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Updated: May 15, 2025
At 8 a.m. on the 13th of April he despatched the brigs and mortar-vessel to attack the ships still aground. The Etna unfortunately split her mortar, and the other vessels could do the enemy but little harm. A strong wind and tide prevented the Imperieuse and Pallas from taking a part in the attack.
On the top of this mass of gunpowder were 400 live shells with short fusees, together with as many hundreds of hand grenades and rockets. The night of the 11th of April was fixed on for the enterprise. The fire-ships were ready, but one mortar-vessel, the Etna, alone had arrived. The Imperieuse, from whence operations were to be directed, anchored close to the inner end of the Boyart Shoal.
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