[1679]
February 5 peace between France and the Empire. September 2 between Denmark and Sweden.
Background
4/3 ... arrived ... a large ‘spiegelschip*’ ... Ceijlon, sailed in company with the Briel ... on January 10 last from the bay of Gale ... in charge of the Hon. Captain Gerrit van der Donc ...
5/3 ... the Briel ... reached the roads and anchored ...
15/3 ... came the flute* the Juffer Cornelia ... sailed September 17 last year from Texel, bringing the most welcome news of peace between the French King and our State ...
26/3 ... arrived the Blauwe Hulk ... sent by the High Command [Batavia] with rice for this station ...
12/4 ... arrived Nieuw Middelburg ... sailed from Texel on December 19 last year with the ships Asia and Hollandschen Thuijn ...