NO. 53.— 1902.] GALLE DUTCH KECORDS. 



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It has, besides, been decided that the yacht 44 Lecq " or such 

 other yacht as shall be deemed best fit for the purpose shalL 

 remain at Battecaloa after the departure of the fleet, until the 

 middle of April, in order to await letters and an answer to the 

 aforesaid presents and letter from their Worships and from 

 ourselves, and if within that time nothing should come in, 

 the said yacht shall likewise sail for Coromandel. 



Finally, an estimate having been made of what would be 

 required for this garrison and for the yachts that are to 

 remain here, and could be dispensed with in the ships, 



It has been resolved to provide our afore-mentioned 

 garrison with the articles hereunder mentioned out of the 

 said fleet ; to wit, four chests of matches, twelve pipes of 

 Portuguese wine, six aams 1 of olive oil, twelve bundles of 

 sail cloth yarn, as many spades and scoops as can be dis- 

 pensed with, an iron screw, a fishing seine. Together with 

 eight large grenades contained in cases, to be used in case 

 of necessity ; six pieces of iron cannon, against which the 

 ships will take on board the guns now lying in the fortress 

 of Battecaloa ; 



Furthermore to provision the said yachts remaining here 

 for six months, seeing that we trust to be able thus to maintain 

 ourselves until further supplies shall come both from Batavia 

 and Coromandel, 



MS. page 76. 



and that such provisioning will not cause any scarcity of 

 victuals in the fleet. 



Pieter van de Camer, Skipper of the yacht " De Kleyne 

 Star," having requested to be discharged from his office, the 

 term of his engagement having expired, and he being un- 

 willing to re-engage himself, and to be sent to Batavia via 

 Coromandel in the fleet or any unattached ship or yacht ; 



1 An aam was a measure of capacity containing 90 kans (cans), the kan 

 being equal to a litre (61 028 cubic inches). 



