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Monday 26 October 2015

Dutch navy brig Courier arrived at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands according to the Dutch newspaper Groninger courant dated 29 March 1796

An item dated Rotterdam, Netherlands 25th reported the arrival of the Dutch navy brig Courier lieutenant Ysbrands at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands. She captured the British ship Manchester captain G. Wilson underway with horses from Hull, England towards Riga, Latvia and which was sent into Bergen, Norway.(1)

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1.The brigantine Courier of the admiralty Maze, built at the navy yard at Rotterdam, Netherlands in 1787, dimensions 66 x 19 4/11 x 9¾, an armament of 6-10 guns and a crew numbering 25-30 men? On 26 March 1795 in service, on 10 April ordered to repair as soon as possible.