 Rowley also seized the East Indiamen Streatham and Europe and restored their previous captains and crews , who had been released as part of the truce . A number of smaller merchant ships were captured and all were refitted for the journey to Britain , to be convoyed there by the newly captured Caroline . This 40 @-@ gun frigate , only three years old and very large and powerfully built , was given to Corbett in recognition of his services in the operation and renamed HMS <unk> , reflecting the British name for Île Bonaparte , Île Bourbon . Willoughby was promoted to post captain and immediately took command of Corbett 's former ship Nereide . Late on 28 September , Rowley led his force to sea from Saint @-@ Paul having burnt or seized all government shipping , stores and buildings in the town and surrounding areas . 
