An item dated Flushing the 24th reported the arrival on Friday afternoon of the French minister of war Berthier (1) departing the next day at 06.00 o’clock. He visited in the presence of the Chiefs for Construction and Equipment the navy yard (2)and was very pleased with the activities of the Batavian navy.
Notes
1. Louis Alexandre Berthier, 1st Prince de Wagram, 1st Duc de Valangin, 1st Sovereign Prince of Neuchâtel (20 February 1753 Versailles, France-1 June 1815 Bamberg, Bavaria).
2. Built at the former Admiralty yard at Flushing. See for an article Dutch written dealing with this yard on http://gemeentearchiefvlissingen.blogspot.nl/2013/06/de-vlissingse-admiraliteitswerf.html
Notes
1. Louis Alexandre Berthier, 1st Prince de Wagram, 1st Duc de Valangin, 1st Sovereign Prince of Neuchâtel (20 February 1753 Versailles, France-1 June 1815 Bamberg, Bavaria).
2. Built at the former Admiralty yard at Flushing. See for an article Dutch written dealing with this yard on http://gemeentearchiefvlissingen.blogspot.nl/2013/06/de-vlissingse-admiraliteitswerf.html
