Storia do Mogor 346.1.1

346.1.1

[In Phoosen's defence of his conduct submitted on January 15, 1706, to Joan van Hoorn, Governor-General, and Council at Batavia, in compliance with their resolution of December 21, 1705, there are some details worth preserving — (1) about the fight at sea; (2) about the negotiations for a local truce. Phoosen sailed from Malacca on January 19, and reached Balasor roads upon March 18, 1704, on board the Ellemeet, having in company the Goude Vogel Phenix and six other vessels. After loading new goods on the Goude Vogel Phenix, and transferring to her the cargo of the Ellemeet, Phoosen and some other officials set sail in her for Negapatam on December 30, 1704, while the Ellemeet and Molenwerf started for Batavia. A French vessel, which was hovering about off the coast, got away in advance of them, and no doubt conveyed to the French the news of their approach. On the morning of January 12, 1705, the high land near Palicāt was in sight, and about noon they passed Geldria, the Dutch fort there. Towards evening they were off Madras, and before sunset they sighted the hills behind Sadrāspatanam. They then stood out to sea in the hope of passing the fortress of Pondicherry without being perceived.