The effect of the grapeshot and the volleys from the patriot forces caused the Royalist attack to waver. Bonaparte ordered a counterattack led by Murat's squadron of Chasseurs.

The Whiff of Grapeshot effect was first observed by the late Napoleon Bonaparte in 1795 when he noted how quiet the streets of Paris became after he fired off a volley or two at the skedaddling ...

The Grapeshot, reported lost at sea, was one of the five floating batteries of toe expedition. She was armed with two rifled guns, and was under the command of Capt. MCKANE.