men. She was seven days out of Pointe a Petre, Guadeloupe, with dispatches for France that she succeeded in throwing overboard while Renard was chasing her. She was coppered and copper fastened, and Coghlan believed only three years old. Diligente arrived at Jamaica on 3 June. Vice-Admiral Dacres had her purchased and commissioned as . Thévenard had surrendered his ship without a shot being fired by either side. When taken on board Renard, her smallness surprised him and he requested to return to his ship to continue the fight. Coghlan naturally laughed at this request. Thévenard then asked that Coghlan award him a certificate stating that he had not acted in a cowardly manner. Coghlan replied "No, I cannot do that; but I will give you one that shall specify you have acted 'prudently'!" In July or August 1807 Coghlan transferred to . It is not clear who replaced him as commander of Renard. On 1 October 1807 Renard captured the Danish vessel Peder and Anna. Within five days the sloop-of-war Renard had arrived at Deal, together with three other vessels, all four coming from Honduras. Fate In December 1808 the Commissioners of the Navy offered "His Majesty's sloops ...Renard..." for sale at Sheerness. The Commissioners continued advertising her availability into May 1809, suggesting that she sold soon after that. Citations References Sloops of the Royal Navy 1797 ships Captured ships Privateer ships of France