London, 19 January. Ships tidings in the newspaper Courier mentioned
the passing of Portsmouth 18 January by the Dutch ship of the line Zeeuw (1)
towards Batavia. At Deal was the Dutch brig Zwaluw (2) which arrived the 17th
coming from Curacao and destined for Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands.
Frankfurt, 19 January. From Corfu arrived tidings that Mr. Finlay
accompanied by two engineers would join captain Hastings. According to the
rumours captured Hastings with his steamship Karteria already a Turkish
schooner. Colonel Gordon bought at Zante an armed brig and returned with her to
Greece.
Notes
1. The Zeeuw was armed en flute and used as a troop transport with
reinforcements needed for the war at Java. Ship of the line 1st class, on
stocks by C. Soetermeer at the naval yard at Flushing, Netherlands 24 August
1819 and launched 16 August 1825, dimensions 57,7 (between perpendiculars) x
14,9 x 6,93m, draught for 6,46 and aft 7,12m, displacement 3.245 tons, armed
with 84 guns and a crew of 700 men. Sail area 2.237M2. Rebuilt 1895-1860 as
floating battery. See also the note published on this weblog “The Dutch
ship-of-the-line Zeeuw part of Russian fleet when she visited Kronstadt July 1834”.
2. On stocks by P. Glavimans at naval yard at Rotterdam June 1816, launched
13 September 1817, coppered 1817, 500 tons displacement, dimensions 31,50 x
9,50 x 4,50m, 90-102 men, commissioned by royal order dated 16 October 1818 no.
48, not mentioned on ship list dated 1 October 1837.
