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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | |||
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| Ship Name | Commander | Notes | |
| Name : Sybille (38)
1794-1833 British 38 Gun 5th Rate Frigate | Charles AdamBritish Naval Sailor Service 1790-1848 | 2 killed, 1 wounded | |
République Française | |||
| Ship Name | Commander | Notes | |
| Name : La Chiffone (38)
1799-1801 French 38 Gun 5th Rate Frigate | Pierre GuieysseFrench Naval Sailor Service 1766-1853 | Captured 23 killed, 30 wounded | |
On August 18th, the British Sibylle, 38, Captain Charles Adam, discovered the French Chiffonne, 36, Captain P. Guieysse in Mane roads with her foremast out. The Sibylle prepared for battle, steered in through a narrow intricate passage, and anchored two hundred yards off the Frenchman, with springs on her cables. An action of seventeen minutes followed, during which the Sibylle had to take the raking fire of a French battery on the island. Then the Chiffonne cut her cable, struck her flag, and drifted on a reef. The Sibylle sent a boat to take possession, and another to capture the battery, upon which she turned her guns. The battery then surrendered.
The Chiffonne was taken by surprise, and many of her men were on shore. She was got off, and was afterwards purchased for the Navy.