An item dated Middelburg, Netherlands 2nd referred to tidings received from Den Helder, Netherlands reporting that that the crew of the Dutch corvette Zr.Ms. Argo was harassed by diseases in such manner that more as 70 men were lying in the hospital and already five dead.(1)
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1. ‘Kuil’corvette, laid down at the navy yard at Amsterdam, Netherlands in 1833, launched on 12 April 1838, target in 1851, last mentioned in 1854, 900 tons displacement, dimensions 39,50 (between perpendiculars) x 10,80 x 5,00 metres and an armament of 32 guns.
