▁of ▁other ▁Ind iam en ▁in ▁anticip ation ▁of ▁using ▁them ▁as ▁trans ports ▁for ▁an ▁attack ▁on ▁Î le ▁de ▁France ▁( M aur it ius ). ▁It ▁gave ▁up ▁the ▁plan ▁and ▁released ▁the ▁vessels ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 7 9 4 . ▁It ▁paid ▁£ 1 , 4 3 9 ▁ 3 s ▁ 4 d ▁for ▁having ▁delayed ▁her ▁departure ▁by ▁ 7 1 ▁days . ▁ ▁M oney ▁then ▁sa iled ▁General ▁God d ard ▁from ▁Port sm outh ▁on ▁ 2 ▁May ▁ 1 7 9 4 , ▁reached ▁Mad ras ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁September , ▁and ▁arrived ▁at ▁Diam ond ▁Har bour ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁October . ▁Home ward ▁bound , ▁she ▁was ▁at ▁S aug or ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁December , ▁Mad ras ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁January ▁ 1 7 9 5 , ▁and ▁St ▁Hel ena ▁on ▁ 4 ▁May . ▁ ▁While ▁General ▁God d ard ▁was ▁at ▁St ▁Hel ena , ▁the ▁ 6 4 - gun ▁third ▁rate ▁, ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Captain ▁William ▁Ess ington , ▁arrived ▁with ▁a ▁con voy ▁of ▁HE IC ▁ships ▁sail ing ▁to ▁India ▁and ▁China . ▁She ▁brought ▁the ▁news ▁that ▁France ▁had ▁inv aded ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁in ▁January . ▁Furthermore , ▁under ▁an ▁order ▁dated ▁ 9 ▁February ▁ 1 7 9 5 , ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁vessels ▁and ▁British ▁letters ▁of ▁marque ▁were ▁instruct ed ▁to ▁det ain ▁Dutch ▁vessels ▁and ▁cargo es ▁and ▁bring ▁them ▁into ▁British