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Revised 2010-04-06

Bounty Logbook Jul 17, 1789

Remarks Friday 17th. July 1789

Do. Wr. Employed about the Vessel. Every assistance is given to Mr. Nelson but he remains extremely ill.

I got the following account to day of the time the Dutch made their settlements among these Islands. 


January   1st — 1681 — Ternate conquered.
         14th — 1644 — Malacca   Do.
February 23d  — 1605 — Ambon     Do.
April    20th — 1630 — Coupang in Timor Do.
July      2nd — 1609 — Began Trade with Japan
         15th — 1664 — Macassar conquered.
August   13th — 1609 — Banda       Do. 
July     15th — 1662 — Malabar     Do.
May      30th — 1619 — Batavia     Do. 
April     6th — 1652 — Cape Good Hope settled.

Also their Geographical situation of Places counting the first meridian from the Pic of Tenariff. 


Cape of Good Hope ........................ 33°.. 55′So. .....  34 .. 36 E.
Amboina – Casteel Victoria ...............  3 .. 40     ..... 145 .. 55
Banda – Casteel Belgica ..................  4 .. 35     ..... 147 .. 20
Ternaten – Casteel Oranje ................  0 .. 45 No. ..... 144 .. 00
Macassar – Casteel Rotterdam .............  5 .. 00 So. ..... 136 .. 50
Banjer in Borneo .........................  2 .. 40     ..... 131 .. 40
Pontiana in Do. ..........................  0 .. 30     ..... 135 .. 30
Timor &ndash Casteel Concordia ................ 10 .. 11     ..... 138 .. 20
Palembang in Sumatra .....................  2 .. 40     ..... 120 ..  3
Padang in      Do. .......................  0 .. 45     ..... 116 ..  5
Japan – Nangasaki ........................ 33 .. 00 No. ..... 148 .. 40
Malacca – Casteel Malacca ................  3 .. 10     ..... 148 .. 45
Cormandel – Negapatnam ................... 10 .. 40     .....  95 .. 40
Ceylon – Colombo .........................  7 .. 00     .....  95 .. 30
Mallabar – op Cochin .....................  0 .. 50 No. .....  92 .. 00 E
Souratte ................................. 21 .. 10     .....  88 .. 00
Java – op Samaran ........................  6 .. 55 So. ..... 127 .. 30
Cheribon – Casteel de Bescherming ........  6 .. 50     ..... 124 .. 15
Bantam – Casteel Speelwyck ...............  6 ..  5     ..... 121 .. 20
Batavia – Casteel Diamans ................  6 .. 10     ..... 122 .. 47

Several Prows have arrived this week loaded with Sandle Wood and Bees Wax, which was all landed at the Chinese Stores. These industrious and busy people have a part of the Town allotted to them that is next to the Sea Side and is called the Camp. They are under a Captain and are quiet and good Citizens. Almost all the Vessels belong to them and through these People all the Trade of this place is carried on.


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