by John Marshall

“ The piquets of the left towards the town were attacked about noon, at the same time the enemy’s gun-boats rowed out of the harbour, and cannonaded the left of the line with grape and round shot. H.M. bombs, &c. having been towed as near the harbour as they could, opened a fire at a considerable distance upon the enemy’s flotilla, which, after a long cannonade, retired into the harbour; 18th, at day-break the gun-boats attacked the inshore squadron, trusting to the superior weight of their guns. ”

“ Thunder, Zebra, Fury, AEtna, and Vesuvius, bombs,” commanded by Captains George Cocks, William Bowles, John Sanderson Gibson, William Godfrey, and Richard Arthur; “Cruiser, Kite, and Mutine, sloops,” Captains Pringle Stoddart, Joseph James, and Hew Steuart; “Hebe armed ship,” Captain Andrew King ”