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A96043 A declaration of his Excellency the Lord Admiral Vantrump, touching the royal fort of monarchy, the King of Scots, and the D. of York: sent to the King of Denmark, and the Q. of Sweden: with his desires thereupon; his resolution touching England; and the answer of their Royal Highnesses thereunto. The advance of Vantrump towards the Downs; a great victory obtained; the particulars of the fight; and the bloudy proceedings of the Dutch against the English; with their stripping and whipping them; and afterwards washing them with vinegar and salt. Tromp, Maarten Harpertsz., 1598-1653. 1652 (1652) Wing V99; Thomason E671_8; ESTC R207063 2,138 8

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A DECLARATION OF HIS EXCELLENCY THE Lord Admiral VANTRUMP Touching the Royal Fort of Monarchy the King of Scots and the D. of York sent to the King of Denmark and the Q. of Sweden With his desires thereupon his Resolution touching England and the Answer of their Royal Highnesses thereunto The advance of Vant●ump towards the Downs A gr●●t Victory obtained the particulars of the fight And the bloudy proceedings of the Dutch against the English with their stripping and whipping them and afterwards washing them with Vinegar and Salt London Printed for George Horton 1652. A Declaration of the Lord Admiral Vantrump touching the King of Scots the Duke of York and the Royal Fort of Monarchy sent to the Kings of Denmark France and the Queen of Sweden With his ardent desires thereupon his Resolution touching England and the Promise of the said Christian Princes SIR ON the 15 instant Vantrump called a Councel aboard his Navy to advise and consult of their Maritine Affairs and to attempt some sudden Action if possible upon the English whereupon it was mutually assented to that the Navy consisting of one hundred Men of War besides Fire-ships should be divided into two Squadrons with a Resolution to attend the motion of the English in the Downs and fall upon sink burn and destroy them as also to way-lay and intercept all others that shall come to joyn with them 'T is said he hath sent a Message and Declaration to the King of Denmark and the Queen of Sweden wherein he gives a demonstration to their Highnesses of the just Grounds and Reasons of the present Engagement of the Low-Countries against England protesting his innocency from having any design or intention to strike at the Royal Fort of Monarchy but shall to the utmost of his power indeavor the support and preservation thereof and augment the splendor of the Crown in its full orient brightness In order whereunto he desires and implores their aid and assistance even in this juncture of time but the King of Denmark seemes to wave it by reason of the Treaty with the Parliament The Queen accords thereunto and bath sent a Letter to the King of France to be assisting-therein especially for the restoration of the King of Scots c. This is with great alacrity rescented by the Royall party and Vantrump seemes to declare for the interest of that Family which business is carryed on with a very high hand by Count William of Nassaw Cousing to the Prince of Orange which the Boors perceiving arm themselves apace and grow very desperate declaring That if the Estates do not immediatly and vigorously proceed on in the War against England that they will pull them out of their houses headlong and make them greater Presidents to the world then they did the English in the Indies which great affronts and injuries or rather contumelies are not to be parallel'd in any Age for the Dutch most insolently bound the English to stakes with ropes about their necks throtling some of them therewith and flourishing their naked swords about them as if they would presently have dispatched them then taking them so amazed and bound and tumbling them down the Rocks and after carrying their crushed and bruised carkases away in irons They have exceedingly insulted by usurping soveraignty to inslave the English and have executed many cruel Sentences seizing of the English Companies goods fining imprisoning stocking yea whipping the English at a post in the open Market-place and after washing them with vinegar and salt O monstrous and unheard of cruelties acted against them who have disputed their Title when the loss of brave Sidney and many others Bril July 19. 1652. Advertisements from the Navy On the 15 instant his Excellency General Blake having received Advertisements of a great Fleet of ships under sayl Northwards supposed them to be Hans designed for the relief and safety of the Flemish Busses whereupon Major Bourn was commanded forth with seven Scouts to make a discovery thereof and coming within a League of them found them to be men of War having their streamers Jacks and bloudy Flags all forth Admiral Hantz being Commander in chief selected forth Ten chief ships to give Us a revengeful salute which Major Bourn perceiving prepared to receive them sending the Saphir back to the General to hasten up the rest the Dutchmen being exceedingly inraged with great fury bore up to us with their Pendants flying and Thunder-like their broad sides they let flye we answer'd them again putting forth our bloudy flags in defiance and in the midst of our dispute each man acting with a most heroick mind our General made up to us with 37 sayl which the Dutch Admiral seeing bore up with 40 stout ships to them and entring battle saluted Us with many great vollies we rung them the like peals again and after two ho dispute maintained with great resolution on both sides we came to grapling in which action the Land souldiers performed singular service but was several times blown up and repelled from the Enemies decks til at last the nimble Saphir bore up to the head of their Admiral fired both sailes and tackling shot her in the Keel and immediatly upon the next broad side sunk her at which instant most of our ships being engaged the General resolved to bear up and to play the Granadoes the which was with such dexterity of spirit attempted that in a moment 5 of their ships was fir'd which could by no means be extinguish'd 17 we took sunk 9 dispersed rent and torn many of them but not without loss and had not the sable Curtains of the night prevented we had made the victory far more glorious but we are in pursuit have sent 700 prisoners to Dunbar with some ships Aboard the Reformation July 17 1652. Since which time we hear that he hath taken about forty Busses four Men of War and sunk one with the loss of two Frigats Sir George Carteret begins to prosecute the King of Scots Cause with great vigour and 't is conceived will endeavour a conjunction with the Duke of Vandoom High Admiral of France who with 50 Men of War is sailed towards the Western coast to fight the Spanish forces FINIS