On
February 2, 2 ships departed for
Macassar, 1 for
China, and 1 small ship for
Alencastro in
Wingurla.
On
February 30, 2 ships left for
Macassar and 1 for
China. These ships belonged to
Joan Laurenco,
Joan de Prado, and the third one belonged to various married people from
Maccouw. The cargo they carried consisted of various sorted cloths, amber, red coral, incense sticks, incense, and some small items of little value. One ship was loading its cargo to sail to
Bengal.
In total, 11 ships paid 32,050 xerafins in royal taxes at the customs office, except for the last 2 ships mentioned going to
China and
Bengal, which had not yet departed.
According to the viceroy's statement, he did not send a galleon to
Portugal in 1678, but after the peace treaty was agreed upon, he had 2 ships made ready to sail. These were a large galleon called Nossa Senhora de Populo and the largest ship recently arrived from
Portugal called Nossa Senhora dos Remedios, which was immediately repaired. Both ships left for
Lisbon on
the 2nd. The exact cargo contents and crew size remained unknown. According to the latest report from the Company's spy, the taxes on the goods carried by these ships (excluding smuggled and royal cargo) amounted to 22,300 xerafins: 1,500 for the Pedro galleon and 6,400 for the other. The former governor
Dom Pedro d'Alencastro sailed as flag officer on the largest ship, and
Francisco Rangel Cointo sailed as captain on the other ship to
Portugal.
In February, 1 galleon and 1 smaller ship departed for
Portugal.