▁French ▁had ▁taken . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁March ▁ 1 7 9 6 , ▁Ph a eton ▁engaged ▁and ▁captured ▁the ▁French ▁cor v ette ▁B onne ▁C ito y enne ▁off ▁Cape ▁Fin ister re . ▁She ▁was ▁armed ▁with ▁twenty ▁ 9 - p ound er ▁guns ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁crew ▁of ▁ 1 4 5 ▁men . ▁She ▁had ▁left ▁Ro che fort ▁on ▁ 4 ▁March ▁in ▁company ▁with ▁the ▁French ▁fr ig ates ▁, ▁, ▁and ▁, ▁and ▁the ▁brig ▁, ▁all ▁sail ing ▁for ▁the ▁Î le ▁de ▁France ▁with ▁troops ▁and ▁military ▁supplies . ▁Stop ford ▁took ▁her ▁back ▁to ▁England ▁as ▁his ▁prize . ▁The ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁then ▁bought ▁her ▁in ▁as ▁, ▁a ▁Six th ▁R ate ▁s loop ▁of ▁war . ▁ ▁While ▁cru ising ▁in ▁the ▁Channel , ▁on ▁ 6 ▁March ▁ 1 7 9 7 , ▁Ph a eton ▁took ▁the ▁French ▁private er ▁Act if . ▁She ▁was ▁armed ▁with ▁ 1 8 ▁guns ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁crew ▁of ▁ 1 2 0 ▁men . ▁She ▁had ▁sa iled ▁from ▁N antes ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 7 ▁of ▁February ▁and ▁ten ▁days ▁later ▁had ▁captured ▁the ▁packet ▁ship ▁Princess ▁Elizabeth , ▁which ▁was ▁her ▁only ▁prize . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁May , ▁Ph a eton , ▁, ▁and ▁the ▁h ired ▁armed ▁lug ger ▁Speed well ▁det ained ▁Frederick stadt . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁September ▁Ph a eton ▁took ▁the ▁ 6 -