by John Marshall

“ At 4-30, Lieutenant Monke returned, with orders from the commander-in-chief to keep the boats in readiness to assist the Leander. Perceiving the ship on fire to be drifting past us, kept our station. At 6-30, observed the city on fire in several places, and the Mole-head and other batteries near us almost demolished; the enemy re-mounting guns, we continuing a smart cannonade. At seven, found the batteries abreast of us to slacken, but we were greatly cut up from batteries on the starboard bow. ”

“ At 7-26, the whole of the enemy’s ships in the Mole were observed to be on fire; our masts, yards, sails, and rigging, at this period, so entirely cut to pieces, as to prevent us, if necessary, setting a sail on the ship; officers and men falling fast, and a great proportion already killed and wounded ”

“ N.B. La Seine had previously been employed on the coast of Africa. ↑ The Nehrung, or Frisch Nerung, is a tongue of land extending from the main branch of the Vistula nearly to Pillau, and separating Fairwater from the Baltic sea. ↑ The Falcon, of 14 guns, was lying in Dantzic bay when Captain Chetham arrived there from Elsineur, but she never entered Fairwater haven, nor were any of the Sally’s stores ever put on board that vessel, as has been stated by other writers. ”

“ James Edwards Eastman, the first Lieutenant, wounded. To bring her starboard broadside to bear, and at the same time to maintain her position, was impossible; there being then no wind, and the current running with great rapidity. ”

“ On the 17th May, Captain Chetham determined upon making an attempt to supply Dantzic with ammunition; and he accordingly ordered the Dauntless to the mouth of the Vistula, for the purpose of forcing a bridge which the enemy had constructed, and of conveying 600 barrels of gunpowder to the besieged garrison ”

“ From that painful subject, we now feel great pleasure in directing the reader’s attention to a most gallant exploit – the capture of la Vengeance French frigate, mounting 52 guns, by la Seine 48, to which ship Lieutenant Chetham had been appointed in Nov. ”