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Cape of Good Hope (South Africa). Archives | Leibbrandt, H. C. V., ed | Riebeeck, Jan van, 1619-1677 | South African Library
Ende wanneer u ladinghe rijekeJok meent in voorraedt te hebben ende de vellen tot bequame drooghte om op te paoken geoomen sijn, fiult deeelve noch voor de compBte der retour vloote met jacht sien hier te brengen, ten dien eijnde Primo Fobruario aenstaende eerst nijt de baija van Saldanha vertreokeade ©onder verder herwaerts te oomen, alsoo te veel tijts met heen ende weer varen gespilt wordt ten ware u ladingb vroegber becomen ooBt» als wanneer al u volek van voora : Englandt mede nemen ende her- waerts brengen suit akoo niet verstaen dat sonder jaobt daer volck aal gelaten worden om van de Fransen onverwacht daer aenoomen : geen ongemeek te hjden, alsoo haer vellen (die UE* van't ülijlandeken in de baij gevonden ons hier gebracht hebben) oomênde te missen lightelijck uijt vraeokaught na hunne moordadi* gen eert sulokx aen d^ onse alleenigh sondsr sohip vindende mooht^n vreecken waeromme oook doorgaene voor deeelve ende andre vijanden gestaddigh op hoede wesen ende wel gauw uijt keijoken Most sonder nochtana hun eenighsints in haer doen 't minste te beletten offte eenige vijantsobap te toonen ten ware UE. erst soohten affbreuok te doen als wanneer ij der toestaet sich te verweeren. Soo oook schapen in de Balja van Saldanha oomp te handelen suit daer van eenige stellen op Ilha Klisabet oude oook op 't üobben eijlant, Cornelia genaempt^ voor dese baije leggende daer onder 2 a 3 off meer rammen om voor te teelen, alsoook eenige levendige dassen gelijck voor deaen bij d'Engelsen end o den addmirael Matt^liel gedaen ende bevonden is aldaer wel te aerden, opdat bij achter blijven van d' inwoonders op ona selven metter tijt bdstaen mogen daer insonderheijt oook aen^elegeo is ende om de dassen te bequamer levendigh to crijgen in wat qnantite tegen u Teftreck üerwaerts cout stulpjens aen't pohip honden om de mede aü ende aen't pohip honden om de mede aü ende aen't sonder eenige last te varen, gebruijokende u boot om de vellen vanghst de E, Uomp^ te veel gelegen is ende dienthalven De Bifloaijse sloep op UE. voordragen van daer goede dienst aff te t roeken mede ggvende suit aen't pohip honden om de mede aü ende aen't sonder eenige last te varen, gebruijokende u boot om de vellen vanghst de E, Uomp^ te veel gelegen is ende dienthalven Niet mogen gebruijokt wäden tot lossen, laden oS daer eenigh prijekel van olippen &0'' onderworpen sijui des UE« daarvoor goede sorge te dxagen op 't alderhooghrten bevolen blijft. VE. hebt do laeete reijae vergeten na vers water op *t eijlandt Blisabet te graven eade teij^enen Tan |ioaaoiii9 aldaer enda 27en Nuv, VqLX. 6th, the bay. This is of great importance and should have been your first island in Saldanua Bay was named "Prospect." You likewise neglected to make perfect drawings of the coast and bays according to instructions which you ought to read and bear in mind more carefully, as it is our order that they shall be promptly carried out, for proper drawings are to be made of everything and sent to Holland and India for the information of our masters and their guidance. You are therefore to pay special attention not only to this but to every one of our orders, as what they contain is in our opinion for the best interests of the Company which ought to be of as much importance to yourself. You are therefore recommended to obey our orders implicitly for what you may consider as of no account may be found to be of very great benefit to the Company; for instance, the shark skins in such abundance there (Saldanha Bay) and so little valued by you, and for which we have seen paid as much as 15 guldens a pound in Japan, and what does it matter if everything be skins only if we can secure profit to the Company. No selection of merchandise should be considered too bad or unimportant, profit is the main point. Therefore, take this and our preceding order to heart which would satisfy us and serve our Masters. As there is great desire for tobacco among the men you shall Eromisc a span of tobacco for every 100 skins per man, skins to o flayed, cleaned and dried, to make them more sealouB in collecting, viz., 10 men having 100 skins to have each one span of tobacco, giving this extra tobacco only as long as your supply lasts — more you must not promise, as tobacco is dear and it ought to be earned. You shall during your sta\' on the island Elizabeth collect the fat of the rock-rabbits as the Surgeon states that it is worth 4 or 5 stivers per lb. in Holland. You shall keep this in kegs as a sample to be sent home. The skins are to be cured in thé same er de baijc alomme te stellen aen H si^Ire ie veele gelegen ende behoorde u eerste werek geweest te sijo doen profBjtvemaempt^ alemöde de perfecte affteijckeninge ende aenwijsiugen der gele- gentheden van de custen eade baijen na onse wel gegeven ordre die O E. somtijts wat meer nalesen ende incorporeren moet, alaoo wij Yerstaen deselve promptelijck sal achtervolght worden ^ want de pertinente aen ende afftaijckeningen van alleB nootsaeokelijok moet gemaeckt ende aen on&e beeren meesters int Patria mits- gaders d' E. H"^'. Generael ende Raden töii India na Batavia gesonden werden tot derselver epeeiilatien op 't geven van haer E, nader ordre over do wecken albier, derbalven niet alleen dit maer alles wat wij ordineren ende bevelen ter hsrte nemen ende affgeaeijt onae Inetniotie tot u voorsolm ff t dagelij ckx in de bant nemen ende voor oogen houden moet alaoo daerinne niel anders geatelt wordt als *t gene na ons vermogen bedenckelen ten meesten dienste van de E. Oomp'' te strecken, aen d* opdoeninge van welcker voordeelen UE, soo veel als dies eere ende reputatie te behalen is. Invoegen noohmael op 't hooghste reeommandereu onse ordre in alles te achtervolgen ende soo wel na 't minste ala 't meeste nauw onderzoeken, want ^t geene bij UE, voor 't minste off te van weijnigh vaUur mocht geacht worden soude voor d* E, Comp" wel *t rainsto voordeel eunnen toebrengen. Exempel HBU de hei j vellen aldaer in meenighte vallende ende bij ÜE, weijnigh acht opgeslagen sijnde, daer wij in Japan voor stuck wel ld guldens hebben sien betalen, ende wat ijs ser ooük aen- gelegen al waerent alles hnijden als wij d' E. Uomp*' maer proffijt ïjoiinen doen, moet ons geen aoorteringh van coopmanöohappen t« aleght offiö geringh aijn want aen 't aenbrengt^n van voordeelen is soo wel UE. als onse meeste eere ende reputatie gelegen, daeromme neempt doch dese ende onse vorige gegeven ordre ter hert o waeraen ons conteutement ende d' Hm. Yet van dassen dat onse oliirurgijn seght wel 4 a 5 st. in Hollaut 't tb waerdigh ende veel van die dieren door hare füvervloedige vetligheijt te crijgen is, iult als aen 't Ei j landt Elisabet leijt mede laten opgadereu ende in vaetjens bergen, om tout een proeffjen oook na 't vaderlandt te seuden. Item de vellenkens hit ende deselve gelijok de robben vellen 't vet Ir ai j afechaven ende 2 Ten Nov, k i^Z 68 ^^2. manner as those of the seals, as they will very likely to be worth 27th Nov. nioney — at any rate it will appear that we have done our best to find profit for the Company wherever we could. We depend further upon your zeal, trusting that you will do your duty — wish you a happy voyage for the advantage of our Masters, &c. (Signed) J. v. Biebeeck. Port the Good Hope, 27th November, 1652. No. 10. Batavia. To the Governor-General and Council, per the Good Hope. 1663. This accompanies letter to  England, from which, and from the copies sent unsealed to us you will Lesm that the Salamander, Lastdrager, and Coninck Davit abo the Orangie and Breda which left you last year had not yet arrived and that the Directors were consequently anxious about them. But according to their letters to us of 20th and 21st August (oopiei annexed) the three first had arrived safely on 16th August, and the two last driven off by storms from the others, had tamed up at Westerhaven in Shetland in company of 42 of our men of war. Trust by this time they are safe home, that according to our Masters' intentions you may be well provided with ships and men to follow up and ruin the English and Portuguese. Per following opportunity we will communicate events of Drommedar and Hoff van Zeelandanty referring you to a company of the period from which you will gather. Uijt gespreijt met pennen opdroegen sullen almede geit waerdigh sijn offte ten minste aen blijoken dat ons best gedaen hebben om aren Not. Volgens schuldigen plight uijt alle gelegenthen proffijt voor d' E. Gomp op te soeoken. Hiermede aSbreeokende sullen ons wijders aen laten op TIE te doene naerstigheijt die verhopen na sohiildigen plight betrachten suit, ende tot besluijt toewensohen een geluckige voiiagie ten proffijte van onse Hm. Meesters, 't welok gun den Almogende in wiens genadige protectie ende h". gejeijde wij TIE. wijders sijn bevelende. Amen. In 't fordt de Qoede Hoope, den 27 Novemb' 1652, was ge-teijokenty Johan A. van Biebeeoq. No. 10. Batavia. Aen d' E. H'. Gouvemeur-General ende Baden van India, Per 't Jacht de Goede Hoope ges : Ed : emtfeste, wel wijse, voorsienige, seer bescheiden Heeren, Mijnheeren! Dese dient in der haeste tot geleijde van ingeslösten missive aen TTE. onder couverte ons van de Ed. Heeren bewintheberen 2ien Jan. per 't galjot de Vos expres toegecomen, nevens advertentie van den aengevangen oorloge tusschen den Staet van onse Nederlanden ende de nieuwe Engelse Bepublicken bij dewelcke UEd. 800 uijt de copien (ons open toegeschickt) bemercken, oock sullen vernemen hoe dat de schepen Salmander, Lastdrager ende Coninok Davidt, mitsgaders Orangie ende Breda, A"" passato van XJEd. vertrocken alsdoen noch niet binnen ende haer Ed : voor deselve om redenen in d'* missive gemelt seer beducht. Edoch volgens derselver advijs van den 20 ende 21 Augusti aen ons (waer van de copien nier nevens senden) de 3 eerster den 16 Augusto salvo in Texel ingecomen waren, ende de 2 laeste door storm van de eerste affgedwaelt in Westerhaven van hitlant vergeselschapt met 42 's lants oorlogh schepen,* hopende dat haest behouden in 't Patria sidlen g'arriveert wesen, dat Öodt geve ten eijnde U£d. na de jegenwoordige intentie onser heeren meesters met competente maght van scheepen ende volck mogen version worden tot vervolginck ende mijne der Engelsen ende r ortugesen. Amen. Wat hier in 't een ende 't ander sedert 't vertrek van den Drommedaris ende 't Hoi! van Zeelandt is verricht ende hoe 9ioh de saecken hier toedraegen, &c*., sullen uijtstellen tot deu 70 I6óa» that a fair quantity of refreshments will be ready for the recorn 'iint Jan. ^^9 Ai^d likewise the profits already gained for the Company. Also that we haye bartered some cattle, &a This is only sent to to inform you as soon as possible of the various matters, especially the war and the'reasons why the Good Hojte has l)een sent to you, and the gtiliot de TV kept here and to l>e seen in the reaoluHons of 19th taken on this suojeot. As a sample, we send you 225 seal skins, very beautiful and of fine wool, also 49 sea cow tusks and 10 elephant ditto, perhaps marketable in Japan. Have also transshipped into the yacht from the galiot 11 tons resin, 9 tons nails and 7 tons pitch, keeping for our use 3 tons nails, 1 ton resin and 1 ton pitch — will send you the iron per first vessels — the canon balls being required here we will keep trusting that this may not displease you. Skipper Simon Turver will retain the 50 reals of 8 received at home for refreshments for which he is to account to you — accounts of himself and crew closed here and [copies forwarded — had no one to send on board as bookkeeper as we have only two assistants for the store, and the galiot which also came here without books, will therefore also have to be put in order from the muster rolls. The skipper of the Hoop will be able to tell you circumstantially how badly we are supplied and consequently have been obliged to send the Vos to Robben Island to set down penguins and young seals for food for our men, because we are unwilling to kill any cattle and are anxious to keep as many as possible for the fleet. If the return fleet should not bring us what we have asked for former letter, we beg that the following may do so, besides the latest and most just letter from the commander of the fleet, regarding the present fleet's intentions and intentions. This letter, dated December 1st, 1864, states that the fleet's intention was to send a fleet to the coast, which would be a significant event for the fleet. The text also mentions that the fleet's intention was to send a fleet to the coast, which would be a significant event for the fleet. The text also mentions that the fleet's intention was to send a fleet to the coast, which would be a significant event for the fleet. The text also mentions that the fleet's intention was to send a fleet to the coast, which would be a significant event for the fleet. The text concludes by mentioning that the fleet's intention was to send a fleet to the coast, which would be a significant event for the fleet. The text concludes by mentioning that the fleet's intention was to send a fleet to the coast, which would be a significant event for the fleet. Somme ende 't galjot de Vos in plaestae hier houden, nijt de resolntion dato 19 deser daer o'or genomen te beogen tot dewelcke ons om cort te gaen reserveren. Hier nevens een preuve 225 stx. robben vellen, üamentlijok 200 groote ende 25 cleijne d', eeer schoon ende fijn Tan wol sijnde. Item 49 stx. zeekoetanden ende 10 oliphants tanden hier geruijlt ende raisschien in Jappan getroeken wesende, beneffena dien hebben uijt gemelten galjot in voors: jacht voor India laten oversoheen 1 1 tonnen licrpuijs^ 9 tonnen api jokers ende 7 tonnen peck, 't ijser daer noch in aijnde Bullen UEd. met d* eerste aanooomende scheep en mede laten toeooomen, maer de oogels meeet 4:6: ende 8 ponders na genomen ingpeetie bevonden heb- bende ende ons hier nodi^h t^ eijn sullen hier houden hopende d&9r aen geen quaafc sullen doen sulokx per den naesten gaerne vernemen* Soo hebben oock den sehipper Symon Turver laten behouden da 50 realen van 8"" tot verval van nodi^he ververeainge uijt 't Taderlandt mede gen Women daer van ostij reek; sal moeten doen ende bij desen neffens alle des voloq geslooten ende *t jaghts reeq : extraet van de reeoq : uijt de scheeps boeoken mede gaet omme aldaer nieuwe boeoken op gefourneert te worden, dewijl hier geen stoffe missen ooiiden om voor boeckhonder mede te laeten raren, also maer 2 adsistenten voort lant ende galjot versien blijven, dat oook sonder boeeken hier gecomen is ende derhalven mede uijt de monsterroUe eerst sullen moeten geformeert worden. Hoe sober dat het hier van viotualie gestelt is ende dat daer omme genootsaeokt sijn 't galjot de Vos na 't Robben Ei j landt t& «enden om peguijns ende jonge robben in te souten tot ipij singe van ons volcq omdat niet gaerne van de beesten souden slaen : maer te meer tot ververssinge voor de retouraebeepen over houden, aal URd, den schipper van de Hoope wijt ende breet oounnen verhalen. Ingevalle pr. dese retour vlote op ons versouok bIJ vorige missive gadaen met soodanigh meerder gesohudt geÜjck veriooht hebben, niet moohten geseoondeert worden, versoeoken in*t aen- itftBude Bulckï magh geschiedeA, ï^evens. de nodlgheden v^u 1S53. 2l^n Jan. 72 ^^^* wbat we require in the form of gim-canriagee and ammimitioiii, 2itt Jaa. ^' ^^ ^® better prepared for attacks from Europeans. We must, however, be well provided by the commander of the expected return fleet, which would make it safer here fortlit Company. It is easily understood how much better the place would be protected if there were free men here — our ideas we intend to communicate to the Directors and send you oop For the rest, we refer you to the oral report of the skipper of the yacht, and leave you under the protection of the One All; may He save the Hon. Company and the republic of the Netherland in these times from misfortune. Amen. In the fort, the Good Hope, 21st January, 1653. (Signed) J. V. Bisbeeck. F.S. — Employing our best efforts to place the fort in better defense, deferring all other work that we may not in our unprotected state be suddenly attacked by the English, we trust however, that the return fleet will arrive here before they do. Instructions for the ofiioers of the Good Hope on its departure to Batayia. As we haye expressly been informed per Stcarts Vos of the war with England and ordered that that yessel should at ones proceed to Batayia, we haye by resolution of the 19th decdded to send the Goede Hoop instead. You will therefore leaye as soon as possible and proceed as fast as you can, oonduotiiig your- selyes according to the general and particular instructions from home and kept in a box on board, taking good care that in passiiig Bantam and the straits of Sunda you do not giye the "Rnylï^h a chance of oyerpowering you. Nor are you to leaye the ship until fully conyinced that you are among friends, and in case (whi^ CM forbid) you do fall into the hands of the English in disguise, sod see no chance of escape you shall before you are oyarpowered throw all your papers oyerboard and let them sink with weig^itB, that the company's seoret plans may not become known to thesB. 78 affuijtten ende ammenitie, &o*., daertoe dienende om in dese ^^^* gelegenheijt te difFensiver tegen alle Enropise yijantlijoke 2iMiJan. attentaten (wat meerder* van node hebbende) te mogen blijven. Edoch willen hoopen door den Commandeur der aenstaende retourvlote redelijck sullen g'acoommodeert worden ast ons lieff wesen ende d' E. Comp*" hier ter plaetse te geiustiger vallen sal, ende hoe- danigh oook tot meerder conservatie ende verseeckeringe alhier vrije luij den waren is* genoeghsaem te begrijpen, ende waerover d' E. H"" Bewinthebbers onse cUjne consideratien hopen te schrijven ende U£d. alsdan die oopien &c\ mede te dienen, ons over 't een énde 't ander wijders gedragende aen de mondelinge rapporten van den voorn : schipper deees jachts. Hiermede, Ed: emtfeste, welche juge, voorsienige, seer bescheiden lieeren, Mijn Heeren, sullen UEd. na onse oitmoedige ende dienstige groste den Eenigen al in genaden bevolen laten, welcke d'E. Uomp* ende de Staet onser Nederlanden in dese tijden voor ongeval wil bewaren. Amen. In't fordt de Qoede Hoope den 21 Januari 1653. Onderstond T7E. dtmoedigen ende verplichten dienaar, ende was ge- teijckend Johan van Biebeecq. Lager stont noch : Wij vallen nu met alle maght aen't fordt om in vorder diffentie te mrengen latende alle an£*e wercken soo laogh stil staen &c^ om van d' Eugelsen (noch dies blootleggende) niet onversiens over- vallen te worden. Edoch willen hopen Comp' retour vlote voor deselve hier arriveren sal. Instructie voor de opperhooSden van't jacht de Goede Hoope, gaende van hier nae Batavia in Oost Indien. Alsoo d' Ed. H" bewintheberen ons P de galjot de Swarte Vos expres toegesonden hare advertissementen van den jegenwoordigen oorloge met d' Eugelsen nevens ordre dat deselve ten eersten oock v Orders souden nae Batavia voortenden, waertoe als bij resolutie van den 19" goet gevonden is 't jacht de Hoope te gobruijcken om redenen in d*' resolutie gestel t, soo suit met d' eerst-e goede wint die u Qodt verleeuen sal ancker lighten ende uijt dese oaije t' seijl gaende, TIE. reijse op 't alderepoedighste na Batavia beworderen, sigh regulerende na de generale ende particuliere instructien UE. soo wel als andre scheepen uijt 't Patria in een doose mede gegeven tot reglement van derselver reijse van hier tot Batavia in duijs, wel toesiende dat in't passeren van Bantem ende in Sundas Strate d' Engelsen soo nae niet compt dat se Particular attention is paid to this, and when safely arrived at Batavia, the documents are at once to be delivered to this Governor-General and Council, giving likewise a verbal report of Cape matters, as our letter must necessarily be short, because of your sudden departure. Wish you by the grace of God, a fortunate voyage. In the fort of Good Hope, 21st January, 1653. No. 1. The pockets of letters sent per Good Hope to India, 19th January, 1653. No. 2. Original letter of Biebeeck to India dated 21st January, 1653. No. 3. Copy of journals kept at the Cape. No. 4. Copy of resolutions dated 19th January, 1653. No. 5. Copy of resolutions dated 19th January, 1653. No. 6. Invoice of goods in the Ghod Hope for India. No. 7. Invoice of the 50 reals of 8 left in the hands of the skipper of the yacht. No. 8. Drawings, ground plan, and facings of the fort. No. 9. Accounts of the ship and the crew of the Good Hope for making new books which could not be done here because of the vessel. The sudden departure. No. 10. Copy of instructions given to the officers of the gallows by the Directors. No. 1. Instances for the officers of the Good Hope, gefegentheijt mochten vinden u te vermeeateren, ende sich niet van boort te begeven tensij voloomen verseeokert sijt dat bij 2ienJan vrandenHbent ende offte geviele, 'twelek den Almogende verhoede dat gij bij ontmoetinge van Engelsen vermerokte in haer handen souden moeten vallen ende geen cans saeght om te ontcomen suit eer sij uvermeesteren datelij ok alle desselffs mede nemende pampieren overhoort smijten ende met swaerto laten sinoken opdat des Comp*^ secrete dessijnen voor haer niet openbaren worden daer in- sonderheijt op te letten ende voor alle saeoken niet vergeeten maer altijtwelin grachten houden Bultende met lieff op Batavia geomen wesende onse gemelte pampieren (waeromme expres dus haestigh derwaert gesonden wordt) aen d' Ed. Hr. General ende Baden van India overleveren doende (dewijle in ons schrijven door baeetigheijt vrij oort vallen) met eenen mondelingh rapport van de Caepse saeoken soodanigh UE. aenweten van deselve hier ervaren ende onthouden suit heb ▼ ben, waermede UEd. door Ghxles genade een geluokige ende spoedige reijse wensohen. In't fordt de Goede Hoope, den 21 Januario 1653, onderst ont UE. goede vrunt, was geteijokent Johan van Biebeeq. Register van de Pampieren door den E. van Biebeeq, F' 't jacht de Goede Hoope, gedirigeert aen d' Ed. Hr. Gouv. General ende Baden van India, [dieito 19 Januario 1663. No. 1. Packed met brieven aen d' Ed. Hm. General ende Baden van India door de heeren meesters uijt 't patria geschreven. „ 2. Originele Missive door boveügemelte lüebeeoq aen d"" h*^ gesdireven, dato 21 Januario 1653. „ 3. Gopie des registres bij denzelven gehouden aen Oabo de Boa Espirance. ,, 4. Gopie Kesolutie, dat. 12 Januario 1653. „ 5. Gopie Missiven door d' Ed. h' bewunderberen ges : aen den Command : ende opperhooSden van de Cabo, dato 24 ^Juli, 20 ende 21 Augusti, daerbij een copie d"" aan d' opperhooffden in Persia ende Surratta. „ 6. Factura ende cognossement van de Coopmans: in 't jacht de Goede Hoope na India gesonden. „ 7. Cognossement van de 50 realen van 8 d" schipper van 't jacht laten houden. „ 8. Affeijokeningen plattende verheven van't fort de Goede Hoope. „ 9. Schepen ende volckreeck : van't jacht de Goede Hoope om nieuwe boecken op te formeren, dat door't haestigh vertreck niet hier ounnen geschieden. „ 10. Coppie Instructie d''. opperhoofden van't galjot door de Heeren Bewintheberen gegeven. „ 11, Instructie voor d' opperhoofden van't jacht 4e Hoope. T6 No. 11, Instructions for the officers of the l^icarie Voa prooeeding from Table Bay to Dassen Island, 1668. In accordance with the council's resolution of 19th January last Srd^eb, *^ ®®^^ 7^^ ^ Eobben Island to salt down penguins and young seals for food for the garrison here, because of the great soardty of Dutch provisions, the galiot being quite ready to leave, we would have despatched you to the places named for the puxpotet mentioned, but as God as blessed us with an abimdanoe oi fish which is daily increasing, and which is far better food than Eenguins or seals, we have decided not to send for any of the ktter, but you are to leave to-night for Dassen Island about 8 miles to the N. N. W. of this to catch there as fast as possible before the arrival of the return fleet as many rock-rabbits as possible, and likewise to brine alive as many as you can obtain in 8 days time, that you may oe back again by the time the retain fleet arrives. You are not to look for seals, the rock-rabbiis being urgently required for food for the men, and anxiously awaited in order to cave cattle for the ships, so that the men may be fed on rabbits, and fish also, by way of change. You are also recom- mended to make exact drawings of the ooast and anohorage between the two places (Cape and Dassen Island). This matter you are requested to pay better attention to than Skipper Turver did, and you are to make a fine chart of the bays or creeks of the said Island to be sent to Holland and India. Wish you a happy voyage. Are recommended to do yoiu: best to get a large nummr of rabbits, the chief object of your mission. In the fort Good Hope, 3rd February, 1663. (Signed) J. V. Eiebeck. No. IL Instruction voor de Opperhoofiden van't Galjot de Swarte Voe, gazölid van hier mjt de Taeffel Baij na -t Dassen Eijlandt* Achtervolgende onse resolutie in Rade met den anderen op den 19 Januario pass, genomen ende goet gevonden sijnde UE, met *t galjot de Vos een tocht te laten doen na 't Robben Eijlant, om aldaer tot spijsiuge van*t arbeijdeode voloq hier aen lant, vermits de schaersheijt van Hollaots viotaalie eenige peguijns ende jonge robben in te laten souten, waerfcoe d\ galjot jegenwoordigh t' eetie mael gereet light om met den eersten goeden windt die G-odt 1 verleenen van hier te Boheijden, boo ist dewijle ons Godt magbtigh sedert heeft gelieven te seegenen met vis die dagelij okx in de baij nu meer ende meer aengroeijt, veel beter als pegnijns off robben Tiresende om ^t volok te laten ichaffen, dat 't robben vleijs ten eijnde voor melt sullen excuseren, maer nu evenwel desen avont noeh depegeheren om voor de compste der retour vloote uij India nodi een tochien te laten doen nae Dassen "ij lant, omtrent 8 mijlen meest N,N. West van hier leggende > me aldaer in der ijl soo veel dassen te vanghen ende in te 'oouten, mitsgaders leveodigh over te brengen als tussühen dit en over 8 dagen suit eunnen beoomen, omme op de comste van de retourvlooten emmers wederom hier te mogen wesen, sonder voor dees tijt int minste nae robben uijt te sieo, alsoo de dassen tot BpijsÏQge vant volok ten hooghsten nodigh hebben ende na gewaght wort om 't vee daermede te verapren, tot de meerder ververainge voor de aenoommende retour soheepen ende met de dassen tot de vis hier dagelijoks te vangen ^t volok noeh wat veranderinge in plaeta van vlijs aen te doen, met eenen in reoommandatie latende empassant de kust ende gronden tussen hier ende daer pertinent aen ende aen ende de de kust ende gronden tussen hier ende daer pertinent aen ende ende de teijokenen, welok poinot wat beter geliefft in achtinghe te nemen, als Schipper Turver met 't jaoht dé Hoop e tot aijne eere wolgedaen heeft, e a de de baijkena off inhammekens van ^t geno" Ein j lant met het selven fraij in einen kaartien te leggen, om aen onse heoren meestere in vaderlantende Hrn. Int fordt de Goéde Hoopöj dei 3 Februario 1653, was gt* tiL|ckdQt Johau van Eiebeeo^. 1653* 3eix Peb. 78 No. 12. ratria. To the District — Chamber of 17 — sent per Parly &e. 1663. Utk April. Our safe arrival here we have briefly informed you of Salamander on 19th April, 1662, with which ship we also the dimensions of the fort thrown up by your orders, and brought into fair condition of defense, and provided with dwellings stores for supplies. We therefore allowed the ships to very soon for Batavia, viz., the Reyger in company with the W and Ouphant on the 16th and 16th May, and the Drammåd the 26th, before the Hof Van Zeelanty which left on 3rd June Batavia — with all these ships we sent letters to Batavia — enclosed. We trust that we have done the Company no bad see by their early despatch, considering the want of ships in L and that since the beginning of June till the middle of Od such heavy storms from the north-west raged in Table Bay, the vessels could hardly have been preserved from being in consequence of the frightfully heavy seas rolling into the right towards the spot where me large ships generally rid anchor. The yacht was accordingly all that time in great danger would have been wrecked if it had been lying in the course of those heavy rollers. Had the north-west winds blown as had the south-east storms, the ship would not have been able to have to its ground, as it was often in danger of being blown to pieces. Patria, Aeo d'Ed, lira Böwiothebere van de ienerale Joderküste geotroij eerde Ooat Indifiche Compagnie ter vergaderinge van de zeen tliiene, p', de fichepen?arl, *t Hoff van Zeelaodt, Walvis, Princefi Boy aal ende Malaooa gesobreven. VOO reiigj aa^ir be^ Ed: emtfeste, groot achtbare, wel wijse^ sühenjen Heeren : — Ons geluckigh arrive ment in goede ordre hier te plaatse per de ftohepen Drommedaris endf Hoope sacQ^Bsiveop den b''" ende de üuijt den Beiiger, 7 April anno passato, hebben ÜEd. met 't ecbip den Salmander den 19*^" d' daeraen volgende cortelijek g*advifieert, mitgaderB daer benvens toe^eflooden, d* mittreokin ge van 't als doen eerst affgesteeoken fort] en aen dese Cabo voor UEd* nader selver last opgeworpen eode met crooten baest ende vaerdigheijt ten eofflter instantie, nevens de nu ij sin ge cmme onse viotnalien &if in te bergen, soo verde ia redelijcke detfentie voor aen val hmt natie gebracht, dat de gemelte aohepen heel vroegh hebbeu laten vertrecken, ende hunne vordere reijse na Batavia vervolgen, namentlijok de Buijt den Beijger in oomp' van de Walvis ende Oliphant {7 Maij hier aengeweest), den 15 ende lÖ"" d', endo den ÜjpcHnmedaris, 26 daeraenvolg Ende noch voor 't Hoff van Zeelant, die dem 25. Mai hier aengecomen ende off 3'^" Junij voorts oa Batavia vertrooken was, met alle dewelcke wegen ons vemcïhten, &o% suoeessiveadviJB nae Batavia gesonden hebben» als bij de oopien onder No. 4 kieF neffensgaende oan beooght worden, daertoe ons om in desen redicten *t eviteren gedragen vertrouwen- de d* E, Comp' bij die vroege deepesohe geon c|uadeD dienst sal gf'sohiet sijn, want ter reohter tijt vertrooken ende dier hal ven ooek wol blijde waren ^ deselve uijt eonsideratie van den meerderen dienst door de sch aarshei jt van sohepea in India gepresupponeert, te sullen cunnen doen soo vroegh baer aflscheijt na Batavia had- den gegeveü, alstio sedert 't begin van de maent Juuij tot stijtï ballf Octobert doorgaeni bo quaden ende onatuijmigon weder meest uijtten N. Westen (een glad lager in dese baij) is geweest dat qualijck mogelijok souden uunuen behouden blijven hebben vermits de groote ende affgrijaeiijoke etortingh met die w In dese baije, rollenile recht oratrent de plaets daer de groote schepen ordinans tjen ancker leggen, derhalven 't jacht alle die tijt vrij groote swarigbeijt geleden heeft ende ten ware 't selve binnen de gemelte stortingen nader aen 't lant hadden cunneji leggen ende die stortingen moeten op 't lij ff erijgen, sotidet niet aff gered en. maor ilad om den hals gebracht hebben, daer Gode loif noch voor The north-west, however, as a rule comes straight from the sea into the bay and cause a few shore. Consequently, we have kept here in place of the yacht, the galiot Swarara Voa (which arrived here with express news on the 18th January), and sent the yacht with news of the war to Batavia, as it is better able to withstand the heavy seas about the Cape and may be used as a good war yacht in India. Here small boats or vessels can do us much service and are less subject to being blown away by heavy winds from the roads — but during the season of the north-west storms, Saldanha Bay, about 15 miles distant, and about north-northwest from this, would be a safe harbour for all kinds of winds, when the seal fishery might be carried on, about which we will speak further on. Will first mention the fortress. It has by your orders been called the Good Hope — by measurement we find it to be good longer in length and breadth caused by measuring the ground with a line instead of copper chain, as will appear from annexed calculations and drawings. To economize room inside we have made the walls much thinner, 20 feet broad at the base so that above within the parapet (which is 6 feet at the base and shall be 6 feet high) there will be 10 feet platform (including the narrow footway) in order to be able at all times in case of necessity to move the guns from one point to another, which is very difficult, and likewise the management of the guns on carriages, so that we necessarily require carriages on wheels. Also two brass long guns or other nur-looking cannons to keep English or other enemies from the roads, as we beobolg 18, êüde ingeville de N. Weate wioden loo hard deurongen -als de Z. Oste wioden over Jen Tafelberg veeltijts oomön vallen uen April (die hier sedert November tot in dese maetït inoluije aider felet hebben bevonden te waijen) eondet evenwel oiet hebben affge-etaenj alaoo veraoheijde malen al perijokel geloopen heeft om door de Z. Oste winden (alhoewel bier een opper wal maeokt) van deeae rheede Te verdrijven, niaer die csan echter geen swarigheijt van strandioge ofte verlies maecken, akoo vereeheijden malen bevonden I hebben al 't hier al hard uijtten Z. Oosten stormpt in zee noch wel redelijük weder ende ander wint is, maer de N. Weste winden comen doorgaende recht nijtien 2^ee deie baij in, en lairer wal I maeckendej die in plaetae van *t jaoht 't gal jot de Swsrte Vos (18 I Januari met UEd, expreeae ad vijgen hier aengeeomen) gehouden I ende d" jacht met U£d. Advextissementen van den Engelen I oorloge na Batavia gesonden hebben, soo ten aenaien der meerder I snflaohantie deeaelven jaehta om in dit stormsaijaoen beter de grove I Caepae zeen aS te staen alsoock dat het mee de al sal streoken tot I een redelijoq oorloghs jacht in India; ende hier aen de Cabo I siilcke gal jots ofte oleïjn vaertuijgh ons alsoo veel dienst ende I gerieff can doen ende minder wintvanghet heeft om door de harde I winden soo light niet als 't jacht van de rheede te drijven, edoch I aU de N. West stormtijt aenoompt is de baij van Saldanha 15 I mijlen omtrent N* N, West van hier voor 't solve een bequame I haven, daer men voor alle winden ean besehut leggen« ende onder- I tiissohen den robhen vanghst exerceren, waervan hierna op sijn plaetee breeder sullen sdirijven ende nu eerst beginnen van de I gelegen theijt deser fortresse alhier opïfeworpen. Ditto fortresse na tJEd. ordre genaempt de Goede Hoopo hadden gelijck voor I desen g Eschreven volgene d'un treken inge van dien daer nevens göwesen is maer jegenwoordigh andennael pertinent nagemet. Hebben: bevinden 't eele in sijn vierkant groot er te sijngere kettiogh ons me ede beholpen ende uijt die oorsaecke als m geseijt 600 veel grooter gevallen gelijck de neven gaende uijtreeo- flukeuinge en afteijckeningen nader aenwijsen hebbende de wallen om wat meer ruijmpte van binnen te winnen oock vrij dunder ende endende oonder op den gront maer op 20 voeten aenleghs genomen, soodat boven bin oen de borstweer (die 6 voet aenleghs ende 6 voeten) hoogh sal sijn noch 10 voeten (daeronder 't bancquet gereeekent) walgangh compt te blijven, om bij alle tij t van noot 't geschut van d' een punt na d' ander te ounnen voeren, dat als mede 't regieren van 't geschut met rampaerden. Seer ongemaokelijck valt, 1 ende dierhalven heel noodigh affuijten toe dienen te hebben. Within 4 feet from the wall to be sheltered from the wind. Right in the middle of the fort there is a stone building made of stone and clay found here, flat above like a redoubt, with 1 cellar, 5 feet below and 1 above ground, 2 squares (? cubes) on each other, each 8 feet high which is to be our principal stronghold, and like % "apartment" serve against any surprise from the Natives. The wall being sloping, might be scaled by them as they are more than ordinarily against and if they were to get into the fort in the manner they might be driven off from said house which with a stone parapet will be 7 feet higher than the embankment so that we would remain masters of the fort in spite of all attack of the savages, and even if they had possession of the whole fort — by the blessing of God we hope it may never come to this, however to avoid this we have had as stated this square stone house built in the center with walls 4 feet thick, and wood also thick and heavy and obtained from the forest, fire proof and flat roofed. Of the light European wood and planks, of which much is spoilt and broken, we intend to make on both sides of the gate as well as we can, barracks against the wall, and so low that the roof does not Sed de tohopon qualijok half beschieten ende sijlieden van de rhee mot haer Bwaer oanon onse wallen bederven souden sender haer eens te oonnen toereijoken, dienende dit lighte gesohut nergens ansto als omme dese wilden van 't fort te houden maer is Yoor Engelse off andere Europianen weijngh te beduij- den ende de rampaerden oook soo out ende gelapt dat qualijok eenigh gewelt sal ounnen meede gedaen worden off sullen 't eenemael van malcander vallen, wesende vorders de wallen van bui' ten ende binnen fraij met soden, sterek ends permanent opgehaelty behalven de Walvis ende Oliphants punt daer nooh wat aen te doen valt, ende na voltoijingen noijt om kijoken na wesen sal, also 't sijn proeff van inregenen wel deghelijck in't verleden oongestuijmigh regen saijsoen heeft affgestaen. Maer de huijsin-gen op een kelder om Comp*. volcq victualiën ende goederen in te bergen, hebben van de meede uijt 't vaderlant gevoerde lichte houtwercken, soo vast niet cunnen maecken dat sender onderstut te worden voor : extreme harde Z. 1653. appear above it, and they may be sheltered by it. We propose to have same with the storehouses which are also in hand. Many deals are required for lofts, etc., to hold the dry hides, as they cannot be made here so well because of our want of saws. Would therefore ask for some Norwegian deals as we already require fairly sized store-house for the said skins. We also require some light and heavy spars for rafters, as light spars alone are not able to bear the heavy reed thatch, the reeds not being hollow as in Holland but full and thick inside and as heavy as lead, whilst the south-easters rush down so vehemently from Table Mountain that we are continually afraid that everything will fall to the ground. If the fortress buildings are completed there will be inside of the fort a plain of 8 roods square, which will be a fine square as may be gathered from the plan marked No. 11. In consequence of the boisterous weather and the sickness and dysentery which it caused, likewise of the extraordinary hardships of the soil — as hard almost as real stone, and which is to be carried out of the canals that are being dug round the gardens and the cattle kraal made to secure the animals against wild beasts which are properly guarded during the night, the completion of the fort has been much delayed, otherwise we would by this time have already been busy with whale fishing, &c. Have tried first to prepare and sow some ground to have vegetables for refreshments for the ship's crews, and this has been fairly successful. Above all things, we looked to our perfect state of defense, especially when news of the war was received, when everything was left alone and all hands were employed at the fort. Hitherto we have so far succeeded that we are in a fair condition of defense, which is a good thing also as regards the Natives, though in their case it was not so urgently necessary, as they are not so much to be feared as the English because of their inexperience in European warfare. Tot Bolderingen iS:c'\, om de gedroghde koehuijden, robben ende andere vellen op te bergen, die hier door at mancquenient van sagen bqo wel niet als balden te orijgen sijn, des gaerne van UEd. met wat meerder noortfte deelen versien waren, want aljeen redelijok groot packhuijs tot bergiuge der voorhaelde vellen vereijsflchen sal, Item eenige stijve juffers ende sware sparren tot spaningen van de daeoken, alsoo de lichte sparren niet sterck genoeg vallen om dit sware right daek te verdragen, dewijle 't selve niet hol geUjck in't vaderlant maer heel dight ende voL, mitsgaders soo swaer als loot is, ende diokwijls de harde Z. Ooste winden over den Tafelbergli eoodanigh vehement daerop vallen, dat meenen alles plat neder waijen sal. 