British screw steam gun vessel HMS Espoir underway from the Dutch East Indies towards the Cocos Islands. according to the Dutch newspaper Java-bode dated 17 August 1885

An item reported the departure from Batavia, Dutch East Indies on the 16th of the British HMS Espoir captain Adams towards the Cocos Islands.(1)

Note
1. Composite built screw steam gun vessel launched at the shipyard Barrow SB (Vickers) on 2 November 1880. Tug since 1895 and in 1903 available for sale.