British bark ship John Paterson destined towards the Dutch East Indies according to the Dutch newspaper Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad dated 12 January 1881

An announcement reported that the British bark ship John Paterson captain A. Fox lying at Rotterdam, Netherlands was destined towards Surabaya, Dutch East Indies. For more details could be asked at shipping agents Kuyper van Dam&Smeer and Hudig&Blokhuyzen.