His
Highness
Prince
Rupert's
Letter
to
the
Earl
of
Arlington
,
His
Majesties
Principal
Secretary
of
State
,
from
on
Board
the
Soveraign
,
now
under
Sail
,
June
5.
about
Seven
Leagues
off
Lastoff
,
at
Nine
in
the
Morning
,
the
Wind
E.
N.
E.
IN
my
Last
I
gave
an
Account
that
the
Enemy
lay
in
the
Schonevelt
,
and
that
we
were
at
an
Ankor
,
seven
Leagues
from
East
Capel
,
which
bore
S.
b.
E.
from
us
;
Now
I
have
to
tell
you
of
a
Second
Engagement
with
them
,
which
happened
upon
June
the
fourth
.
The
Enemy
having
had
the
opportunity
by
lying
so
near
their
own
Coast
,
to
Refit
and
Furnish
themselves
with
all
things
they
wanted
,
and
knowing
very
well
,
that
as
the
Wind
has
stood
of
late
,
we
could
not
do
the
like
,
were
encouraged
to
come
out
upon
us
,
as
they
did
that
day
afternoon
,
having
the
advantage
of
a
strong
Gale
at
N.
E.
which
we
quickly
perceived
,
and
got
under
Sayl
,
standing
N.
N.
W.
having
our
Larboard
tacks
on
Board
;
and
as
close
haled
upon
the
Wind
as
we
could
lye
,
stood
to
Receive
them
.
About
four
in
the
afternoon
,
Van
Trump
with
the
Amsterdam
Squadron
bore
down
,
and
began
to
Engage
with
the
Blew
,
according
to
their
usual
Custom
,
begining
to
Fire
at
a
great
distance
;
About
five
de
Ruyter
with
his
Squadron
Engaged
with
me
,
and
the
Zealand
Squadron
with
the
White
;
at
his
first
coming
de
Ruyter
made
a
show
as
if
he
would
have
come
very
near
me
,
but
before
he
was
within
Musket
shot
,
he
sprung
his
Luff
,
and
closed
his
Wind
as
much
as
possibly
he
could
,
going
off
on
a
suddain
for
good
and
all
,
which
made
us
suppose
,
he
had
either
some
Extraordinary
Damage
in
his
Ship
,
or
that
himself
was
hurt
:
Their
whole
Fleet
continued
Pelting
at
us
,
at
a
great
distance
till
dark
night
,
we
keeping
our
Ground
notwithstanding
their
Fireships
.
About
Midnight
part
of
the
Dutch
Fleet
Tacked
,
standing
towards
the
E.
Southerly
,
and
quickly
after
the
rest
did
the
like
,
as
we
guessed
by
an
imperfect
sight
we
had
of
them
,
and
at
some
distance
.
At
Two
in
the
Morning
we
Tack'd
also
,
and
stood
after
them
;
At
Six
,
seeing
no
likelihood
of
reaching
them
,
before
they
would
get
within
their
Sands
,
we
thought
it
to
no
purpose
to
pursue
them
any
farther
;
so
we
Tack'd
again
,
and
stood
for
our
own
Coast
.
All
we
can
say
more
of
the
Enemy
,
is
,
That
they
went
off
in
great
disorder
,
leaving
us
ignorant
of
what
loss
they
have
sustained
.
On
our
side
we
lost
never
a
Ship
,
and
very
few
men
;
of
our
Commanders
,
Captain
White
of
the
Warspite
,
and
Captain
Sadlington
of
the
Crown
,
were
killed
;
of
the
Foot
officers
,
Captain
Henshaw
,
and
Lieutenant
Fitzgerald
were
killed
,
and
Lieutenant
Tufton
was
wounded
.
FINIS
.