On black mourning cloth that consisted of 1 whole piece and 24 smaller pieces (counted as 4 pieces in total in the invoice), they found a shortage of 61¼ ells from the expected 227½ ells, as only 166¼ ells were delivered.
In a previous letter sent on October 22 via the ships "Spreeu" and "Witte Leeu", they reported that Tonkin silk had a 1% overweight. However, the Batavia silk shipment showed an unusual underweight, with a shortage of 46½ pounds from a 61,493¾ pound shipment. The Bengal silk, weighing 121,477 13/32 pounds, only showed 9 13/32 pounds overweight, which was much less than previous years. After investigation, they concluded the silk from Bengal must have been received either more moist or drier than before.
They had written earlier about borrowing 250 taels at 1% interest to increase capital for Coromandel, but since the Japanese merchant was short 5,000 taels, they decided to only take 20,000 taels.
They searched for ambergris upon the arrival of their ships but couldn't obtain any, suggesting it was only occasionally available. Since benzoin, Kalamkari cloth, coarse chiavonis, bethilles, tarnatanes, red bethilles, and berams brought from Cambodia via the "Schelvis" were unwanted in Japan and would result in losses, they redistributed these goods: the Kalamkari cloth was sent to Siam with the "Hilversum" to be delivered to Poolvoet, and the benzoin, which they learned was bought in Cambodia for Surat, was sent as fragrance.


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 1267, 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, 1669 GGGG. Derde boek: Batavia's ingekomen brievenboek, deel I
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