Shot from the stern-chasers punched holes in Dryad's sails and damaged the rigging, but Beauclerk's ship continued to gain on Proserpine until at 21:00 Beauclerk was close enough to open fire with his main broadside.
As in the previous engagements, the French ship had a much larger crew, (346 to 254), although weight of shot (366lb to 407lb) and size (1059 bm to 924 bm) were more evenly distributed.