by John Marshall

“ Having shifted their prisoners and manned the prize, the French rested at an anchor, until the tide turned again in their favour at 6 a.m.; when, accompanied by the Plumper, they weighed, and stood for her late consort. At 8-45, the seven French gun-vessels and their prize commenced firing at the Teazer; who, at 9 a.m., cut her cable, and, setting all sail, tried to escape. But the calm continuing, the brig made little or no progress; and her opponents soon surrounded and captured her. The British loss on this occasion has been noticed nowhere but in the French accounts. ”

“ In the course of half an hour Lieutenant Garrety, who from the first had conducted himself in the bravest manner, had his arm shot away; but he continued, for some time, to animate his men in repulsing the enemy. ”

“ The critical situation of these brigs being plainly seen from Granville, which was not four leagues distant, Capitaine Louis Léon Jacob, commanding the several divisions of the flotilla that were assembled between Saint-Malo and Cherbourg, resolved to send some gun-vessels to attempt the capture of them. Accordingly, as soon as it grew dark, seven of the largest class of French gun-vessels, armed each with three long 24-pounders and an 8-inch howitzer, and amply supplied with men and musketry, swept out of the port, under the command of Capitaine Joseph Collet. ”