Supposing his target to be a fleet of powerful warships he turned Becoming to escape Escaping and the British commander , Captain Rowley Bulteel , immediately ordered Request a pursuit Self_motion .

United , who had not appeared Arriving in an FA Cup Final for 39 years , won 4–2 , with two goals from Jack Rowley and one apiece from Stan Pearson and John Anderson .

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 .

`` Africaine '' was the first ship to reinforce Cause_change_of_strength Rowley 's squadron , but within three days of her arrival in the region was engaged Hostile_encounter by two French ships while attempting to drive Motion them away from Saint Denis on Île Bourbon .

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 .

As dawn broke Process_end , Rowley 's flagship HMS `` Boadicea '' arrived Arriving , recaptured Conquering `` Ceylon '' , drove Self_motion off the corvette and forced Causation the battered French flagship to surrender Surrendering , capturing Conquering Hamelin .