▁Seven ▁Years ' ▁War , ▁Com mod ore ▁John ▁Moore ▁dispatch ed ▁the ▁We az el ▁to ▁the ▁neutral ▁Dutch ▁island ▁of ▁Sint ▁E ust ati us ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 7 5 7 . ▁The ▁ship ▁war ned ▁the ▁island ' s ▁governor ▁that ▁nearby ▁French ▁islands ▁were ▁being ▁block aded ▁and ▁any ▁ships ▁attempting ▁to ▁def y ▁the ▁block ade ▁would ▁be ▁attacked . ▁The ▁We az el ' s ▁appearance ▁caused ▁a ▁pan ic ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁as ▁the ▁governor ▁quickly ▁halt ed ▁all ▁out going ▁trade . ▁ ▁On ▁ 7 ▁September ▁the ▁ ▁intercept ed ▁a ▁British ▁con voy ▁and ▁engaged ▁. ▁In ▁the ▁en su ing ▁battle ▁she ▁dam aged ▁Dru id , ▁but ▁the ▁approach ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁British ▁esc ort s , ▁ ▁and ▁We az el , ▁forced ▁R ale igh ▁to ▁ret ire . ▁ ▁Final ▁voyage ▁In ▁ 1 7 7 9 ▁We az el ▁was ▁off ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁island ▁of ▁St ▁E ust ati us ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁captured ▁by ▁the ▁ 3 2 - gun ▁French ▁fr ig ate ▁B ode use . ▁The ▁French ▁took ▁their ▁prize ▁to ▁the ▁Ant illes ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁dis ar med ▁and ▁her ▁guns ▁transferred ▁to ▁Admir al ▁d ' E sta ing ' s ▁squad ron . ▁They ▁then ▁sold ▁her ▁at ▁Gu adel oupe ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 1 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : S lo ops ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁Category : 1