Part 36

2dly, _That Capt._ Courtney _do provide the Ships with all manner of Necessaries, as fast an wanting; and as soon as Captain_ Rogers _is in Health, that he assist in it, and that every one give a List to ’em of what they want from time to time; that Mr._ Charles Pope _do continue a-shore, and send off Provisions for all the Ships, and keep a Book of the whole. Let every Ship take their daily turn to divide the Meat, and send it off as early as possible, in a Country Boat, and as near at he can no more nor less than_ 350 lb _weight; every other Day, or as often as he can conveniently. Let him send off Greens, Carrots, Eggs, or any other small Refreshment, more than the common Allowance, to be equally divided with the Meat._

3dly, _That a suitable Quantity of Rack and Sugar be sent aboard each Ship, to give a Quart a Mess to the Ships Companies, but whilst on the careen, the Allowance may be enlarg’d as the commanding Officers think convenient._

4thly, _If any thing not included is necessary to the Dispatch and Out-set of our Ships, considering the Trouble and Loss of Time, to meet in a whole Committee, we to prevent dilatory Proceedings, unanimously leave such things to Capt._ Thomas Dover, _Capt._ Woodes Rogers, _Capt._ Stephen Courtney, _and Capt._ Edward Cooke, _who are to agree on a Time and Place to meet, and have the same Power in this Affair as a whole Committee. That if any thing required such Dispatch that the four cannot be present at a time, then any three of them together, agreeing and signing what they have done for the Satisfaction of the rest shall be sufficient; but otherwise we desire them to act in conjunction._

5thly, _We agree to continue Mr._ Carleton Vanbrugh _Agent of the_ Duke. _Mr._ James Goodall _Agent of the_ Dutchess, _to make Mr._ John Viger _Agent of the_ Batchelor, _and Mr._ Joseph Parker _Agent of the_ Marquiss, _to keep a strict Account of what they can in each Ship, and to preserve and take Care of the general Interest, to the utmost of their Power._

6thly, _We likewise agree to divide the Plunder on board the_ Batchelor, _and in order thereto, we appoint Capt._ William Dampier, _and Mr._ Thomas Glendall, _to be Judges what ought to be divided as Plunder, who are to govern themselves as near as possible by our Resolutions, in a Committee of the 9th of_ July, 1709. _And in order to dispatch Matters quietly without loss of time, we appoint Mr._ John Ballett, _Mr._ Lancelot Appleby, _Mr._ Alexander Selkirk, _and Mr._ Joseph Smith, _to act for the Officers, in apprising and dividing the said Plunder, and we allow the Sailors to agree on a Man from each Ship, who is to act in conjunction with them, and in the whole to promote the general Good with the utmost Sincerity and Dispatch. We also appoint Mr._ Carleton Vanbrugh, _and Mr._ James Goodall _to be in the Place when the Plunder is open’d or divided, and to receive what belongs to the Cargo._

7thly, _It’s farther resolved for our general Safety that all trading be prohibited by any of us with the Inhabitants of this City of_ Batavia, _or this Island of_ Java, _or any part of_ India. _And to the End that no Person may plead Ignorance, a Protest shall be drawn up and published at the Mast of each Ship, prohibiting the aforesaid Commerce, and protesting against all Damages arising through the same, and the Person found guilty of it._

8thly, _It is also agreed, That a Reward of 100 Rix-Dollars shall be given to the Pilot we made use of from the Streights of_ Zelaya _to this Port._

9thly, _It is further agreed, That the_ Marquiss _shall go first upon the careen; and then to be next followed by the_ Duke; _the_ Dutchess _to be the last._

10thly, _We have consider’d the Charge and Method of our Out-sett, and do agree, in order to promote Dispatch, that 10000 Pieces of 8 be deliver’d to Capts._ Dover, Rogers, Courtney, _and_ Cooke, _to morrow being the 1st of_ July, 1710.

Sign’d by the Majority of our Council.

The Committee did likewise resolve on a Supply of Money to the Officers, as follows.

At a Committee held in _Batavia_ Road, _July 1. 1710_.

_We have resolved to supply these Officers of the_ Duke, Dutchess, Marquiss, _and_ Batchelor, _with the following Sums, to provide themselves with Necessaries in our long Passage to_ Europe.

Pieces of Eight.

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$To Captain_ Thomas Dover 2000 _Captain_ Rogers, _and Captain_ Courtney, _for their_ } _present Expences_ } 400 _Captain_ Cook 800 _Mr._ Fry _and Mr._ Stretton 1000 _Captain_ Dampier 200 _Mr._ Pope 350 _Mr._ Glendall, _and Mr._ Connely 700 _Mr._ Vanbrugh 250 _Mr._ Tho. Bridge, _and Mr._ Milbourne 100 _Mr._ Knowlman, _and Mr._ Selkirk 80 _To the Three Doctors of the_ Duke, Dutchess, _and_ } Marquiss } 90 _To the Doctor of the_ Batchelor 20 _To Mr._ Goodall, _and Mr._ Appleby 80 ---- Total 6070 ====

_All these Sums we order’d Mr._ Vanbrugh _and Mr._ Goodall _to discharge out of the Money on Board the_ Duke _or_ Dutchess, _as either Commanders shall think convenient, whenever the above-mentioned Officers shall demand it, and the Receipts to Mr._ Vanbrugh _and Mr._ Goodall, _so far as is here order’d, shall be sufficient. Witness our Hands_, July 1, 1710.

Signed by the Majority of our Council.

_July 2._ From the _22d_ of the last Month we lay leaky and in a very ordinary Condition, not knowing when and how the General would please to order us Assistance, according to our present Necessities, which were then laid open to him; and this Day, to shew that we could sufficiently vindicate and justifie all our Proceedings like honest Men, we gave in an Abstract of our Voyage, from the Day we set sail out of _King_ Road, to the Day we arrived in _Batavia_, which they desir’d to see, before they would assist us; so we gave it ’em as short as possible.

_July 7._ To Day our Men finished appraising and dividing the Plunder-Cloth in the _Batchelor_; which being tolerable good, amounts to about 400 _l._ _Sterling_.

_July 8._ This Day, after a great many dilatory Answers, we were at last permitted to make Preparations for careening at _Horn_ Island, which is about 2 or 3 Leagues to the Northward of the Road, (but were by no Means suffer’d to go to the Island _Unrest_, where all the _Dutch_ Ships are clean’d) being only allow’d 8 or 10 _Malayan_ Caulkers and small Vessels to put our Goods in. The _Marquiss_ began to careen aboard her; but the Carpenters having view’d her betwixt Wind and Water, finding her very bad, and that she had but a single Bottom, eat to a Honey-comb by the Worms, they judg’d her altogether unfit to go to _Europe_; whereupon I desir’d the Committee to meet and agree to dispose of her, as follows.

_It is agreed, that having now discharged the_ Marquiss _of her Cargoe brought from the_ South _Sea, and finding great Part thereof perish’d thro’ the Weakness of the Ship, and Damage of the Worms, which had eaten thro’ her Bends, and good Part of her Bottom like a perfect Honey-Comb; we have consider’d our present Condition, with the great Charge and Lost of Time to repair her here, and judging our 3 Ships sufficient, and capable to carry the remaining Part of her Cargoe: We, according to the best of our Judgment and Information from a View made by the Carpenters, do believe it for our Safety and Benefit for the Concern’d, to sell she said Ship the_ Marquiss _here, as soon as possible, for the most she will yield; and we do appoint Capt._ Woodes Rogers, _Capt._ Steph. Courtney, _Capt._ Edw. Cook, _and Capt._ Tho. Dover, _to treat of and conclude the Sale, letting the Purchaser have sufficient Power (as far as we are capable) to condemn her._

Sign’d by the Officers of the Committee.

_July 20._ The _Marquiss_ being condemned to Sale, we had the Caulkers aboard us to make all Manner of Dispatch for careening. Our Ship being very leaky, we thought it high Time to wait on the Governour with the following Representation, which we got put into _Dutch_, but could not get the _Sabandar_ to introduce us, as the Custom is here, therefore we went our selves, and gave Presents to the _Dutch_ Guards to let us in to see the General; after an Hours waiting we were admitted, and deliver’d him a Copy of our Commissions, and were promis’d Assistance, but find it’s no more than what he can’t have a Pretence to deny us.

Our Memorial was as follows.

To His Excellency the Governour-General and Council of the _Dutch East-India_ Company.

_About four Weeks ago we arriv’d here, and waited upon your Excellency, acquainting you with our Circumstances, which according to your Order we delivered the same Day in Writing to your_ Sabandar, _and have daily waited upon him for your Resolution thereupon. He has since visited our several Ships, and we question not but all Things appear’d to him agreeable to our Representation._

_We have lain some time ready with leaky Ships to go to the Place appointed us to careen at, only waiting for a careening Vessel to heave down by. Which we humbly crave you will be pleas’d to order us._

_Delays are very prejudicial to our Ships, that have been long without the Benefit of a Friend’s Port. Which we earnestly request, you’ll please to consider._

_We have deferr’d troubling you, in daily Hopes of an Order for our Assistance by the proper Officer, till we can no longer account for our Loss of Time, without a direct Application._

_We hope for a Continuance of the common Benefits and Refreshments, and on our Parts shall persevere to behave our selves with all due Regard and Respect to the Government and Customs of this City._

Batavia, _July 20. 1710_.

Woodes Rogers. Steph. Courtney.

The Governour immediately order’d us a Vessel to careen, and we took our Leaves.

_July 23._ We went over to _Horn_ Island, having a Pilot to direct us, and a Sampan[149] ready to heave down by, and take in our Guns, Carriages, _&c._ anchor’d on the South side of the Island, in 5 Fathom Water, about a Stone’s Cast off Shore, where we careen’d.

We continued refitting our Ships, and re-packing our Goods, with a great deal of difficulty, till the 13_th_ of _September_, during which time nothing remarkable happen’d, but that, after I had refitted as well as I could on _Horn_ Island, I return’d to the Road of _Batavia_. Many of our Men fell ill of Fevers and Fluxes, occasion’d, as I was inform’d, by their drinking the Water upon the Island. We buried here _John Bridge_ our Master, as also the Gunner of the _Dutchess_, with another of her Crew, and one belonging to the _Batchelor_. The Season being so far spent, and the Wind blowing fresh on _Horn_ Island, I could not go again thither to careen my Ship, tho’ she needed it much; therefore we try’d to get an Order to careen at _Unrest_, where the _Dutch_ careen their own, as we might have done ours, in a few Days, and with little Trouble. I wrote from hence on the 21_st_ of _August_ to my Owners by the _Nathanael_, an _English E. India_ Ship bound directly for _England_, to let them know of our safe Arrival here with our Effects, and that we hoped to be with them in a very short time.

On the 15_th_ we called a Committee, and came to the following Resolutions.

Batavia, Sept. 15. 1710.

_At a Committee held then, it it agreed to divide the Money received for a Quantity of Plate sold amongst the several Ships Company, being what had been adjudged Plunder. Also that we should make out a Request, and deliver it the first Opportunity to the General, to the following Purpose_, viz. _to gain Leave, if possible, to careen the_ Duke _at_ Unrest, &c. _Also for Leave to set up the_ Marquiss _for Sale here, and for a Supply of 10 Hogsheads of_ Dutch _Beef and Pork, with a Permission to buy and carry aboard some Rack and Sugar for the 3 Ships Stores for our Company, &c._

_It is also agreed to allow the following Particulars for the use of the Officers in the Great Cabbin of each Ship_, viz.

_To each Ship as followeth._

_Two Firkins of Butter._ _Two Gallons of Sweet Oil._ _400 Cask of Bread or Rusk._ _100 Pound Weight of Flower._ _400 Pound Weight of_ Tamarinds. _Half a Leaguer_[150] _of_ Spelman’_s_ Neep, _or the best sort of Arrack._[151] _3 Cheeses._ _The Third part of a Leaguer of Cape Wine._ _3 Peckel of fine Sugar._ _Also 60 Dollars of_ Spanish _Money to buy small Necessaries._

_Signed_,

Tho. Dover, _Pres._ William Dampier, Woodes Rogers, Cha. Pope, Steph. Courtney, William Stretton, Edw. Cooke, John Connely.

Rummaging to day in the Powder room, we found a Leak 3 or 4 Foot under Water, which we did our best to stop.

All _English_ Ships are allowed by the Government here half a Leaguer of Arrack a Man for the Ships Use, and ’tis counted as part of the Provisions, but our Boats are not suffer’d to bring the least thing off Shore, without being first severely searched. This, tho’ we pay more, will likewise hinder all manner of Traffick with any one here. Our chief

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Officers have also prevented it aboard, and narrowly watch our Crews; so that I doubt they’ll want several Necessaries that this Place affords. This we do to avoid giving the _India_ Company in _England_ any Pretence to clamour against us at home, on account of our trading here without their Permission. We requested the Governour to have Liberty to sell the _Marquiss_ by Inventory to the highest Bidder at a publick Sale; but the Sabandar, or chief Custom-house Officer for Foreigners, told us it was the Governour and Council’s Resolution to publish at the Sale, that if any _Dutch_ Freeman should purchase the Ship, they must either rip her up or burn her. This we thought another great Hardship, that we could not get _Dutch_ Carpenters at Liberty to careen and refit her at _Unrest_, nor get Freedom of Sale; so we drew up a Request, and got it put in _Dutch_, resolving to wait on the General, to set forth the Hardships we were under; and likewise requested to careen the _Duke_ at _Unrest_, where we might have _Dutch_ Carpenters, that being the only fit Place; now the Weather and Wind was changeable, and we could not do it at any other Island: But when Capt. _Courtney_ and I came to the Castle, to wait on the General, the Guards told us, They had Orders, that no _Englishman_ should be admitted without the _Sabandar_, and that they durst carry no Paper or Message from us to the Governour-General. We waited till past the middle of the Day, and then address’d our selves to one of the Rads of _India_, who us’d to listen to the _English_, when any was impos’d on: He treated us very handsomly, with our Linguists, Mr. _Vanbrugh_ and Mr. _Swart_, at his House, and said, He believed we had not Justice done us; but the _Sabandar_ being the General’s near Relation, he should make Enemies, if he appear’d in our Affair, and could advise us no better than to try what we could do again with the _Sabandar_, who we knew was inflexible; so we were forced to be silent and let this drop, that we might dispatch for the Cape of _Good Hope_, as fast as possible; the best Season for our Passage being now at hand.

_July 30._ The Plunder-Money was shar’d on the 24th Instant, which amounted to 26 _Shillings_ a-share, being what was adjudg’d as Plunder, when at the Island _Gorgona_, to which I refer.

_Octob. 7._ This Week we made all Preparation for sailing, having got most of our Stores aboard, and discharged the _Marquiss_, which was so leaky that we sold her to Capt. _John Opey_, Commander of the _Oley_ Frigate, lately arriv’d from _London_, for 575 _Dutch_ Dollars, being an extraordinary Bargain; we had been offer’d much more before by another Person, but then I could not prevail with the Majority of our Council to consent to the Sale.

_Octob. 12._ At Day-break this Morning, we, our Consort and Prize, weigh’d out of the Road, taking the first of the Land Breeze: About Noon came too again, in 11 Fathom Water, about a Mile to the Northward of _Horn_ Island. We had several _English_ Gentlemen a-board our Ships, who favour’d us with their Company out of the Road, there being several that arriv’d during our Stay here.

English _Ships that arriv’d and sail’d hence during our Stay_.

_Frederick_, Capt. _Phrip_, arriv’d _June 23._ sail’d _July 29._ from _Bencouli_, bound to _ditto_.

_Rochester_, Capt. _Stains_, arriv’d _July 6._ sail’d the _21st_, from _England_, bound to _China_.

_Nathanael_, Capt. _Neagers_, arriv’d _July 27._ sail’d _Aug. 27._ from _Bencouli_, bound to _England_.

_Stringer_, Capt. _Pike_, arriv’d _Aug. 30._ from _England_, bound to _China_. We left her there, she having lost her Passage for _China_.

_Oley_, Capt. _Opie_, arriv’d _Sept. 9._ from _England_, left there behind us.

Here follows,

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_A Description of_ Batavia.

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[Sidenote: _Sailing from Batavia._]