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On 25 June, the ship De Schellingh was sent from Amsterdam to Vlissingen. Since then, Cornelis Hauw, a free citizen, returned from the east coast of Ceram with a junk. He had traded his cargo of sago in Goele Goelj and, on 1 July, saw 6 Macassar vessels near Kefsingh. He reported that they had obtained supplies and intended to return home, as one had already sailed away. The remaining lorcha boats were scattered around Goram, Ceram Laut, and other places, with their exact number unknown.

The inhabitants were ready to flee inland as soon as they heard that a force from Amboina was approaching.

In a letter dated 24 June, Governor Weijns from Banda reported the arrival of the Orang Kaj of Ceram Laut, named Palimban. He wanted to be recognized as someone not involved in the rebellion of the mutineers. Palimban first proposed to Cornelis Hauw and then to the Governor of Banda that, to discourage the Macassars from frequenting Ceram, they should ensure that the Cerammers were not supplied with clothes from either government. Currently, people from Amboina and Banda pay for the transported sago with linen cloth, which is then traded with the Macassars for rice and swords.

It seems strange that the Macassars, who can obtain clothes cheaply in their own country through the Company’s residents, would sail as far as the end of Ceram to get them. However, it appears that the junks often visit places like Salaijer, Toucabessijs, and other locations outside Macassar, where rice is cheaper than clothes. It is assumed that some only transport clothes and food, which are of little importance, from Ceram. However, it is also believed that some take sago from there to trade for slaves in Bouton and Pangesane.

Regardless, it is urgent to prevent this trade by all possible means. First, trade between the Awoinese and the easternmost Cerammers must be cut off to stop the supply of clothes to them and the Macassars. Second, a fort must be built in Goele Goelj.

• At Banda near Fort Nassau, a small ship from Mons. Hartkop arrives from Batavia via Java. The Anna choda Selampi government is present. The Moor Pattij arrives from Macassar. Nothing notable occurs except that citizen Adolf Louisz returns with the small ship of Sir Tobias Hartkop from the east coast of Java from Batavia, bringing 12 coyang of rice and 100 Japanese dishes.
• On Monday 29, the Annachoda Selampi appears here in the roadstead with his vessel, bringing 100,000 piculs of sago and strong heads.
• On Tuesday 30, citizen Justus Boret and citizen Justus Bovet sail from this roadstead to the province of Amboina, taking with them writings from this government, addressed to the Honorable Governor Dirk de Haas and the council of the aforementioned province, containing a response to their recent letters of 9 and 19 of this month, and of such content as can be seen in the outgoing letter book of today's date. Meanwhile, the Moor Mardij Pattij appears with his small ship from Macassar in front of this fort, bringing 5 loads of rice and 4 piculs of tobacco.
• On Wednesday 31, nothing of importance occurs.
• On Sunday 28, nothing of importance occurs.

Work on regular projects had almost come to a halt. Therefore, a request was made to send the following workers on the first ship: 10 to 12 carpenters, 6 to 7 masons, a turner, 4 to 5 blacksmiths, and 2 to 3 sweepers (of whom there were none left).

They were managing with the current garrisons and trying to replace losses from various places as best as they could. This was helped by some soldiers being released from Molucco, and some sailors from the ship Coninck David being reassigned. Additionally, a small fort at Oma was demolished following the late advice of Heere de Vlamingh. This allowed them to reinforce other understaffed garrisons in Duliasters.

On Manipa, the flight seemed to have stopped somewhat, but since 1 January, 15 white people had died there, including 4 under barbers. Not counting those who were sent back sick, the number of deaths was almost double, or even more, than the regular garrison.

They begged that ships coming from Batavia be supplied with double the number of surgeons, or they would be forced to act differently. Currently, they did not have the ability to employ such people where they were needed.

On 19 April, in a council meeting, they discussed Ceram, specifically how to punish the disobedient states of Kefting, Goelegoelj, and Cerainlandt who were UE's subjects. They also discussed building the planned fort at Goelegoelj. However, it was understood that the current situation in Amboina, considering the well-known suffering of the inhabitants and the Dutch garrison, did not allow for any military expedition to Corcorren. It was not advisable, in these dangerous and sickly times, to leave the respective forts undefended.

Building a fort at Goelegoelj against the will of the rebellious locals would, according to the friends who had been there with Heere Cos two years ago, require almost 100 Dutch soldiers. These soldiers would also need to be strong and healthy for such a difficult journey. However, they could not spare even 10 such men from the castle, as there were barely that many in total, even though they were currently without sickness.

On 23 October 1738, officials Pieter Pietersz Lauvens and Hoffman, Ian Vlok reported from Macassar aboard the ship De Concordia in the bay of Toppa Iava on 10 July 1738.

They stated that some people from Boni had informed them that the wandering Prins Bontolancas had sent a soerewang (messenger) with over 50 armed men from Jarige or nearby through the mountains to Libbo. The messenger asked the local leader, Aroe Patje, for free passage to Wadjo in the name of Aroe Patje.

Aroe Patje responded by greeting their king and said he could not allow passage to Wadjo. Instead, the messenger should take the request to the Queen of Boni, from whom he would await orders. The soerewang then left.

This matched a report from the Bonthainse mountain people, who had seen a group of people marching through the mountains near Sinoa a few days earlier, though they did not know who they were.

The report concluded that this group had no other purpose, and the matter remained unresolved.

On 23 October 1738, a letter from Macassar stated that a prauw (small ship) with 20 people, including men, women, and children, had arrived safely. It was brought by the ship D'Adriana Johanna and the orders of the recipient were followed. The letter was signed by R: R=m Berg, carel Jansz, and Jan Dirksz.

In the margins, a note from 9 July 1731 mentioned that the ship D' snip was near De hoek Sandra bonij. On 10 July 1731, they encountered a prauw named Padduwakkang from d'bagt boonij Negerij kattja, heading to Macassar. The prauw had 18 people, 1 musket, 14 spears, and 17 krisses (daggers). Its cargo included apostele (likely a type of goods), rice, and sago.

They sent the prauw Paddewakkan with the sloop de Voort varentheijt and soldier Klaas Willem ot van mechelen to serve as a sailor. They also sent 2 muskets from the ship De Concordia and 6 muskets with 1 pistol from an unspecified change, requesting further instructions from the recipient.

The ship Belvliet of 24, from Bantam, the ship Wijnendael of 25, to Bima, the ship Veeserhoofd from Siam.

In March, the ships Prins Eugenius, Cats, and Wendela to Sagae for the account of the Camer Amsterdam.

A ship left Texel on 15 May 1726 with 89 sailors, 44 soldiers, and 1 craftsman, totaling 134 people. The ship was under the command of skipper Pieter Scharff and assistant Lucas Pasch.

From 18 to 24 June, it arrived at Sint—opperdoes from Bengal, the ship Meerlust.

In March 1727, at Jago and Sago, due to death, 10 sailors, 1 soldier, and 1 craftsman were lost. On 21 October, at the Cape of Good Hope, 4 sailors and 6 soldiers went ashore, and in return, 10 sailors and 6 soldiers came aboard. The ship departed from Table Bay on 19 September without losing any more crew. It brought back 85 sailors and no soldiers, totaling 128 people.

The ship d'her stelde Leeuw to Macassar with 6, the chief merchant, and G' Eligeerd.

• Original letter from Governor-General Joan Maetsuycker to the assembly of the Heeren 17 (Lords Seventeen), dated 23 December 1663.
• Original letter from Jacob Hustaert to the assembly of the Heeren 17, written in the South Army before Cochin on 1 November 1662.
• Certificate from the preachers in Amboina regarding Jacob Hustaert, dated 2 June 1662.
• Original letter from Willem van der Beeck to the Heeren 17, written on 22 December 1662.
• Original letter from former Governor Frederick Coyett to the Heeren 17, written on 25 December 1662.
• Original letter from the former second-in-command at Taiwan, J. Oetiens van Waveren, to the Heeren 17, written on 22 December 1662.
• Original letter from Jan van Riebeeck to the Heeren 17 from Malacca on 1 November 1662, and another to the Heeren Bewinthebberen in Amsterdam.
• Provisional balance from the general trade books of Batavia, drawn on 15 December 1662.
• List of Dutch ships, their condition, and arrival dates in Batavia.
• Memorandum of ships that traveled from Batavia to other regions and returned between 1 January 1662 and 24 December 1662.

• Documents from Batavia, Taiwan, Japan, Kochi, Ceylon, Persia, Surat, Bengal, and the Cape of Good Hope.
• Expedition to Mozambique via the Cape of Good Hope.
• Coast of Coromandel and Malabar from Batavia.
• Original general letters from the Governor-General and Council of the Dutch East Indies, dated 26 December 1662, sent to the Assembly of the Lords on the 17th.
• Register of letters and papers from various Indian regions, sent to the fatherland.
• Ships: Wapen van Amsterdam, Amersfoort, Peerl, Wassende Maen, and Meiboom (first four from Batavia), and one from Kochi via the Cape of Good Hope, arrived in Vlie on 18 July 1663.
• Commanded by Harmen Clencke van Odessen.
• Various letters and papers regarding the expedition to Mozambique via the aforementioned Cape.
• Also from Surat, Bengal, the coasts of Coromandel and Malabar, Ceylon, and Persia, both overland via Aleppo and by sea via England.
• Finally, with the last two ships, Nieuwpoort and 't Roode Hart.

This text contains a list of documents and letters related to the Dutch East India Company's operations in various regions, including Batavia, Taiwan, Japan, Cochin, Ceylon, Persia, Suratte, Bengal, Cape of Good Hope, and Mozambique. The documents were sent from the Governor-General and the Council of the Indies on 26 December 1662 to the assembly of the Lords on 17. The letters and papers were brought to the fatherland by the ships 't Wapen van Amsterdam, Amersfoort, Peerl, Wassende Maen, and Meiboom. The first four ships came from Batavia and the last one from Cochin via the Cape of Good Hope, arriving in the fleet on 18 July 1663 under the command of Harmen Clencke van Odessen.

The collection also includes various letters and papers concerning the expedition to Mozambique via the aforementioned Cape, as well as from Suratte, Bengal, the coasts of Coromandel and Malabar, Ceylon, and Persia, both over land via Aleppo and over water via England. The last two ships, Nieuwpoort and 't Roode Hart, also brought over documents.

To prevent Bimaese from delivering to Amboina and avoiding public conflict again, it was decided to station some small ships in the waterway at set times. These ships would forcefully repel such smugglers, enslaving them or holding them in chains.

The Ceram people were allowed to continue selling mace to the Company at a fair price, as it had been a profitable trade for them. They were pleased with this news. However, due to the war, no mace had been harvested in Ceram that year, so they had not delivered any.

The Company's people had also seized a small Bimaese vessel near Koffingh, which had been loaded with rice, on 17.

On the island of Amboina, preparations were made to support the upcoming relief effort. The local people were obedient and peaceful. The people of Ceram and Goram also showed they were willing to maintain the recently established peace treaty, though they might not strictly follow all its terms. For example, the people of Ceramlaut still lived on Kessingh instead of moving back to their own regions as agreed, claiming they feared attacks from the Papoiers if separated. However, Hustaerd believed their hesitation was more due to distrust of the Dutch.

On 15, a young trader from Macassar arrived at Kessingh. Although he was officially turned away in line with the treaty, it was later discovered that small boats from Banda, after being towed to Goram, had carried a large amount of Ceram sago, indicating illegal trade. The Macassares would not stop such secret trading, as losing this trade would be as harmful to them as the Portuguese being expelled was beneficial. Just as the Macassares prevented their subjects from sailing to the eastern regions, the Orang Kajen of Ceram also struggled to stop their people from trading with foreigners. Thus, some illegal trade would have to be tolerated.

On 12 February 1803, a letter was sent from Ernenaage discussing maritime disasters involving Dutch Indian sea vessels.

On 18 January 1893, the Governor General of the Dutch East Indies sent a letter (No. 119) to the Minister of Colonial Affairs in Netherlands. This letter referenced an earlier correspondence from 20 August 1892 and included a report from the Department of Marine in the Dutch East Indies about a maritime disaster involving the Dutch Indian bark Kasbol Gaer in the second half of 1892. It was noted that no other such reports were received in the 3rd and 4th quarters of that year.

On 18 January 1893, from Deusenzorg, the Governor General of the Dutch East Indies sent a follow-up letter to the Minister of Colonies, Oorwyck Can Wijne, including a report from the Department of Marine in the Dutch East Indies about the disaster involving the Dutch Indian bark Kasbol Gaer. It was stated that no other such reports were received in the 3rd and 4th quarters of 1892.

On 30 November 1692, the ship Rusbol sank near Sanspeng Malataijas, about 20 Eug from the coast. The ship was a Dutch trading vessel, approximately 45 years old, with a capacity of 400 tons and a value of 15000. It was carrying 9 passengers, including Said Abvebakar bin Ab duraeh, a man from Dalem bang. The ship was owned by Sact Achmad bin Siek from Sakai, a merchant in Palembang. The accident occurred on 5 December.

On 6 November 1592, the ship Angermrasp ran aground on a sandbank near Dondjeng Malataijos while sailing from Loewoe (Celebes) to Singapore. The ship was carrying a cargo of Sago and Nolling worth 13,550.

The weather was very bad, with high seas. As a result of the accident, the ship and its cargo were lost. Additionally, 6 crew members and 2 passengers died.

The likely causes of the accident included:

• Defects in the ship's construction, equipment, or crew.
• Insufficient depth of the waterway, errors in piloting, or issues with navigational aids.
• An act or negligence by the captain, helmsman, or engineer.

Pr. Savenmeester Muller and some crew members managed to save themselves in 2 lifeboats and reached Banspermassi. The ship had become leaky due to heavy work and overwhelming seas.

On 2 April 1787, A de Boek wrote from Ambon to the merchant Batthazar Smissaard, the head there. He described Batthazar Smissaard as discrete, honorable, and pious. Due to the increasing child disease, which the Cerammer feared, A de Boek decided to stop the blessing on that coast for now. He suggested that Batthazar Smissaard could, in its place, clean the Sago forests on Loehoe as he did the previous year.

• Palapo, also called a fishing island, located along Leilands in the bay of Calopo and near the main town of that name.
• Bael aesolo Pool and Klein Satiri, located north of Oes sae aboerolio.
• Mampea, located north of Apengsolia in the vicinity of the bay of Vao.
• Alamarang, Groot Kambadina Allein, Kambabina Hemo, Mabading Ampara, and As, all located in the bay of Mojengho across from the main camps.

• Saloboelo
• Namal Alea Waleanrang
• Me arocub Kamabing
• Mpergang ha Boera Boerao
• ha Fore Oeppa Velrene lauie
• Mantalinga Van Buro or Catimarq
• Polilléé Papporge appa Saloé
• Pappoente Miealo
• 1 ampoe atatonqia
• Cammaelco Aila Mano
• Aange Rabecao ha Boraoe