▁not ▁only ▁was ▁not ▁present ▁at ▁the ▁battle , ▁but ▁was ▁junior ▁to ▁Beau fort . ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 7 ▁the ▁Admir alty ▁awarded ▁the ▁surv iv ors ▁to ▁that ▁date ▁of ▁the ▁board ing ▁party ▁the ▁Naval ▁General ▁Service ▁Medal ▁with ▁cl asp ▁" 2 7 ▁Oct . ▁Bo at ▁Service ▁ 1 8 0 0 ". ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁May ▁ 1 8 0 1 , ▁boats ▁from ▁Ph a eton ▁and ▁N ai ad ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁N ai ads ▁first ▁lieutenant , ▁entered ▁the ▁port ▁of ▁Mar ín , ▁P onte ved ra , ▁in ▁Gal icia ▁in ▁north ▁west ▁Spain . ▁There ▁they ▁captured ▁the ▁Spanish ▁cor v ette ▁Alc ud ia ▁and ▁destroyed ▁the ▁armed ▁packet ▁Rap oso , ▁both ▁under ▁the ▁protection ▁of ▁a ▁battery ▁of ▁five ▁ 2 4 - p ound ers . ▁Alc ud ia , ▁commanded ▁by ▁Don ▁Jean ▁Antonio ▁Barb uto , ▁was ▁mo ored ▁stem ▁and ▁stern ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁fort . ▁Her ▁s ails ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁taken ▁ash ore ▁so ▁the ▁boats ▁had ▁to ▁to w ▁her ▁out ▁but ▁soon ▁after ▁a ▁strong ▁south - west ▁wind ▁set ▁in ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁necessary ▁to ▁set ▁her ▁on ▁fire . ▁Only ▁four ▁men ▁from ▁the ▁two ▁British ▁ships ▁were ▁wounded . ▁ ▁Ph a eton ▁then ▁returned ▁to ▁Britain ▁and ▁was ▁paid ▁off ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 8 0 2 . ▁ ▁East ▁Ind ies ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 8 0 3 ▁Captain ▁George