Since which time by extremity of weather the Fleet hath
bin mightily disperst, so that some of them are, as we hear,
cast away, and out selves with four Colliers driven in at
Skeat Road the 25 instant, and the 18 with a fresh gale at
W.N.W. we sayled for the Bar, finding about the evening
two hundred there coming forth: Cap, Puresons C. Wyers,
and Cap. Harris, and the Dogger-boat with them: Capt:
Capin and Cap. Rose being still within for the residue of the
Fleet; so with them we sayled on our course, and the next
morning we had the wind at S. E which caused the greatest
part of the Fleet to put in at Humber, my self being in the
Rear with about 20 sail kept at sea for the space of Three
dayes. the 3. instant me bad the wind at S.W. which caused
us to make sail for the Roads, supposing the Fleet in
Humber had done so: But in our sayling one part of our
Company met with a Hollander, of ten Guns. But we being
to the Leeward of the Fleet for securing the rest of
them, knew not of it till we came to Cromer, where one of
our Fleet told us they met with a Hollander which fired on
them: at which information I altered my course, and stood
to the Northward, untill we came at Lynn deeps, where we
slackned sail, we supposing him not to be far from us, and
at the hour 9, or 10 in the morning, being the 25 instant we
saw a sail on our Lee bowe, gave him chase, and about three
in the afternoon we came up with him, finding him to be a
Hollands man of war with 6 guns and 36 men, with a Commission
from the States of Holland to take English; since
which time we made saile with our Prize for the Roads, and
coming near Winterton we anchored, having little wind and
a great fogg. So that this morning the wind being at N.W
the Fleet is all come ukp with us out of Humber, and are now
all in the Roads.
From Heidleberg, Novemb 18
The Pr. El. Palatine is doubtfull et what time to break
up for Ratisbone, in regard that since his coming away from
Pragus, there arrived there in person the Elector of Saxony
and his eldest sonn, and Brandenburg likewise is conceived