▁ch ase . ▁Stop ford , ▁in ▁his ▁letter , ▁described ▁Fl ore ▁as ▁a ▁fr ig ate ▁of ▁ 3 6 ▁guns ▁and ▁ 2 5 5 ▁men . ▁She ▁was ▁eight ▁days ▁out ▁of ▁Bou log ne ▁on ▁a ▁cru ise . ▁Fl ore ▁had ▁also ▁served ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution ary ▁War . ▁ ▁Then ▁on ▁ 8 ▁October ▁Ph a eton ▁took ▁the ▁ 1 6 - gun ▁private er ▁L évrier . > ▁T ogether ▁with ▁{{ [ H MS ▁Am bus cade | 1 7 7 3 | 2 }} ] ▁and ▁, ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁November ▁she ▁took ▁Hir ond elle . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁November ▁ 1 7 9 8 , ▁Ph a eton ▁captured ▁the ▁French ▁private er ▁brig ▁Resol ue ▁( or ▁Res olu ). ▁Resol ue ▁was ▁armed ▁with ▁ 1 8 ▁guns ▁and ▁carried ▁a ▁crew ▁of ▁ 7 0 ▁men . ▁She ▁had ▁previously ▁captured ▁the ▁English ▁merchant ▁ship ▁General ▁Wol fe , ▁sail ing ▁from ▁Po ole ▁to ▁New found land ▁and ▁an ▁American ▁s loop ▁sail ing ▁from ▁Boston ▁to ▁Hamburg . ▁St ag ▁later ▁re capt ured ▁the ▁American . ▁ ▁On ▁ 6 ▁December , ▁Ph a eton ▁and ▁St ag ▁captured ▁the ▁French ▁private er ▁brig ▁Resource . ▁She ▁was ▁armed ▁with ▁ 1 0 ▁guns ▁and ▁carried ▁a ▁crew ▁of ▁ 6 6 ▁men . ▁She ▁had ▁sa iled ▁from ▁La ▁Ro ch elle ▁two ▁days ▁previously ▁and