Mss Eur F31

1, pp. 1˗16: Memo. of points to attend to on the Transfer

of the Colony to the Dutch in 1816. [n.d.]

2, pp. 17˗20 : Th. R(affles) to the . .. Governor and Council,

Prince of Wales Island. Batavia, 12th March 1816. He has,

this day, handed over charge to John Fendall; he cannot at

present take up his appointment at Bencoolen, as, on the

advice of a Medical Committee, he is proceeding to the

Cape and perhaps to Europe.

3, pp. 21˗23: Th. S. Raffles to the Acting Resident, Fort

Marlborough. Batavia, 12 March 1816 The same subject.

4, pp. 25˗26: (Raffles) to John Fendall Esqre Lieutt

Governor.... Batavia, 14th March 1816. Asks for

permission for Sir Thos. Sevestre, Assistant Surgeon, to

accompany him on his voyage.

5 pp. 29˗461: Proceedings of the Commissioners from

Holland on resuming the Colony in 1816.

(a) pp. 29˗257: Memorandum of Proceedings on the arrival

of Commissioners from His Majesty the King of Netherlands

charged to resume possession of this Colony in pursuance of

the Convention concluded between Great Britain and the

Netherlands in August 1814.

This is a journal of the proceedings and events connected

with the transfer, dating from 6th March 1816 [Raffles gave over

charge to Mr. Fendall on 12^th March 1816] to 16th

January 1817. Pages 194˗249 appear to be out of place, and

should come after page 257.

The record begins, “On the 6th March 1816 Major Nahuys

reached Batavia ... and delivered to the late Lieutenant

Governor a letter from Mr Elout First Commissioner ....

On the 27th April Mr Elout First Commissioner, and Rear

Admiral Buijske Third Commissioner landed at Batavia ....

1 May. In reply the Lt Governor informed the Commis-

sioners that he had as yet received no Instructions or Authority

with regard to the delivery over of this Colony ....

12 May. On an application being received for the landing

of the Troops ... the local Government would not feel itself

justified... in allowing the whole Force to land without a

previous understanding upon the Subject.... 12 June.

Received this day by Express from Batavia a packet from

the Honble Chairman and Deputy Chairman which arrived

in H.M. Ship Alceste. This Dispatch is as follows. . . .

20 June. Mr Elout on perusing the proposal to guarantee

existing Treaties and other Memoranda prepared for

Consultation said on Each ‘Impossible’ ˗˗he grew warm and

used harsh and intemperate expressions.... Admiral

Buijske advised him to be quiet adding˗˗Violence will do us

no good.... 5th July. The differences which exist in the

discussions between the Commissioners are˗˗the date at which

the seat of Government shall be delivered over to them,˗˗the

guarantee of the existing Treaties, and the claims of the

British Govt in the Districts resumed or repurchased from

the Chinese Land Proprietors.... 13th July. A suggestion

that an offer should be made to the Commissioners that our

Troops at Maccassar shd assist theirs in following up the blow

recently struck against the Ex Raja of Boni & his confederates.

... 20 Novr. Mr Bauer called this morning on the part

of the Commissioners General to request a supply of cash from

the British Treasury .... 29th Dec. Sir W. Grant Keir

has received private letters . . . from which he learns that

he is nominated to the General Staff at Bombay. . .”

&c. &c. &c.

The above extracts, of course, do not pretend to be an

analysis of this document of 229 pages, which contains

much interesting information. Apparently the journal is

not complete, for on page 249 is written “For continuation

see Blank Book No. 5.”

(b), pp. 258˗461: These pages contain documents connected

with the transfer of the colony. They are generally of later

date than the above Journal, and some of them are connected

with the Joint Commission appointed on 20th September 1816.

(i), p. 258: List of Recoverable & doubtful debts. Batavia,

18 Jany 1817.

(ii), p. 260: Extract uit de Resolutien genomen in de

Algemeene Vergadering van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van

kunsten en Wetenschappen op Woensdag de 24e Augustus

1814.

(iii), pp. 264˗269: C. Assey to Messrs. Bauer, Goldman and

Sack, Members of a Joint Committee. Weltevreeden; 31 May

1817.

Encloses certain vouchers. One of these refers to the sum

due for the Portrait of Lord Minto (Sa. Rs. 12,000), which is

now in the Harmonic. [Copy.]

(iv). p. 272: Amount of Government securities on the 1st

May 1816.

(v), pp. 274˗275: Messrs Bauer, Goldman & Slack to Messrs

Assey & Dalgairns, British Members of the Joint Commission.

Batavia, 4 June1817. Debts, &c. [? Autograph.]

(vi), pp. 276˗281: Messrs. Assey & Dalgairns to Messrs.

Bauer, Goldman & Sack. Ceceroa, 5 June 1817. Outstanding

debts.

(vii), pp. 284˗285: Messrs. Assey & Dalgairns to Messrs

Bauer, Goldman & Sack.... Weltevreeden, the l0th June

1817. Proposes a conference on certain claims. [Copy.]

(viii), pp. 288˗289: C. Assey, Secy to Govt to the Managers

of the Society of Harmony, Batavia. Batavia˗˗February

1815. On the conditions of use of the building inhabited by

the Society. [Copy·]

(ix), pp. 292˗309: (J. Fendall, &c.) to . . . the Earl of

Moira, K.G., Governor-General. ... Weltevreeden the 17

May 1817. “... the principal Financial Questions, with

the Exception of the outstanding Debts regarding which we

are still at issue with the Commissioners General of Nether-

lands India, are now adjusted. ... We have transmitted to

their Excellencies a final and conclusive proposition with

regard to the outstanding Debts. . .. We proceed to lay

before your Lordships’ Council a concise narrative of what

has been done on Each Question ....” [Copy.]

(x), pp. 310˗313 : John Fendall, W. G. Keir, Thos. Abraham,

W. J. Cranssen to His Excellency ... The Earl of Moira ...

Weltevreeden, 17th May 1817. On Javanese convicts and

others brought back from Banjermasin.

(xi), pp. 314˗316: John Fendall ... to the Earl of Moira.

. .. Batavia, 17th May 1817. The Islands of Bangka, and

Billiton, and the Commissioners. [Copy.]

(xii), pp. 318˗321: Extract Proceedings in Council. 22d

May 1817. The supply of records to the Netherlands

Commissioners.

(xiii), pp. 322˗324: Thos Horsefield to the Secretary to

Government. Soura Carta, October 25th 1816. On the

delivery of his collection to the Court of Directors, and an

advance to him of 3,000 Spanish Dollars. [Copy.]

(xiv), pp. 327˗328: Capital amount outstanding on Mort-

gages under the first of October 1816.

(xv), pp. 330˗369: Summary of the proceedings in the

Joint Commission at Batavia appointed under the Instructions

bearing date the 20 September 1816. (For the names of the

Commissioners see Nos. (iv) to (vi) above.) Summaries of the

discussions and conclusions on the following points are given˗˗

Paper Currency, Mortgage bonds, Lombard Bank, Probolinggo

and Besuki lands, Outstanding debts, Arrears of revenue,

Changes since 13th August 1814, Residency Houses, Funds

of the Reformed Church at Batavia, Marine School at

Temarang, Records, &c.

(xvi), pp. 372˗376: Lyst der gevraagde papieren door Zijne

Excellentie den Lieutenant Governor. Papers relating to

Acheen (1616); Banjemasing (1638, 1640); Camboja (1644,

1656, 1665, 1666); Chinese (1665, 1679, 1680, 1687, 1741) ;

Cochin China (1622); Japan (1641, 1642, 1653, 1639, 1658,

1732, 1795) are referred to.

(xvii), pp. 380˗383: Claims of the Dutch Govt brought

forward by the Commisn . .. Abstract of Appendix FF.

24 June 1817.

(xviii), pp. 384˗387: Statement of the Account between the

British and the Netherlands Governments at the close of the

financial arrangements connected with the restitution of Java.

(xix), pp. 388˗394: Note explanatory of the annexed

Accounts Current on the Districts of Probolingo and Bysukie.

(xx), pp. 396˗399: Remarks on the second Statement of

Claims of the Dutch Government brought forward by the

Netherlands Members of the Joint Committee appointed to

close the Accounts.

(xxi), pp. 400˗403: General Account of Property transferred…

to their Excellencies the Commissioners-General

of ... the Netherlands.

(xxii), pp. 400˗427: Opinion of the Board on the Claims

preferred for the Netherlands Government. . .. 16 May 1817.

(xxiii), pp. 428˗438: Account of Contingencies (1815˗1817).

(xxiv), pp. 441˗442: Account current of the Charges of the

Settlement of Banjermassin (1812˗1815).

(xxv), pp. 444˗451: Extract Proceedings of the Hon’ble

the Lieutenant-Governor in Council. Batavia, 21 Octr 1814

A bill of exchange twice paid to Major Robison.

(xxvi), p. 452: Memorandum for Mr Raffles respecting the

Establishment of Sourabaya under the former system. 10th

Jany. 1814. Alex. Adams.

(xxvii), pp. 454˗461: Extract Proceedings of the Hon’ble

Lieutenant-Governor in Council. Batavia, 4 February 1817.

Finances of Bangka.