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Modt. Breezes at ENE and a Shower in the Afternoon Calm at Night.
My Health just the same. Employed writing publick Letters to day to be sent by the first opportunity after I sail.
This Afternoon to my great surprise I received a Message by the Sabandar from the General showing me a paper Council Certifying that there was an order in force here from the Company in Holland that no One should be allowed to go in any of their Ships for Europe unless they paid 190 Rix Dollars for their Passage and that therefore I must pay it for all those who did not work as Seamen. That the Council had Observed it but not the Governor, and that if I would solicit them to give my passage free by presenting a petition it would be done. I directly refused it and wrote to the Governor to the same purport assuring him I would give Bills to the Amount of what would be charged on the Treasurer of the Navy in order to enable me and my People to return to their King and Country.
At 7 OClock this Evening my Officers and people appeared before a Notary and declared the loss of the Ship & that it could not be foreseen or prevented. The Notary put the declaration into form and as a requisition from me which I objected to but as my time was short I permited it to remain so
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