by John Marshall

“ At 10-30 she struck her colours, being much cut up in her sails and rigging, and having most of her guns disabled by the superior fire kept up from the Onyx, which, considering the very heavy sea, displayed a cool and steady conduct, far beyond any thing I could expect from so young a ship’s company, and merits my warmest commendations. ”

“ She proved to be the Dutch national brig Manly, formerly British, and captured by the Dutch in the river Ems. She mounts 12 eighteen-pounder carronades, and 4 long brass 6-pounders, with a complement of 94 men. I am happy to say, our loss is much more trifling than might be expected from so long and close a conflict, which can only be accounted for by the heavy sea running the whole of the time, having only 3 wounded” (one mortally, one badly, and one slightly) , “and the enemy 6 killed and 6 wounded. ”