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 .

`` Belliqueux '' rapidly out ran Self_motion Landolphe 's flagship `` Concorde '' , leaving Departing Landolphe with no option but to surrender Surrendering without any serious resistance .

`` Belliqueux '' rapidly out ran Self_motion Landolphe 's flagship `` Concorde '' , leaving Departing Landolphe with no option but to surrender Surrendering without any serious resistance .