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Home The American Neptune: A Quarterly Journal of Maritime History and Arts The Mount Vernon's Voyage from Batavia to Nagasaki in 1807, Page 259
The Mount Vernon's Voyage from Batavia to Nagasaki in 1807, Page 259
THE MOUNT VERNON'S VOYAGE 259
The affreighter and his officers of the Vessel, agree to follow in the course of this
voijage everij part of the contents of this Charter party, and of the private Instruc­tions
The affreighter shall be obliged to proceed directly to the Harbour of his destina­tion;
having unloaden and loaden the Vessel he shall be obliged to return to this
place of Batavia as quick as possible.
By the Ships arrival at Japan, the Dutch Officers shall load the Vessel with all pos­sibel
speed and dispatch. The Vessel Shall not be detained longer, then [sic] till 15
Dec. 1807. This time expired, the affreighter has the right, to proceed with the
goods, which all [at] that time shall be loaden on Board, on his returning Voijage,
as will nearer [further] be stipulated bij Art. 13 & 20.
Should it by circumstances, be impossible for the Officers at Japan, to follow the or­ders
given them, concerning the Loading the Vessel, and the affreighter should be
forced bij account of time expired, or after the 15 Dec. 1807. to proceed on his
voijage back to this place, without that the goods named in Art. 3· should be re­ceived
or loaden on board of the Vessel. Yet this Country shall be obliged to pay to
the affreighter, the full freight of Ninety Spanish Dollars Silver per Ton, even as
if the voyage was finished to the satisfaction of the fr[ e ]ighters, and [as] if he had
carried to this place the fixed number of marchandises, but it must clearly be under­stood
that the affreighter or his officers cannot be accused of negligence or lost
time, which would have hindered the Cargo to come on Board, and in which case
the Officers have to protist[sic] against.-
Schould it happen bij circumstances unforeseen, that the Japanese should not per­mit
the Vessel to come in the roads, and that the affreighter should be forced tore­turn
with the Cargo loaden on Board, to this place, he shall after deliverance and
account given of the goods, receive the full agreed freight of Ninety Spanish Dollars
each of 64 Stuivers, per Ton, half in Coffee and the other half in Suggar as specified
by art 4· just the same as if he had delivered at this place, the marchandise from
Japan specified by art. 3·-
The Government shall have the liberty, to send with this Vessel, to and from Japan,
one or more Civil officers of the Government, the affreighter shall be obliged to give
them free passage to and from Japan, and to lodge them well. They shall not be to
anij charge to the affreig[h]ter (neither on the out -or home passage) because this
Country shall furnish them with every necessary thing to their maintainance; it
shall be recommanded to the Officers to make use of all decency, respecting the Ships
Officers, and we recommand to the Ships Officers to behave in the Same waij.
The affreighter shall be obliged on the out and home passage, to let the Officers have
Title The Mount Vernon's Voyage from Batavia to Nagasaki in 1807, Page 259
Description THE MOUNT VERNON'S VOYAGE 259 Art. 10. The affreighter and his officers of the Vessel, agree to follow in the course of this voijage everij part of the contents of this Charter party, and of the private Instruc­tions communicated to them. Art. 11. The affreighter shall be obliged to proceed directly to the Harbour of his destina­tion; having unloaden and loaden the Vessel he shall be obliged to return to this place of Batavia as quick as possible. Art. 12. By the Ships arrival at Japan, the Dutch Officers shall load the Vessel with all pos­sibel speed and dispatch. The Vessel Shall not be detained longer, then [sic] till 15 Dec. 1807. This time expired, the affreighter has the right, to proceed with the goods, which all [at] that time shall be loaden on Board, on his returning Voijage, as will nearer [further] be stipulated bij Art. 13 & 20. Art. 13. Should it by circumstances, be impossible for the Officers at Japan, to follow the or­ders given them, concerning the Loading the Vessel, and the affreighter should be forced bij account of time expired, or after the 15 Dec. 1807. to proceed on his voijage back to this place, without that the goods named in Art. 3· should be re­ceived or loaden on board of the Vessel. Yet this Country shall be obliged to pay to the affreighter, the full freight of Ninety Spanish Dollars Silver per Ton, even as if the voyage was finished to the satisfaction of the fr[ e ]ighters, and [as] if he had carried to this place the fixed number of marchandises, but it must clearly be under­stood that the affreighter or his officers cannot be accused of negligence or lost time, which would have hindered the Cargo to come on Board, and in which case the Officers have to protist[sic] against.- Art. 14. Schould it happen bij circumstances unforeseen, that the Japanese should not per­mit the Vessel to come in the roads, and that the affreighter should be forced tore­turn with the Cargo loaden on Board, to this place, he shall after deliverance and account given of the goods, receive the full agreed freight of Ninety Spanish Dollars each of 64 Stuivers, per Ton, half in Coffee and the other half in Suggar as specified by art 4· just the same as if he had delivered at this place, the marchandise from Japan specified by art. 3·- Art. 15. The Government shall have the liberty, to send with this Vessel, to and from Japan, one or more Civil officers of the Government, the affreighter shall be obliged to give them free passage to and from Japan, and to lodge them well. They shall not be to anij charge to the affreig[h]ter (neither on the out -or home passage) because this Country shall furnish them with every necessary thing to their maintainance; it shall be recommanded to the Officers to make use of all decency, respecting the Ships Officers, and we recommand to the Ships Officers to behave in the Same waij. Art. 16. The affreighter shall be obliged on the out and home passage, to let the Officers have