ven ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁Lieutenant ▁Hugh ▁P all iser , ▁who ▁immediately ▁pressed ▁We az el ▁back ▁into ▁active ▁service . ▁The ▁ 8 - gun ▁French ▁private er ▁La ▁Re van che ▁was ▁captured ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁March , ▁followed ▁by ▁La ▁Char man te ▁on ▁ 1 ▁April . ▁One ▁further ▁private er ▁narrow ly ▁avoided ▁capture ▁off ▁Sp it head ▁in ▁early ▁April ▁when ▁We az els ▁approach ▁was ▁slow ed ▁by ▁light ▁wind s . ▁The ▁French ▁vessel ▁escaped ▁only ▁after ▁throwing ▁its ▁can n ons ▁over board ▁to ▁increase ▁its ▁speed . ▁ ▁Further ▁vict ories ▁followed ▁that ▁year ▁with ▁We az el ▁capt uring ▁the ▁private ers ▁L ' E per vier ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁July , ▁Le ▁Del angle ▁on ▁ 3 ▁August ▁and ▁both ▁La ▁Fort une ▁and ▁La ▁Je ant ie ▁on ▁ 8 ▁October . ▁In ▁November ▁she ▁encountered ▁a ▁large ▁ 3 0 - gun ▁French ▁private er ▁in ▁the ▁Bay ▁of ▁B isc ay , ▁and ▁opened ▁fire ▁despite ▁being ▁consider ably ▁out g unn ed . ▁A ▁contempor aneous ▁newspaper ▁report ▁describes ▁We az els ▁crew ▁as ▁fighting ▁" very ▁bra v ely ▁for ▁a ▁considerable ▁time ," ▁before ▁the ▁advantage ▁sw ung ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁with ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 8 - gun ▁fourth ▁rate ▁. ▁The ▁private er ▁turned ▁to ▁fle e ▁but ▁was ▁driven ▁ash ore ▁and ▁w reck ed ▁near ▁Port - Louis , ▁Mor b ih an . ▁ ▁At ▁the