ston ▁took ▁command ▁of ▁Sn apper ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 8 1 1 . ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁July ▁the ▁French ▁lug ger ▁Rap ace ▁captured ▁her ▁off ▁Les ▁S ables - d ' O l onne . ▁French ▁records ▁agree ▁on ▁the ▁date ▁and ▁location , ▁but ▁give ▁the ▁capt or ▁as ▁the ▁lug ger ▁Ang é lique , ▁which ▁was ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁cap itaine ▁de ▁fr ég ate ▁Gu iné . ▁ ▁At ▁day break ▁Th rak ston ▁had ▁sa iled ▁to ▁intercept ▁some ▁French ▁vessels ▁that ▁he ▁thought ▁were ▁co aster s ▁but ▁that ▁turned ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁lug ger ▁of ▁seven ▁guns , ▁a ▁brig ▁of ▁four ▁guns , ▁and ▁four ▁large ▁p inn aces ▁armed ▁with ▁sw ivel ▁guns ▁and ▁man ned ▁by ▁large ▁numbers ▁of ▁men ▁armed ▁with ▁small ▁arms . ▁A ▁ch ase ▁en su ed ▁with ▁the ▁vessels ▁ex ch anging ▁fire , ▁until ▁the ▁wind ▁failed ▁and ▁the ▁French ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁approach ▁using ▁swe eps . ▁Although ▁Sn apper ▁had ▁suffered ▁no ▁cas ual ties , ▁Th rak ston ▁surrender ed ▁as ▁the ▁p inn aces ▁closed ▁to ▁board ▁and ▁after ▁her ▁rig ging ▁and ▁s ails ▁were ▁shot ▁to ▁pieces ▁and ▁she ▁had ▁lost ▁her ▁top m ast . ▁ ▁Cit ations ▁and ▁references ▁Cit ations ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁* ▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Phill ips , ▁Michael . ▁Sh ips ▁of ▁the ▁Old ▁Navy ▁- ▁Sn apper ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 0 5 ▁ships ▁Category : B alla ho o