 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Keith, ane hanya nenheyo isina kudzivirirwa paMenorca, haana kutungamirira kuna Rosas pakarepo. Panzvimbo pezvo akatanga kufamba nechikepe achipfuura nechitsuwa ichi kuti anounganidza Ville de Paris, iyo yakanga yabuda muSt Vincent paPort Mahon. Musi wa13 June, Keith akatora HMS Queen Charlotte sechikepe chake uye musi wa15 June Ville de Paris akabatanazve nechikepe, zvichitevera izvo Keith akatendeukira kuchamhembe akananga kuCape Sicie pedyo neToulon. Musi wa19 June, kumaodzanyemba kweToulon, chikwata chemberi chechikepe chaKeith chakasangana nechikwata chezvikepe zveFrance. Simba iri, raiumbwa nemakungwa anonzi Junon, Alceste uye Courageuse uye mabhiriji anonzi Alerte uye Salamine akanga ari pasi pemutungamiriri weContra-Amiral Jean-Baptiste Perrée, achienda kuToulon kubva kuJaffa. Chikwata chacho chakanga chave chichidzivirira ngarava dzokuFrance dzinotakura zvinhu panguva yeHondo yaBonaparte yeSyria: musi waMay 4 Salamine akanga abata 10-gun polacre HMS Fortune kure neJaffa. Yakarairwa kudzokera kuFrance, boka racho rakanga rabuda muJaffa musi wa 17 May uye rakanga rava kusvika kuToulon parakawanikwa. 