The sloops Nias and Kruiser departed 28 January, the ship
Binnenwijzend 26 February and the yacht Geertruida 22 February, all destined
towards Ternate. The Binnenwijzend was to return via Bima for a cargo sapan
wood, the Geertruida to sail towards Makassar for senior merchant Hendrik
Stemer who was appointed at Ternate. Batavia couldn’t deliver the 2-mast
vessels asked for, so it was allowed the keep the Geertruida for service at
this factory. Despite the advice give, it was allowed to repair the sloop
Nieuwe Promotie. The measures taken against the Spanish little ship Prins van
Anturia in the Moluccas were approved.
Source
J. van Goor. Generale Missiven van
Gouverneurs-Generaal en Raden aan Heren XVII der Verenigde Oostindische
Compagnie. Deel X: 1737-1743. The Hague, 2004, p.1025-1029.
