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the yacht " De Zeeusche Nagtegaal " should not overtake the 

 ship " Ackersloot " before Columbo, the cargo of the said 

 " Nagtegaal " destined for Persia should, at the appearance 

 of the ships 44 Bergen op den Soom," &c, before Columbo, 

 be transhipped into such other vessel of the said fleet as 

 should be judged fit for this purpose, 



Therefore, in a meeting of the full Council of the various 

 ships and war yachts, 44 Francker," " Bergen op den Soom,'' 

 "Armuyden," 44 Bredam," 44 Lief de," 44 Lecq," and 44 De 

 Zeeusche Nagtegaal," the Lord President Jan Tysen, in his 

 capacity of Admiral of the fleets, has submitted to the 

 Council the question which ship they would judge best 

 fitted to take in the said cargo and transport it to Persia by 

 way of Surate ; 



All which having been duly weighed by the Council, and 

 it having been considered that the yacht 44 Francker " was not 

 only an excellent sailer, but also having already taken on 

 board the said goods, would still have room left to take in 

 at Wingurla or Surate such Moorish or other goods as might 

 be lying there, and in due time transport them to their 

 destination. 



Also that it was immaterial whether a large or a small 

 vessel should go from here, seeing that a small one could in 

 this case do just as much as a large one, and the soldiers on 

 board the 44 Francker" could easily be transferred to and dis- 

 tributed over the other vessels ; 



It has been unanimously resolved to employ the yacht 

 44 Francker" for this purpose. 



It has also been resolved, although their Worships the 

 Lord Governor-General and Council of India had 



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by 44 De Zeeusche Nagtegaal " sent us orders, to send back the 

 said j^acht as soon as possible with advices touching the 

 state of affairs here, to keep the said 44 De Zeeusche Nagtegaal" 

 here until we shall get news from the Commander Quast, or 

 the said Commander shall appear here in person — the more 



