound ship.
Malabar
Due to the heavy levies was the Iepenrode with complete cargo sent back to Surat. The governor decided to unload the ship without anything sold. After a protest of residents from Mokka were the stores coming from Batavia and destined for Mokka sent on.
Mokka
24th January the Jonge Willem arrived with a letter dated 15 August from Ceylon. From the cargo of the Iepenrode including mace and copper was for ƒ 36.847:10:08 sold.
Persia
Stadwijk on 16th August and Ritthem on 15th October sent to Persia with a cargo valued ƒ 149.000 and 100.000 lb. black pepper. 4th January 1736 the Valkenisse arrived with a letter dated 24 August 1735. The Valkenisse and the Noordwijkerhout were unloaded at Gamron. To prevent Persian requests for ships the E.I.C. personnel at Gamron suggested to sent yearly just one 160 feet ship and a chialoup from Malabar. The ship wasn't suitable for inland voyages, while the chialoupe could be used for a trip towards Basra.
East Coast of Java
The Purmerlust and Land van Beloften destined towards Bengal loaded 200 last rice at Tegal for Ceylon. Cargo valued ƒ 28.924. The Herstelling was severely damaged by a thunderstorm at Tegal. Ordered to send no timber anymore from Rembang with inland vessels due to the freight, but to use empty Company ships.
Cheribon and the Preangerlands
The Valkenisse was sent to Cheribon, the Strijkebolle, Huis de Vlotter and Jacoba towards Indramaju for timber.
Bantam
The ship Cats and the chialoup Johanna transported from there 55.875 lb. black pepper, 172 pikol harpuis and 500 pots whitewash, total value ƒ 76.994.
Batavia
A letter from the governor of Manila Don Fernando Valdes Tamon arrived 6 March with the Nossa Senhora de Lascoldes us Zewal Marin that the galliot Uitvlucht was wrecked on the coast of Tayabas. 13 Men were rescued of which 6 returned while the others went into a monastery at Manila. The Hof niet altijd Zomer, Popkensburg and Hogersmilde reached 12 March open sea. 17 and 27 February the Magdalena, Abbekerk en Beukesteijn arrived. The Karsenhof, Sint Laurens, Westhoven and Langewijk were still missing. The Karsenhof arrived 19 November at the Cape and departed 19 December. The Flora departed the Cape 15 November towards Ceylon. The Huis Den Eult and Den Dam returned 18 March from China. To make a possible that the tea ships could depart as soon as possible, both two ships were unloaded at the island Kuyper. In the Schonauwen en Ridderkerk was porcelain and in the Jonge Willem cauris as lower layer used. The Ridderkerk was to visit the Cape, the Schonauwen and Jonge Willem were permitted if necessary to victual at Saint Helena. A report of the Council of Justice dated 24 March was dealing with the robberies done by the crews of the tandjungpara's Krankte, Steyger and Erika while unloading. The Jonge Willem was also loaded with 12.926 lb. tea, bought in Batavia.
Value of the loaded cargos:
Chamber Amsterdam, Schonauwen ƒ 194.247,13 and the Ridderkerk ƒ 64.182:11:8.
Chamber Zealand, Jonge Willem ƒ 125.203:07:00
Chamber Delft, Jonge Willem via Zealand ƒ 21.749L16:08
Chamber Rotterdam, Jonge Willem via Zealand ƒ 21.609:16:08
Chamber Hoorn, Ridderkerk via Amsterdam ƒ 15.632:07:08
Chamber Enkhuizen, Ridderkerk via Amsterdam ƒ 15.786:19:08
Hopvogel arrived at Batavia coming from Siam
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, p. 692-749. Generale Missive from Abraham Patras, 6 April 1736, p. 702-749.
