Stockholm, 17 July. News arrived that the Swedish navy commanded by the king had defeated the Russian clipper-fleet on 9-10 July [This must be the battle in the Gulf of Finland outside Kotka]. Second in command of the Swedish fleet was Cronstädt. The Swedish lost two gun launches which exploded and a large vessel Udama Ingehar which was sunk due to a bomb and some gun yawls were lost. The duke of Sudermanland was stationed with 20 ships of line and some frigates off Sweeburg.
Russian vessels captured, burned or sunk
1. Frigate Maria, 2-24pdrs, 20-18pdrs, 2-12pdrs, 14-6pdrs, destroyed.
2. Frigate Catharina, same armament, captured.
3-5. Frigates Constantina, Alexander and St. Nicolas, same armament, captured.
6. Galley Petersburg
7-11. Five galleys, one sunk, others captured.
12. Galley no. 4, 3-18pdrs, 2-8pdrs, 10-3pdrs, captured.
13. Galley with same armament, sunk.
14. Galley no.5, 1-24pdr, 2-12pdrs, 2-8pdrs, 12-3pdrs, stranded.
15. Galley, 1-24pdr, 3-12pdrs, 3-6pdrs.
16. Galley no. 8, same armament, captured.
17. Galley, 3-18pdrs, 2-8pdrs, 10-3pdrs, captured.
18. Galley, 1-24pdr, 2-12pdrs, 1-8pdr, 12-3pdrs, sunk.
19. Galley with same armament, sunk.
20. A so-called Hemmena, 181-2pdrs, 18-3pdrs.
21. Chebecq, 18-24pdrs, 2-18pdrs, 6-12pdrs, useless.
22-23. Two galleys with same armament, one captured.
24. Brigantine, 5-3pdrs, sunk.
25. Galliot, 3-18pdrs, 6-8pdrs, sunk.
26-28. Three galliots with the same armament.
29. Galliot, 3-18pdrs, sunk.
30-33. Four galliots with same armament of which 3 captured.
34. Saïque. 2-18pdrs, captured.
35-36. Two floating batteries, one with 8-30pdrs sunk.
37. Cutter, 10 howitzers and 10-3pdrs.
38-40. Three cutters each armed with 2-60pdr howitzers, 4-24pdrs howitzers, captured.
41-42. Two gun chaloupes, each with 1-24pdr, 1-8pdr, 4-3pdrs,sunk.
43-44. Two aviso chaloupes.
Taken prisoner were 110 officers and 2,000 petty officers and sailors.
