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On 22 December 1788, a request was made for a complete payment of a demand. Specifically, they asked for whole and half ducats to be provided at the first opportunity, as their remaining supply was small and they would soon need to send some to Sourabaija. They also requested permission to accept cash that they would need in the Company's treasury through bills of exchange, to be paid in Batavia or converted into assignments to the 17 Lords in the homeland. The Governor particularly requested favorable approval for this last option.

The collection of products in this year had succeeded well and was so favorable that not only were the quotas of this year completed, along with arrears from previous years (except for a few beams which would be discussed later), but also all requests except those for heavy wood could have been completely fulfilled if they had ships or vessels to transport more than what was actually shipped. This would be shown in the answered demands, which would follow at the next opportunity once the necessary information from all offices had arrived after the departure of the eastern ships to Batavia. It would also be shown in the annual clear statement of everything delivered in the still ongoing year 1777 by the respective Regents and Chiefs in fulfillment of their obligations, what remained, and what still had to come in in 1778. They would provide this to the Lords once the ships for Amboina and Banda were loaded and dispatched.

They submitted a memorandum of the products that in this year were transported from Java to and for Batavia, Ceylon, Malacca, Cape of Good Hope, Sumatra's west coast, and Cheribon, and were currently ready to ship to Amboina and Banda. The products consisted of:

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On 22 December 1777, a request was made for various tools and equipment for Samarang. The items included scales with their pans, sledgehammers, nail hammers, crosscut saws, hand screws, files, bookbinders' needles, chisels, and instruments and tools for the Engineer. The requested supplies for the Engineer consisted of: Medicines were also requested according to a catalogue, along with personnel for hospital visits. The request included craftsmen: The document stated that the authorities should send as many as they wished to supplement the garrison posts, but with as few junior officers as possible, since there was already an adequate number. It was noted that the old soldiers became frustrated when they received no advancement, which often caused them to demand their discharge, and this rarely set a good example for the others whose time was also up. The document was signed at Samarang on 15 December 1777 by I. R. van der Burgh. A final note mentioned that teachers were needed for the trading posts at Grissee, Banjoewangie, Passerouang, Paccalongang, and Joana, where the youth were growing up wild due to the lack of someone to provide instruction.
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This document from 22 December 1787 lists supplies and equipment needed for Dutch colonial operations in the East Indies. The requests include supplies for a vessel called the Pantjallang, which was based in Samarang. This ship needed new rigging and sails to replace equipment that had become unusable during an expedition against Noessa. The supplies included: Materials for shipbuilding in Rembang were also requested, including tar, pitch, and other supplies totaling 25 barrels. Military supplies were requested for the garrison and dragoons (mounted soldiers), including: Other items included: HTML: ```html This document from 22 December 1787 lists supplies and equipment needed for Dutch colonial operations in the East Indies.

The requests include supplies for a vessel called the Pantjallang, which was based in Samarang. This ship needed new rigging and sails to replace equipment that had become unusable during an expedition against Noessa. The supplies included:

Materials for shipbuilding in Rembang were also requested, including tar, pitch, and other supplies totaling 25 barrels.

Military supplies were requested for the garrison and dragoons (mounted soldiers), including:

Other items included:

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December 22, 1777

This document was a list of ship equipment and supplies being requested. The items included:

The document noted that the heaviest types of ropes were requested for the use of vessels that were in need of them when they arrived on this coast. An example given was the bark called the Arendt that came that year.

Various quantities were listed with measurements in pieces, bundles, and strings. Some items were marked as excused (not provided). The quantities ranged from 1 piece to 100 pieces for different items, and from 25 to 50 bundles for rope materials.

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On 22 December 1777, an inventory was taken of ammunition and equipment supplies showing what was requested, what was actually in stock, and what remained as shortages.

Ammunition Items

Equipment Items

Ship Equipment

The document noted that some items received recently had not been used yet and were needed for storing rice in the warehouses. Throughout the inventory, several items were marked as excused, meaning they were not counted or their shortage was acceptable.

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Cunier de Klerk, who was Governor General, and the Council of the Dutch East India Company in Netherlands India received a request on December 22, 1777.

The request concerned goods and supplies needed for Java's northeast coast for the year 1778. Since the yearly general request from Batavia was not yet known, it was difficult to determine exactly how much money would be needed. Therefore, the officials asked to follow the same pattern as in recent years regarding money and financial matters.

In 1777, they had received from the main office:

The total received and drawn in 1777 was 140,535 guilders and 42 stuivers.

The remaining amounts in Samarang at the end of November were:

The general total for all of Java was 41,832 guilders, 5 stuivers and 8 penningen.

On December 22, 1738 (likely meant to be 1777), they provisionally requested 70,000 guilders in the following types of coins:

They also requested permission to accept additional money needed in 1778 in good silver coins into the Company's treasury, and to issue bills of exchange for it to be paid at the main office or converted into assignments on the Gentlemen Seventeen in the fatherland. The governor specifically requested favorable permission for this last option.

The document then listed various types of cloth and textiles that remained in Samarang at the end of November 1777, including different grades of guineas, bimilipatnams, palicols, titucorijns, sadraspatnams, handkerchiefs, moorissen, ginghams, chelassen, baftas, and sailcloth in various colors and qualities.

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On 22 December 1899 [Note: The text appears to be from 1747 based on internal dating], officials requested permission to repair the ship the Petronella. They reported that the ship the Weldoener had been sent to Soerabaja and then to the main settlement. The pantjallang (a type of vessel) the Petronella, stationed in the eastern corner, was found to be completely rotten at the bottom, eaten through by worms in several of its bulkheads, and completely unusable. The officials therefore requested permission to carry out major repairs under their supervision. The pantjallang the Weldoener, belonging to Samarang, had been used during the year in an expedition against the island of Noessa, and most recently until 22 December 1747 for transporting oil to the main settlement. After returning from Batavia, the vessel was examined by specially appointed commissioners, along with its standing and running rigging, artillery, weapons, and other goods. According to the accompanying report, goods that had been used, worn out, or damaged since departure to the eastern corner for the expedition against Noessa amounted to ƒ1,416:10:8. This amount had been charged to Soerabaja to be written off against the costs of the Balemboan troubles. The officials decided to repair some minor defects to the ship's hull during the current west monsoon season and to provide it with new rigging, sails, and other necessary equipment. They requested approval and the necessary resources for these repairs in their general letter.
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On 22 December 1777, it was noted that ships heading east would be loaded and sent off quickly. Ships and boats with their cargo were to be dispatched with all possible speed. The ships destined for Amboina and Banda along the coast would be loaded as quickly as possible and sent to those governments. On 22 December 1799, the construction of sloops and small boats was assigned to the Resident of Rembang. The Lassum contribution boat (called a Pantjallang) was hoped to be satisfactory. Following orders from letters dated 8 November and 24 November, the construction at the Company's shipyard in Rembang was assigned to Resident Willem Adriaan Palm. The construction included: Palm was ordered to ensure the two boats for Macassar were ready within 2 months, or at the latest in February, so they could be collected and sent directly to Macassar. The Pantjallang that the Regent of Lassum had delivered for his contribution for the year 1777 had already been sent from Rembang in September.
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On 22 December 1777, officials reported on several financial and political matters. They noted that 335,560 guilders and 15 stuivers were neither included among the ordinary expenses of the government nor listed under profits, and this amount also did not include converted copper coins and local currency.

Regarding the Banjumas Regent, the emperor took action after being informed through proper channels about the unauthorized mission of Banjumas Regent Tumenggung Juda Nagara to the Bantam court. The emperor sent his officials to summon the regent directly to the court. Since his arrival in Surakarta, the regent had been imprisoned in poor conditions with only bread and water and no visitors. The emperor had not yet indicated what punishment or correction he intended to impose.

Financial accounts from 1771 to the end of August 1777 showed that the burden amounted to a certain sum, while profits on this coast during the same period totaled 215,954 guilders and 6 stuivers in Dutch currency.

The letters and gifts to the rulers were delivered directly. Members of the delegation who had traveled overland from Bantam directly home against orders had not yet been discovered or traced.

The letters and gifts from the authorities to the emperor and the Sultan were sent directly to the courts. Regarding the responses, the authorities decided that the two rulers would be temporarily excused from the customary delegation to pay homage to the current Governor General. The Panembahan of Madura and the Company's coastal regents were also excused from traveling to Batavia for this purpose. However, by April, the Panembahan and the mentioned regents were required to pay proper homage in Semarang. They had already been invited to do so in April of the coming year 1778.

The document also mentioned something about ships that had been considered for distribution.

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On 22 December 1779, the officials reported on various matters concerning their trading post. They had worked on improving the quality and increasing the quantity of cotton yarn collection that year. Regarding rice, the harvest results were as follows: This was 5,658 pounds less than in 1776, but 21,717 pounds more than the required annual amounts. The rice had been collected partly beyond the required delivery and partly from backlogs, which would be fully settled by the end of the month. The rice crop that year had been very successful thanks to good weather, and all required amounts had been received and fulfilled. The state of the coast was favorable, as they had described from time to time. They were honored and satisfied that the high authorities in Batavia also viewed it in a positive light and had expressed their satisfaction many times. They had achieved profitable year-end account closings through increased income and profits and reduced expenses, even though for 3 years the regular Balemboang trading post expenses (but not expedition costs) had been included in those accounts. The account books for the year ending August 1776/1777 closed with a net profit of 105,227 guilders and 3 stuivers, which was more than in the 2 previous years (1772/1773 and 1773/1774) and more than in many earlier years. The governor and his colleagues expressed concern about appearing to lack serious intent in obtaining the Balemboang account books, which troubled them. They wanted the high authorities to recognize that since 1774, they had fully settled all greatly overdue trade accounts and salary work at all trading posts along the coast without exception. They trusted this had shown their serious commitment to the company's service. Already in 1775, the overdue Balemboang work had been brought up to date and maintained, and the books from that trading post and all others on and along Java had recently been closed and sent to Batavia earlier than perhaps from any other company government. The general outstanding debts of this government, which on 31 August 1773 had amounted to 1,050,276 guilders, 4 stuivers, and 8 pennies, were reduced by 31 August to 618,544 guilders, 15 stuivers, and 8 pennies. However, in 1776/1777 they increased again by 119,696 guilders and 17 stuivers, bringing the total on 31 August of the most recent year to 738,241 guilders, 12 stuivers, and 8 pennies. This was due to more outstanding debts and more products on hand, because they had loaned 24,750 guilders to the sultan for 5 years on high security, and due to lack of ships, they could not ship the harvested products. They noted that the Balemboang expedition and war debts from September 1771 onward were expenses beyond their control that had been and still needed to be borne.
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22 December 1737: An exception was made to a ban. The authorities wanted to receive satisfactory reasons for this decision. They also wanted information about a ruling concerning 4 large boats (chialoupen), each 75 to 80 feet long. The construction of these boats had been allowed for the captain of the Chinese community in Rembang. These boats were exempted from paying the recently introduced 10 percent tax on all ships that private individuals had built on the coast. The authorities questioned whether a similar exemption also applied to a ship of 100 to 110 feet.

That year, 3,869 pounds of a product were collected and sent to Batavia. This was 664 pounds more than in 1776. Everything was of first quality.

The Semarang officials kept a close watch everywhere along Java against all kinds of smuggling. The export of cardamom had been strictly forbidden by an order of 17 September 1774. However, since local people only cultivated as much cardamom as they needed for medicine, and the rest had to be searched for in forests and wilderness areas, that year they could only obtain and send to Batavia 1,063 pounds. This cost the suppliers more than the company's set price of 30 guilders per 100 pounds. The authorities approved the serious effort to stop smuggling in this product through strict vigilance. Regarding the increase of the purchase price of cardamom to 30 guilders per 100 pounds, they referred to the outgoing demand for return goods.

Regarding the condition of the indigo plant and cotton trees: the authorities referred to what was noted in response to an earlier letter of 29 September 1775. They noted this should have been accepted in Batavia. The plants had suffered greatly from heavy rains. However, it was good news that although by 22 December 1778 complaints about quality had been received.

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On 22 December 1797, it was noted that local people on the mainland had many ways to buy gunpowder from the English and others everywhere, and even made it themselves in various places, although the locally made gunpowder was generally of lesser quality. On 15 December 1774, a previous prohibition was withdrawn through a letter from Batavia dated 20 January 1775. The trade was permitted and opened again, which caused the country's income to increase rather than decrease as had been feared. The trade had flourished greatly since then. Gunpowder had been found on vessels and was removed from them to prevent smuggling. It was only returned when the vessels departed. The authorities assumed that the native people had sufficient opportunity to obtain gunpowder outside the Company's territory. Otherwise, it should have been seriously investigated how they had obtained that gunpowder. The authorities approved of the trade between Java and places like Johor, Riouw, Trangand, Camper and other locations east and south of Malacca. Their High Excellencies had made additional regulations about this trade in a letter to prevent harmful consequences for this coast. They hoped these regulations would have a good effect. On 2 December 1777, permission was granted to the Resident of Rembang, Mister Willem van Hogendors, to build a ship of 100 to 110 feet for his own account to promote the permitted civilian shipping. This was allowed without burden or harm to the Company's shipyard. The authorities would let this pass for now, but questioned whether one could always be certain that the conditions under which such permissions were granted would be strictly followed. The authorities also questioned on what grounds permission was given to build this ship, since the construction of private vessels longer than 80 feet had been forbidden.
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The historical text describes the case of Pieter Luzac, who was the commander in the eastern corner region. Due to his unqualified conduct, he became involved in a serious incident. Date unknown: Several crew members were forced to save themselves by swimming after an incident. A sailor stationed in Surabaya who witnessed the events provided a statement. The Regent of the island of Baviaan, where the vessels belonged, requested compensation and damages with good reason. The Council of Justice in Samarang passed sentences: However, the Governor suspended this verdict because he found the punishments not proportional to the crimes committed. He sent all the case documents to the High Authorities in Batavia for their decision. 1775: The defendants, including boatswain Helmkamp, the European sailors, and the indigenous leaders who were their accomplices, were sent to Batavia and handed over to the Council of Justice there for further proceedings. 22 December 1777: A case was brought by the prosecutor in Samarang concerning the unauthorized prize declaration, assessment, and distribution of goods from 2 Baviaan vessels that had been seized in Surabaya. The Council of Justice condemned this action and ordered the return of the vessels and goods to the Regent of the island of Baviaan, either in kind or in monetary value. This order was carried out regarding the vessels in Samarang. Meanwhile, Luzac died while the proceedings continued in Batavia. The text also mentions 3 vessels from the ruler of Johore, which were sturdy barks or sloops. During the usual inspection after their arrival, 30 small barrels of gunpowder and 6 items of equipment were found. The 30 barrels of gunpowder were considered part of the vessels' normal armament for 3 Johore vessels.
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On 22 December 1737, a group of people were arrested peacefully without resisting, as they were not aware of any wrongdoing and had no bad intentions. After their capture, they were tied up and almost all of them were murdered in cold blood in a terrible way, with only 2 people being spared. The heads of some of the victims were then brought to Sourabaija as if in triumph. From the Ministers' letter of 25 September 1774, it became clear that the unfortunate victims had been small traders. They had been traveling with 2 ships loaded with goods including salt, betel nut, and coconuts, trying to make a small but fair profit. However, the Company's patrol ships attacked these innocent people, apparently driven by greed for money, and killed them. The commander in the eastern corner had been misled by false reports from the patrol crews. Based on these lies, he had the ships assessed, sold the goods, and distributed the money among the crew members. The horrible crime was later exposed by 2 of the original 32 people, who had managed to free themselves from their bonds during the confusion.
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On 22 December 1727, the Dutch East India Company officials expressed their strong disapproval of illegal trade activities. They noted that while such violations were sometimes handled by regional offices where the unauthorized trading occurred, these cases had repeatedly caused their particular anger. However, they stated that even though some of these criminal acts were serious, they could not remember any previous example that even slightly resembled the terrible behavior of the smugglers from the eastern region. They found it difficult to repeat the horrifying description that had been given to them about these activities. They could only think about the situation with deep emotion and horror, particularly regarding the fact that 32 people had been pursued.
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22 December 1779: It was decided that ships should be properly loaded according to the rules and requirements. If there was not enough rice or other products available at one trading post, the missing amounts had to be supplied from elsewhere. The day registers kept by ship officials during loading days had to be sent in copy to the Governor so that judgments could be made based on the facts.

The authorities approved the rule that ships which only served to collect grain had to load specific amounts: a ship of 150 feet had to load 500 coyangs of rice, and a ship of 140 feet had to load 350 coyangs of rice. If the full amount could not be found at one trading post, it had to be obtained or supplied from the nearest one. 22 December 1777: This arrangement was seen as proof of commitment to the company's interests.

The patrols from this location happened more to protect small unarmed local vessels and to act defensively against pirates rather than offensively, because the regular patrol vessels were not very effective for the latter purpose. Although pirates continued to roam along Java, they caused little damage to local traders in this government territory during this year, despite the offered rewards. This was due to the constant back and forth sailing of the patrol vessels, which the pirates seemed to prefer avoiding rather than attacking. The pirates mostly stayed west of Cheribon, in the waters toward Batavia.

Since the incident that occurred in 1774, which was discussed elsewhere, there had been no evidence that the Javanese patrol vessels had exceeded their duties or committed acts of violence or extortion. However, there was strong displeasure about the serious abuses that were being made of these patrols. The text mentions violence and extortion that occurred during these patrols but the sentence remains incomplete.

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On 22 December 1777, Marto Djoedo was encouraged and provided resources by Pangerang Aria Mancoenagara (also known as Maassait) through an official document to undertake something. The sultan was very upset about this and threatened to ruin the villages of that prince as well. The sultan made much more fuss about this matter than it actually deserved, considering what Maassait had done, particularly in the past year through the detention of his tax collectors, as shown in the governor's separate letter to Their High Nobilities dated 29 September 1776. The sultan wanted to base his further behavior towards this prince who had fled to him on these events. However, when he noticed that he was not achieving anything with this approach, and also learned that no notice had been given about what happened at Gagatan, and that the wife of the peace disturber was being kept in the villages, he changed his strategy. Without prior knowledge, he had armed men forcibly lift her from one of the emperor's villages at night and bring her to Djokjocarta. He declared that if the sultan invaded his lands (and those were all the lands of Pangerang Mancoenagara), he would resist and ally himself with Mancoenagara against it. The sultan then turned in a different direction and made a certain request to the Company, which, due to the secrecy it required, was not written down anywhere except in the governor's separate letter to the Noble High Indian Government dated 5 July of that year, along with the enclosed copy of the sultan's letter and His Honor's response to it. Their High Nobilities had so far accepted this situation. The matter was handled entirely by the governor alone according to custom and had been resolved to the point that no unusual disturbances were being heard anymore, and it seemed that through calm thinking, tempers had cooled down again. On 22 December 1779, regarding the loading and dispatch of ships, they not only maintained the greatest speed there themselves, but they also ensured as much as possible that this happened at the subordinate offices under Your Honor's authority, particularly concerning the ships at the Samarang offices. Since it had been recommended to continue with the present speed in dispatching ships to the main location, they trusted that those officials would comply. They furthermore approved that Your Honor had imposed a fine of 100 ducatons to prevent unnecessary delays of ships, to be paid by the respective chiefs and residents for each day that a ship could have departed earlier. However, the determination of this latter point did not always seem equally certain, as it could be subject to various exceptions in their opinion.
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An expedition was undertaken under the command of Lieutenant Adriaan van Rijke, although a large portion of the crew was sick or too weak upon arrival. The expedition could not be stopped as it had already progressed too far by 31 July. In August, they succeeded in conquering an island. Those who were not killed, fled, or captured submitted themselves. This gave hope that matters that had been delayed for 3 to 4 years might finally be resolved, bringing peace to Java and benefiting the Company. A total of 2,004 people, both adults and children, who had willingly submitted were transported from Noessa Barang to Java and placed in different districts. Prisoners and suspects were banished. The fugitives, including the main rebel leaders, were pursued without success. They likely fled westward to Bancahoeloe and might attempt to retake Noessa Barang. Noessa remained occupied with: The island would stay occupied during the west monsoon season or until no more news was heard of the fugitives. On 22 December 1777, 100 European soldiers, 5 artillerymen, 2 junior officers, and 1 sloop were stationed there. Lieutenant Commander Adriaan van Rijke and Lieutenant Engineer Fredrik Sustmann thoroughly surveyed Noessa to determine whether it should remain occupied or be made uninhabitable to save costs. Further details were discussed in the governor's letters to Their High Nobles dated 11 September, 3 October, and 22 November. Noessa Cambangang was occupied by a command of Europeans and natives from Cheribon. In the neighboring region of Banjoemaas, some Europeans with imperial troops were stationed to watch for the fugitives from Noessa Barrang who might try to land there upon their return. The upper and lower lands under the princes, and the lower lands and coasts under the Company, had enjoyed continuous peace for four consecutive years since the boundaries between territories were established and confirmed by the princes. No disputes had arisen except recently over a small rice field in Bagaleen called Baijem, which was settled in favor of the Emperor based on the registers. However, peace in the upper lands was threatened by a man named Marto Djoedo. The Emperor had removed him as head of a village called Gagatan, located on the border of Samarang and Damak. Marto Djoedo gathered followers, invaded, plundered, and burned several villages belonging to the Sultan. He was immediately opposed, driven away, and scattered by the Djokjocarta court and subsequently fled. Nothing had been heard of him since, but some prisoners later claimed that the Sultan...
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Reinier De Klerk, the Governor General, and the Council of Netherlands India received several letters on 22 December 1777. These letters were responses to an official document from the Dutch East India Company's governing board (the Seventeen Directors), dated 30 October 1776 from Middelburg.

Regarding the Balemboangang area on Java's northeast coast, the situation had barely improved over the past 4 years. The local population had become impoverished due to war and disease, which left the land exhausted. In a letter dated 15 January 1777 from Batavia, the Governor General and Council had freed the inhabitants from all taxes and contributions for another 2 years, until the end of 1778.

However, concerning Noessa Barrang (an island), there was better news to report. The authorities had finally proceeded with a long-planned military expedition against that island, as mentioned in a separate letter dated 11 April 1777, in which the Governor received his orders.

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On 25 April 1777, officials reported on the poor condition of several buildings in Surabaya and Gresik. The following structures needed repair or replacement: The ship De Jonge Hellingman transported 4 surplus drummers and pipers from the coast. Their names were: The ship also transported prisoners sentenced by the Council of Justice on 26 November 1776: Additionally, Catharina Elizabeth van Lichtenberg, a free Christian woman, was to be placed in the workhouse due to her bad conduct and scandalous behavior, as reported by merchant and prosecutor Nicolaas Alexander Lelieveld on 22 April 1777. The Chinese man Lim Saptouw was sent away as a dangerous person for committing theft. Several Javanese men from Djember were mentioned in letters from 24 December 1776 and 15 April 1777: Wongso, Dito (a village head and former chief of Djember), Bappa Tram, Karie, Sarrewo, and Kanan. They were accused of providing shelter and support to rebels and allowing them to escape.
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On 25 April 1777, the writers reported that they had not received thick nails measuring 10, 9, 8, 7, and 6 inches, which were badly needed for strong construction work. They warned that without these nails, the work would have to stop in parts and would progress slowly overall. They also requested a favorable response to their additional demand for iron bars, as the demand from Rembang exceeded both their earlier petition from 15 December 1776 and the quantity sent by the authorities. The requested iron consisted of:

Most of this iron was needed for the company's shipbuilding.

The ship De Cornelia Adriana, which had spent the winter at Joana, resumed its voyage to Palembang on 17 April. At the request of the officers, the ship received supplies beyond the daily provisions, including 3 months of rations for the crew and 308 7/8 reichsdalers for good months for the sailors assigned to it. The ship also received a new boat to replace one that had been lost before their arrival on the coast due to bad weather and wind. The total cost amounted to 2,122 guilders, 9 stuivers, and 8 penningen. The writers had charged this to Palembang through the Joana resident Rutgert Reinier Keijzer, as shown in the copy of the expense account and invoice.

The company ships 's Compagnies Welvaaren and Oostcapelle arrived at Tagal and Padtalongang respectively on 15 April and were being loaded there with speed as ordered. The ship De Concordia arrived on 21 April and would be sent to Sourabaya with the annual necessities for the east corner that were currently being loaded, and would then transport a full cargo of rice from Grissee to Batavia. However, this ship arrived with 1 dead person and 10 sick people, and according to the officers' statement (just like De Dankbaarheid before), it arrived without a chief medical officer and without medicines. Therefore, the writers felt obliged to provide some medicines and to inform the authorities about this.

The servants at Sourabaya, according to an extract from their letter of 5 April of the current year, were informed through engineer Sustmann, who was currently busy there and at Grissee with the approved renewal and repair of the company's buildings.

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A letter was sent to Jeremias van Riemsdijk, Governor General, and the Council members of the Dutch East Indies on April 25, 1777. The writers confirmed their earlier letter from the 14th of that month. They reported that the ship De Jonge Hellingman had been loaded at their location with the following cargo: According to the invoice, the total value was 17,011 guilders, 4 stuivers, and 8 penningen. The ship was now making its return journey to the main settlement. The writers offered a report on the delivered cargo along with a record showing that some goods had been under-reported or over-reported by the authorities by 27 guilders and 18 stuivers in Indian money. They requested that this amount be credited to the salary accounts. They thanked the recipients for the goods and supplies and asked for the remaining items from their annual request. They particularly needed nails for shipbuilding for the Company in Rembang. Resident Willem van Hogendorp had requested these nails for boats under construction and lighters and smaller vessels for the main settlement, totaling 131,227 pounds of various types of nails. From the most recent delivery from Batavia, they had only been able to supply 30,181 pounds of thin nails and other types, leaving the requested thick nails unfulfilled.
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