 The case was proven and Hall forced to make a retraction.Attention has also focused on Corbet's failure to train his men in the accurate and efficient use of their cannon, preferring to maintain the order and cleanliness of his ship than exercise his gun teams.A fictionalised account of the events leading up to Corbet's death is given in Patrick O'Brian's novel, "The Mauritius Command", in which Rowley is replaced as the commander of the squadron by O'Brian's protagonist, Jack Aubrey.