An item reported that on On South Beveland were 145 men arrested mainly farmer workers of Staats Vlaanderen fled being conscientious objectors. They were brought to Flushing, taken on board of the frigate Walcheren (1) berthed in the dock [inner harbour called Dokhaven] and guarded by the French.
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1. A 7th Charter, of the admiralty Zealand, built at Flushing in 1767, sold to be broken up in 1806, dimensions 130 x 31’9½“-37 x 14’10“, 20-24 guns and crew numbering, 150-180 men.
