▁happy ▁to ▁dis eng age ▁at ▁night fall , ▁only ▁hal ting ▁his ▁retre at ▁at ▁first ▁light , ▁when ▁it ▁became ▁clear ▁the ▁Dutch ▁were ▁not ▁purs uing . ▁Two ▁French ▁ships ▁were ▁lost ▁( as ▁well ▁as ▁several ▁French ▁fires hips ▁exp ended ▁in effect ually ▁against ▁the ▁Dutch ▁fleet ), ▁one ▁Dutch ▁ship ▁was ▁captured ▁and ▁then ▁re capt ured , ▁and ▁one , ▁De vent er ▁( 7 0 ), ▁s ank ▁after ▁ground ing ▁the ▁next ▁day . ▁Dutch ▁Vice - Ad mir al ▁Vol ck hard ▁Sch ram ▁( of ▁the ▁van ) ▁and ▁R ear - Ad mir al ▁David ▁V l ugh ▁( of ▁the ▁re arg u ard ) ▁were ▁killed . ▁ ▁Second ▁battle ▁The ▁al lies ▁cru ised ▁off ▁the ▁Dutch ▁coast ▁for ▁a ▁week , ▁each ▁acc using ▁the ▁other ▁of ▁having ▁caused ▁the ▁failure , ▁while ▁the ▁British ▁gave ▁vent ▁to ▁rec rimin ations ▁against ▁each ▁other ▁also . ▁Sp rag ge ▁accused ▁Ru pert : ▁"... the ▁battle ▁was , ▁in ▁truth , ▁as ▁ill ▁fought ▁on ▁our ▁side , ▁as ▁ever ▁yet ▁I ▁saw ". ▁Wor se ▁was ▁to ▁come ▁however . ▁The ▁al lies ▁had ▁no ▁intention ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁Sch o one vel d ▁again . ▁Captain ▁George ▁Leg ge ▁of ▁HMS ▁Royal ▁K atherine ▁wrote ▁to ▁his ▁Lord ▁High ▁Admir al ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁York : ▁" That ▁hole ▁is ▁too ▁little ▁and ▁the ▁s ands ▁too ▁dangerous ▁for ▁us ▁to ▁vent ure ▁among ▁them