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In Macassar on June 24, 1727, survivors reported their journey after making paddles and a sail from leaves. They traveled to Glisson and then to Goa, where 5 crew members went ashore to find food: Aron Abrahamsz, a Christian Mardijker from Batavia, stated that after they left port, the crew complained to the captain about harsh treatment. The captain ignored them for 8-10 days until their misfortune on a Saturday. Johan Lot, a Portuguese Christian from Macau, confirmed the previous account and added that they saw Dewakan Island from the mast but couldn't sail to it. Their vessel sank, and only the 18 people who made it to the small boat survived. Five Bugis later left them at an island where a native vessel was anchored. Johannes van Namen, a mixed-race Mardijker from Batavia, reported that after leaving port, he was mostly sick. Others were constantly bailing water due to severe leaks. When they tried to sail toward land, the boat was overwhelmed and sank. He swam to the already full lifeboat and stated that no one was at fault, declaring it a pure accident.

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Van Macassar onder dato 24 Junij 1724
dit nog datse wal gesogt hebbende van de
mast het Eyland dewakan gesien hadden,
dog het selve niet hebben konnen bezeijlen,
en de chaloup gesonken was sonder
iets anders als demenschen die haer in het
schuijtje gesalveert hadden te konnen
bergen, daerse met haer 18 geweest waren,
dog vyf borgyneesen van haer afgegaen
op Een Eylant daer een inlands vaertuyg lag. —
Johannes van Namen van batavia mix tis
mardijker aldaer woonagtig weet niet
anders te relateeren; dan dat van dese rheede
afzeylende doorgaens ziek gelegen had,
„Euren doorgaens besig geweest was door
sware leccagie water uyt het vaertuijg
te hoosen nade wal willende zeylen dog
door het water overstolp zynde de chialoup
gesonken was, En hij sig van de chialoup
gereet had niet te swemmen na het schuijtje
dat reets vol was, en dat niemant van
wandevoir konde beschuldigen of iets anders
wist dan dat sulx een puur ongeluk was,
zoo

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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 8193, Kamer Zeeland, INGEKOMEN STUKKEN VAN GOUVERNEUR-GENERAAL EN RADEN BIJ DE HEREN XVII EN DE KAMER ZEELAND, Kopie-missiven en -rapporten ingekomen bij gouverneur-generaal en raden van de kantoren in Indië, Makassar, Kopie-missiven en -rapporten ingekomen bij gouverneur-generaal en raden uit Makassar, 1727 mei 30 - okt. 14



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