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Council of India, both to the Commander Matthys Quast and 

 to us, through the said Commander Bouwens, having been 

 in full Council opened, read, and an abstract having been 

 made of the same, everything having been duly weighed and 

 considered ; 



the Lord President afore-mentioned has submitted to the 

 judgment of the Council [ 



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(as we have received no tidings from the Port of Goa from 

 the Commander Quast) the question in what manner the 

 yachts already arrived here and those departed from Batavia 

 under the colours of Commander Bouwens and still expected 

 here, may in the first instance be employed to the greatest 

 profit of the General Company, and what should be most 

 necessary to be done in the present circumstances. 



All which having been fully deliberated upon by the 

 Council, and it having been considered that, pursuant to the 

 answers of the Honourable Council to the advices concerning 

 the said Commander Quast, we should send no ships from 

 this coast (except the yacht 



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"Ackersloot " for the transport of the tin destined for Persia), 

 that we have sent to the said Commander Quast with the 

 yacht "Limmen," together with the letters of the Honourable 

 Council of India, our advice and opinion respecting the 

 present condition of Ceylon and the state of war in these 

 parts, 



for which reason there can be little doubt that in a short 

 time the said Commander will appear here in person, or that 

 letters will be received from him. 



It has been unanimously concluded and resolved that the 

 said yachts having discharged their cargoes, and been again 

 provided with water (pending which time we confidently 

 trust that the yacht "Ackersloot" [ 



they shall be sent to the Roads of Columbo, together with the 



