 The French abandoned "Thetis" as "San Fiorenzo" approached and Lambert put a prize crew aboard her under the command of a midshipman, and continued his pursuit.At ten minutes past eight, "San Fiorenzo" and "Psyché" started to exchange broadsides at about a cable length () from each other.After one hour, "San Fiorenzo" could hardly govern; Bergeret seized the opportunity to manoeuver and rake her, but as "Psyché" had lost all her carronades and several guns, her fire was ineffective.