Lorient. Between 29 March and 14 April Berceau was under the temporary command of lieutenant de vaisseau Emmanuel Halgan. Capitaine de frégate Brouard succeeded Halgan. On 25 September 1803, under René Lemarant de Kerdaniel, Berceau joined up with Linois' squadron off Île de France, bringing the news that the War of the Third Coalition had broken out. On 21 November the and Berceau captured the large country ship as she was sailing from Bengal to China with a cargo of cotton and rice. In December, Sémillante and Berceau sent their boats in to attack British vessels anchored at Pulo Bay, and burn the East India Company factory and naval arsenal there. Accounts differ, but the French succeeded in burning between six and twelve vessels. In February 1804, Berceau took part in the Battle of Pulo Aura under capitaine de frégate Halgan. Afterwards, the captains of the French vessels and the one Dutch vessel involved, including Halgan, wrote reports on the incident. Fate Berceau returned to Europe, reaching Vigo in August or September 1804, in bad condition. On 28 September Emperor Napoleon ordered her sold; she was decommissioned on 4 November and sold, for 21,000 piastres. See also List of ships captured in the 19th century USS Boston vs Berceau Notes, citations, and references Notes Citations References Url Fonds Marine - Campagnes (opérations ; divisions et stations navales ; missions diverses); Inventaire de la sous-série Marine BB 4. Tome premier (1790-1804). Kelly, Patrick (1811) The Universal Cambist, and Commercial Instructor: Being a General Treatise on Exchange, Including the Monies, Coins, Weights and Measures of All Trading Nations and Their Colonies : with an Account of Their Banks and Paper Currencies. Vol. 2. Leiner, Frederick (2014) Millions for Defense: The Subscription Warships of 1798. (Naval Institute Press). Age of Sail corvettes of France Ships built in France 1794 ships Captured ships