asse ▁mare e ▁Marie ▁Josef . ▁ ▁On ▁ 7 ▁September ▁ 1 8 1 0 ▁Sn apper ▁sp otted ▁a ▁ship ▁among ▁the ▁rocks ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁side ▁of ▁U sh ant . ▁She ▁not ified ▁D read n ought , ▁which ▁attempted ▁a ▁cutting ▁out ▁expedition . ▁The ▁British ▁succeeded ▁in ▁taking ▁the ▁Spanish ▁merchant ▁brig ▁Maria - Ant onia , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁taken ▁by ▁a ▁French ▁private er . ▁However , ▁the ▁success ▁was ▁bought ▁at ▁a ▁cost ▁of ▁six ▁dead , ▁ 3 1 ▁wounded , ▁and ▁six ▁missing , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁two ▁ship ’ s ▁boats , ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁an ▁amb ush ▁by ▁a ▁large ▁party ▁of ▁French ▁troops ▁with ▁two ▁field ▁guns ▁on ▁a ▁cl iff ▁over looking ▁the ▁anch orage . ▁Five ▁days ▁later , ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁September , ▁Sn apper ▁was ▁in ▁company ▁with ▁a ▁squad ron ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁R ear ▁Admir al ▁Sir ▁H . B . ▁Ne al ▁when ▁she ▁captured ▁the ▁merchant ▁vessel ▁Soph ie . ▁Soph ie ▁( or ▁Soph ia ), ▁a ▁g ali ot ▁with ▁a ▁cargo ▁of ▁tim ber , ▁reached ▁P ly mouth ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁later . ▁The ▁vessels ▁sharing ▁in ▁the ▁prize ▁were ▁, ▁V ali ant , ▁, ▁, ▁and ▁the ▁h ired ▁armed ▁cut ter ▁N im rod . ▁Then , ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁September , ▁Sn apper ▁captured ▁A vent ura ▁and ▁San ▁Nich ola . ▁ ▁F ate ▁Lieutenant ▁Henry ▁Th rak