| | | | ” | Augᵗ | 3 |De Ruyter attempts yᵉ |True, but did no execution | | |Virginia fleet. |on yᵐ. | | | | ” | | 24 |Six Engl., cruiseing |I beleive it true, but know | | |northwᵈ, fought a |not of it. | | |squadron of Dutch | | | |and took 3. | | | | | ’71 | May | 10 |10 Algerines burnt at |True. The boom was first cut | | |Bugia by Sʳ Ed. |by Capt. Harman,[n] that | | |Spragg. |comanded the boats. | | | | ” | July | 5 |Sʳ Christophʳ | | | |restor’d by the French. | | | | | ’72 | Mar. | 14 |Sʳ Rᵗ Holmes fought |True; but ’twas not for | | |yᵉ Dutch refusing to |refusing to strike. | | |strike. | | | | | ” | May | 28 |Fight wᵗʰ yᵉ whole |True. In that fight the Rˡ | | |Dutch Fleet off |James was burnt, after she | | |Southwold bay. |had quitted herself of | | | |Brackel,[o] a Dutch 70 gun | | | |ship, that lay athwort her | | | |hawse, which she took; and | | | |being disabled gave | | | |opportunity of a fireship | | | |clapping her aboard. | | | | ” | Dec. | 20 |Tobago Island taken |True. | | |from yᵉ Dutch. | | | | | ’72 | Dec. | 31 |Sᵗ Hellena taken by |True. | | |yᵉ Dutch. | | | | | ’73 | May | 6 |Sᵗ Hellena retaken by |True. | | |Capt. Monday. | | | | | ” | May | 28 |Engl. Fleet engage yᵉ |True. Fought in yᵉ | | |Dutch and force them |Schonvelt. | | |to retreat. | | | | | ” | June | 4 |2ᵈ engagemᵗ wᵗʰ |True. Fought yᵉ Dutch on | | |yᵉ Dutch on yᵉ coast. |yʳ coast, but stood over to | | | |our own all that battle. The | | | |next morn we tackt on the | | | |Dutch: but they stood away | | | |for their own coast; and we