Pembroke

Posted by Brian on Saturday 23rd of January 2016 22:03

London Gazette 1666, From aboard the Pembroke July 14, Yesterday about 5 in the morning we weighed anchor and set sail from Tynemouth, with the landmen sent hither from Berwick, and about ten of the clock discovered a sail, to whom we bore up, and found to be a Dutch Privateer of 22 guns; we first gave him our chace guns, but were presently answered by a broad-side, which we again returned so effectively that the enemy began to grow weary of the engagement, and after some little dispute, began to run; we giving him chase eight hours, when getting up with him, the fight was renewed very sharply, but our men immediately boarding with the assistance of the Land-men, who did excellent service in the fight, we forced them to yield. The vessel was a new ship of Amsterdam , excellently well fitted out, but received much hurt in her rigging and hull; she had 84 men on board, and 6 boys, were of near 20 killed. We lost in the engagement 4 men and about 15 wounded.