▁ports ▁that ▁they ▁might ▁be ▁det ained ▁provision ally . ▁Then ▁on ▁ 2 ▁June ▁the ▁packet ▁ship ▁ ▁arrived ▁from ▁the ▁Cape ▁of ▁Good ▁Hope ▁with ▁the ▁news ▁than ▁a ▁con voy ▁of ▁Dutch ▁East ▁Ind iam en ▁had ▁left ▁the ▁Cape , ▁sail ing ▁for ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁May ▁ 1 7 9 5 , ▁the ▁, ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Captain - L ie utenant ▁M yn he er ▁Cl aris , ▁and ▁the ▁, ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁de ▁J ong , ▁set ▁out ▁from ▁Table ▁Bay ▁with ▁a ▁con voy ▁of ▁six teen ▁East ▁Ind iam en , ▁for ▁Europe . ▁Bad ▁weather ▁forced ▁eight ▁Ind iam en ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Cape . ▁These ▁eight ▁sa iled ▁again ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁May . ▁The ▁remaining ▁eight ▁Ind iam en , ▁which ▁had ▁sa iled ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁May ▁together ▁with ▁their ▁two ▁esc ort s , ▁and ▁a ▁private ▁Dutch ▁ship ▁from ▁the ▁Cape , ▁the ▁wh aler ▁Her st ilder , ▁sa iled ▁on . ▁All ▁but ▁two ▁of ▁this ▁group ▁reached ▁ports ▁in ▁then - neut ral ▁Norway . ▁ ▁The ▁eight ▁un esc orted ▁Dutch ▁East ▁Ind iam an ▁that ▁had ▁sa iled ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁May ▁had ▁the ▁mis fort une ▁to ▁encounter ▁S cept re , ▁General ▁God d ard , ▁and ▁Sw allow ▁near ▁Saint ▁Hel ena . ▁Ess ington ▁had ▁pre va iled ▁upon ▁Colonel ▁Robert ▁Bro oke , ▁the ▁governor ▁of ▁St