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Updated: July 10, 2025
As it was impossible to get the Ruby through the barrier, Captain Yelverton ordered her other boats to return towards Stralsund, the enemy's riflemen, who followed along the banks, being kept off by their fire. Unhappily, an explosion took place on board the Arrogant's second cutter, by which the midshipman commanding her, Mr Storey, was killed, and the boat was swamped.
In this condition the boat drifted under the enemy's battery, when a hot fire was poured into her. All probably would have been killed or taken prisoners, had not George Ingouville, one of the Arrogant's crew, though already wounded, of his own accord jumped overboard, and, taking the painter in hand, towed her off the shore.
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