[1654]
Peace with Commonwealth in England April 5, Treaty of Westminster. War with Portugal continues. July 10, English-Portuguese Treaty.
Background - from official documents in the archives
7/2 ... Today the redoubt [Duynhoop] ... was fully completed and 2 twelve-pounders mounted thereon....
9/2 ... This evening there arrived safely from the Fatherland, praise God, the pinnace* Calff ... had 8 deaths and has at present fully 20 sick in bed....
12/2 ... a ship seen behind the Lion Mountain ... she had to run to the Robben Island and anchor in its lee....
15/2 ... the ship Draek, praise God, this afternoon came safely to anchor ... full of sick and scorbutics and almost unable to manage the sails.... [Naerden, Lam of this fleet had already arrived and sailed.]
1/3 ... We were told, that a dead whale had been washed ashore about 1½ miles* from the fort....
2/3 ... went along the shore and found it in shape and size like a noortcaper, with fairly thick blubber and full of baleen....
3/3 ... [baleen too small] We therefore left it. ... The Hottentots ... who had been watching closely, buried various pieces of blubber in the sand....
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