TNA ADM 199 790

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At Sea.
5th.June 194
Sir,
I have the honour to forward the following narrative
in accordance with your signal 2049/4/6.
At approximately midnight on Sunday 26th. May, H.M.S.
with the remainder of the 5th.m.s.
6
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find) and a report that all British had left. These
Frenchmen refused to come in so small a blacks craft
and insisted on boarding a large ship which was also
alongside f the mole.
à Pritish Naval officer
apparently in charge of embarkation on mole informed 70
that there were no more troops to come and that 1 cust
return empty. I took on board a Frenn gun which 108
lying on the Tole and returned to Ramsgate.
It was afterwards learnt that although there were
no more troops to come in the area that night, therewore
some more further from the port who succesded later
in reaching the port and were embarked the following
night by other ships.
rd. a.m.
Returned Remagate arriving dawn.
th
Re-assumed cormand of Dutch Scoot "Ixente" and
sailed to Tilbury and Surrey Commercial Cooks.
ith
Handed ship over to Pook authorities and returned
with Ship's Company to Chatham Perracks.
Lieut.-Commander, R.N.B.