Bligh
12-29-2015, 03:36
A matter of honour.
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The French Frigate Dryade captained by Denis Charles St. Denis sights the British Frigate HMS Orpheus captained by Roderick Marmion Kyte.
18727
Both ships close.
18728
Turning upwind they exchange broadsides. Orpheus' crew are hard hit.
18729
Another exchange a long range is inconclusive.
18730
Kyte brings Orpheus about raking Dryads stern and damaging the sails.
18731
Another long range shot whittles down the crew still further.
18732
Return fire from the Orpheus does no harm to the Dryade.
18733
Kyte Luffs and delivers a Broadside from his remaining guns. To which Dryade makes a feeble reply, having been hard hit herself.
18734
Dryade makes off pursued by Orpheus.
18735
Closing for one last endeavour both ships use their forrard batteries to some account.
18736
Both ships carry on making feeble exchanges until they are both too crippled to continue the struggle.
18737
Finally both ships were both hulks floating with the tide.
The Butcher's Bill.
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18739
Bligh.
18726
The French Frigate Dryade captained by Denis Charles St. Denis sights the British Frigate HMS Orpheus captained by Roderick Marmion Kyte.
18727
Both ships close.
18728
Turning upwind they exchange broadsides. Orpheus' crew are hard hit.
18729
Another exchange a long range is inconclusive.
18730
Kyte brings Orpheus about raking Dryads stern and damaging the sails.
18731
Another long range shot whittles down the crew still further.
18732
Return fire from the Orpheus does no harm to the Dryade.
18733
Kyte Luffs and delivers a Broadside from his remaining guns. To which Dryade makes a feeble reply, having been hard hit herself.
18734
Dryade makes off pursued by Orpheus.
18735
Closing for one last endeavour both ships use their forrard batteries to some account.
18736
Both ships carry on making feeble exchanges until they are both too crippled to continue the struggle.
18737
Finally both ships were both hulks floating with the tide.
The Butcher's Bill.
18738
18739
Bligh.