An item dated Vlissingen, Vlissingen the 21st reported that the Dutch brig Zr.Ms. Panter (1) commanding officer Buys arrived coming from Antwerp, Belgium with the Dutch corvette Zr.Ms. Proserpina (2) commanded by H.W. van Maren underway towards Antwerp, Belgium.(3)
Notes
1. Brig 1st class Panter, laid down on 24 Juny 1823 at the navy yard at Vlissingen, Netherlands by C. Soetermeer, stricken 1845, dimensions 31,5 x 9,3 x 4,5 (depth of hold) metres and armament 18 guns.
2. Bomb corvette, on stocks at naval yard at Rotterdam, Netherlands by P.Glavimans Jz.20 May 1818, launched 11 October 1821, stricken >1835-1836<, dimensions 36,23 (loadline) x 10,06 (inner hull) x ,25 (fore)-4,81 (aft) x 5,25 (depth below maindeck) and an armament of 2-29”mortars, 20-12pd carronades, 2-6pd guns. If these corvettes were not fitted out with mortars consisted the armament of 20-30pd carronades and 2-6pd guns. In the final report dealing with the investigation of the Budget for 1861 was reported that in 1836 with special decision of the crown the condemned bomb corvette Proserpina was sold for ƒ 25.500 to the board of the whaling company.
3. On 25 August 1830 started a revolt in what afterwards become the independent kingdom of Belgium but at that moment since 1815 still part of the kingdom of the Netherlands. On 4 October 1830 declared the Belgians their independence, on 21 July 1831 was their first king installed. Not earlier as in 1839 accepted the Netherlands the consequences (Treaty of London).
