ðɪ ˈædmɚɹəlɾi wʌz pɹˈɑːmptᵻd tə sˈɛnd ɐ ɡˈɑːɹd ʃˈɪp, , tə wˈɑːtʃ ˌoʊvɚ ðə nˈuːli lˈɑːntʃt ˌɛl tˈaʊsən ˈæftɚ lˈɛɹdz hæd mˌeɪd ɐ ɹᵻkwˈɛst tə bɪɡˈɪn sˈiː tɹˈaɪəlz ɪn sɛptˈɛmbɚ.
The Admiralty was prompted to send a guard ship, , to watch over the newly launched El Toussan after Lairds had made a request to begin sea trials in September.