Slowly, the blockade runner lost way and lay dead in the water, an easy prey for Union sailors.

While the Union sailors captured the armed schooner and crew, it was not without cost.

The Union sailors boarded the grounded vessel and extinguished a fire that had been started by her crew before they escaped.

The Union sailors and marines who did land could not scale the wall.

Not a soul remained on board the blockade runner when the Union sailors reached her shortly past noon.

The Union sailors boarded the Breaker and put out the fire.

Skirmishing continued for a time; the Union sailors held out due to their ships which supported them with artillery fire.

Rebel casualties were 14 killed and 9 wounded; it is unknown how many Union sailors and marines died.

This was very disastrous as the Union sailors accounted for some two thousand bushels of salt destroyed, with all the works.

Since it was impossible to take possession of Ranger, the Union sailors burned her.