Identifier: navalbattlesanci00ship (find matches)
Title: Naval battles, ancient and modern
Year: 1883 (1880s)
Authors: Shippen, Edward, 1826-1911
Subjects: Naval battles
Publisher: Philadelphia (etc.) J.C. McCurdy & co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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ainst Santa Cruz, in the Canary Islands, inthe more important of which Rear-AdmiralNelson was not only repulsed, but lost hisarm, a model of which is still among thetrophies and ex-votos to be seen in the Cathedral of thatplace. On May 28th, 1797, Captain Hallowell, of the RoyalNavy, in command of the Lively frigate, with the Minervefrigate in company, stood into the bay of Santa Cruz,Teneriffe, and discovered at anchor in the road an armedbrig, which, as the frigate approached, hoisted Frenchcolors. The two commanders deeming it practicable to cut herout, the boats of the frigates were next day manned, andplaced under the orders of Lieut. Thos. Masterman Hardy(who afterwards much distinguished himself, and becamean Admiral). At about half-past two in the afternoon,Hardy, with three other naval lieutenants, and one of theLieutenants of Marines, In the boats of the Lively, and twolieutenants of the Minerve, with her boats, and theirrespective crews, made a very resolute attack upon the
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ENGLISH FLEET IN CANARY ISLANDS. 267 brier, as she lay at anchor, and, in the face of a smart fireof musketry, boarded, and almost immediately carried her. This alarmed the town, and a heavy fire of musketryand artillery was opened upon the brig, not only fromevery battery, but from a large ship which lay in the road. The lightness of the wind at the time retarded theweighing of the brigs anchor, and then made it necessaryfor the boats to take the brig in tow. During nearly anhour an unremitting fire was kept up from the shore andship. At length, at a little before four oclock, theysucceeded in getting the vessel out of gun-shot. Shewas the French national brig, Mutine, mounting fourteenguns, twelve of them long 6-pounders, and the remain-ing two brass 36-pounder carronades. She had on board 113 men, the rest of her shipscompany, with her captain, being on shore at the time ofthe capture. Hardy, in effecting this handsome capture, did not losea man, but had fifteen wounded. The Mutine

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