NO. 53. — 1902.] GALLB DUTCH RECORDS. 



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and in case their report should be favourable, it is by these 

 presents also resolved, that on the first opportunity we shall 

 break up from here 



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and march towards Columbo, in order to make an attempt 

 against the said town, with the help of God. 



It having further been considered that the fortress of 

 Negumbo must be held for the Honourable Company, forti- 

 fied, repaired, and sufficiently garrisoned, 

 it has been resolved, that provisionally the said fortress shall 

 be garrisoned with 100 men under command of Captain 

 Paulus Doncq, to wit, 70 soldiers and 30 men, both musket- 

 eers and artisans, who shall be provided and victualled for 

 five months with all necessaries required, to wit : 

 Provisions provided : 



9 casks of meat. 



7 casks of bacon. 

 10 lasts of rice. 



1 cask of Spanish wine. 



1 cask of butter, 

 3 casks of arrack. 



2 aams 1 of oil. 



1 cask of vinegar. 

 1,000 lb. of hard bread. 

 10 baskets of black sugar. 



1 aam of train oil. 



\ picol 2 of wax. 

 50 stock fish. 

 25 lb. of pepper. 

 10 lb. of rompen. 



5 lb. of cloves. 



1 barrel of Jopen beer. 



1 barrel of Tent wine (Tinto). 



1 case of medicaments. 



1 See note on page 317. 2 See note on page 397. 



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