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Saturday 8 October 2011

Movements of the Dutch E.I.C. ships in the Dutch East Indies in March 1696

The National Archive of Indonesia published on her website tables of contents of the so-called Daghregisters (Daily accounts) of the Castle Batavia, HR no.’s 2515-2516. Unfortunately they are in Dutch. In those tables you can find for instance information about the ships arriving at and departing from Batavia (nowadays Djakarta). I extracted the movements of the ships and vessels owned by the E.I.C. The dates mentioned below in the text are the register dates. See also on this weblog the notes dealing with cargo capacities and individual ships.

Andromeda, small yacht, destined towards Palembang to help the Coning van Bantam which was there in distress 16 March 1696, departed Batavia towards Palembang 24 March 1696
Bekesteijn, small yacht, arrived at Batavia coming via Bantam from the Prince island 20 March 1696
Bombahia, yacht, mentioned with problems 2 March 1696, the Drakesteijn departed Batavia with provisions, cables and anchor for the Bombaya which got into problems during her voyage towards Siam [Thailand] 7 March 1696, arrived at Batavia coming via Cheribon from Siam 23 March 1696
Bovencaspel, fluyt, arrived at Batavia coming from Bantam with a cargo of pepper 15 March 1696
Carthago, ship, tiding of the arrival in Sunda Strait coming from the Netherlands 28 March 1696
Casteel Batavia, chialoup, departed Batavia towards Bantam with gifts for the official Aria Doutentaka 6 March 1696, returned at Batavia coming from Bantam 10 March 1696
Cauw, small yacht, arrived at Batavia coming from the homeward bound ships in Sunda Strait 9 March 1696
Coning van Bantam, yacht, mentioned as being in distress at Palembang 16 March 1696
Croonenburgh, fluyt, departed Batavia towards Indramaijoe for a cargo of woodwork 10 March 1696
Drakesteijn, fluyt, departed Batavia towards Cheribon for a cargo including rice and pepper 7 March 1696
Eemland, yacht, Salomon Lesage departed 8 February towards his post Ternate 22 March 1696
Geregtigheijt, chialoup, departed Batavia towards Banda to serve there in the fairways 11 March 1696, ordered towards Sunda Strait to collect the papers of the Carthago 28 March 1696
Gideon, fluyt, laid up 9 March 1696
Hendrick Maurits, ship, departed Batavia towards Indramaijoe for a cargo of woodwork 10 March 1696
Jambij, small yacht, tiding that she departed October 1695 from Ternate 22 March 1696
Langewijk, fluyt, arrived at Batavia coming from Bantam with a cargo of 382.125 lb black pepper 26 March 1696
Meerkat, pantjalang, mentioned as transport a letter towards Tanjongpura 17 March 1696
Peperthijn, (small) yacht, arrived at Batavia coming from Bantam with a cargo of 889 2/3 bharen black pepper 6 March 1696, destined towards Palembang to help the Coning van Bantam which was there in distress 16 March 1696, departed Batavia towards Palembang 24 March 1696
Princelant, fluyt, departed Batavia via Macassar towards Amboina 1 March 1696
Schelvisch, pantjalang, departed Batavia towards Bantam 21 March 1696, arrived at Batavia coming from Bantam 24 March 1696
Swaag, fluyt, departed Batavia via Cape of Good Hope towards Mauritius 10 March 1696
Tonijn, pantjalang departed Batavia towards Bantam 25 March 1696, arrived at Batavia coming from Bantam 28 March 1696