rea ▁then ▁tempor arily ▁sil enced ▁the ▁French ▁fr ig ate ▁as ▁fires ▁ab o ard ▁Cre ole ▁took ▁her ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁action ▁for ▁a ▁while . ▁She ▁re - eng aged ▁S ult ane , ▁but ▁then ▁dis eng aged ▁and ▁sa iled ▁towards ▁Santiago . ▁ ▁A stra ea ▁went ▁ahead ▁in ▁purs uit ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁French ▁fr ig ate , ▁which ▁turned ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁E to ile . ▁A stra ea ▁ex changed ▁a ▁broad side ▁and ▁then ▁crossed ▁E to iles ▁bow ▁and ▁ra ked ▁her . ▁At ▁this ▁moment ▁a ▁shot ▁took ▁away ▁A stra e as ▁wheel ▁and ▁killed ▁both ▁quarter master s , ▁causing ▁A stra ea ▁to ▁lose ▁direction ▁and ▁momentum . ▁Now ▁the ▁situation ▁revers ed , ▁with ▁French ▁guns ▁nearly ▁touch ing ▁A stra e as ▁t aff ra il . ▁She ▁received ▁broad s ides ▁that ▁t ore ▁away ▁her ▁lower ▁rig ging , ▁scar red ▁her ▁deck ▁and ▁destroyed ▁one ▁of ▁her ▁car ron ades . ▁However , ▁she ▁suffered ▁no ▁damage ▁forward . ▁Ast rea ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁get ▁star board ▁to ▁star board ▁with ▁her ▁oppon ent . ▁The ▁two ▁vessels ▁ex changed ▁broad s ides ▁at ▁close ▁range ▁for ▁two ▁hours ▁until ▁E to ile ▁sa iled ▁off . ▁During ▁the ▁eng agement ▁a ▁p istol ▁shot ▁hit ▁E ve le igh ▁below ▁the ▁heart , ▁mort ally ▁w ounding ▁him . ▁S ult ane ▁came ▁up ▁and ▁also ▁ex changed ▁a ▁broad side