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and to forward there the things that most needed, viz., a 
sufficient number of soldiers to reinforce the garrison, some 
workmen to repair the fortifications and breaches and, what 
was most important, some Chinese to cultivate the fields and 
gardens. He expressed his hope to be back here in September 
of next year and then to complete the arrangement of matters 
in the stronghold. 
On the 15th of October Commander PIETER BAAK arrived 
at Malacca with the vessels Welsing and the Frantker and 
Bergen op de Zoom with ioo soldiers and a freight of guil- 
ders 44,144, and, according to letters from their Honours, the 
following ships had arrived there (Batavia) from this place 
(Malacca) viz. :—- 
On 25th July, 1641, the vessel Aleen Zutphen; on 17th 
August the Breedam and the d@’ Eendracht with the garrisons 
of Mazulipatam and Palliacate; on 7th September the Franz- 
ker with the Commissioner Heer SCHOUTEN and the Achi- 
nese Ambassadors ; and on the 9th September the yacht L7zm- 
men with a full freight of rice. 
On the arrival of the said Commissioner, their Honours 
received an exact report of the whole condition of Malacca, 
and granted their approbation to all that had been done; 
they sent first the said two vessels, which 8 or 10 days after- 
wards were to be followed by the Arnemuyden, Bredam and 
the yacht de Sterre, first to assist in the action against Cey- 
lon, and then to reinforce the fleet under the command of 
MATHYS QuaAST, which had sailed to Goa on 18th July last. 
The vessel Akkersloot was to follow next with a cargo of 
different cloths, nutmegs, cloves and mace for Persia, and to 
take thither also the tin bought at Peirah, Keidah, Salang 
and Bangeri and brought to Malacca per Gragt. We 
received from Gamron 700 bales of silk, and expected daily 
some 200 bales more per Sandvoort and de Paum which 
both had left that place on 2nd June: we will mention after- 
wards the reason why Factor ADRIAAN VAN OSTENDE had 
been induced to purchase that silk. The Company’s factory 
at that place being burdened with a sum of guilders 300,000, 
their Honours gave orders to take the said tin to Persia and to 
