Tuesday, 10 February 2015
Dutch privateer Goede Verwagting arrived at Zierikzee, Netherlands according to the Dutch newspaper Groninger courant dated 28 December 1781
An item dated Zierikzee,
Netherlands 19th
reported that on the same evening the very fast well built barkentine de Goede
Verwagting arrived coming from Dunkirk,
France. She was
in England
fitted out as a privateer and copper doubled. She was to be fitted out as soon
as possible and to be armed with 14/16-4pd guns, a crew numbering 50-60 men and
to be commanded by captain Jean Caffin earlier with success commanding the
privateer de Hoop. The ship was fitted out by a company financed with shares of
ƒ 100.
