36 Nicolaus de Graaff
(See also items 22, 28, 39, 49, 62.) On January 13, 1676 he sailed in Makasser from Texel, with Stigt Utregt and three other ships, five more joining at the Downs. (Schweitzer, item 35, was in the same fleet.) Near the Canary Islands a Council* decided that the two ships named should break off for São Tiago because they already had many sick aboard: this was done, but adverse winds prevented the call. Near the Equator touch with Stigt Utregt was lost, and Makasser went on alone.
On April 30 [as dr] we anchored in the Table Bay, learning that 4 of the ships that had sailed with us from Holland had left the day before after a stay of 10 days [see dr above]; anf that 13 return-ships had sailed a few days previously [but dr 18/3] for the Fatherland, with the Director-General Nicolaus Verburg in charge, and Ysbrand Goskens, formerly Governor at the Cape, as Vice-Admiral*. We found lying there the three last return-ships Ceilon, Voorsigtigheid and Alexander [dr 28/4], which had sailed [as ‘After-ships*’] from Batavia on January 24 [but dr 9/2]; as also the flute* Sparendam, coming from Batavia with rice and other necessities for the Cape [but dr 12/3 as from Galle], the yacht* Voorhout [stationed at the Cape], and two hookers* [not identified]. On May 3 there came to the Cape the flute De Graaf [Stadt Grave]; next day the Stigt Utregt; and two days later the ship Briel and the yacht Muiderberg. On the 22nd of the same month [dr confirms all dates] nine ships set sail from the Cape, being Makasser, Stigt Utregt, Briel, De Graaf and Muiderberg for Batavia; Ceilon, Voorsigtigheid and Alexander for the Fatherland; and Voorhout for the island of Madagascar.
Batavia July 23. Colombo. Cochin and stationed there until 1678, with journeys to the Persian Gulf, Malabar, etc., sailing on December 3, 1678 for Colombo and Galle.
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