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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Paddy54, post: 631952, member: 19250&quot;]Simon van der Stell despatched 2 ships mates to the site to familiarise themselves with the area and sent them out again in the Jupiter with the instructions that they are to proceed with the first favourable wings to the spot where the English ship wrecked and to collect the salvageed materials.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The Mate of the Jupiter ,Reynier Dadel set sail on the 12 th August and on the evening of the 15th they approached the low west point where the Johanna was wreckedslightly to the east [ Quoin point] . He then sailed behind the surf eastwards when they saw a fire burning and guessed it to be Berghs camp.They sailed a bit further until they came to a large reef and they then then concluded that they were about the most important information given in the journals that aided the rediscovery of the Johanna.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;The Jupiter could not find any suitable&nbsp; anchorage in the area and the following day she proceeded southwards and rounded the cape Agulhas and found excellent achorage in Struys Bay. The mates did extensive soundings of the bay and this was the first survey done of the bay.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Olaf Bergh transmitted the salvaged goods over land to Struys Bay and on the 7th September , nearly 3 months after he arrived at the Johanna site he left for Cape town.</p><p>&nbsp;The total value of tthe goods salvaged by Bergh amounted to 28302 guilden and including 2000 pirilease reales, 7400 Mexican reales, and 34 reales. Altogether a very successfull expedition and in the resolutions of council of policy Bergh and his men were honored. Bergh received rds 100 and a mum pipe [brunswick beer} , the other 3 men received 100 guilden each and the person who found the money chest Rds 12.&nbsp; This was reward for the vigilance they displayed. Another expedition was planned by van der Stell in December 1682 and the idea was to send down divers on the Johanna but no confirmed report have been found in the Archives.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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