A true relation of the late great sea fight as it was sent in a letter to his excellency the Lord General Cromvvell, from Gen. Blake and Gen. Monck. Wherein is a list of what Dutch ships were taken and sunk, with the number of prisoners. Likewise the number of what men were slain and wounded on our side.
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- A true relation of the late great sea fight as it was sent in a letter to his excellency the Lord General Cromvvell, from Gen. Blake and Gen. Monck. Wherein is a list of what Dutch ships were taken and sunk, with the number of prisoners. Likewise the number of what men were slain and wounded on our side.
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- Blake, Robert, 1599-1657.
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- 1653.
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- Anglo-Dutch War, 1652-1654 -- Early works to 1800.
- Naval battles -- England -- Early works to 1800.
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"A true relation of the late great sea fight as it was sent in a letter to his excellency the Lord General Cromvvell, from Gen. Blake and Gen. Monck. Wherein is a list of what Dutch ships were taken and sunk, with the number of prisoners. Likewise the number of what men were slain and wounded on our side." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A76809.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 17, 2024.
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FOR HIS EXCELLENCY THE Lord Generall CROMWELL.
May it please your Excellency,
YOUR Lordships of the second instant, with the inclosed Intelligence, we this day received, and, according to your Excellencies ap∣prehensions thereon, we have en∣gaged with the Dutch Fleet; A
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brief accompt of the first daies acti∣on we have already sent unto your Lordship; The next day, being the third instant, we did what we could to re-ingage them, and having the wind (which was but little) about Noon we came within shot; After four houres dispute with them, or thereabouts, they endeavour∣ed what they could to get away from us; but having then a pretty fresh gale of wind, we pressed so hard upon them, that we sunk and took many of them, as appears by the inclosed List, and do suppose we should have destroyed most of them, but that it grew dark, and being off of Ostend among the sands, we durst not be to bold, especial∣ly
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with the great Ships; So that it was thought fit we should Anchor all night, which we ac∣cordingly did about ten of the Clock.
This Morning some of our Ships descryed the Enemy again a farre off, steering toward the Willings; Whereupon a Coun∣cell of War being called, it was resolved we should forthwith set fail with the whole Fleet towards the VVillings, so farre as with safety we might, and so to range along the Coast till we came to the Texell (the better to im∣prove the present Victory the Lord hath given unto us) un∣lesse we shall see cause to divert
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our course. VVe shall not further trouble your Lordship, but sub∣scribe our selves
From on board the Resolution at Sea off of Ostend North East, June 4. 1653.
Your Excellencies
most humble
Servants,