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anda half, when I obferved all the 
amafts of the Dutch Admiral’s thip 
to go by the board. She was, how- 
ever, defended for fome time ina 
moft gallant manner; but being 
overpreffed by numbers, her co- 
lours were ftruck, and Admiral de 
‘Winter was foon brought on board 
the Venerable. On looking around 
mie, I obferved the fhip bearing the 
‘Vice-Admiral’s flag was alfo dif- 
mafted, and had furrendered to 
Vice-Admiral Onflow; and that 
many others had likewife ftruck. 
Finding we were in nine fathoms 
water, and not farther than five 
miles from the land, my attention 
was fo much taken up in getting 
the heads of the difabled fhips off 
fhore, that I was not able to diftin- 
guifh the number of fhips captured ; 
and the wind having been conftant- 
ly on the land fince, we have un- 
avoidably been much difperfed, fo 
that I have not been able to gain an 
exact account of them, but we have 
taken poffeflion of eight or nine: 
more of them had ftruck, but tak- 
ing advantage of the night, and be- 
ing fo near their own coaft, they 
fucceeded in getting off; and fome 
of them were feen going into the 
Texel the next morning. It is 
with the greateft pleafure and fatif- 
faction 1 make known to their 
Lordfhips the very gallant behavi- 
our of Vice-Admiral Onflow, the 
eaptains, officers, feamen, and ma- 
rines of the {fquadron, who all ap- 
eared actuated by the truly Britifh 
pirit, at leaft thofe that I had an 
opportunity of feeing. One of the 
enemy’s fhips caught fire in the ac- 
tion, and drove yery near the Ve- 
nerablé; but I have the pleafure to 
fay, it was extinguifhed, and fhe is 
one of the fhips in our pofleffion. 
The {guadron has fuffered much in 
their mafts, yards, and rigging, and 
many of them have loft a number 
_of men; however, in no proportion 
to that of theenemy. The carnage 
on board the two fhips that bore 
the Admirals flags has been beyond 
all defcription; they have had no 
lefs than two hundred and _ fifty 
men killed and wounded on_ board 
of each fhip.. And here I have to 
lament the death of Captain Bur- 
gefs, of his Majefty’s fhip Ardent, 
who brought that fhip into aétion 
in the moft gallant and mafterly 
manner, but was unfortunately 
killed foon after.. However, the 
fhip continued the aétion clofe, un- 
til quite difabled. The public have 
loft a good and gallant officer in 
Captain Burgefs; and I, with o- 
thers, a fincere friend. Captain 
Trollope’s exertions and active good 
condyét in keeping fight of the e+ 
nemy’s fleet until I came up, have 
been truly meritorious, and, I truft, 
will meet a juft reward. I fend 
this by Captain Fairfax, by whofe 
able advice I profited much during 
the action, and who will give their 
Lordfhips any further particulars 
they may wiih to know. As moft 
of the ihips of the fquadron are 
much difabled, and feveral of the 
prizes difmafted, I fhall make the 
beft of my way ‘with them to the 
Nore. Iherewith tranfmit you a 
lift of killed and wounded on board 
fuch of the fquadron as I have been 
able to collect, a lift of the enemy’s 
fleet oppofed to my fquadron, and 
my line of battle on the day of ac- 
tion. Tam, Sir, 
your moft obedient 
humble Servant, 
ApaM DuNCAN. 
[Then follows a litt of killed and 
wounded on board the fhips of Ads 
miral Duncan’s fquadron.] 
Lift 
