Drijsdale en Mej. onboard the Willem III

[Russell Lynn Drysdale]

 I found amongst the passengers 

Drijsdale en Mej. [Drysdale and Ms.] This was about the time Thomas Cochrane Drysdale was Consul very well could have been given the destination location, They were not in the list of people who left  the ship seeking other passage , they awaited the replacement vessel.

''We learn, after the announcement in our previous day about the fire, which has struck the beautiful steamer WILLEM III of the Dutch company, the following:

The Willem III had left Nieuwediep on Thursday evening, to undertake the first voyage to Java through the

Suez canal. The ship had a

crew of 103 men, 73 passengers and a detachment of troops, strong

125 men, so a total of 306 men on board.

Near the English coast, on the height of the island of Wright, a fire started on

board, which, in spite of the fact that pipes ran through the whole ship

, could let out a mass of steam, could not be extinguished.

The following message was

received from one of the passengers of Willem III in Rotterdam:

"The ship is completely burned, all passengers are saved, but the cargo and

luggage are completely lost."

The following depeche has been received from the company NEDERLAND itself:

"Portsmouth 20 May, 10.50 in the morning, Maatschappij Nederland Amsterdam,

Willem III brandt. Equipage and passengers have been rescued, across from the Isle of Wight,

ten o'clock in the evening, MOLENAAR, Nederlandsch consultaat, Portsmouth".

According to telegram from Captain OORT of Portsmouth, at six o'clock in the evening,

the steamer "Willem III" had been burned to the waterline and dragged on the bank

. The ship was still burning and they were busy

making holes in the hull. All those on board have been rescued. It is hoped that the mortar will still be saved.

It is also reported from Amsterdam that this disaster caused a general sensation

there and made a deep impression. It is understood that the boat is insured for

ƒ 800,000 and the cargo for ƒ 1,400,000. Almost all insurers in

Amsterdam and many foreign companies are involved.

The passengers who left with the steamer were:....

[A long list of names too many to list]

in addition to a detachment of colonials, strong 125 soldiers, including 6

non-commissioned officers under the command of the captain of the infantry, returning from leave H. van Heijningen and

co-conductors the 2nd lieutenants of the O.I. kavalerie O.F.W.J.F. von Liendenfells, returning from leave (with husband, lady and children)

the 2nd lieutenant of the infantry E.K.A. de Neve and H. Ovink

the officer of health 3rd class M.L. Ritsema returning from leave.

The second steamer the Prins van Oranje is expected here in the country from

England in mid-June, and will enter service between the Netherlands and

Java, along the Suez Canal, in mid-July.

[Leeuwarder Courant 23 May 1871]''

[Russell Lynn Drysdale]

NOTIFICATION.
THE Consul for Portugal in Timor, Koepang, as custodian and authorised agent for the Schooner Ethel, of Fremantle, left abandoned in his charge since the 28th February, 1873; now by survey report pronounced unseaworthy without expensive repairs, Hereby begs to the rightful owners of said vessel, that acting
their best interests, he has this day effected sale of the said vessel for the sum of 3,000 Three Thousand) Guilders, being greatly in excess of the taxed value thereof. The sale is made conditional on the transfer being com- pleted within year, otherwise to be declared null and void.
The reputed owners of the Schooner Ethel- Mears, Walter Bamfyld Hale, his heirs or executors, holding three-quarters, and Mr. Lambert Smith holder of the remaining fourth -are now hereby requested to forward the legal documents necessary to validate this con- ditional sale as speedily as possible, and within the stipulated period of one year from this date, when they shall be entitled to receive the sum of 3,000 (Three Thousand) Guilders, after deduction of the proved claims against the said vessel, which are estimated at 672gr., leaving a balance in favor of the owners of the Ethel of about £190 (One Hundred and Ninety Pounds) sterling, due at Six Months after this date, and on receipt of the requisite documents.
THOMAS C. DRYSDALE, Consul for Portugal in Koepang. Timor Koepang, 1st January, 1874.