For two days the British frigates kept watch Scrutiny , until two ships of the line from the blockade Besieging of Cherbourg , HMS `` Donegal '' and HMS `` Revenge '' , arrived Arriving .

To blockade Besieging these squadrons , the Royal Navy 's Channel Fleet had assigned Request the ships of the line HMS `` Donegal '' under Captain Pulteney Malcolm and HMS `` Revenge '' under Captain Charles Paget to patrol Patrolling the entrance to Cherbourg , while frigates HMS `` Diana '' under Captain Charles Grant and HMS `` Niobe '' under Captain John Wentworth Loring kept watch Scrutiny on Le Havre .

The blockade Besieging had achieved Achieve some minor successes ; in October 1810 `` Revenge '' had captured Conquering the privateer `` Vengeur '' from Dieppe , and on 6 November `` Donegal '' ran Self_motion down and seized Conquering the privateer `` Surcouf '' from Cherbourg .

With Allen personally commanding Control one of the boats , the Americans assaulted Attack the schooner `` Revenge '' .