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Title: | An Incident at Elmina: Dutch Relations, the Gold Coast, 1739-1740 |
Author: | Feinberg, Harvey M. |
Year: | 1970 |
Periodical: | African Historical Studies |
Volume: | 3 |
Issue: | 2 |
Pages: | 359-372 |
Language: | English |
Geographic terms: | Ghana Netherlands |
Subjects: | colonial history History and Exploration |
External link: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/216221 |
Abstract: | The relationship between the Elminans and the Dutch is generally considered to have been peaceful and mutually cooperative. In 1739 however, a serious conflict arose between the Elminans and the Dutch. On May 26 or 27, 1739, Director General de Bordes forbade Elminan canoes to leave the Benya River to fish in the sea. He also ordered his subordinates to seize any food coming to Elmina by sea and on the morning of the 27th a number of boats loaded with corn were seized by West India Company slaves. The Elminans sought an explanation from de Bordes but received no satisfaction. They were ordered to leave the castle; the castle gates were closed, and in a short while fighting commenced. This conflict is discussed according to the following outline: 1. a listing of events from May 27, 1739 to about March 21, 1740, 2. the points of view on causes; 3. the costs to the Dutch; 4. the effect of the conflict on the Elminans. Notes. |