April

Apl. 19.
Saturday! — Intelligence was received here this day from Madras of the Capture of the Dutch Settlement of the Cape of Good Hope by the Armament under the command of Major General Sir David Baird and Commodore Sir Home Popham on the 19th. of January last - a most valuable acquisition! —

Source
Macquarie, Lachlan. Journal No. 6 July 1804 - 16 March 1807.
Original held in the Mitchell Library, Sydney.
ML Ref: A770 p.342. [Microfilm Reel CY300 Frame #413].