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         Savile, Henry, 1642-1687.
      
       
         
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             A True relation of the engagement of His Majesties fleet under the command of His Royal Highness with the Dutch fleet, May 28, 1672 in a letter from H.S. Esquire, on board His Royal Highness, to the Earl of Arlington, principal secretary of state.
             Savile, Henry, 1642-1687.
             Arlington, Henry Bennet, Earl of, 1618-1685.
          
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           Solebay, Battle of, 1672.
           Dutch War, 1672-1678 -- Campaigns -- England.
           Great Britain -- History, Naval -- Stuarts, 1603-1714.
        
      
    
     
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           A
           TRUE
           RELATION
           OF
           THE
           Engagement
           OF
           HIS
           MAJESTIES
           FLEET
           UNDER
           The
           Command
           of
           His
           Royal
           Highness
           ,
           WITH
           THE
           Dutch
           Fleet
           ,
           May
           28.
           1672.
           
        
         
           In
           a
           LETTER
           from
           
             Hen
             :
             Savile
          
           
             Esq
          
           on
           Board
           His
           Royal
           Highness
           ,
           to
           the
           Earl
           of
           Arlington
           ,
           Principal
           Secretary
           of
           State.
           
        
         
           Published
           by
           Authority
           .
        
         
           In
           the
           SAVOY
           :
           Printed
           by
           
             Tho.
             Newcomb
          
           .
           1672.
           
        
      
    
     
       
         
           
           
           
             A
             True
             RELATION
             OF
             THE
             Engagement
             Of
             His
             Majesties
             Fleet
             ,
             under
             the
             Command
             of
             His
             Royal
             Highness
             ,
             with
             the
             
               Dutch
               Fleet
               ,
               May
            
             28.
             1672.
             
          
           
             
               My
               Lord
               ,
            
          
           
             THe
             frequent
             commands
             I
             have
             received
             from
             your
             Lordship
             for
             an
             Account
             of
             our
             late
             Engagement
             ,
             exact
             enough
             to
             be
             made
             publick
             ,
             do
             at
             last
             end
             in
             this
             following
             Narration
             ,
             which
             had
             been
             sent
             you
             sooner
             ,
             if
             the
             Weather
             ,
             and
             many
             other
             Accidents
             that
             Seamen
             are
             liable
             to
             ,
             had
             not
             hindred
             us
             from
             having
             such
             Accounts
             from
             every
             Flag
             ,
             as
             were
             necessary
             to
             make
             up
             one
             fit
             for
             your
             Lordship
             ,
             and
             those
             you
             intend
             to
             impart
             it
             to
             ;
             whom
             I
             will
             suppose
             to
             be
             Landmen
             ,
             for
             my
             own
             excuse
             :
             For
             ,
             if
             I
             were
             to
             give
             such
             a
             Relation
             as
             would
             fully
             satisfie
             Seamen
             ,
             the
             terms
             themselves
             concerning
             Tacking
             and
             Wind
             ,
             &c.
             without
             any
             thing
             material
             relating
             to
             the
             Matter
             ,
             would
             be
             too
             voluminous
             ,
             to
             expect
             it
             should
             find
             a
             Reader
             out
             of
             Wapping
             or
             Rothorith
             .
             All
             that
             I
             pretend
             to
             ,
             is
             Brevity
             and
             Truth
             ;
             for
             the
             first
             ,
             I
             must
             make
             it
             good
             as
             I
             can
             ;
             for
             the
             other
             ,
             I
             have
             such
             Witnesses
             as
             are
             unquestionable
             .
          
           
           
             Our
             whole
             Fleet
             being
             at
             Anchor
             in
             Southwold-Bay
             ,
             taking
             in
             Water
             ,
             on
             Tuesday
             the
             28
             th
             of
             May
             ,
             betwixt
             Two
             and
             three
             a
             Clock
             in
             the
             Morning
             ,
             the
             Wind
             E.
             by
             N.
             a
             small
             Gale
             ,
             one
             of
             our
             Scouts
             came
             in
             ,
             giving
             the
             usual
             Signals
             of
             seeing
             the
             Enemy
             ;
             upon
             which
             ,
             His
             Royal
             Highness
             immediately
             gave
             those
             of
             weighing
             Anchor
             ,
             and
             getting
             under
             Sail
             ,
             which
             was
             performed
             with
             all
             the
             speed
             possible
             ,
             considering
             the
             short
             warning
             ;
             for
             before
             Seven
             the
             whole
             Blew
             Squadron
             were
             a
             Head
             of
             the
             Red
             ,
             and
             the
             White
             a
             Stern
             ;
             in
             which
             order
             ,
             and
             at
             which
             time
             ,
             the
             Battle
             began
             ,
             the
             Enemy
             having
             the
             Wind
             of
             us
             .
             The
             Squadron
             under
             Bankaert
             being
             the
             Van
             of
             their
             Fleet
             ,
             attacked
             the
             French
             ,
             which
             made
             the
             Rear
             of
             ours
             ,
             they
             both
             separated
             themselves
             from
             both
             their
             Fleets
             ,
             and
             so
             continued
             engaged
             out
             of
             our
             sight
             almost
             the
             whole
             day
             ,
             Sailing
             to
             the
             Southward
             :
             At
             first
             Bankaert
             came
             briskly
             down
             upon
             Monsieur
             d'
             Estrees
             ,
             but
             afterwards
             finding
             it
             too
             hot
             ,
             kept
             at
             a
             greater
             distance
             .
          
           
             The
             Earl
             of
             Sandwich
             with
             the
             Blew
             Squadron
             in
             the
             Van
             of
             our
             Fleet
             ,
             was
             attacked
             by
             
               Van
               Ghent
            
             ,
             in
             the
             Rear
             of
             theirs
             ,
             and
             endeavoring
             to
             get
             the
             Wind
             of
             the
             Enemy
             ,
             found
             so
             great
             opposition
             ,
             that
             after
             having
             sunk
             a
             Man
             of
             War
             which
             laid
             him
             on
             Board
             ,
             having
             above
             half
             his
             men
             killed
             ,
             his
             Ship
             wholly
             disabled
             ,
             and
             having
             put
             off
             two
             Fireships
             ,
             was
             no
             longer
             in
             a
             condition
             to
             put
             off
             the
             third
             ,
             which
             burnt
             her
             ;
             the
             onely
             Ship
             we
             lost
             the
             whole
             day
             :
             His
             Lordship
             ,
             and
             all
             the
             Officers
             ,
             except
             Capt.
             Haddock
             ,
             being
             lost
             with
             her
             ;
             of
             which
             some
             few
             ordinary
             Men
             that
             were
             saved
             by
             Swimming
             to
             our
             Ships
             and
             Boats
             ,
             give
             us
             no
             farther
             Account
             .
          
           
             The
             Henry
             ,
             that
             was
             one
             of
             her
             Seconds
             ,
             commanded
             by
             Capt.
             Digby
             ,
             Son
             to
             the
             Earl
             of
             Bristol
             ,
             having
             put
             off
             several
             Fireships
             ;
             most
             of
             her
             Men
             ,
             her
             Captain
             ,
             and
             almost
             all
             her
             Inferior
             Officers
             slain
             ,
             fell
             into
             the
             
             hands
             of
             the
             〈…〉
             little
             time
             retaken
             ,
             and
             sent
             safe
             into
             〈…〉
             Capt.
             Strickland
             in
             the
             Plimouth
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Joseph
               Jordan
            
             ,
             Vice
             Admiral
             of
             the
             Blew
             ,
             pursued
             the
             design
             his
             Admiral
             did
             not
             live
             to
             finish
             ,
             and
             succeeded
             in
             it
             ,
             getting
             the
             Wind
             of
             the
             Enemy
             ,
             which
             he
             and
             his
             Division
             kept
             the
             rest
             of
             the
             day
             .
          
           
             The
             Body
             of
             their
             Fleet
             commanded
             by
             Monsieur
             
               de
               Ruyter
            
             ,
             attacked
             the
             Body
             of
             ours
             ,
             commanded
             by
             His
             Royal
             Highness
             ;
             
               De
               Ruyter
            
             was
             accompanied
             by
             
               Van
               Esse
            
             ,
             another
             Admirall
             ,
             and
             their
             Seconds
             ,
             which
             all
             at
             a
             convenient
             distance
             fired
             upon
             the
             Prince
             ,
             who
             being
             to
             Windward
             of
             her
             own
             Division
             ,
             could
             receive
             little
             or
             no
             assistance
             from
             them
             ;
             the
             Capt.
             Sir
             
               John
               Cox
            
             killed
             ,
             the
             Main-Top-Mast
             ,
             Flagstaff
             ,
             and
             Standard
             ,
             being
             shot
             down
             ,
             and
             the
             Ship
             intirely
             disabled
             in
             three
             hours
             time
             ,
             His
             Royal
             Highness
             thought
             it
             convenient
             to
             change
             his
             Ship
             ;
             so
             that
             about
             Ten
             a
             Clock
             being
             attended
             by
             Monsieur
             Blanckfort
             ,
             my self
             ,
             Mr.
             Ashton
             ,
             Monsieur
             
               du
               Puys
            
             ,
             and
             
               John
               Thompson
            
             his
             best
             Pilot
             ,
             he
             went
             on
             Board
             the
             St.
             Michael
             ,
             Sir
             
               Robert
               Holmes
            
             Commander
             ,
             and
             there
             put
             up
             a
             new
             Standard
             ,
             which
             because
             of
             the
             great
             smoak
             ,
             could
             not
             be
             seen
             well
             enough
             to
             be
             attended
             by
             his
             Division
             .
             About
             this
             time
             ,
             the
             Royal
             Katherine
             newly
             come
             from
             the
             River
             with
             fresh
             Men
             ,
             and
             wanting
             many
             of
             the
             Conveniencies
             necessary
             for
             her
             defence
             ,
             was
             boarded
             and
             taken
             by
             the
             Enemy
             ,
             her
             Capt.
             Sir
             
               John
               Chichely
            
             being
             carried
             prisoner
             on
             Board
             their
             Ships
             ;
             but
             the
             Enemy
             leaving
             no
             great
             number
             of
             Men
             in
             her
             ,
             they
             were
             afterwards
             overpowred
             by
             ours
             ,
             who
             carried
             the
             Dutch
             that
             had
             taken
             her
             ,
             prisoners
             ,
             and
             the
             Ship
             safe
             into
             Harbor
             .
             His
             Royal
             Highness
             continued
             on
             his
             way
             ,
             attended
             by
             the
             Phenix
             ,
             Capt.
             
               Le
               Ne●●
            
             Commander
             ,
             on
             Head
             of
             him
             ,
             and
             the
             Fairfax
             Capt.
             Leg
             Commander
             ,
             and
             the
             Victory
             the
             Earl
             of
             Ossory
             Commander
             close
             a
             Stern
             ,
             till
             afterwards
             
             Capt.
             Berry
             in
             the
             Resolution
             ,
             and
             Sir
             
               Fretchevile
               Holles
            
             in
             the
             Cambridge
             ,
             came
             also
             on
             Head
             of
             us
             ,
             but
             were
             both
             very
             soon
             disabled
             ,
             the
             latter
             having
             also
             lost
             her
             Commander
             ;
             the
             Earl
             of
             Ossory
             in
             the
             Victory
             took
             their
             places
             ;
             the
             Engagement
             being
             very
             hot
             all
             this
             time
             .
             Towards
             Five
             in
             the
             Evening
             His
             Royal
             Highness
             observing
             his
             Ship
             to
             Sail
             heavily
             ,
             the
             London
             ,
             and
             many
             of
             the
             Vice-Admirals
             Division
             having
             overtaken
             the
             St.
             Michael
             ,
             found
             upon
             enquiry
             that
             she
             had
             six
             foot
             Water
             in
             the
             Hold
             ;
             so
             that
             with
             the
             same
             Company
             he
             brought
             thither
             ,
             except
             his
             Pilot
             ,
             who
             was
             killed
             there
             ,
             he
             carried
             his
             Standard
             on
             Board
             the
             London
             ,
             Sir
             
               Edward
               Spragg
            
             Commander
             ;
             where
             after
             fighting
             an
             hour
             or
             two
             with
             the
             Ships
             to
             Windward
             ,
             they
             were
             forced
             to
             bear
             down
             ,
             and
             gave
             opportunity
             to
             the
             Duke
             and
             Sir
             
               Joseph
               Jordan
            
             to
             joyn
             ;
             at
             which
             time
             
               de
               Ruyter
            
             put
             out
             a
             Signal
             ,
             upon
             which
             all
             his
             Fleet
             bore
             down
             to
             joyn
             the
             Zealanders
             ,
             who
             with
             others
             had
             engaged
             the
             French
             all
             day
             ;
             who
             being
             to
             Leeward
             ,
             did
             as
             well
             as
             it
             was
             possible
             for
             them
             to
             do
             with
             the
             distance
             ,
             the
             Dutch
             being
             to
             Windward
             ,
             kept
             from
             them
             .
             Thus
             ended
             the
             Battle
             ,
             and
             the
             Day
             ;
             The
             Duke
             with
             about
             Thirty
             Sail
             kept
             to
             Windward
             of
             the
             Dutch
             all
             night
             ,
             standing
             to
             the
             S.
             E.
             and
             found
             himself
             still
             so
             the
             next
             morning
             ,
             and
             so
             continued
             till
             about
             Six
             a
             Clock
             ;
             when
             seeing
             some
             Ships
             a
             Stern
             ,
             upon
             supposition
             ,
             they
             were
             the
             Remainders
             of
             our
             Fleet
             ,
             His
             Royal
             Highness
             tacked
             and
             stood
             with
             them
             ,
             and
             found
             them
             to
             be
             as
             he
             guest
             ,
             and
             the
             whole
             French
             Squadron
             with
             them
             ;
             about
             Seven
             he
             returned
             to
             his
             own
             Ship
             ,
             as
             well
             refitted
             as
             was
             possible
             by
             the
             care
             of
             Captain
             Narbrough
             .
          
           
             About
             Ten
             the
             whole
             Fleet
             were
             together
             ,
             and
             about
             Twelve
             we
             saw
             the
             Dutch
             standing
             after
             us
             ,
             upon
             which
             we
             Tacked
             ,
             having
             the
             Weather-Gage
             ,
             and
             stood
             to
             them
             ,
             in
             hopes
             of
             Engaging
             them
             presently
             :
             
             But
             ,
             when
             the
             Van
             of
             our
             Fleet
             was
             come
             up
             to
             the
             Body
             of
             theirs
             ,
             they
             Tacked
             ,
             and
             stood
             back
             towards
             their
             own
             Coasts
             ;
             Notwithstanding
             which
             we
             had
             certainly
             engaged
             them
             ,
             had
             we
             not
             been
             prevented
             about
             Three
             a
             Clock
             by
             a
             sudden
             Fogg
             ,
             which
             lasted
             till
             Six
             ;
             and
             though
             it
             then
             cleared
             up
             ,
             it
             blew
             so
             fresh
             ,
             and
             was
             so
             late
             ,
             and
             so
             near
             their
             Bancks
             ,
             that
             we
             did
             not
             think
             it
             safe
             to
             Attacke
             them
             ,
             but
             continued
             Sailing
             by
             them
             almost
             within
             Canon
             shot
             till
             Nine
             at
             Night
             ;
             when
             ,
             being
             within
             a
             League
             of
             the
             Oyster-Banck
             ,
             off
             the
             Coast
             of
             Zealand
             ,
             we
             Tacked
             ,
             and
             stood
             till
             Three
             in
             the
             Morning
             to
             the
             North-west
             ,
             at
             which
             time
             we
             stood
             back
             till
             Six
             ,
             to
             see
             if
             we
             could
             perceive
             the
             Enemy
             ,
             which
             not
             discovering
             ,
             we
             Anchored
             till
             the
             Afternoon
             ,
             that
             we
             got
             under
             Saile
             ,
             and
             stood
             back
             to
             our
             own
             Coast
             ,
             being
             very
             stormy
             weather
             .
          
           
             As
             for
             our
             Losses
             ,
             Besides
             the
             
               Royal
               Iames
            
             ,
             there
             is
             not
             one
             Ship
             lost
             ,
             though
             several
             Commanders
             slain
             ;
             The
             Earl
             of
             Sandwich
             ,
             Mr.
             Digby
             Captain
             of
             the
             Henry
             ,
             Sir
             
               Fretcheville
               Holles
            
             Captain
             of
             the
             Cambridge
             ,
             Sir
             
               Io.
               Cox
            
             Captain
             of
             the
             Prince
             ,
             Captain
             Pearce
             of
             the
             
               St.
               George
            
             ,
             Captain
             Waterworth
             of
             the
             Anne
             ,
             Captain
             Hannam
             of
             the
             Triumph
             ,
             Captain
             Yennes
             of
             the
             Alice
             and
             Francis
             Fireship
             ,
             and
             Monsieur
             
               de
               la
               Rabiniere
            
             Rear-Admiral
             of
             the
             French
             ,
             Captain
             Elliot
             of
             the
             York
             ,
             Captain
             Ludman
             of
             the
             Monck
             ;
             and
             two
             of
             the
             French
             Captains
             ,
             Monsieur
             
               des
               Ardans
            
             ,
             and
             Monsieur
             
               du
               Mesnou
            
             are
             wounded
             ;
             several
             Lieutenants
             and
             inferior
             Officers
             are
             killed
             ,
             whose
             Names
             it
             were
             too
             tedious
             a
             business
             to
             set
             down
             .
             Of
             the
             Volonteers
             of
             Note
             ,
             My
             Lord
             Maidstone
             ,
             Mr.
             Montague
             ,
             Mr.
             
               Richard
               Nicholls
            
             ,
             and
             Mr.
             
               Roger
               Vaughan
            
             ,
             both
             of
             his
             Royal
             Highnesses
             Bedchamber
             ,
             Mr.
             Trevanian
             His
             Gentleman-Usher
             ,
             Sir
             
               Philip
               Cartwright
            
             ,
             Sir
             
               Charles
               
                 Harbord
              
            
             ,
             Captain
             Bromley
             ,
             Captain
             Bennett
             ,
             Mr.
             Cotterel
             ,
             Captain
             
             Burgh
             ,
             Captain
             Barry
             ,
             Mr.
             Napier
             ,
             Brother
             to
             a
             Scotch
             Lord
             of
             that
             Name
             ,
             Mr.
             
               Bowles
               ,
               le
               Chevalier
               de
               Serand
               ,
            
             and
             
               le
               Chevalier
               de
               Bezy
            
             are
             killed
             ;
             and
             ,
             if
             there
             are
             any
             others
             ,
             their
             Names
             are
             not
             yet
             come
             to
             our
             Knowledge
             :
             Mr.
             Tufton
             ,
             Monsieur
             
               le
               Comte
               de
               Canaples
               ,
               le
               Chevalier
               de
               Chasteaumourant
               ,
            
             Monsieur
             Escorbiac
             ,
             Mr.
             Wren
             ,
             Mr.
             Hamilton
             ,
             Mr.
             Howard
             ,
             Mr.
             Skelton
             ,
             and
             Mr.
             Hall
             are
             all
             Wounded
             ,
             Mr.
             May
             hath
             lost
             his
             Arme.
             
          
           
             The
             Advantage
             we
             have
             over
             the
             Enemy
             consists
             in
             a
             Man
             of
             Warr
             taken
             of
             48
             Guns
             ,
             called
             the
             Steveren
             ,
             Commanded
             by
             one
             Elzevir
             ;
             Another
             taken
             ,
             but
             afterwards
             sunck
             (
             being
             Leaky
             )
             of
             52
             Guns
             ,
             called
             the
             Iosua
             ,
             Commanded
             by
             
               Iohn
               Dyche
            
             ;
             A
             Third
             Sunck
             by
             the
             Earl
             of
             Sandwich
             ;
             A
             Fourth
             by
             Sir
             
               Edward
               Spragg
            
             ,
             both
             betwixt
             60
             and
             70
             Guns
             ;
             a
             Fireship
             taken
             ,
             and
             we
             forced
             them
             to
             Spend
             most
             of
             the
             rest
             ,
             without
             doing
             us
             any
             dammage
             :
             We
             have
             very
             good
             grounds
             to
             believe
             we
             have
             sunck
             more
             ,
             and
             amongst
             the
             rest
             a
             Flagship
             ;
             but
             ,
             thinking
             it
             better
             to
             erre
             on
             the
             modest
             side
             ,
             I
             onely
             write
             Matter
             of
             Fact
             ;
             and
             ,
             least
             I
             should
             break
             my
             Word
             in
             the
             other
             Article
             ,
             (
             I
             mean
             of
             Brevity
             )
             I
             Humbly
             kiss
             your
             Hands
             ,
             and
             am
             ,
          
           
             
               My
               Lord
               ,
            
             
               Your
               Lordships
               most
               Faithful
               ,
               and
               most
               Obedient
               Servant
               
                 H.
                 Savile
              
               .
            
             
               From
               on
               Board
               the
               Prince
               ,
               near
               the
               
                 Middle
                 Ground
              
               ,
               
                 June
                 6.
                 1672.
                 
              
            
          
        
         
           
           
             THe
             Writer
             of
             this
             Letter
             could
             not
             think
             fit
             to
             mingle
             in
             his
             Relation
             ,
             any
             Expressions
             of
             His
             Royal
             Highness's
             Personal
             Behavior
             ,
             because
             it
             was
             prepared
             for
             his
             own
             sight
             :
             But
             it
             is
             most
             certain
             ,
             That
             never
             any
             Prince
             ,
             or
             it
             may
             be
             as
             truly
             said
             ,
             any
             Private
             person
             ,
             was
             in
             an
             Action
             of
             War
             ,
             exposed
             to
             more
             danger
             from
             the
             beginning
             to
             the
             end
             of
             it
             ;
             His
             Conduct
             and
             Presence
             of
             Mind
             ,
             equalling
             his
             Fearless
             Courage
             ,
             and
             carrying
             him
             to
             change
             his
             Ship
             three
             times
             ,
             setting
             up
             the
             Royal
             Standard
             in
             each
             of
             them
             ,
             to
             animate
             his
             own
             Men
             ,
             and
             to
             brave
             the
             Enemy
             .
          
        
         
           
             SInce
             the
             writing
             of
             this
             Letter
             ,
             is
             brought
             in
             an
             Account
             of
             the
             Killed
             and
             Wounded
             .
          
           
             The
             number
             Killed
             ,
             amounting
             at
             the
             most
             to
             ,
             between
             Seven
             and
             eight
             hundred
             ;
          
           
             And
             the
             Wounded
             to
             about
             as
             many
             :
             Besides
             those
             that
             were
             lost
             in
             the
             
               Royal
               James
            
             .
          
           
             The
             Losses
             on
             the
             part
             of
             the
             Enemy
             ,
             are
             in
             this
             particular
             ,
             as
             in
             all
             others
             ,
             kept
             very
             secret
             ;
             onely
             they
             do
             own
             from
             all
             hands
             ,
             That
             they
             have
             had
             as
             many
             Men
             Killed
             and
             Wounded
             in
             this
             Engagement
             ,
             as
             in
             any
             two
             Battles
             before
             .
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
     
  

