Dutch warships Zr.Ms. Amphitrite, Merkuur and Snelheid ordered to go immediately towards Vlissingen, Netherlands Middelburgsche Courant dated 16 February 1839

An item dated Middelburg, Netherlands the 15th reported that the commanding officers of ships and vessels in de territoraila dn inland waters were ordered to give no permission for leave until otherwise was decided. It seemed that the Dutch corvette Zr.Ms. Amphirite (1) captain lieutenant Tengbergen and the brig Zr.Ms. Snelheid (2) captain lieutenant Ferguson lying in the roads of Texel, Netherlands and brig Zr.Ms. Merkuur (3) lying at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands received orders to depart immediately towards the Schelde to join the 2nd division of the 1st line of defence on this river commanded by captain Courrier dit Dubicart. The cabinet seemed also to have sent a telegram to the commander-in-chief on the Schelde to keel the gunboats in service and station these in such a manner that the communication with the fortress was not disturbed.(4)

Notes
1. Flush-decked corvette, on stocks at the navy yard at Vlissingen, Netherlands by C. Soetermeer 1827, launched 22 June 1830, commissioned 16 August 1830, reduced to 20-gun ‘kuil’-corvette 1837, decommissioned November-December 1851 at Curacao due to worse condition and not able to return homewards, sold to be broken up at Curacao 13 April 1852, with as dimensions 39 (between perpendiculars) x 10,5 (inner hull) x 4,10 (fore)-4,70 (aft) x 5,37 (hold below deck) metres and a displacement of <850 tons, an armament consisted of 18 short 30pd guns and 2-12pd guns after 1837 and a crew numbering 300 men (1830).

Model Amphitrite Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Netherlands after she was razeed

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2. Advice brig, launched at the navy yard at Vlissingen, Netherlands on 22 March 1833 door C. Soetermeer, scrapped 1849, sold 1850, dimensions 28,00 (load line)x 7,70 (inner hull) x 2,9 (fore)-3,70 (aft) x 3,86 (depth below gun deck) metes and an armament of 14 guns (12-12pd carronades and 2-6pd guns).
3. Mercuur or Merkuur, on stocks at the navy yard at Rotterdam, Netherlands 1830 by P. Glavimanss Jz., launched 6 April 1833, docked at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands 14-19 December 1837&15-19 January 1839, 1-15 September 1849 and finally to be broken on 18 November 1853, dimensions 29,8 (load line) x 9,2 (inner hull) x 3,4 (fore)-4,5 (aft) x 4,5 (hold below maindeck) metres, 546 tons displacement and 18 guns (16-30pd carronades and 2-6pd guns).
4. This measures were taken during the so-called Belgian Revolution which ended on 19 April 1939 with the Treaty of London, England resulting in the independence of Belgium.