British hired ship 'Sally' (1804)

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Sally

11733
Nominal Guns14
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Hired16.5.1804
ShipyardUnknown
CategoryHired Vessel
Ship TypeShip
Sailing RigShip Rigged
Returned to Owners18.8.1807

1 Ship Commander


DatesRankNameSource
12.4.1807 - 1807Commander
Edward ChethamBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1819
W005

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
12.4.1807 - 1807First Lieutenant
James Edward EastmanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1807
W005

Service History


DateEventSource
12.4.1807Arrived off the harbour of Dantzig in company with Falcon and CharlesW005
16.4.1807Anchored in the Fair Way, a basin formed between the two mouths of the VistulaW005
17.4.1807Entered the Vistula and attacked the French forces beseiging DanzigW005


Notes on Ship


Attack on French land forcesW005
On the 17th, finding that, owing to the French having encamped on the Nehrung, or Holme, forming the western bank of the Vistula, the communication between the Fair Way and the garrison was completely cut off, Captain Chetham resolved upon making an attempt to re-open it. For this purpose he lightened his ship by sending all her heavy stores on board her consort, the Falcon; and on the same day, by the great exertions of her officers and crew, as well as of Captain Sanders and a portion of his officers and men, the Sally pushed through the shoal water of the sluice or mouth of the Vistula.

At 6h 30 m. p.m. the Sally, whose armament, we believe, consisted of 24-pounder carronades, commenced a close action with the French troops at the Great Hollands on the Nehrung, in number about 2000, assisted by three pieces of cannon, and by a small battery at Legan on the right or south-eastern bank of the river, and partially sheltered by the ruins of several houses which the garrison had found it necessary to destroy. The action continued within pistol-shot until 9 p.m.; when, having several of the gun-breechings on her larboard or engaged side shot and carried away, and being without any wind to enable her to maintain her position, the Sally attempted to bring her starboard broadside to bear. In this Captain Chetham was foiled by the strength of the current. The Sally then hauled down the stream, and resumed her position in Fair Water.

The loss on board the British ship, by this gallant though vain effort to relieve the Prussian garrison, was tolerably severe, her first-lieutenant (James Edward Eastman) and "nearly half" her crew being wounded by the incessant fire of musketry poured upon them. The mizenmast of the Sally was also shot through, her rigging and sails much cut, and upwards of 1000 musket-shot lodged in her hull. The loss on the part of the French, according to information received a day or two afterwards, amounted to upwards of 400 in killed and wounded.
 
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