He was again wounded during the fighting on deck when he received a blow from a cutlass against his head, knocking him down. His attacker was about to stab Spencer when Craftys master, who was loading a musket, saw what was happening and fired the iron ramrod through the man, killing him instantly. The Spaniards took Crafty into Ceuta. Marshall, in writing Spencer's biography, implied that Spanish casualties were triple those on Crafty, and reported that the Spanish commodore and his captain died while boarding Crafty. The Spaniards suffered nine dead and 13 wounded. Among the fatal casualties was Bartolomé Cacobí, Hurons captain. At his court martial for the loss of Crafty, the court reprimanded Spencer for having failed to keep company with Confounder and for remaining too long at anchor in the bay. Post script Crafty may have been recaptured. There exists a report that she arrived at Sheerness on 11 October 1807, and was sold for breaking up in 1809. However, the Renard that the Commissioners of the Navy offered for sale between December 1808 and May 1809 was a sloop. This suggests that the Renard in question was , not the schooner Crafty. Notes, citations and references Notes Citations References Nelson, Horatio, and Nicholas Harris Nicolas (1845-6) The Dispatches And Letters. (Colburn). Nelson, Viscount Horatio Nelson (1886) Letters and despatches of Horatio, viscount Nelson: duke of Bronte, vice admiral of the White squadron. (Longmans, Green). 1793 ships Schooners of the French Navy Schooners of the Royal Navy Captured ships Ships built in France