by John Marshall

“ After refitting at Jamaica, the Canada, being ordered home with the convoy and prizes, was in that dreadful storm which proved fatal to the Ville de Paris, Centaur, and so great a part of the men of war and merchant ships [2] . ”

“ On the 2d of the following, month, two French frigates were discovered steering towards Leghorn, to which Captain Halsted gave chace. On the approach of the squadron, one of them ran a-shore off Vado, and struck her colours without offering any resistance; she was found to be the Success, formerly British. The other frigate, la Bravoure, of 46 guns and 283, men, got on shore near a battery, to the southward of Leghorn, where her masts soon went by the board, and the ship was totally lost. ”

“ Captain Halsted immediately gave chace, upon which the brigs bore up, and were followed by the Pegasus and Sylph. The frigate was closely pursued by the Phoenix. At a quarter past eight A. M., the British frigate being close up on her weather quarter, she hoisted Dutch colours, upon which Captain Halsted ordered a shot to be fired across her; and ranging up to windward, commenced a close and brisk action, which continued about twenty minutes, when she struck; and proved to be the Argo of 36 guns and 236 men; 6 of whom were killed, and 28 wounded. ”