An item dated Vlissingen, Netherlands the 22nd reported that in the evening of the 19th gunshots alarmed that a ship was in danger in misty weather. Afterwards It became clear that it was the Dutch corvette Zr.Ms. Pollux (1) lieutenant Tulleken which grounded on the Banjaard. She was refloated when a part of her guns were thrown overboard. The next day she anchored safely on the roads. The Zr.Ms. Pollux left Batavia, Dutch East Indies in May and since then three of her officers namely her commanding officer colonel Eeg, first officer Hugenholtz and lieutenant and 40 men of her sailors died because of illness and scurvy. On the 21st was she berthed in the Dokhaven.
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1. A so-called ‘kuil’corvette, laid down at the navy yard at Rotterdam, Netherlands September 1822 by P. Glavimans, launched 13 March 1824, stricken and broken up 1838, displacement 900 tons, dimensions 36 x 10 metres and 28 guns.
