▁Hel ena , ▁to ▁l end ▁him ▁some ▁troops ▁and ▁to ▁put ▁the ▁HE IC ▁vessels ▁there ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁under ▁his ▁command ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁squad ron ▁to ▁try ▁and ▁intercept ▁the ▁Dutch . ▁On ▁ 3 ▁June , ▁S cept re , ▁General ▁God d ard , ▁ ▁( also ▁an ▁HE IC ▁ship ), ▁and ▁Sw allow ▁set ▁out . ▁Five ▁other ▁HE IC ▁ships ▁set ▁out ▁later , ▁of ▁which ▁only ▁ ▁met ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁squad ron . ▁On ▁ 7 ▁June , ▁the ▁squad ron ▁captured ▁the ▁" rich ly ▁l aden " ▁Jul ie . ▁Three ▁days ▁later , ▁the ▁British ▁captured ▁the ▁Dutch ▁Ind iam an ▁H oug ly , ▁which ▁Sw allow ▁esc orted ▁into ▁St ▁Hel ena , ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁the ▁squad ron ▁with ▁additional ▁se amen . ▁Due ▁to ▁bad ▁weather , ▁Mans hip ▁and ▁Bus bridge ▁lost ▁contact ▁with ▁Ess ington ' s ▁squad ron . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁afternoon ▁of ▁ 1 4 ▁June , ▁Ess ington ' s ▁squad ron ▁sight ed ▁seven ▁sail . ▁At ▁ 1 ▁a . m . ▁the ▁next ▁morning ▁General ▁God d ard ▁sa iled ▁through ▁the ▁Dutch ▁fleet , ▁which ▁fired ▁on ▁her . ▁She ▁did ▁not ▁fire ▁back . ▁Later ▁that ▁morning , ▁after ▁some ▁exchange ▁of ▁sh ots ▁between ▁the ▁British ▁and ▁Dutch ▁vessels , ▁the ▁Dutch ▁surrender ed . ▁The ▁HE IC ▁ships ▁Bus bridge , ▁Captain ▁Samuel ▁M ait land , ▁and ▁, ▁Captain ▁John ▁Dav y