▁January ▁ 1 8 0 6 ▁she ▁helped ▁capture ▁the ▁ 1 6 - gun ▁s loop ▁. ▁ ▁Capt ure ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 8 0 6 , ▁Captain ▁Thomas ▁George ▁Short land ▁took ▁command ▁of ▁. ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁flags hip ▁for ▁a ▁squad ron ▁under ▁R ear ▁Admir al ▁Sir ▁Thomas ▁Louis . ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁September , ▁they ▁fell ▁in ▁with ▁Prés ident , ▁Capt . ▁Gal lier ▁Lab ros se , ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁Is les ▁of ▁Sc illy , ▁near ▁Belle ▁Î le . ▁Prés ident ▁had ▁been ▁sail ing ▁with ▁the ▁ship ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁, ▁fr ig ate ▁ ▁and ▁cor v ette ▁, ▁but ▁had ▁separated ▁from ▁them ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁August . ▁ ▁Louis ' s ▁squad ron ▁had ▁sa iled ▁to ▁the ▁Bay ▁of ▁B isc ay ▁to ▁await ▁the ▁return ▁of ▁Admir al ▁W illaume z ▁from ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁Sea . ▁On ▁spot ting ▁Prés ident , ▁the ▁squad ron ▁gave ▁ch ase ▁but ▁the ▁ships ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁were ▁not ▁fast ▁enough ▁to ▁catch ▁her . ▁However , ▁an ▁ 1 8 - gun ▁ ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁squad ron , ▁, ▁Captain ▁Edward ▁Haw kins , ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁get ▁within ▁firing ▁range . ▁Dis patch ▁proceeded ▁to ▁har ry ▁Prés ident ▁with ▁her ▁forward ▁guns , ▁forcing ▁Prés ident ▁to ▁turn ▁towards ▁the ▁nearest ▁British ▁fr ig ate , ▁HMS ▁Bl anche , ▁under ▁Captain ▁Sir ▁Thomas ▁Lav ie . ▁See ing ▁Prés