Jul 15-16, 1789 Home Logbook Jul 18-20, 1789
Revised Jun 30 2021
Do. Wr. Employed about the Vessel. Every assistance is given to Mr. Nelson but he remains extremely ill.
I got the following account to day of the time the Dutch made their settlements among these Islands.
January 1st — 1681 — Ternate conquered. 14th — 1644 — Malacca Do. February 23d — 1605 — Ambon Do. April 20th — 1630 — Coupang in Timor Do. July 2nd — 1609 — Began Trade with Japan 15th — 1664 — Macassar conquered. August 13th — 1609 — Banda Do. July 15th — 1662 — Malabar Do. May 30th — 1619 — Batavia Do. April 6th — 1652 — Cape Good Hope settled.
Also their Geographical situation of Places counting the first meridian from the Pic of Tenariff.
Cape of Good Hope ........................ 33°.. 55′So. ..... 34 .. 36 E. Amboina – Casteel Victoria ............... 3 .. 40 ..... 145 .. 55 Banda – Casteel Belgica .................. 4 .. 35 ..... 147 .. 20 Ternaten – Casteel Oranje ................ 0 .. 45 No. ..... 144 .. 00 Macassar – Casteel Rotterdam ............. 5 .. 00 So. ..... 136 .. 50 Banjer in Borneo ......................... 2 .. 40 ..... 131 .. 40 Pontiana in Do. .......................... 0 .. 30 ..... 135 .. 30 Timor – Casteel Concordia ................ 10 .. 11 ..... 138 .. 20 Palembang in Sumatra ..................... 2 .. 40 ..... 120 .. 3 Padang in Do. ....................... 0 .. 45 ..... 116 .. 5 Japan – Nangasaki ........................ 33 .. 00 No. ..... 148 .. 40 Malacca – Casteel Malacca ................ 3 .. 10 ..... 148 .. 45 Cormandel – Negapatnam ................... 10 .. 40 ..... 95 .. 40 Ceylon – Colombo ......................... 7 .. 00 ..... 95 .. 30 Mallabar – op Cochin ..................... 0 .. 50 No. ..... 92 .. 00 E Souratte ................................. 21 .. 10 ..... 88 .. 00 Java – op Samaran ........................ 6 .. 55 So. ..... 127 .. 30 Cheribon – Casteel de Bescherming ........ 6 .. 50 ..... 124 .. 15 Bantam – Casteel Speelwyck ............... 6 .. 5 ..... 121 .. 20 Batavia – Casteel Diamans ................ 6 .. 10 ..... 122 .. 47
Several Prows have arrived this week loaded with Sandle Wood and Bees Wax, which was all landed at the Chinese Stores. These industrious and busy people have a part of the Town allotted to them that is next to the Sea Side and is called the Camp. They are under a Captain and are quiet and good Citizens. Almost all the Vessels belong to them and through these People all the Trade of this place is carried on.
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