[1672]
April 7 England and France declare war on Holland; April 14 Sweden ditto. June, July alliance of Emperor and Brandenburg with Holland. The de Witt brothers assassinated. July 4 William of Orange becomes Stadhouder [to 1702].
Background - from official documents in the archives
25/1 ... a rupture in Europe between our State and the Lily Crown is to be presumed as imminent ...
11/2 ... at about four o'clock ... three sails ... yacht* Gouda, put to sea on September 11 last year for Ceylon ... few sick, in addition to some deaths ...
12/2 At dawn we saw also the other two ... Amersfoort, sailed on August 12 last year with 296 men for Ceylon, the other the Doorth on December 28 last with 246 for Batavia ... the former already some 72 dead and fully 73 unable to move, the latter not more than 7 dead and no sick ... matters between us and the Lily Crown worsening more and more ...
24/2 ... the two ships for Ceylon [Gouda, Amersfoort] ... set sail ...
29/2 Since the general letter from TT.EE in Patria dated May 15 last year advised that they had resolved to let the new Fort* be set forward ... and by the ships recently arrived they very earnestly direct us to continue the effective building of the same [work therefore pressed]
7/3 ... sighted ... the Hoff van Breda ...
17/3 ... came to anchor ... the Stigt van Utrecht ... about noon appeared also ... the flute* the Vliegende Swaan ... from Ceylon ...
21/3 ... came the flute Swaenenburgh ... from Ceylon ...
23/3 ... also the other return-flute from Ceylon, namely Sparendam ... the north wind brought us a sail to the roads, wearing the flag at the main topmast ... the newly-built pinnace* [‘pynas’] Macassar, put to sea on December 10 with 280 men, in which came out the Merchant* Albert van Breugel, in the quality of Secunde* here [who now took over the administration ad interim]
25/3 ... came the return-ships Tidor [with Overbeke of item 18 on board and in command of the fleet], Ternate, Gecroonde Vrede ...
26/3 At daylight ... appeared in the roads ... Wapen van ter Goes, Wapen van Zeelant, Wapen van Zierickzee and the Voorsightigheijt ... in the afternoon also the Goudtvink anchored ... very busied yesterday and today in landing from the Macassar all the woodwork sent out for the new fort* ...
30/3 ... the Wapen van Rotterdam came tacking rapidly into this bay, but with the loss of her fore topmast ...
5/4 ... Delfftshaven and Oostenburgh ... seen nearing these roads ...
9/4 ... two sails ... the Geregtigheijt ... the flute Grootenbroeck ... [later] the flute Goyland ...
12/4 ... in the afternoon came in a well-sailed little ship the Pijl bound for Mauritius ... about 40 heads ...
13/4 ... arrived unexpectedly the ship ... Vrye Zee ...
13/4 Resolutions [Suggested by Overbeke] that we should try to enter into an agreement with some Hottentoos ... whereby they should declare us to be the rightful and lawful possessors of this Cape District ... legally sold and ceded to the Company ... we resolved ... to enter into such an agreement with the Hottentoo Captain ... Schacher [19/4 agreement signed: ‘4000 reals* of 8 in sundry wares’ the official price, actually about fl. 33]
14/4 ... arrived two capital ships ... Prins Willem and the Wapen van Middelburg ...
19/4 ... to the roads ... the flute* Ipensteyn, put to sea on December 11 last year bound for Ceylon, with 53 heads ...
20/4 ... to anchor ... the Jonge Prins ...
22/4 ... reached these roads the flute Laren ... 60 men ... left on December 15 last year ...
23/4 ... the ships' carpenters ... very busy putting together the knocked-down boat [Boogh] brought by the Wapen van Zierickzee for use at the island of Mauritius, so as to give the Pijl her despatch ...
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