ɪn mˈɪd ɑːktˈoʊbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛlv, bˈɪdwɑː ɪz lˈɪstᵻd æz mˈæstɚɹ ʌv mæɹˈɛŋɡoʊ ɪn ɐ bˈʊk wˌɪtʃ ˈɔːlsoʊ ɹˈɛkɚdz hɜːɹ æz hˌævɪŋ ˈoʊnli sˈɪks ɡˈʌnz ænd ɐ kɹˈuː ʌv fˈɪfti mˈɛn.
In mid October 1812, Bidois is listed as master of Marengo in a book which also records her as having only six guns and a crew of fifty men.