▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁them . ▁One ▁was ▁a ▁fr ig ate ▁with ▁ 2 2 ▁can non ▁and ▁ 1 0 0 ▁men , ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁two ▁were ▁cor v ettes , ▁one ▁with ▁ 8 ▁can n ons ▁and ▁ 7 0 ▁men ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁with ▁ 6 ▁can non ▁and ▁si xty ▁men . ▁Char itte ▁resist ed ▁the ▁combined ▁attack ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁cors airs , ▁despite ▁being ▁greatly ▁out number ed , ▁and ▁put ▁up ▁a ▁fier ce ▁fire ▁when ▁they ▁made ▁three ▁attempts ▁to ▁close . ▁They ▁were ▁rep uls ed ▁each ▁time , ▁and ▁eventually ▁broke ▁away . ▁At ▁the ▁recommendation ▁of ▁Louis ▁Ph ély pe aux , ▁comte ▁de ▁Pont chart rain , ▁Char itte ▁was ▁decor ated ▁with ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Saint ▁Louis ▁for ▁this ▁naval ▁action . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 9 8 ▁Char rit te ▁married ▁Marie ▁Louise ▁de ▁La ▁Dou b art ▁de ▁Be aum ano ir . ▁▁ ▁They ▁had ▁two ▁sons . ▁Char rit te ▁took ▁up ▁his ▁post ▁as ▁the ▁king ' s ▁lieutenant ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Saint ▁Cro ix . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁appointed ▁the ▁king ' s ▁lieutenant ▁in ▁T ort uga ▁and ▁Le ▁Cap . ▁ ▁Inter im ▁governor ▁of ▁Saint - Dom ing ue ▁( 1 7 0 5 – 1 7 0 7 ) ▁ ▁Charles ▁Aug er , ▁governor ▁of ▁Saint - Dom ing ue , ▁died ▁in ▁Lé og â ne ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁October ▁ 1