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state_n	peace_n	province_n	unite_a	1,120	5	10.2827	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A82151	A Declaration of the further proceedings of the English fleet upon the coast of Holland, with their falling upon the strong town of Flushing, the playing of their great ordnance upon the forts and bulworks; the event and success thereof, and the drawing their land forces to the sea-coast. Likewise the blocking up of the Texel, by Vice-Admiral Pen, the taking of the great Admiral, wherein was Vantrump, the plucking down of the Dutch colours, and setting up of the English standard. With the orders of the states of Holland thereupon, published throughout the United Provinces. Together with a narrative of the last great and lamentable fight, and the number killed and taken prisoners on both sides.		1653 (1653)	Wing D671; Thomason E699_11; ESTC R207042	1,859	8

A DECLARATION Of the further PROCEEDINGS OF THE English Fleet upon the Coast of Holland with their falling upon the strong Town of Flushing the playing of their great Ordnance upon the Forts and Bulworks the event and success thereof and the drawing their land forces to the sea-coast Likewise the blocking up of the Texel by Vice-Admiral Pen the taking of the great Admiral wherein was Vantrumo the plucking down of the Dutch Colours and setting up of the English Standard With the Orders of the States of Holland thereupon published throughout the Vnited Provinces Together with a Narrative of the last great and lamentable Fight and the number killed and taken prisoners on both sides LONDON Printed for Geo. Horton 1653. Right Honorable SInce our first dayes Engagement with the enemy it hath pleased the great Omnisciency of Heaven still to crown every days Action with a more glorious Victory and truly very opportunely came in his Excellency Gen. Blake to our assistance who charged quite through the enemies fleet on Friday and made such an intervale amongst their men of war that many were seen to sink before six in the evening The dispute was very hot and performed with great gallantry from ten in the morning til ten at night by which time We had taken 1350 prisoners whereof six Captains 11 ships sunk six and fired three but in all the several Engagements we have sunk taken a●d burnt about 40 amongst the rest the great Admiral of Holland called he Brederode in which was Vantrump but he narrowly escaped out at one of the Port holes in a Cock-Boat VVe have taken down the Dutch Colours both from the Admiral and the two Rear admirals and have set up the English Ensignes with the States armes We have dispierced th●ir great Armado and beaten them into their own Ha●bours having alla●um'd the whole Countrey so that we hear most of the Boors are up in armes The States have Ordered that all the Maritine Towns be re-inforced with sundry companies out of the old standing Regiments that so they may thereby prevent the landing of the English They have also ordered that the several Sluces be forthwith put in a readiness for the letting in of the seas if necessitated thereunto We hear likewise that the States have set forth a Declaration to be published throughout all the United Provinces inciting the Burgomasters and others to a general Convention at the Hague there to consult upon a way for a Reconciliation between the two Republicks O what is more wished or would be more welcome then peace What is better or sweeter then peace what is more splendid and beautiful then peace Peace is that fair Astraea that linketh men tog●ther in the golden fetters of mutuall Amity and maketh them to live as if their persons being many their soules were but one Peace is the harmony of the world the smile and ferenity of the earth the hansel and image of our happiness in Heaven the tut●lar Saint of Kings and Princes the very form or soul of a Common-wealth the Nursery of Arts shortly a Paradise where all accommodations for this life and the next do grow From aboard the Speaker off of the Willings June 8. 1653. Another Letter from the Navy touching the great fight on Sunday and Munday last SIR HAving persued the enemy even to their own Coast upon Friday night we rode at anchor at six fatham Water divers of the Dutch rode between 3 and 4 on Saturday morning expected to have put into harbour but the Winds were so cross that We were all forced to stand off to sea and on the Sabbath day about 6 in the morning We Weather-gaged them and came up again letting fly above 1000 shot at each other in which dispute We fired one and sunk five but not without some loss for 't is impossible that such a Conflict should b● managed with that felicity as for the Conquerors to escape without any head being broken About 8 in the evening they bare up before the Wind for the Tassel but could not get in for Vice-Admiral Pen with 30 gallant frigats interposed and so got between them and home But night approaching the dispute ended and the next morning early They tacked about and thought to have escaped which General Blake perceiving immediatly came up to them again so that another desperate fight began and for many houres it was furiously disputed but about three in the afternoon it pleased God to make us absolute Victors and to deliver into our hands many hundreds of the enemy the rest that escaped are miserably rent and torn some flying towards Ostend Others towards the Wielings and not 12 left in a company In the last dayes engagement we sunk seven and took as many We laid one of their Admirals aboard five times and at last carryed her The death of General Dean is much lamented he was shot with a Canon-bullet at the very first broad side given by the enemy as he stood flourishing his Sword at the head of his ship having his Arm taken off by the shot and his body exceedingly rent and torn VVe are now riding upon the Dutch coast and have sent many hundred shot into the Town of Flushing and Vice-Admiral Pen still lies at the mouth of the Texel From aboard the Ruby off of the Willings June 8. 1653. FINIS