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With this good news
I home by water again. The Exchange as full of people, and hath
been all this noon as of any other day, only for news. To White
Hall, and there met with this bad news farther, that the Prince
come to Dover but at ten o'clock last night, and there heard
nothing of a fight; so that we are defeated of all our hopes of
his help to the fleet. It is also reported by some Victuallers
that the Duke of Albemarle and Holmes [Sir Robert Holmes.] their
flags were shot down, and both fain to come to anchor to renew
their rigging and sails. A letter is also come this afternoon,
from Harman in the Henery; which states, that she was taken by
Elliott for the Rupert; that being fallen into the body of the
Dutch fleet, he made his way through them, was set on by three
fire-ships one after another, got two of them off, and disabled
the third; was set on fire himself; upon which many of his men
leapt into the sea and perished; among others, the parson first.
Have lost above 100 men, and a good many women, (God knows what
is become of Balty [Balthazar St.


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