Fleet Rendezvous and Prize Claim Amid War Operations
Reports describe a naval assembly near May 26 with 48 hours stay, ships gathering at anchor and 123 merchant men of war preparing to join. Captain Cornett of the Fox frigate engages Dutch merchantmen, prize claimed. fleet actions and boarding fights unfold as prizes are secured. Skepticism remains over Dutch merchants returning home and fleet movements around Ireland. Stockholm forces rally to rendezvous and await Majestics command.