 Izard, who was senior to Jacob Brown, refused to make an all-out attack on the outnumbered British army, and eventually retired to the American side of the Niagara.On learning that Chauncey was constructing frigates, Yeo had ordered a ship of the line to be laid down.Originally, Yeo had been authorised to construct a third-rate ship of 74 guns, but under Yeo and local shipwright William Bell (who replaced O'Conor, who had been promoted to post captain and appointed to "Princess Charlotte"), the plans became rather more ambitious.