[1676]
Dutch war with France continues. Secret alliance England and France. Denmark at war with Sweden.
Background
1/1 ... unexpectedly came from Hottentots Hollant ... a letter from the Hon. Governor designate ... JOAN BAX called ‘of Herentals’, who sailed in the yacht* Voorhout from Gale's bay on November 26 last year, but was forced by the sickness of himself and his wife to make for the first available harbour, and had run into the Baay Fals [arrived by land 3/1, installed 14/3]
12/1 ... at dawn we saw the yacht Voorhout lie here at anchor ... in the dusk of evening came also the ship Prins Willem Hendrik de Derde ...
22/1 ... towed into the roads ... the flute Nardenburgh bound for Ceylon ...
4/2 ... arrived eleven return-ships [as listed in item 34, plus Mauritius Island]
1/3 ... towards evening arrived ... the flute the Beemster ... from Gale ...
2/3 ... at noon came in the other return-ship Spanbroeck ...
12/3 ... the flute Sparendam arrived with her cargo of rice from Ceylon.
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