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tachment of the squadron of his 
majésty’s ships under the com- 
mand of the hon. sir George 
Keith Elphinstone, K. B. in 
Saldanha Bay. 
Dortrecht, Rear-admiral Lucas, 
66 guns, 370 men. 
Revolution, captain Rhnebende, 
66 guns, 400 men. 
Admiral Tromp, captain Valken- 
burg, 54 suns, 280 men. 
Castor, captain Clarisse, 44 guns, 
240 men. 
Braave, captain Zoetmans, 40 
guns, 234 men. 
Bellona, captain Valk, 28 guns, 
130 men: 
Sirene, captain DeCeri, 26 guns, 
130 men. 
Havik, captain Bezemer, 18 guns, 
76 men. ‘ 
Maria (storeship), wo EZ 
men. Total 341 guns, and 1972 
men. 
N. B. Many of the guns are 
brass, besides which they are well 
furnished with caronnades, 
They have four field pieces of 
Jand artillery on board. The 
troops are under the command of 
the rear-admiral; lieut. colonel 
Henri is. adjutant-general, and 
mons. Grandecourt, commandant 
of artillery. 
G. K. Erruinstone. 
Monarch, Saldanha Bay, 
August 19, 1796, 
No. VII.—A list of bis majesty’s 
ships of the detachment of the 
squadron under the command of 
the hon. sir George Keith El- 
phinstone, K. B,. to which the 
Dutch squadron, under the com- 
mand of his excellency Engel- 
bertus Lucas, surrendered on the 
17th of August, 1796, in Saldanha 
Bay. 
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ANNUAL REGISTER, 1796. 
Monarch, .74 guns, 612 meny 
vice-admiral the hon. sir George 
Keith Elphinstone, K, B. captain 
John Elphinstone. 
Tremendous, 74 guns, 590 men, 
rear-admiral Thomas Pringle: cap- 
tain John Aylmer. 
America, 64 guns, 491 men, 
commodore John Blanket. 
Stately, 64 guns, 491 men, cap- 
tain Billy Douglas. 
Ruby 64 guns, 491 men, capfain 
Jacob Waller. 
Sceptre, 64 guns, 491 men, cap- 
tain W. Essington. 
Trident, 64 guns, 491 men, cap- 
tain kK, O. Osborne. 
Jupiter, 50 guns, 343 men, cape 
tain George Lossack. , 
Crescent, 36 guns, 264 men, cap- 
tain Edward Buller. 
Sphynx, 24 guns, 155 men, cap- 
tain Andrew Tod. 
Mosell, 16 guns, 121 men, cap- 
tain Charles Brisbane. 
Rattlesnake, 16 guns, 121 men, 
captain Edward Ramage. 
Echo, 16 guns, 121 men, captain 
Jobn Turner. . 
Hope, sloop, captain Thomas 
Alexander. 
Monarch, Saldanha Bay, 
August 19, 1796. 
London Gazette, Nov. 29, 1796. 
Parliament-street, November 29, 
A dispatch from the governor and 
Council of Madras, dated Fort 
St. George, June 22, 1796,. of 
which the following is a copy, 
has been received by the Court 
of Direétors of the East India 
Company, and by them commu- 
nicated to the right hon. Henry 
Dundas, one of his majesty’s 
principal secretaries of state. ' 
Honorable Sirs, ; 
We have particular satisfaétion 
in 
