NO. 53.— -1902.] GALLE DUTCH RECORDS. 



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Saturday, November 16, 1641. 



31 S. page 16. 



Whereas the Coopman Moutmaker has this morning 

 returned to this bay 1 from Oolumbo a second time with the 

 yachts " Lief de " and " Lecq," and the exchange of the Portu- 

 guese prisoners here detained against our men at Columbo had, 

 according to the orders he had received, completely taken 

 place, he having brought along with him the Ondercoopman 

 Yan der Oudermeulen ; and the fluytschip 2 "Capelle" is 

 ready to sail, provided with water, firewood, and further 

 necessaries for the voyage ; 



Therefore the Council assembled, having considered that 

 the said fluytschip must not be needlessly detained [as the 

 Lord Governor Gardenys had also told and seriously 

 recommended us, unless (which is not the case) the ship 

 should be wanted here], and would have no time to spare, in 

 order to reach Batavia before the sailing of the next return 

 fleet for the Netherlands [ 



3 



Have approved and resolved [ 



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while at the same time the Ondercoopman Van der Ouder- 

 meulen and the Ensign Jan van Westrenen shall also sail in 

 the said ship, in order to give the Lord Governor-General 

 and the Council of India a full report touching the surrender 

 of the fortress of Negumbo into the enemy's hands and 

 the consequences thereof, together with what, during their 

 presence in Ceylon, they have both at Negumbo and Columbo 

 •seen, heard, and been told touching the enemy's position and 

 their fortresses and other places, in order that their Worships, 

 having been informed of all this, may gather from the same 

 what they shall judge best to be done for the welfare and 

 benefit of the East India Company. 



1 Galle. 



p2 



2 Fly boat, for carrying stores. 



