. The royal navy : a history from the earliest times to the present. because they were themselves in very evil plight. Duringthe retreat, however, the English suffered a severe loss. The RoyalPrince, 90,- bearing the flag of Admiral Sir George Ayscue (W.),ran aground on the Galloper, and being surrounded by the enemy,^and attacked simultaneously by two fireships, had to strike after shehad lost about one hundred and fifty killed. Tromp, who was atthe time on board the ship of the Dutch Eear-Admiral Isaac Sweers,received the surrender, and was very desirous of carrying the prizeto Holland, but,
. The royal navy : a history from the earliest times to the present. because they were themselves in very evil plight. Duringthe retreat, however, the English suffered a severe loss. The RoyalPrince, 90,- bearing the flag of Admiral Sir George Ayscue (W.),ran aground on the Galloper, and being surrounded by the enemy,^and attacked simultaneously by two fireships, had to strike after shehad lost about one hundred and fifty killed. Tromp, who was atthe time on board the ship of the Dutch Eear-Admiral Isaac Sweers,received the surrender, and was very desirous of carrying the prizeto Holland, but, at De Euijters orders, she was burnt. At about the same time a fleet of some twenty sail was ^ There is a monument to Van der Hulst in the Oude Kerk at Amsterdam. 2 Her armament was, at the time, fourteen 48-pounders, fourteen 32-pounders, thirty24-pouuders, sixteen 12-pounders, and fourteen 6-pounders. She had on hoard aquantity of treasure. ^ Ayscue, in his letter to the King, from Ltievestein, on Jime 10th, says that otherEnglish vessels were also 1666.] THE FOUR DAYS FIGHT. 275 sighted to the Dutch at first tookit to be the expectedFrench force under theDue de Beaufort. Hadit really been that forceAlbemarles fate wouldhave been sealed. Hap-pily it was Rupertsdivision. De Jonge ^suggests that it was theknowledge of this factwhich induced De Euijterto order the burning ofthe Boijal Prince. To-wards nightfall the twoEnglish squadrons oncemore united. UnderAlbemarle and the Princethere were then aboutfifty-eight or sixty sail,and under De Euijter,about seventy-eight fitfor action. On the morning ofJune 4th, the wind blewonce more from thesouth-west, and wasvery fresh. The ac-tion recommenced allalong the line on theport tack, the Enghshbeing this time to lee-ward. For a coupleof hours the twofleets ran thus, firingfuriously. Duringthat period two 1 Nederl. Zeewezen,
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