A TRUE RELATION Of the late Great SEA FIGHT As it was sent in a Letter to his EXCELLENCY THE LORD GENERAL Cromwell, From Gen. BLAKE and Gen. MONCK.  
Wherein is a List of what Dutch Ships were taken and Sunk, with the number of Prisoners.  
Likewise the number of what men were slain and wounded on our side.  
LONDON, Printed by Henry Hills, and are to sold at his house in money-corner, and by Thomas Brewster at the three Bibles in Paul's churchyard, 1653.   

FOR HIS EXCELLENCY THE Lord general CROMWELL.  
May it please your Excellency,  
YOUR Lordships of the second instant, with the enclosed Intelligence, we this day received, and, according to your excellency's apprehensions thereon, we have engaged with the Dutch Fleet; A brief account of the first day's action we have already sent unto your Lordship; The next day, being the third instant, we did what we could to re-engage them, and having the wind (which was but little) about Noon we came within shot; After four hours' dispute with them, or thereabouts, they endeavoured what they could to get away from us; but having then a pretty fresh gale of wind, we pressed so hard upon them, that we sunk and took many of them, as appears by the enclosed List, and do suppose we should have destroyed most of them, but that it grew dark, and being off of Ostend among the sands, we durst not be to bold, especially with the great Ships; So that it was thought fit we should Anchor all night, which we accordingly did about ten of the Clock.  
This Morning some of our Ships descried the Enemy again a far off, steering toward the Willings; Whereupon a council of War being called, it was resolved we should forthwith set fail with the whole Fleet towards the willings, so far as with safety we might, and so to range along the Coast till we came to the texel (the better to improve the present Victory the Lord hath given unto us) unless we shall see cause to divert our course. We shall not further trouble your Lordship, but subscribe ourselves  
From on board the Resolution at Sea off of Ostend North East, June 4. 1653. Your Excellencies most humble Servants, 

Robert Blake,  
George Monck.     

A List of the Dutch Ships taken and sunk, with the number of Prisoners; Likewise the number of men slain, and wounded in our own Fleet, viz.  

On Thursday.  
Four or five Dutch Ships sunk.   

On Friday.  
Dutch Prisoners 1350. Whereof six Captains.  
Dutch Ships taken, 11.  
Sunk, six.  
Water Hoys taken, two.  
Dutch Ships blownup amongst their own Fleet, two.  
Sunk by that Disaster, one.  
Men slain in our own Fleet, 126.  
Whereof one Captain.  
Wounded, 236.  
Not one Ship lost on our part.   
FINIS.