as darkness fell, "furieuse" disappeared ahead, mounsey pursuing in the hope of rediscovering his opponent during the night. at 03:00 on 6 july, the british lookouts spotted the french ship in the distance and the chase began again, "bonne citoyenne" proving much faster than the french ship as the wind strengthened. at 09:10 it became clear to kerdaniel that he could not escape his opponent and instead turned to meet her, opening fire five minutes later as "bonne citoyenne" came within range. mounsey replied immediately, the two ships exchanging fire at close range for nearly seven hours, the smaller and more manoeuvrable "bonne citoyenne" successfully turning several times to vary her broadsides and prevent her guns overheating. in the exchange, the british ship fired 129 broadsides, while "furieuse" only managed 70: "bonne citoyenne" lost three cannon to fractures caused by the intense heat generated by repeated firing. with his ammunition spent, mounsey swung towards "furieuse" at 18:16 to board and capture her, at which point kerdaniel, whose ship was battered and unmanoeuvrable, surrendered.