Atalante

Posted by Brian Stephens on Wednesday 7th of May 2014 20:23

The Gentleman's magazine. v. 71:pt. 2 (1801).
Quiberon Bay August 14
Sir, by his Majesty's sloop Atalante (which I have sent to you being short of provisions) I enclose a journal of my proceedings and statement of the ship, by which you will see we have barely a month's provisions. Hitherto, notwithstanding all my exertions in sending the boats away armed on different occasions, and moving with the ship, I have only been able to capture one chasse maree, of 40 tons, laden with lime, not worth sending in (in which business we had the misfortune to have 1 seaman killed and 1 slightly wounded) and to destroy one, same burthan, laden with corn. Several convoys are laying at different places, ready to ship out, the largest of which (in the Morbihan) by anchoring near that place, and commanding the passages to the Westward, I have prevented moving. His Majesty's sloop Atalante has been rather more fortunate having captured three small light boats, and L'Eville armed lugger. The gallantry of this affair, to which I was an eye witness is fully mentioned in Capt. Griffiths letter