An item dated Vlissingen, Netherlands 26th February reported that on the 24th and 25th from the roads sailed upstream the Schelde the Dutch corvettes Zr.Ms. Proserpine (1), Dolphijn (2) and Medusa (3) commanding officers Van Maren, Willinck and Courier dit Dubikaet and the brig Zr.Ms. Kemphaan (4) commanding officer A. Moye.
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1. Bomb corvette, Department Rotterdam, on stocks at navy 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.
2. 'Kuil'corvette, Netherlands, Department Amsterdam, on stocks at Amsterdam, Netherlands January or 13 February 1817, launched 21 February 1818, ‘logementsschip’ 1825, broken up 1841, 28 guns.
3. Bomb corvette, on stocks at the navy yard at Rotterdam, Netherlands in 1825 by P.Glavimans Jz.20, launched 1827, stricken 1835, dimensions 36,23 (load line) 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.
4. On stocks at the navy yard at Rotterdam, Netherlands October 1818, launched 30 June 1821, logement ship (accommodation) 1845, coal hulk 1845, last mentioned 1851, dimensions 31,50m x 9,50m x ?, 546 tons displacement, 18 guns, 100 men.
5. 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).
