On 12 November , the squadron in Le Havre , consisting Cause_to_be_included of frigates `` Elisa '' and `` Amazone '' attempted to reach Arriving Cherbourg at night in order to united Collaboration the squadrons .

The French ships were later refloated Recovering , and Malcolm 's squadron maintained the blockade Besieging until 27 November when `` Amazone '' successfully escaped Escaping back to Le Havre .

In November 1810 squadrons were based Presence at Cherbourg , with two ships of the line and the newly built Building frigate `` Iphigénie '' , and Le Havre , with the frigates `` Elisa '' and `` Amazone '' , commanded Control by Captains Louis-Henri Fraycinet-Saulce and Bernard-Louis Rosseau respectively .

In late 1810 , French frigates `` Elisa '' and `` Amazone '' sailed Self_motion from Le Havre to join Becoming_a_member with a larger squadron at Cherbourg , but were intercepted Preventing_or_letting by a British frigate squadron and forced Conquering to shelter at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue .

There they came under sustained attack Attack and `` Elisa '' was destroyed Destroying , `` Amazone '' successfully slipping Motion back to Le Havre under cover of darkness .

To prevent `` Amazone '' from escaping Escaping once more , the British blockade squadron was reinforced Cause_change_of_strength .

On the evening of 23 March 1811 , `` Amazone '' left Departing Le Havre once more , sailing Self_motion west towards Cherbourg through the night .

There `` Berwick '' , reinforced Cause_change_of_strength by a squadron of smaller ships , attacked Attack `` Amazone '' but was unable to approach Arriving through the rocks and shoals of the coast .

On 24 January an action against a larger French squadron was fought Hostile_encounter in the Strait itself , but ended Process_end inconclusively and the squadrons divided , the British receiving Receiving the Dutch frigate `` Amazone '' as reinforcements .