250 An Historical Account of the Formation, SfC. 



" have been laden with materials, and the commanders thereof 

 " directed to use their utmost endeavours to carry this plan 

 " into immediate effect. 



" The Council being assembled by the Senior Merchant, 

 " Jan van Riebeck, having maturely deliberated and well 

 " considered the subject, have ordered and directed : 



" That, in the first place, the said Jan van Riebeck, accom- 

 " panied by the Commanders of the said Ships, David Coning, 

 " Johan Hoegsaet, and Symon Turver, shall land with some 

 " armed soldiers, to inspect and measure (as was provisionally 

 " done yesterday), a place fitted for the erection of a fort ; 

 ' and having fixed upon the same, shall immediately mark 

 " out the plan, so that no time may be lost in commencing the 

 " work, and the ships be enabled to pursue their voyage to 

 " Batavia with as little delay as possible. 



" And that every thing may be done with regularity, 

 " and quickly finished, it has been further resolved to leave 

 " no more than 36 men in each of the ships Dromedary and 

 " Heron, and 11 men in the yacht Good Hope, making 

 " together 83 men, to land the materials and procure water, 

 ' ballast, &c. These men shall also be employed, when con- 

 " venient, in fishing, so that the persons on shore may not 

 " be taken from their work ; it being, at the same time, 

 ' understood, that the fish shall be divided amongst all, in 

 " such manner however as they may think proper. 



" That 50 men of the Dromedary, 39 of the Heron, and 5 

 " of the Good Hope, amounting with the cooks and carpenters, 

 " to 100 men, exclusive of the officers, clerks, and surgeons, 

 " shall Avork on shore. And, that the business may be carried 

 " on with despatch, the carpenters of the three ships shall 

 " land forthwith, and erect with all speed, within the 

 " boundaries of the fort, a convenient store and dwelling 

 " house, according to a plan to be furnished them. 



" That with regard to food, a cook shall be sent on shore 

 " from each ship, and the people supplied twice a day ; and 

 " each man lhall be allowed three quarterns of wine daily, 

 " so that no distinction be made, and dissatisfaction be 

 M prevented. 



" Relative to the guards it is to be understood, that both 

 " day and night watches shall be equally divided between the 

 " soldiers and sailors, and include even the carpenters, 

 " without any exception whatever; so that no person may 

 " have reason to complain of having more duty to perform 

 " than another. For this purpose, the sailors shall be supplied 

 " with 8 muskets from the Dromedary and 6 from the Heron, 

 " tegether with pouches and cutlasses. The soldiers being 

 " already armed. 



" And, lastly, to maintain these and other Regulation- 



