[1692]
‘Nine Years' War’ continues. English victory over French off La Hogue.
Background - from official documents in the archives
25/2 ... a dangerous sickness is raging among whites and blacks ...
27/3 ... many, both white and black, suffering from an unknown sickness ...
22/4 Orders for ships ... But above all, no one bringing ashore the smallest quantity of brandy ... shall sell it ... nor the smallest quantity of tobacco ...
5/6 This night the North-West wind ... tore from their anchors and drove ashore the ships Goede Hoop and Hogergeest, also the English ship Orange ... a daredevil swam out to the Hogergeest with a rope around the body, by which they could use a raft whereby [blank] were saved ...
16/6 ... resolved to give the crew of the stranded ship Orange passage to the Fatherland in the return-fleet now here [sailed 22/6]
14/7 ... towards noon arrives ... the English ship Samuel, sailed from the Duyns on February 13 ... 20 soldiers, 40 sailors and 24 guns ... bound for Madras [sailed 21/7]
29/7 ... This morning came to the roads ... 5 English ships, by name Bartly Casteel, 60 guns and about 200 men; Charles second, 64 guns and 250 head; Modena, 66 guns and 280 men; Samson, 56 guns and 210 men; Elizabeth, 24 guns and 100 men ...
5/8 [the English ships sailed]
4/9 Resolutions [Goede Hoop a total wreck, to be broken up]
9/11 ... English ship Diana arrived ...
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