background : cape st. vincent and UNK .

in february 1797 the british defeated Conquering a spanish fleet near cape st. vincent but failed Earnings_and_losses to strike Attack a solid blow against the spanish navy in the uneven struggle .

several days after unloading Removing the cargo , while sailing Self_motion to cadiz for repairs , `` glorioso '' was attacked Attack successively near cape st vincent by four british privateer frigates and the ships of the line hms `` dartmouth '' and hms `` russell '' from admiral john byng 's fleet .