This newspaper published two items dealing with the capture of Russian wood rafts in 1855. Russia was that year involved in the so-called Crimean war with England and France as her main opponents. In this war the navies played an important roll. Even in the small town Goes in the province Zealand, Netherlands news of the movements became known within relatively short time.
The first item mentioned the capture of two wood rafts in the waters of the Dnepr; this item was earlier published in the Globe. The large rafts consisted of gigantic chopping-blocks of white oak with a value of 500.000 Dutch guilders.
The second item referred to a message of the French admiral dated 27 October. A flotilla of gunboats search the channels and islands in the waters of the Dnepr and after 5 days they found a gigantic raft, seized and brought it to Kinburn. The raft fitted out with arms was destined for the shipbuilding at the yard at Nikolaieff, consisted of beams of oak and with the dimensions of 850 x 60 x 6’.
The first item mentioned the capture of two wood rafts in the waters of the Dnepr; this item was earlier published in the Globe. The large rafts consisted of gigantic chopping-blocks of white oak with a value of 500.000 Dutch guilders.
The second item referred to a message of the French admiral dated 27 October. A flotilla of gunboats search the channels and islands in the waters of the Dnepr and after 5 days they found a gigantic raft, seized and brought it to Kinburn. The raft fitted out with arms was destined for the shipbuilding at the yard at Nikolaieff, consisted of beams of oak and with the dimensions of 850 x 60 x 6’.
