Movements of the Dutch warships in the Schelde area around Vlissingen, Netherlands according to the Dutch newspaper Middelburgsche Courant dated 14 February 1832

An item dated Middelburg, Netherlands the 13th referred to tidings received from Vlissingen, Netherlands reporting the strengthening of the defence there. Heavy armed block ships were to defence the rivers to this town preventing the enemy to come closer. The ships Zr.Ms. Euridice (1) , Proserpine (2) and Comeet (3) were stationed on the Schelde and that day was to depart the bomb corvette Zr.Ms. Medusa (4) with the same destination. A huge number of sailors in the Netherlands offered themselves for voluntary service.(5)

Notes
1. Frigate. In December 1801 laid down by P. Glavimans at the navy yard at Rotterdam, Netherlands and launched on 21 April 1802, since 1835 guard ship at Vlissingen, Netherlands until 1843 and in 1847 sold to be broken up. Dimensions 145’ x 40’ x 15‘ (probably the Amsterdam feet= 0,2831 metres. The armament consisted of 32.
2. 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.

3. Komeet, also called Comeet, ‘kuil’corvette, Department Rotterdam, on stocks at navy yard at Rotterdam, Netherlands by P. Glavimans Jz. In February or 4 March 1817, launched 28 November 1818, stricken 1836, dimensions 130 x 34 1/11 x 17 8/11 (hold) feet  and an armament of 28 guns. 

4. Bomb corvette, on stocks at the navy yard at Rotterdam, Netherlands in 1825 by P. Glavimans Jz.20, launched 1827, stricken 1835, sold and broken up at Vlissingen in 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. 

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). France and England supported the Belgians in their desire for independence.