ɐ flˈiːt ʌv ˌoʊvɚ twˈɛnti smˈɔːl vɜːdʒˈɪniə ʃˈɪps ænd pɹˌaɪvətˈɪɹz pɚsˈuːd hˌɪm, ænd ɪn ɐ wˈʌnsˈaɪdᵻd ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒmənt ɪn ˈeɪpɹəl wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn ðɪ ˈækʃən æɾ ˈɑːsboːɹnz, ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ kˈæptʃɚd twˈɛlv ænd ðə ɹˈɛst wɜːɹ ˈiːðɚ skˈʌɾəld ɔːɹ bˈɜːnd.
A fleet of over twenty small Virginia ships and privateers pursued him, and in a one-sided engagement in April 1781 (the action at Osborne's), the British captured twelve and the rest were either scuttled or burned.