▁for ▁five ▁days ▁in ▁Cam ▁Ran h ▁Bay ▁for ▁four ▁supply ▁ships ▁to ▁join ▁him ▁with ▁food ▁for ▁the ▁expedition . ▁ ▁On ▁ 9 ▁February ▁he ▁again ▁got ▁under way . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁February ▁the ▁al lied ▁fl ot illa ▁bomb arded ▁the ▁for ts ▁that ▁def ended ▁the ▁interior ▁har bour ▁of ▁Cape ▁Saint - Jac ques ▁and ▁soon ▁reduced ▁their ▁can non ▁to ▁silence . ▁ ▁The ▁landing ▁companies , ▁a ▁mixed ▁force ▁of ▁French ▁and ▁Spanish ▁soldiers ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁cap itaine ▁de ▁v ais seau ▁Reyn aud , ▁then ▁went ▁ash ore ▁and ▁storm ed ▁the ▁for ts . ▁▁▁ ▁On ▁ 1 1 ▁February ▁the ▁five - day ▁voyage ▁up river ▁began . ▁ ▁The ▁trans ports ▁and ▁the ▁b agg age ▁were ▁left ▁at ▁Cap ▁Saint - Jac ques . ▁ ▁The ▁gun bo at ▁Drag onne ▁sc out ed ▁ahead , ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁two ▁other ▁gun bo ats , ▁the ▁two ▁cor v ettes ▁and ▁the ▁Spanish ▁des patch ▁vessel . ▁ ▁Three ▁companies ▁of ▁marine ▁inf antry ▁and ▁two ▁Spanish ▁companies , ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁men ▁in ▁all , ▁were ▁distributed ▁among ▁the ▁vessels ▁which ▁to wed ▁the ▁launch es ▁of ▁the ▁naval ▁force . ▁ ▁The ▁al lied ▁fl ot illa ▁advanced ▁c aut iously ▁as ▁the ▁curr ents ▁were ▁unknown , ▁and ▁anch ored ▁each ▁night ▁in ▁the ▁river . ▁ ▁During ▁their ▁passage ▁the ▁French ▁and ▁Spanish ▁vessels ▁halt ed ▁to ▁reduced ▁six