Sea tidings from Batavia, Dutch East Indies according to the Dutch newspaper Bataviasche koloniale courant dated 10 August 1810

An item dated Batavia 3 August reported that according to tidings received from Bantam the British warship and brig which captured the Lynx captain Brouwer, the schooner Phenix and a private owned brig and of which the inland personnel was embarked at Poeloe kalie send seven barges and launches on the morning of the 5^th to the roads of Bantam. There was the unrigged French brig Amelie and a small government pantjallang both struck in the mud captured. Dutch soldiers recaptured the French brig although at 22.00 o’clock she was recaptured and burnt by British launches. Her commanding officer and crewmembers except for the helmsman managed to escape. A field gun managed to force the British launched to return resulting that the pantjallang was recaptured.

In the morning of the 6^th was the British force still anchored off Bantam.

The 3^rd arrived here at the roads [of Batavia] two fala falas.

The 4^th departed a Chinese junk towards the North, a paduakang to the West and further more arrived a private owned sloop.

The 5^th departed from the roads a Chinese junk to the North.

The 6^th departed the government brig Expeditie, the government schooner Carolina and two private owned paduakangs to the East. On the roads arrived a cartel ship coming from Malacca with on board Mr. Timmerman, two private owned brigs and a sloop coming from the East.

The 7^th departed two paduakangs to the East and arrived a brig with as master former captain Boll coming from Soerabaja.