but did not herself enter into the combat. The privateer lowered her boats and her captain and all but the mortally wounded among her crew were able to get to shore. Drake then assisted Pitt in hauling off the privateer. The privateer turned out to be Superbe. Superbe was armed with 14 guns, two 9 (or 8)-pounders and twelve 6-pounders, and had a crew of 94 men under the command of M. Dominique Houx. Houx (or Diron), was a highly successful privateer captain. A list on Superbe showed that she had captured vessels whose value amounted to £147,000. Pitt suffered two men seriously and six men lightly wounded. On Superbe the boarding party from Pitt found four men dead and three mortally wounded. Reports suggest that the French suffered 14 dead in all and many wounded, who had escaped. Nicholas suggested that Fitton write his official letter describing the action. Fitton had been on deck for 67 hours and declined, saying he was too exhausted and asking Nicholas to write it in his stead. Fitton received a sword valued at £50 from the Lloyd's Patriotic Fund, and his share of the prize-money. Earlier that same month Superbe had encountered and tried to board off Charleston in an inconclusive skirmish with casualties on both sides. On 13 April 1807, Pitt captured the Spanish armed schooner Abeja, which was carrying a cargo of cocoa. Then one week later, she captured the French privateer Fou Fou. Fou Fou was armed with one gun and had a crew of 43 men. She was four days out of San Domingo and had made no captures. Diron, who had been captain of Superbe, equipped a brig that he named Revanche de la Superbe, and sent an invitation to Fitton to meet him at a place named; but before the message arrived the 40-year-old Fitton had been superseded as captain by the 17-year-old Thomas John Cochrane, son of Admiral Sir Alexander Cochrane, who was then commanding officer of the Leeward Islands station. On 11 May 1807 Lieutenant Edward Bust took command of Sandwich. His replacement on 1 April 1808 was Lieutenant-Commander Edward Henry A'Court. On 10 June 1808 he was confirmed in command of the receiving ship , which was a hulk in Port Royal harbor. By late 1808 command of Sandwich had passed to Lieutenant W.J. Foley. In December Foley and Sandwich were involved in a