The Battle
Arriving at Gibraltar, he found five French ships hauling out of the bay. Admiral Leake had every advantage and he pressed home his attack with speed and vigour. In a swift and skilful action near Cabrita Point, 9 miles south-west of Marbella, the Dutch took two of the French ships, Leake a third. Pointis had no other option than to run the two remaining ships ashore and burn them to avoid capture.
The remaining part of the French squadron had been blown from their anchors by a gale, and taken shelter in the bay of Malaga; but now they slipped their cables and made the best of their way to Toulon.
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