ron ▁set ▁off ▁in ▁purs uit , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁Ph a eton ▁that ▁made ▁the ▁actual ▁capture . ▁ ▁St ▁J ago ▁had ▁been ▁sail ing ▁from ▁Lima ▁to ▁Spain ▁when ▁General ▁Dum ou rier ▁captured ▁her ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁April . ▁In ▁trying ▁to ▁f end ▁off ▁General ▁Dum ou rier , ▁St ▁J ago ▁fought ▁for ▁five ▁hours , ▁losing ▁ 1 0 ▁men ▁killed ▁and ▁ 3 7 ▁wounded , ▁before ▁she ▁struck . ▁She ▁also ▁suffered ▁extensive ▁damage ▁to ▁her ▁upper ▁works . ▁St ▁Jag os ▁cargo , ▁which ▁had ▁taken ▁two ▁years ▁to ▁collect , ▁was ▁the ▁rich est ▁ever ▁trust ed ▁on ▁board ▁a ▁single ▁ship . ▁Early ▁estimates ▁put ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁the ▁cargo ▁as ▁some ▁£ 1 . 2 ▁and ▁£ 1 . 3 ▁million . ▁The ▁most ▁valuable ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁cargo ▁was ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁gold ▁bars ▁that ▁had ▁a ▁thin ▁covering ▁of ▁p ew ter ▁and ▁that ▁were ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁manifest ▁as ▁" f ine ▁p ew ter ". ▁ ▁General ▁Dum ou rier ▁had ▁taken ▁on ▁board ▁ 6 8 0 ▁cases , ▁each ▁containing ▁ 3 0 0 0 ▁dollars , ▁plus ▁several ▁packages ▁worth ▁two ▁to ▁three ▁thousand ▁pounds . ▁ ▁The ▁ships ▁that ▁convey ed ▁St ▁J ago ▁to ▁Port sm outh ▁were ▁St ▁George , ▁Eg mont , ▁Ed gar , ▁G anges ▁and ▁Ph a eton . ▁The ▁money ▁came ▁over ▁London ▁Bridge ▁in ▁ 2 1 ▁w ag ons , ▁esc