On February 1623, news arrived about two ships being lost: the ship Banda was wrecked entering Texel, and the White Lion caught fire near St. Helena while fighting two Spanish ships. This was a significant loss for the East India Company.
In Bantam, the trading post was burned down and rebuilt, but remained at risk of burning again. The pangran (local ruler) of Bantam appeared to distrust the Dutch, fearing their trading post might become a fortress. The Chinese were now allowed to build stone houses in Bantam to protect against fires.
The Company was planning operations in Louhou and Cambello. The English were expected to arrive with ships to trade there. The Dutch needed galleons and rowing vessels but lacked the shipwrights to build them. Suggested locations for building these vessels included Kei, Aru, Succadana, and Bansarmassin.
The Chinese in Bantam were expecting 7 or 8 valuable cargo ships. Money was needed at all trading posts in the Indies to take advantage of trading opportunities. Governor General
The letter was written in Bantam on November 10, 1614.
National Archives / Archives South Holland, archive number 1.04.02, Inventaris van het archief van de Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie (VOC), 1602-1795 (1811), inventory number 1057, Heren Zeventien en kamer Amsterdam, INGEKOMEN STUKKEN UIT INDIË, Overgekomen brieven en papieren, Overgekomen brieven en papieren uit Indië aan de Heren XVII en de kamer Amsterdam, Overgekomen brieven en papieren uit Indië aan de Heren XVII en de kamer Amsterdam, 1615. B
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