 The British instead took out 12 merchant vessels, six with cargoes and six in ballast, and retreated.There were no British casualties, even though Dutch shore batteries fired on the attackers.Then on 10 July "Circe" was a part of a small squadron consisting of "Jalouse", "Espiegle", "Courier", "Pylades", and the hired armed cutter , all under Winthrop's command.