Hugh Downman
... that after exhausting his shot fighting a privateer for two days, Commander Hugh Downman of HMS Speedy was reduced to firing nails at his opponent?
... that after exhausting his <a href="./Round_shot" id="mwBjY" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Round shot">shot</a> fighting a <a href="./Privateer" id="mwBjc" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Privateer">privateer</a> for two days, Commander <b id="mwBjg"><a href="./Hugh_Downman" id="mwBjk" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Hugh Downman">Hugh Downman</a></b> of <a about="#mwt21" data-mw='{"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"HMS","href":"./Template:HMS"},"params":{"1":{"wt":"Speedy"},"2":{"wt":"1782"},"3":{"wt":"6"}},"i":0}}]}' href="./HMS_Speedy_(1782)" id="mwBjo" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="HMS Speedy (1782)" typeof="mw:Transclusion">HMS<span typeof="mw:Entity"> </span><i>Speedy</i></a> was reduced to firing nails at his opponent?