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On the 23rd of December, the Terrible, of 26 guns and 200 men, commanded by Captain Death, being on a cruize, fell in with and captured, after a sharp action, in which his lieutenant and 1 6 of his crew were killed, the Grand Alexander, of 22 guns and 100 men. ON the 27th, while the Terrible was convoying the prize into port, the latter was attacked by the French privateer Vengeance, of 36 guns and 360 men, and captured. The French captain then manned his prize, and both together pursued and attacked the Terrible. In the first broadside they shot away her mainmast, but Captain Death defended his ship with the most obstinate valour for a considerable time. The contest was most desperate ; but Captain Death being killed, with half of his crew, and nearly all the remainder wounded, the privateer was taken possession of. The Vengeance lost in the action her first and second captains killed, and two-thirds of the crew.
Great Britain | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| British Ship | |||
| Ship Name | Commander | Notes | |
| Name : Terrible (26)
1756-1756 British 26 Gun Privateer Unknown | William DeathBritish †Naval Sailor Privateer Service 1756 | Captured | |
Royaume de France | |||
| French Ships | |||
| Ship Name | Commander | Notes | |
| Name : La Vengeance (28)
1756-1758 French 28 Gun Privateer Frigate | Etienne Bordais (Sieur de la Mare )French †Naval Sailor Privateer Service 1756 | CO Killed | |
| Name : Le Grand Alexandre (22)
1756-1756 French 22 Gun Privateer Unknown | |||