Buiksloot, 14 December. That afternoon was the Dutch 44-gun frigate Zr. Ms. Bellona (1) captain Roepel with on board the king through the Willemsluis (locks) from the IJ towed by 12 horses into the Groot Kanaal (Noordhollands channel) towards the sea harbour at the Nieuwe Diep (Den Helder). Within 25 minutes after leaving the customs house was Buiksloot reached.
Note
1. Frigate 2nd class laid down in 1819 at the navy yard at Amsterdam, Netherlands, launched on 1 October 1823 and broken up in 1850. Displacement 1.460 tons and an armament of 44 guns.
