 Titsingh's return to Batavia (now Jakarta, Indonesia) led to new positions as "Ontvanger-Generaal" (Treasurer) and later as "Commissaris ter Zee" (Maritime Commissioner).While at Batavia, he met with Lord Macartney who was en route to China.Titsingh's comments were important factors in McCartney's decision to abandon a planned expedition to Japan in 1793.