A detailed narrative reconstructs a single ship’s desperate engagement with a far larger enemy force, tracing the course of a prolonged night battle, the damage and losses sustained, and the vessel’s final fate. The text interleaves eyewitness-like description with contemporary tributes and assessments, profiling the ship and its commander while examining themes of honour, courage, and sacrifice at sea. Extended reflection contrasts moral resolve with material superiority in naval conflict. Plates, facsimiles, and an introductory essay frame the account and give it both documentary and elegiac dimensions, presenting the episode as an exemplar of seafaring valour and its enduring memory.