The text discusses the Dutch colonial strategy in Batavia in the 1692. It explains the difference between conquests and colonies. According to the text, conquests can be abandoned if needed, but colonies, once established, cannot be abandoned.
The text mentions the loss of Castle Tayoan to the Chinese, noting that abandoning the colonists on Formosa was more shameful than losing the military fortress. Some conquests, like Batavia, were found suitable for Dutch colonization and therefore could not be abandoned.
The text also discusses other colonial territories:


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 1297, 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, 1675. NNNN. Eerste boek: Batavia, Westerkwartieren, Kaap de Goede Hoop
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