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taken possession of his prizes, when the arrival of a superior force, belongingalso to the Dutch, compelled him to abandon, almost with disgrace, that bootywhich he had acquired but just before with credit, and with honour. Thiscircumstance took place in the year 1696, and with it concluded the conse-quential events of the longest war that Holland had ever found herself engagedin, since that time when her struggle for liberty, had terminated in her totalemancipation from the yoke of Spain.

After the necessary allowances are made for their natural disposition, theircold phlegmatic temper, and their extreme caution, not to say terror, at incur-ring expence, it must be acknowledged, that the exertions made by the UnitedProvinces were extremely great. Seventy sail of the line, besides severalother ships of two decks, were brought forward for the service of the confe-derate cause in the course of the contest * : so that it may be fairly pro-nounced,,

* LIST of the DUTCH SHIPS employed during the War.

Rate.

I.

II.

Names-

Guns,

Unie -

94

Hollandia -

92

Koning-Wilhelm

92'

Printz -

92'

Printzess

92

Eurfurstin-van-Swaen

92

Brandenburg

92'

Zeelandia

90

Beschermer

90-

West-Friesland

88

Castel-van-Medemblick

- - 86

Bescherming

86

Gertruijdenberg

86

Captain-General •

84

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56

Everste-Edele

74

Enchuijsen •

- 74

Gouda

- - 74

Munickendam

72

Gelderlandt

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