gonist. To avoid this the Albacore tacked. The breeze soon afterwards fell nearly to a calm; and at 11 a.m. finding her antagonist much too strong for her, the Albacore discontinued the action, with her fore-spring-stay shot away, her rigging a good deal damaged, and the loss of one Lieutenant (William Harman) killed, and 6 or 7 men wounded. Strange to say, the French frigate herself did not seem disposed to renew the action, but wore and made all sail to the westward.
“At 1 p.m., the Pickle having closed, and a light breeze sprung up from the southward, the Albacore again made sail, and at 3 p.m. was joined in the chase by the 12-gun brig Borer, Captain Richard Coote, and 4-gun cutter Landrail, Lieutenant John Hill. At 5 p.m. the Albacore began firing her bow-chasers; as, on coming up, did two out of her three formidable consorts. For the Landrail to have fired her 12-pounder carronades would have been a farce. To this alarming cannonade, the Gloire replied with her stern chasers, and continued running from the ‘escadre,’ as if each of her four pursuers had been a frigate like herself. Thus the chase continued, but without any firing after 7 p.m., until midnight on the 19th; when this dastardly French frigate, who, it appears, did not have a man hurt on the occasion, had run herself completely out of sight. Captain Davies merited great praise for his gallantry and perseverance; and there cannot be a doubt, that by the boldness of the Albacore in chasing and attacking the Gloire, several merchant vessels were saved from capture[1].”
Captain Davies was advanced to post rank, Feb. 19, 1814; and subsequently employed on the Canadian Lakes, under Sir James Lucas Yeo.
Agent.– Wm. Holmes, Esq.
PETER FISHER, Esq.
[Post-Captain of 1814.]
Was made lieutenant in 1800; commander Dec. 27, 1808; and post-captain Feb. 10, 1814.
Agents.– Messrs. Maude and Co.
EDWARD REYNOLDS SIBLY, Esq.
[Post-Captain of 1814.]
We are not acquainted with the name of the ship in which this officer went first to sea, but we know that she was com-
- ↑ Nav. Hist. VI. 227 et seq.
