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Updated: July 6, 2025
At five minutes past ten A.M. both the French vessels struck, the "Ça Ira" having lost her three masts, and the "Censeur" her mainmast. It was past one P.M. when firing wholly ceased; and the enemy then crowded all possible sail to the westward, the British fleet lying with their heads to the southeast.
Next day there was a partial fleet action which ended in a disaster, and two fine ships were captured, the Ça Ira and the Censeur; the others fled to Hyères, where the troops were disembarked from their transports, and sent back to their posts. Naval operations were not resumed for three months. Once more Buonaparte was the victim of uncontrollable circumstance.
"The next day we were again at it, for we managed to cut off the `Ca Ira, and the `Censeur, which had her in tow.
The CA IRA and CENSEUR probably defended themselves with more obstinacy in this action, from a persuasion that, if they struck, no quarter would be given; because they had fired red-hot shot, and had also a preparation sent, as they said, by the convention from Paris, which seems to have been of the nature of the Greek fire; for it became liquid when it was discharged, and water would not extinguish its flames.
This time we got one on each side of us, and both of them fought well; but we fought better, and at length both struck, and our boats were sent on board to take possession I never before had witnessed such a scene as that I saw on board the `Ca Ira. On her decks lay three hundred brave fellows, dead or dying, or badly wounded, besides those she had lost the day before, while the `Censeur' had lost three hundred and fifty.
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