on 14 june under the cover of darkness, the french frigates set sail, laden with colonial merchandise for sale in france. they were immediately spotted leaving basse-terre by the blockade squadron, but although the brig hms "haughty" managed to fire a few shots before they pulled away, only "latona" and under captain thomas tudor tucker were able to maintain contact. throughout 15, 16 and most of 17 june the chase continued, until the frigates separated: "furieuse" led "cherub" away from "latona" and then outdistanced her, disappearing into the atlantic. "félicité" was unable to escape "latona" however, and on 18 june was overrun. outgunned by his larger opponent, "félicité"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s captain surrendered immediately. an old and worn ship, she was not deemed worthy of purchase into the royal navy and was instead sold to haiti, reappearing in 1812 as the "améthyste" under the control of a privateer commissioned by haitian rebels. captain yeo quickly attacked and captured her during the action of 3 february 1812.