In Bengal, on November 6, ships carrying cargo worth 376,458 guilders were sent to Batavia. The ship Kaneelboom appears to have been wrecked, as pieces of a European ship washed up on the coast in December, including parts of an office containing letters. At Orixa on November 18, a severe storm caused 3 Moorish ships to sink. Similar storms at Masulipatnam had caused local ships to be stranded and broken.
Japanese and Malaccan reports indicated that Hoogkalpel and the small ship Vredenburg, which had sailed from Batavia via Tonquin to Japan, met with disaster. The Vredenburg, carrying cargo worth 120,000 guilders, caught fire near Siamon island and sank with 16 men, while 20 others escaped by boat to Lijgoor.
According to reports, chief Sivasji raided the city of Suratta again on October 13. The English, with about 100 white men, suffered an attack and lost 2 men. The French were in negotiations with Sivasji, and the Dutch and English also attempted negotiations but hadn't yet resolved the matter due to monetary demands. Although Sivasji withdrew from the city the day after the attack, there were still fears on October 16 of a second, more severe plundering.
The text also mentions good rainfall along the coast during this season, resulting in successful rice crops. Bengal had reasonable rice prices and was expected to supply Ceylon with grain that year through Moorish equipment.
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 1284, 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, 1672 KKKK. Zesde boek: Batavia's ingekomen brievenboek, deel IV
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