british barges overwhelmed the alligator. 30 minutes later, captain niclas lockyer ordered his troops to take breakfast after a half hour breakfast, they continued their assault back against jones. and jones' vessel would become the first to face the british attack. as the enemy approached, jones koupted 42 barges armed with like carronades. jones had 183 aboard his ship now. at 10:39 a.m., the before it barges became within cannon fire of his long guns and for ten minutes, jones' vessels threw led in to the approaching enemy. by 10:50, smaller british guns now within range began returning fire and jones noted the action became general and destructive on both sides. lieutenant jones had instructed his sailors to mount their boarding nets, and shortly before noon, three british barges tried unsuccessfully to board his flag ship. jones sailors killed and wounded nearly every enemy officer and sinking 2 of the 3 british barges, and as jones recalled, the unfortunate enemy barely escaped drowning. clinging on to the capsized barges until other vessels came to their aid. after a spirited f