The Premier , Sir Thomas Playford , also narrowly escaped Escaping death Death , sheltering Placing with five other men in a patch of hoed earth near Cherryville .

Forced to make repairs , Sercey took Bringing his squadron to the allied Batavian city of Batavia , sheltering Placing there until January 1797 .

The survivors of the French fleet were scattered Dispersal across the Mediterranean , several sheltering in neutral Italian harbours , including the frigates `` Modeste '' at Genoa and `` Impérieuse '' at Leghorn .

The German ships were sheltering Placing in a strong defensive Defending position in Førde Fjord , Norway , forcing Causation the Allied aircraft to attack Attack through massed anti-aircraft fire .