There's a version, with the alternative 23rd February name, in the DT here. It's not quite the same aas the version I sing which is:


On the twenty-fourth of February the weather being clear
We spied seven sails of Turkish men-o-war belonging to Algiers.

To me ri-fol-lether-o ri-fol-lether-o ri-fol-lether-o day
Fother-didle-di fother-diddle-di
To me ri-fol-lether-o ri-fol-lether-o ri-fol-lether-o day

"Pull down your colours you English dogs, pull 'em down do not refuse.
Pull down your colours you English dogs or your precious lives you'll lose."

Our captain being a valiant man and well-bespoken he,
"Oh we'll not die like dogs," he said, "But we'll fight them manfully."

The first that came to our ship's side it was a pink so clear,
Commanded by a big pasha and belonging to Algiers.

And the next that came to our ship's side it was the "Rose and Crown"
But we fired into her one hard broadside and quickly sent her down.

Oh two we sunk and two we burned and two we chased away,
And one we brought to Bristol Town to show we'd won the day.

And if anyone should then enquire as to our captain's name,
Captain Marshall was the chief commander, from Bristol Town he came.

I believe it's a variant of the "Royal Oak" family of songs (Roud #951)