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Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Charles II
… could not go out till within this hour, by reason of the fog, of which we have had a great deal lately at sea. The … This day sennight she fell into the Dutch fleet in a fog, before nine, betwixt the Knock and the Foreland, and was … sent me. The ketch went off last night, but because of the fog dared not venture forwards till this morning. The wind …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Charles II
… are gone is as yet unknown. They took the opportunity of a fog and deceived all our frigates. If there be any fear, it … 9 a.m. The wind now comes to the S.E. and with such a fog and rain together that we cannot see one ship of the … action, and when night came his greater conduct in such a fog as then fell, and not one ship that touched. [3 pages. …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Charles II
… men-of-war gave chase. Then suddenly there fell a thick fog so that they could not see one another, so that the Dutch …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Charles II
… hear no guns, we fear the Dutch fleet are gone home in the fog, for the wind blew fresh all yesterday at S.W. Mr. … this part tacked again to the S.E., and then it proved a fog for two hours, on which we sailed away to bring … in several lines. . . . This morning there was a great fog, which gave the Dutch opportunity to get off, and he says …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Charles II
… to engage them, and bearing up towards them, but a sudden fog and strong gale hindered it. He believes they could do nothing this evening. The fog and a strong gale continuing, he could not get aboard the … to me, the smoke, in a vast cloud, darkened us like a fog about seven in the evening. About two in the afternoon, …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Charles II
… in Margate Road, whence we weighed that morning in the fog. We anchored here last night in sight of the French … her about seventeen small vessels, which she lost in a fog. Yesterday about 50 laden colliers, most of them great … next morning saw two large flyboats, which we lost in a fog. Next day we saw ten flyboats from St. Tuball (St. Ubes), …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Charles II
… perfect recovery. Little wind at S.S.W. The present fog causes us to suppose the wind will be fair for the ships …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Charles II
… &c. The others were empty ships. There is at present a fog, but what wind there is is good for the Prince and …