by John Marshall

“ We filled the latter with hemp and iron, out of the magazines for those articles that were on the quay, and in which the sails and rudders of some of the vessels were concealed. Another large vessel laden with iron, which lay scuttled at the entrance of the harbour, we burnt, and after blowing up the castle and magazine, destroying the battery, and spiking the guns, the boats came off, I am happy to say, without the loss of a man, or any person being wounded, although much exposed to the fire of the battery, as well as musketry ”

“ The Mercury, from Captain Duncan’s anxiety to place her as near the town as possible, took the ground, but in so favorable a position as gave the fullest effect to her fire. She was hove off by 6 p.m. without having sustained any injury. ”