ˈæftɚ fˈɪɾɪŋ ˈaʊt ænd ˈɑːɹmɪŋ wɪð ˈeɪtiːn ɡˈʌnz kəmpˈɛɹd tə mæɹˈɛŋɡoʊz sˈɪks ˈɔːɹdɹənˌɔːks ˌʌndɚtˈʊk hɪz fˈɜːst kɹˈuːz fɹʌm tʃˈɜːbɜːɡ ˌɪntʊ ðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ tʃˈænəl ɪn ˈɜːli mˈɑːɹtʃ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹtiːn.
After fitting out and arming with eighteen guns (compared to Marengo's six) Ordronaux undertook his first cruise from Cherbourg into the English Channel in early March 1814.