French division of warships fought off Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands with an anonymous British ship of the line according to the Dutch newspaper Rotterdamsche courant dated 21 July 1796

An item referred to a tiding written by captain Bescond, commanding a French division arrived on 17 July in the roads of Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands The division consisted of the l’Incorruptible his flagship armed with 24-24pd guns. 10-8pd guns and 36pd carronades and a crew numbering 230 men, the La Rassurante captain Farze, 28-18pd guns, 8-12pd guns, 2-36pd carronades, 340 men, the corvette la Malitiense captain Fovestier 36-12pd and 19pd guns, 190 men, the frigate la Republicaine captain le Bozee 22-8pd, 8-4pd, 22 men, corvette la Fouche lieutenant Perronne, 16-12pd, 2-18pd, 190 men, corvette La Céres, lieutenant Mannet, 18-18pd, 220 men and the corvette le Festin, lieutenant de Hen 11-18pd, 2-16pd, 143 men. This division left in the morning of the 14th 03.30 o’clock ordered to cruise but on the same day involved with a British 74-gun ship of the line. The l’Incorruptible was such damaged that she was forced to enter a harbour, badly leaking due to3 hits en a foremast pierced by a 23pd shot just 1 metre above the deck. Around 16.00 o’clock was of Hellevoetsluis a ship sighted and which appeared to be a British warship and guns shots were ‘exchanged’.  The next day she was still visible and persecuted by the French division until Bescond decided to go back for repairs, afraid to meet the British naval forced around Texel, Netherlands.