although "furieuse" had escaped "cherub"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s pursuit, she still had to cross the atlantic. passing up the eastern seaboard of the united states, her commander, lieutenant gabriel-etienne-louis le marant kerdaniel, raided british merchant shipping and was consequently delayed. at 15:00 on 5 july, the 20-gun sloop hms "bonne citoyenne" under captain william mounsey, on passage from halifax, nova scotia to quebec, spotted "furieuse" to the southwest taking possession of a british merchant ship. as "bonne citoyenne" approached, kerdaniel abandoned the merchant ship and sailed northwards, mounsey giving chase but trailing behind throughout the day.