The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.
Corcoran’s Chilean Squadron deploys towards the fort of Castillo de San Sebastian de la Cruz which had been captured by storm on the previous night and could thus give some support to the Chileans as they attacked the Spanish Squadron. The Spanish held fort of Niebla on the left of the picture was thus nullified totally from the action.
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