 Pallas returned on 12 May with HMS Indefatigable and a 16 @-@ gun ship @-@ sloop , Kingfisher . The unfavourable winds , and the two large frigates and three brigs , Allemande had despatched , caused the British to withdraw . On 14 May Pallas was once more sighted and Allemande again ordered Minerve and three corvettes , the Lynx , Sylphe and <unk> to chase Cochrane off . Collett ordered all sail in the hope of catching Pallas before she could escape , but Cochrane was in no hurry to leave and even attempted to draw Minerve on by backing his topsails . Once in range , Pallas fired into the enemy , bringing down the main topsail yard of one of the smaller vessels , before making off among the shoals with Minerve in pursuit . By 1300 hrs , Minerve had come up on the leeward side of Pallas , whereupon Pallas fired into her and closed with the intention of boarding . Just at that moment , Minerve hit a sandbank and Pallas crashed into her with such force that her guns were jolted from their positions . Pallas then unleashed a devastating broadside . 
