Pelican vs Médée, 23rd September 1796

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Pelican vs Médée

23rd September 1796
Part of : The French Revolutionary Wars (1793 - 1802)
Previous action : Action off Sumatra 9.9.1796
Next action : Terpsichore vs Mahonesa 13.10.1796
 

Great Britain

 
Ship NameCommanderNotes
Pelican (18) 1795-1806
British 18 Gun
Unrated Sloop
Thomas HarveyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1821
 

République Française

 
Ship NameCommanderNotes
La Médée (32) 1778-1800
French 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
 
 

Notes on Action


DescriptionTRN4
On September 23rd, the Pelican, 18, Captain John Clarke Searle, attacked the French Medee, 36, in the West Indies, and fought with her a close action of two hours' duration, when the Frenchman retired. The Pelican was so cut up that she could not pursue. After such an astounding action the value of the carronade, in certain cases, seems self-evident. It appears that the Medee's captain imagined that the Pelican was a frigate " with her mizen-mast out."
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