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<HEAD>A RELATION OF THE SEA Fight BETWEEN THE United FLEETS OF <HI>The Engli&s;h and Dutch.</HI> AGAINST THE FRENCH, As it was &s;ent to the <HI>States General,</HI> By Admiral <HI>EVERTSEN,</HI> And Publi&s;hed by their Au|thority at the <HI>Hague,</HI> in the <HI>Monthly Accounts</HI> of <HI>July</HI> la&s;t.</HEAD>
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<P>Licens'd <HI>November</HI> the 27th.</P>
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<P>THE 4th. of <HI>July</HI> Admiral <HI>Evert&s;en</HI> joyned the <HI>Engli&s;h</HI> and <HI>Dutch</HI> Fleets, riding near the I&s;le of <HI>Wight,</HI> with Three Men of War; there he under&s;tood that the <HI>French</HI> Fleet had been de&s;cry'd riding in &s;everal places, to the number of Four&s;core and Two Men of War, great and &s;mall; thereupon it was re&s;olved, That they &s;hould weigh Anchor, with a Re&s;olution to find them out, and ob&s;erve their Motion.</P>
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<CELL ROLE="label" COLS="3">Under. Vice Admiral <HI>Col|lenberg</HI> were</CELL>
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<CELL>1</CELL>
<CELL>The <HI>&V;tretcht,</HI> Guns</CELL>
<CELL>64</CELL>
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<CELL>2</CELL>
<CELL><HI>Alkmaer</HI></CELL>
<CELL>52</CELL>
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<CELL>3</CELL>
<CELL><HI>Tholen</HI></CELL>
<CELL>60</CELL>
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<CELL>4</CELL>
<CELL><HI>We&s;t Frie&s;tandt</HI></CELL>
<CELL>82</CELL>
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<ROW>
<CELL>5</CELL>
<CELL><HI>Prince&s;s</HI></CELL>
<CELL>92</CELL>
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<CELL>6</CELL>
<CELL><HI>Co&s;tricam</HI></CELL>
<CELL>52</CELL>
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<CELL>7</CELL>
<CELL><HI>Agatha</HI></CELL>
<CELL>50</CELL>
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<CELL ROLE="label" COLS="3">Under Admiral <HI>Evert&s;en,</HI></CELL>
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<ROW>
<CELL>8</CELL>
<CELL>The <HI>Stadtenland,</HI> G.</CELL>
<CELL>52</CELL>
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<CELL>9</CELL>
<CELL><HI>Maeght Van Enchy&s;en,</HI></CELL>
<CELL>72</CELL>
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<CELL>10</CELL>
<CELL><HI>Nort Hollands</HI></CELL>
<CELL>44</CELL>
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<CELL>11</CELL>
<CELL><HI>Maega van Dort</HI></CELL>
<CELL>60</CELL>
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<CELL>12</CELL>
<CELL><HI>Hollandia</HI></CELL>
<CELL>70</CELL>
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<CELL>13</CELL>
<CELL><HI>Velue</HI></CELL>
<CELL>60</CELL>
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<CELL>14</CELL>
<CELL><HI>Province of &V;treicht</HI></CELL>
<CELL>50</CELL>
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<CELL>15</CELL>
<CELL><HI>De Maes</HI></CELL>
<CELL>64</CELL>
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<CELL ROLE="label" COLS="3">Under Vice Admiral <HI>Van|der Putten.</HI></CELL>
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<CELL>16</CELL>
<CELL>The <HI>Vrei&s;landt,</HI> G.</CELL>
<CELL>68</CELL>
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<CELL>17</CELL>
<CELL><HI>El&s;wout</HI></CELL>
<CELL>50</CELL>
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<ROW>
<CELL>18</CELL>
<CELL><HI>Reigersberge</HI></CELL>
<CELL>74</CELL>
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<CELL>19</CELL>
<CELL><HI>Gekroondeberge</HI></CELL>
<CELL>62</CELL>
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<CELL>20</CELL>
<CELL><HI>North Hollandt</HI></CELL>
<CELL>72</CELL>
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<CELL>21</CELL>
<CELL><HI>Veere</HI></CELL>
<CELL>60</CELL>
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<CELL>22</CELL>
<CELL><HI>Cortine</HI></CELL>
<CELL>50</CELL>
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<P>Before the Arrival of Admiral <HI>Evert&s;en,</HI> it was agreed between the Two Na|tions, That the <HI>Hollanders</HI> &s;hould have the Van-guard, which was in all likely|hood to do them Honour; but at the bottom, to conceal <HI>Torrington</HI>'s De&s;igns, af|ter they had been under Sail about Two or Three Hours, they were obliged to come to an Anchor, by rea&s;on of the Foggs and bad Weather: But &s;oon after they perceived the <HI>French</HI> Fleet to bear up towards them, with the Wind at Ea&s;t-Immediately they weighed Anchor, and endeavoured to gain the Weather-gage, which they did with that &s;ucce&s;s, that <HI>Torrington</HI> gave the Signal for the fir&s;t Squadron to Engage, but the <HI>French</HI> thought fit to retire. The 6, 7 8, and 9th. the Two Fleets were always in view of one another; but in regard the <HI>French</HI> Fleet was much the &s;tronger, both for Number and bigue&s;s of Ships, it was judged mo&s;t proper not to fight in the open Sea, and <HI>Torrington</HI> did his part &s;o well, that he avoided engaging till he was come to the <HI>Beve&s;ier,</HI> which was fa|vourable for his Purpo&s;e. And there it was that he received the Queen's Orders, not to delay Engaging, if the Wind and Weather would permit, which was the Rea&s;on that upon the 10th. by break of day, we went to &s;eek the Enemy, who expected us in order of Battel, and &s;o by nine of the Clock, the Engagement be|gan between the Blew Squadron of the <HI>French,</HI> and the Van-guard of the <HI>Dutch;</HI> and both &s;ides fired de&s;perately for Three Hours together, till the <HI>French</HI> Squa|dron not liking their Entertainment, bore away with all the tack they could make; but about one there happened a Calm, which not only prevented the <HI>Hollanders</HI> Pur&s;uit, but put them into a little Di&s;order; upon which, the <HI>French</HI> (whom the &s;ame Calm hindred from getting away, were con&s;trained to begin the Fight again, which la&s;ted till five a Clock in the Evening, with an incredible Fury. As for what concerns the <HI>Engli&s;h,</HI> mo&s;t certainly, unle&s;s it were &s;ome few Ve&s;&s;els that fought again&s;t <HI>Torrington</HI>'s Order, the re&s;t did nothing at all: So that the main Body of the <HI>French</HI> fell into the Rear of the <HI>Dutch</HI> Fleet; &s;o that having fought from Morning till Evening, and having defended them&s;elves &s;o long again&s;t &s;uch a prodigious Number of the Enemy, that a&s;&s;ailed them on every &s;ide, they were &s;o very much batter'd, that hardly Three were capable of making any Defence; which con&s;trained them to make their way through the <HI>French</HI> Fleet, and bear away to the Coa&s;t of <HI>England,</HI> between <HI>Beve&s;ier</HI> and <HI>Ferly;</HI> Admiral <HI>Frackel, Jean Dick,</HI> and Captain <HI>Northey</HI> were &s;lain; the <HI>Vrei&s;landt</HI> ha|ving lo&s;t all her Ma&s;ts, and not being to be towed off by rea&s;on of the Calm, was taken towards the end of the Fight. Admiral <HI>Evert&s;en</HI> gave this Te&s;timony of all the <HI>Dutch</HI> Officers and Soldiers, That there was not one that did not exactly perform his Duty; and as for the Admiral him&s;elf, though he would not &s;peak his own Prai&s;e, in his Letter to the States; yet all Men give him this Character, That he &s;ignalized him&s;elf by the greate&s;t Actions that a true Valour could in|&s;pire, and which de&s;erve an equal Fame with that of <HI>Trump</HI> or <HI>de Ruyter.</HI> In &s;hort, it was never heard that ever Twenty two Ships fought &s;o long again&s;t Four&s;core and Two, of which Seventeen carried no le&s;s than &s;ome Four&s;core and &s;ome an hundred Guns.</P>
<P>As for what concerns the <HI>Engli&s;h,</HI> had we known no more than what the Ad|miral of <HI>Holland</HI> out of his Mode&s;ty writes, we had known nothing at all: But in a Letter which a per&s;on of Honour in <HI>England</HI> wrote to the Lord <HI>Dur&s;ly,</HI> there is this Expre&s;&s;ion, which better informs us, <HI>That the</HI> Holland <HI>Squadron behaved them&s;elves with &s;o much Bravery, that if the Lord</HI> Torrington <HI>had done his Duty, in all probability we had won an ab&s;olute Victory.</HI> The <HI>Engli&s;h</HI> had but Two Captains &s;lain, and Three Ships di&s;abled, which are thought to be the only Ships that fought without the Lord <HI>Torrington</HI>'s Order.</P>
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<P>Printed in the Year 1690.</P>
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