Victorious was soon surrounded by the French, with two frigates on the port bow and four on the port beam, all firing into the ship of the line from approximately 900 yards (820 m).
Victorious segera dikepung oleh kapal Prancis, dengan dua kapal fregat di bagian port bow kapal dan empat di bagian port beam kapal, semua menembaki ship of the line tersebut dari jarak sekitar 900 yard (820 m).