The EIC Commodore , James Farquharson , captain of , knew Know that if he fled Escaping the French would rapidly overwhelm Destroying his ships so he decided Deciding to try a bluff .

The war ended Process_end when the United States Senate ratified Ratification Commodore Stephen Decatur ’ s Algerian treaty on December 5 , 1815 .

Due to their large size , the East Indiamen could be mistaken Coming_to_believe for ships of the line at a distance , and the French commander Commodore Jean-François Landolphe was un-nerved when the convoy formed Becoming a line of battle Hostile_encounter .

This gave Giving the French forces on the island a significant regional advantage , outnumbering the British frigate on the recently captured Conquering Île Bourbon , commanded by Commodore Josias Rowley , by six to one .

The frigate `` Africaine '' had been sent Sending from Rochefort early in 1801 with more than 400 soldiers for the Egyptian garrison , and by February had reached Arriving the Mediterranean Sea , Commodore Saulnier seeking Hold to pass Motion_directional along the North African coast to avoid Preventing_or_letting patrolling Patrolling Royal Navy warships .

The engagement Hostile_encounter was the third successful French attack Attack on an Indian Ocean convoy Patrolling in just over a year , the French frigates being part of a squadron operating Being_in_operation from the Île de France under Commodore Jacques Hamelin .

The French commander , Commodore Jacques Hamelin , raided Attack across the Bay of Bengal with his squadron and achieved Achieve local superiority , capturing Conquering numerous merchant ships Sending and minor warships .

The raid Military_operation , led Causation by Commodore Sir George Collier , was executed Action in an attempt to head off a planned Arranging second assault on Fort Cumberland , which had been besieged Besieging in November 1776 .

On May 1 , the U.S. Navy 's Asiatic Squadron , under Commodore George Dewey , decisively defeated Conquering the Spanish Navy in the Battle of Manila Bay , effectively seizing control of Manila .

The original appointed commanding officer was Commodore Thomas ap Catesby Jones .

HMS `` Ceylon '' had been despatched Sending by the British authorities at Madras after the Battle Hostile_encounter of Grand Port to reinforce Cause_change_of_strength the remains of the squadron under Commodore Josias Rowley on Île Bourbon .

Searching for Rowley off Île de France , `` Ceylon '' was spotted Know by French Commodore Jacques Hamelin who gave Giving chase Self_motion in his flagship `` Vénus '' , supported Supporting by a corvette .

Other squadrons already at sea became Becoming embroiled in the campaign : a smaller squadron that had been raiding Attack the African coast under Commodore Jean-Marthe-Adrien L'Hermite since August 1805 provided Supply a diversion to the major campaign but failed Agree_or_refuse_to_act to draw Removing off significant British forces Military_operation , while the remnants of a French squadron under Contre-Admiral Charles-Alexandre Durand Linois that had been operating Being_in_operation in the Indian Ocean since 1803 was intercepted Preventing_or_letting and defeated Conquering by Warren in March , after a chance encounter on its journey back to France .