A short account of the siege of Bantam and its surrender to the rebels, who were assisted by the Dutch and their fleet, in the East-Indies : in a letter from an English factor to a merchant of London. English factor. 1683 Approx. 7 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 2 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2007-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A60041 Wing S3544 ESTC R16976 13034036 ocm 13034036 96809 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. 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SIR , GReat was our Expectation upon the Success of our late Embassadour , Kaia Nebbe , his Negotiation into England , of setling a Commerce with that Kingdom , which as it is of all Nations in most esteem with , so is it most earnestly desired by the Bantamites , who have a natural kindness for the English in these Parts . Whilst we were big with these Joys , a suddain and unexpected Storm happen'd , which blasted all our hopes in an Instant , and unmercifully expos'd us , not onely to the fury of a Domestick Enemy , but the Spoil and Rapine of a Forreign Foe . Sir , It would be but a needless trouble to tell you the true Correspondence , and real Friendship that has been preserv'd between the English and the Bantamites . These allowing them a Factory , and a Place of Residence for their Consult within the Walls of the Town of Bantam , which is the Capital City of Java , wheras all other Forreigners , as the Bengallians , Cusarats , Malayans , Abyssins , Chineses , Portugals and Hollanders , are placed without the Town , nay , the very Indians themselves , who come from the Borders of the Country , have their places allotted them without the City , where they have their Markets for their particular Commodities , the Grand Bazor , or Exchange , being in the East part of the Town , wholy employed in the English Factory , and for stowing up the Commodities they Trade in . Since the last Massacre of the Dutch in this Nation , they have not dealt so freely amongst us , but keep within their own Plantation at Batavia , which is some 12 Leagues from Bantam . The Portugals that deal at Bantam , live out of Town in the same Quarter with the Chineses . They drive here a great Trade in Pepper , Nutmegs , Cloves , Mace , Sandal-wood , Cubebs , long Pepper , and other Commodities that are sent them from Malacca ; for the greater part of them are Factors , and Commissioners of the Governour of Malacca , and the Arch-bishop of Goa . The English , besides their liberty of Residing within the Town of Bantam , have free Access through the whole Country of Java Major , which is a vast and spacious Isle , for , from East to West it stretches 150 Leagues , or of Miles 450 , and from North to South 90 Leagues , which is 270 Miles English . The Dutch , who joined with the Rebels in this unnatural Incursion , to Invade our City with the more ease , we being so unprovided of Ammunition , and all other Conveniences , to make any considerable Resistance . In which they had found much more Difficulty , and it is probable , we might have held out as yet , had we received that Recruit of Arms and Ammuntion , as was every Day expected by the Embassador from England , who is not yet come . And this ( Sir ) leads me to the Tragical part of my Letter , which must needs create pity in you , when you consider in what Consternation this suddain change hath left us , not able to call our Lives or Fortunes our own , nor can we yet tell whether we are Freeman or Slaves . During the Absence of our Embassador in England , a Match was proposed by the King of Bantam , between his Eldest Son Zerombia Zebbe , and the Daughter of the King of Mitram . This was a Match well proposed , and had been Fortunate for the English , had it taken its wished success , the King of Mitram being as it were Emperour of Java Major . The Young Prince going upon this Expedition , fell in Love , by the way , with the King of Tubans Daughter , which , next to Bantam , is the chiefest Town in Java . The Prince having forgot all other Obligations , it was not long e're the Marriage was unhappily Solemniz'd , tho' it was much inferiour to what had been formerly proposed . The King of Tubans Territories being but small , and he himself a Tributary to the King of Bantam . Besides , the King of Tuban having Four Wives , Six Sons , and Two Daughters , besides Natural-Children , and Concubines innumerable ; the Princess , which was the former Match proposed , being sole Heiress to the Emperour . This so Incensed the King of Bantam , that he Excludes his Son out of the Kingdom , making his Younger Son , by a Second Wife , his Heir . The Prince no less Incensed on the other hand , Marched with a small Army of the Tubanites towards Batavia , desiring Aid of the Dutch , who were forward enough to Assist him , as well for the old Grudg that continu'd between them , and the Bantamites , as to Enlarge their Dominions upon any opportunity that presents . There being a Dutch Fleet at Batavia , they took Shipping , and lay before Bantam , on the 23d of November , playing with their Great Canon upon the Town , during which time the King made several proffers of Accommodation , but nothing wou'd be accepted . At last all our Ammunition being spent , and our Walls Battered down , on the 2d of December they Enterect the Town , Seizing upon the Bazor , and all places of Factory and Store , Killing and Plundering all before them . The King , with the chief Officers of the City , keeps his Army in the Field , where by Daily Recruits which flock to him from all parts , he hopes , yet , in some time , to Recover his former Losses . The Hollanders have possest themselves of the Port , and the Rebels of the City . We are every Day Threatn'd to be turn'd out , and a Dutch Factory and Consul Establish'd in our place . All the hopes we have , is , of the Return of the Embassadour , and the Success of the Kings Army , of which we hope to give you a better Account by the next . LONDON , Printed for John Smith , 1683.