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Updated: July 9, 2026

At the same moment, at about 350 yards off, a masked battery on the left opened on the Ruby and boats, which they, however, kept in check by an ably-directed return fire. The enemy's steamer and gunboats now approached from under the island, and opened fire on the expedition.

William Henry Giles Kingston - Our Sailors: Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's Reign