Triple Entente troop transports arriving at Marseille, France according to the Kriegsnachrichten of the Chef des Admiralstabes der Marine dated Berlin 5 August 1917

An item referred to the attache at Madrid reporting the arrival on 25 July at Marseille, France of 4 steam transports coming with troops from Algiers and Oran, on 27 July the French steam transport Lotus with 2,000 Indochinese soldiers, furthermore 2 smaller steamships with troops coming from Algiers and on 30 Jully a fully occupied British steam transport with colonial troops.

Source

Bundesarchiv RM-40-622

French cruiser Duguay Trouin sent to Mahé according to the Dutch newspaper Nieuwe courant dated 26 October 1948

An item referred to a statement of the French governor of French India (1) Baron (2) reporting that the French cruiser Duguay Trouin (3) would depart as soon as possible to Mahé to support the local government and restore French authority.

Notes

1. French India became independent on 15 August 1947 followed on 1 November 1954 by handing over Pondichéry, Yanam, Mahe and Karikao to India and became the Union Territory of Puducherry. Not earlier as in 1962 was this transfer ratified by the French parliament.

2. Charles François Marie Baron was governor later high commissioned between March 1946-May 1949.

3. Of the Duguay-Trouin-class, consisting of the Duguay-Trouin, Lamotte-Piquet and Primauget, preceded by the planned but not realized La Motte-Piquet-class and succeeded by the Jeanne d’Arc. Laid down by Arsenal de Brest, France on 4 August 1922, launched on 14 August 1923, commissioned on 2 November 1928, decommissioned on 19 March 1952

French troop transport Gironde underway from Singapore towards Mahé according to the Dutch newspaper Java-bode dated 27 August 1862

An item reported on 19 August that the French steam frigate Gironde commanded by M. Pacalis passed Sunda Strait coming from Singapore bound for Mahé [French town/colony in nowadays India] with troops embarked.(1)

Note
1. A transport, laid down at Bordeaux, France in 1854, launched in 1855 and wrecked on 9 February 1867.

The Portuguese ship Nossa Senhora da Conceicao e Sao Francisco Xavier active in East Asia 1738-1740

According to A. Marques Esparteira. Catalogo dos navios brigantinos (1640-1901), Lisboa, 1976, a merchantship called Nossa Senhora da Conceicao e Sao Francisco Xavier was active in the period 1737-1741. She was however active in an area where the Dutch East India Company had large interests. So, apparently her movements were reported to the higher officials at Batavia. They informed in their socalled General Missiven the Board (Heren XVII) in the homecountry. I used the Generale Missiven van Gouverneurs-Generaal en Raden aan Heren XVII der Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie. Deel X 1737-1743 (J. van Goor, Den Haag, 2004). So it became possible to get some more information dealing with this ship from Dutch sources.

25 September 1738 arrival at Porto Novo, Coromandel of the Nossa Senhora de Conceicao é Sao Francisco Xavier, coming from Mocambique, length 130 feet, 26 guns, 170 men, fitted out by Lourenso Valasco to buy textiles. Departed 28 September toward Bengal. Bengal, arrival at Hooghly of the Nossa Senhora de Conceicao é Sao Francisco Xavier. Had transport a cargo rice towards Pondicherry and returned with salt, 'spiaulter' and Chinese porcelain.

According to the Generale Missive dated 31 January 1739 one of her crewmembers went over to the Dutch East Indiaman Meerlust but deserted, was made prisoner and punished.

This ship mentioned in the Dutch so-called Bengal papers of 1738 and 1739, departed 29 March 1740 from Lisbon, arrived 8 September in the Ganges after visiting Madras and Pondicherry. Her cargadoor, intended to leave at the end of the north monsoon, brought with him 500,000 ropijen to buy stores.

British steamship Falshaw arrived at Batavia, Dutch East Indies coming from Pondicherry [French India], according to the Dutch newspaper Java-Bode dated 1 August 1889

An item dated Batavia, Dutch East Indies 1st reported the arrival of the British steamship Falshaw master Bennett coming from Pondicherry [French India], shipping agents Wellenstein Krause&Co. 

The French corvette l'Egiere towards Achim (Atjeh) in the Dutch East Indies according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 7 April 1841

In a extra ordinary letter from St. Denis at the French island  Bourbon dated 17 December 1841 was reported that the corvette l'Egiere was to depart that day to Sumatra and to act against some villages in the kingdom of Achem (in Dutch called Atjeh) which harassed French merchant ships. From there she was destined towards Calcutta to stay for 2 months on the Ganges and to return via Madras, Pondicherry and Trincomale to Bourbon. The brig le Lancier was to depart within short time from Bourbon towards France together with the Portuguese brig Pocha that was captured in the channel of Mozambique by a French warship accused of piracy. When she was captured 200 slaves were found on board to be sold at Havana. In the past she was a French ship, captured of St. Juan de Ulloa but later sold at Havana. Her master deceived Arabians and other Africans in the slave trade and plundered a North American whaler. When the French captured her there were 65 well-armed sailors on board. She was an excellent sailing ship.

There is something strange in this news item. Achim of Atjeh was part of the Dutch East Indies so it seems rare that a foreign warship was allowed to act in the Dutch colony.