A Great VICTORY OBTAINED By his Excellency the Lord Gen: BLAKE, Commander in chief of the Parliaments Navy at Sea; against the Lord Admiral Vantrump, Lieutenant-General for the States of Holland. With the manner of their Engagement; the particulars of the Fight on Sunday last upon the Dutch-Coast; the number of ships sunk, fired, and taken; the beating of the Hollanders into their Harbours; and General Blakes Resolution to fall in upon them with fire and sword. Likewise, the Dutchman's new Oath and Protestation, to fight it out to the last man; the shipping of their Land-forces; the double manning of their Navy; a perfect List of the English Fleet; and the Royal Sovereign putting forth to Sea for their assistance. Published by Authority. London, Printed for George Horton, 1652. Another bloody Fight at Sea between the English and the Dutch upon the Coast of Holland: With the desperate assailing of Vantrump, by Gen. Blake; the boarding of the Flemmins; the dispersing of the Navy; and the reinforcing of divers gallant ships into their Harbours. SIR, ON Thursday being the 25 of this instant June, 1652. His Excellency General Blake weighed anchor with sixty four Men of War; and having double man'd each ship, hoisted sail about eight of the clock in the forenoon, to find out Vantrump; and (according to his Commission, and Instructions, to fight him: The whole Fleet being upon their motion, his Excellency gave Orders to Captain Holland, and Captain Mooton, to scout forth with their two Frigates, the Star and Signet; but they had not sailed many leagues, before they made a discovery of certain Hollanders; and bearing up to them, the rest of our Fleet being about a league distance, Captain Holland gave them abroad side with ten Guns: the Dutchmen answered him with the like salute: No sooner had they exchanged four broad sides, but immediately came up the Star-Frigat, presenting them with seven broad sides one after another: and coming to grappling, the musketeers on both sides, maintained the Dispute with great gallantry and resolution; till at last, the English Red-coats, consisting of Col. Ingoldsbys Regiment of Foot, played so fast upon them with small shot and hand-granadoes, that they soon cleared the Decks, fired the Misle and Mainsail; and afterwards boarded two of the Hollanders, killing 47, and surprised about one hundred and twenty: Many there were that leapt out of the Portholes into the Sea, and drowned themselves, by reason that they bid defiance to the English, and chose rather to sacrifice their lives in the merciless Ocean, then yield obedience unto them. The rest of the Hollanders, being eleven in number, after a sharp conflict, declined Engagement, and struck into their Harbours: This sudden Onset hath caused Vantrump to call in several Squadrons; to the end, that his Fleet may be in an entire posture to receive the Enemy: Gen. Blake with his whole Navy lies about Newport point, within three leagues of the Dutch; and on Sunday last we hear that they fought; a List of the English ships that engaged I have sent you here enclosed, viz. A List of the Parliaments Fleet now upon the Coast of Holland, engaged with Vantrump. Resolution, J. Blake, General of the Navy, 68 pieces of Ordnance, & man'd with 800 Seamen and soldiers. James, Captain William Pen, Vice-Admiral, 60 Guns, and 700 men. Andrew, Major Bourn, rear-admiral, 700 men, and 60 Guns. Triumph, Capt. Blake, 68 Guns. Victory, Captain Man, 60 Guns. Rainbow, Sir G. Ayscue 60 Guns Fairfax, Cap. Lawson, 62 Guns. Speaker, Capt. Coppin, 62 Guns Garland, Capt. Osburn, 48 Guns. Diamond. 42 Guns. Rubey. 42 Guns. Worcester, capt. Young, 42 Guns. Dragon, captain Stokes, 42 Guns. Tiger, captain Peacock, 40 Guns. Adventure, captain Ball, 40 Guns. Assurance, captain Sanders 40 Guns. Saphire, captain Moulton, 30 Guns. Nightingale, captain Reynolds, 26 guns Maremaid, captain. Staynard, Convertine, 46 guns Convert, 24 guns Star, captain Moulton, 24 guns. Signet, captain Holland, 24 guns. Old-Warwick, 28 guns. Revenge, 36 guns. Thunder-Frigat 22 guns. Centurion, 40 guns. Primrose 14 guns. WeymoutL 14 guns. Lily 12 guns. Vanguard 46 guns. Portsmouth Frigate, 46 guns. Nonsuch, 40 guns. Pelican, captain Jorden, 42 guns. Foresight. 42 guns. Lion 42 guns. The ten Whelps, thirty guns in each. Merchant's ships. Hannibal, capt. Tatum. 32 guns. Prosperous 40 guns. Hercules' 34 guns Charles 32 guns Giles 32 guns Society 40 guns Elizabeth 40 guns London-Mary 40 guns These have been deeply engaged in the Commonwealths service; and have deported themselves with singular dexterity against Van-Trump, who, after a bloody & great engagement, was enforced to decline, and get off, to the protection of their Forts and Sconces; but not without great loss, for we have received advertisements, that Gen. Blake hath taken seven, sunk two, and fired three, with the loss of one ship. Vantrump is preparing for another engagement and shipping from several Ports and towns are coming to him: He hath also double man'd his ships, both with Seamen and Land-men, who hath taken an Oath and Protestation to live and die together, and to fight it out to the last man. The General hath sent for six more fireships out of the Downs, and is resolved to fire and destroy the Enemy in their Harbours, if they will not come out to fight him at sea. We have a squadron of ships lies scouting up and down the Channel in several places; and often way lay the Hollanders. The Royal sovereign, alias the Commonwealth, is putting forth to sea, being new corked, tallowed, and rig'd: she is taken one deck lower; and hath one hundred brass Guns in her: she is an excellent swift sailor, notwithstanding the greatness of her burden, and carrieth fourteen hundred men. From Dover, June 30. 1652. FINIS.