ʌv ðɪs bˈæɾəl, kˈæptɪn hˈɛnɹi hˈoʊp ʌvðɪ ˌeɪtʃˌɛmˈɛs ɛndˈɪmiən sˈɛd, "ðɪ ɛkstɹˈoːɹdɪnˌɛɹi fˈiːtʃɚɹ ʌv ðɪs ɐfˈɛɹ lˈaɪz ɪnðə fˈækt ðˌæɾə vˈɛsəl fˈɪɾᵻd ˈaʊt æt pɹˈaɪvət ɛkspˈɛns ˈæktʃuːəli fɹʌstɹˈeɪɾᵻd ðɪ ˈʌtmoʊst ɛndˈɛvɚz əvən ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ fɹˈɪɡət, ʌv vˈæstli suːpˈiəɹɪɚ fˈoːɹs ɪn ɡˈʌnz ænd mˈɛn, tə kˈæptʃɚ ðə pɹˌaɪvətˈɪɹ.
Of this battle, Captain Henry Hope of the HMS Endymion said, "the extraordinary feature of this affair lies in the fact that a vessel fitted out at private expense actually frustrated the utmost endeavours of an English frigate, of vastly superior force in guns and men, to capture the privateer.