▁F oul kes , ▁arrived ▁on ▁the ▁scene ▁and ▁helped ▁board ▁the ▁Dutch ▁vessels . ▁There ▁were ▁no ▁cas ual ties ▁on ▁either ▁side . ▁The ▁British ▁then ▁brought ▁their ▁pri zes ▁into ▁St ▁Hel ena ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁June . ▁Captain ▁M oney ▁received ▁the ▁thanks ▁of ▁Captain ▁Ess ington ▁and ▁a ▁sword ▁of ▁honour ▁from ▁Colonel ▁Bro oke . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁July , ▁S cept re , ▁General ▁God d ard ▁and ▁the ▁pri zes ▁sa iled ▁from ▁St ▁Hel ena ▁to ▁gather ▁in ▁other ▁returning ▁British ▁East ▁Ind iam en . ▁They ▁then ▁returned ▁to ▁St ▁Hel ena , ▁where ▁George ▁V ancouver ▁and ▁, ▁which ▁had ▁arrived ▁there ▁in ▁the ▁meant ime , ▁joined ▁them . ▁The ▁entire ▁con voy , ▁now ▁some ▁ 2 0 ▁vessels ▁or ▁so ▁strong , ▁sa iled ▁from ▁there ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁August ▁for ▁Sh annon , ▁where ▁most ▁arrived ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁December , ▁though ▁three ▁were ▁lost . ▁General ▁God d ard ▁reached ▁the ▁Down s ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁October . ▁ ▁{ | ▁class ==" wik itable " ▁width = 1 0 0 % ▁ ▁Because ▁the ▁capt ures ▁occurred ▁before ▁Britain ▁had ▁declared ▁war ▁on ▁the ▁Bat av ian ▁Republic , ▁the ▁vessels ▁became ▁Dro its ▁to ▁the ▁Crown . ▁Still , ▁prize ▁money , ▁in ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁two - third s ▁of ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁the ▁Dutch ▁ships ▁amount ed ▁to ▁£ 7 6 , 6 6 4 ▁ 1 4