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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 258
The Mount Vernon's Voyage from Batavia to Nagasaki in 1807, Page 258
258 THE MOUNT VERNON'S VOYAGE
further in differents Lasts of Marchandises, Chests and Casks, with provisions and
other necessities, for the officers of this country at Japan, Calculated at 40 Feet Cubic.
each of 12 Inches Ehinlandish [English] measure.
Art. 3·
The affreighter shall receive per Ton, as fixed by Art. 1 & 2[,] Ninety Spanish Dol­lars
Silver each of 64 Stuivers, at the end of the Voyage, after arrival back to this
place, but he shall be obliged to cede to this Country, the whole Bottom of his
Vessel, the goods of the Country being loaden in the Vessel, a commission shall be
send [sic] on Board, to take a notice of the mark of depth the Vessel is Loaden to, for
to give notice to the Dutch Officers at Japan, to what a mark of Depth they are to
reload the Vessel again, with Copper, Campher or what other sort of goods the Offi­cers
will choose to send away, this done[,] it is permitted to the Captain, to load in
the Vessel on his own account, such goods as will please himself: (contraband ex­cepted:)
without paijing any fr[e]ight moneij.
Art. 4·
By safe arrival back at this place, the Voijage being entirely finished, the affreighter
or his order shall receive the paijment as per agre[e]ment, to say, one half in Coffee
and the other half in Suggar, the Coffee to be calculated at 18 Spanish Dollars pr·
Picol of 125lb weight, and the Suggar first quality at 6 3/4 Spanish Dollar[s] pr· Picol
of 125 lb, each Spanish Dollar of 64 Stuivers, or one Picol Coff[e]y against one Picol
Suggar, this price being the price for which this Countrij do dispose of their pro­duces,
to foreigners or private People.
The affreighter shall have the prerogative and the Power to send, his for the
fr[e]ight contracted Suggar and Coffee away, with different vessels, after his own
Art. 5·
Schould this Vessel Mount Vernon going to Japan or Coming back, fall in with some
unluckly accident (which God forbid): and which would prevent the Vessel from re­turning
to this place[,] no freight shall be due, or paid.-
The affreighter of aforesaid Ship Mount Vernon, shall be obliged to deliver the Ves­sel
tight and Staunch, on his account, and in good order for the Voyage to Japan, as
well as in respect to the Crew and goods, as in r espect to the Cargo to be taken in at
Art. 7·
The affreighter shall likewise be obliged to provide the vessel on his account with
provisions and all other necessitijs, for the Ship and equipage.
The Government shall endeavour to load the Vessel as quick [as] possibel to pro­ceed
to sea. The days fixed for Sailing: will be between the 1 and 15 Junij [June]
The affreighter shall be obliged on his own account to procure the n ecessary Crew
for the Ship and to furnish the Equipage with the n ecessarij vitals [victuals].
Title The Mount Vernon's Voyage from Batavia to Nagasaki in 1807, Page 258
Description 258 THE MOUNT VERNON'S VOYAGE further in differents Lasts of Marchandises, Chests and Casks, with provisions and other necessities, for the officers of this country at Japan, Calculated at 40 Feet Cubic. each of 12 Inches Ehinlandish [English] measure. Art. 3· The affreighter shall receive per Ton, as fixed by Art. 1 & 2[,] Ninety Spanish Dol­lars Silver each of 64 Stuivers, at the end of the Voyage, after arrival back to this place, but he shall be obliged to cede to this Country, the whole Bottom of his Vessel, the goods of the Country being loaden in the Vessel, a commission shall be send [sic] on Board, to take a notice of the mark of depth the Vessel is Loaden to, for to give notice to the Dutch Officers at Japan, to what a mark of Depth they are to reload the Vessel again, with Copper, Campher or what other sort of goods the Offi­cers will choose to send away, this done[,] it is permitted to the Captain, to load in the Vessel on his own account, such goods as will please himself: (contraband ex­cepted:) without paijing any fr[e]ight moneij. Art. 4· By safe arrival back at this place, the Voijage being entirely finished, the affreighter or his order shall receive the paijment as per agre[e]ment, to say, one half in Coffee and the other half in Suggar, the Coffee to be calculated at 18 Spanish Dollars pr· Picol of 125lb weight, and the Suggar first quality at 6 3/4 Spanish Dollar[s] pr· Picol of 125 lb, each Spanish Dollar of 64 Stuivers, or one Picol Coff[e]y against one Picol Suggar, this price being the price for which this Countrij do dispose of their pro­duces, to foreigners or private People. The affreighter shall have the prerogative and the Power to send, his for the fr[e]ight contracted Suggar and Coffee away, with different vessels, after his own pleasure. Art. 5· Schould this Vessel Mount Vernon going to Japan or Coming back, fall in with some unluckly accident (which God forbid): and which would prevent the Vessel from re­turning to this place[,] no freight shall be due, or paid.- Art. 6. The affreighter of aforesaid Ship Mount Vernon, shall be obliged to deliver the Ves­sel tight and Staunch, on his account, and in good order for the Voyage to Japan, as well as in respect to the Crew and goods, as in r espect to the Cargo to be taken in at Japan. Art. 7· The affreighter shall likewise be obliged to provide the vessel on his account with provisions and all other necessitijs, for the Ship and equipage. Art. 8. The Government shall endeavour to load the Vessel as quick [as] possibel to pro­ceed to sea. The days fixed for Sailing: will be between the 1 and 15 Junij [June] next. Art. 9. The affreighter shall be obliged on his own account to procure the n ecessary Crew for the Ship and to furnish the Equipage with the n ecessarij vitals [victuals].