Stationed Placing off Haiti was the British frigate HMS `` Southampton '' under Captain Sir James Lucas Yeo , tasked Confronting_problem with observing Know the political situation but with orders not to interfere Hindering in the intermittent conflict Hostile_encounter between Christophe and Pétion .

Yeo 's orders did not include Cause_to_be_included Borgella 's ships and Yeo reasoned Protest that the Haitian flagship , the large frigate `` Heureuse Réunion '' ( recently renamed Name_conferral from `` Améthyste '' and often reported Reporting under its former name ) , presented Presence a serious threat to international trade in the region .

Yeo 's orders did not include Cause_to_be_included Borgella 's ships and Yeo reasoned Protest that the Haitian flagship , the large frigate `` Heureuse Réunion '' ( recently renamed Name_conferral from `` Améthyste '' and often reported Reporting under its former name ) , presented Presence a serious threat to international trade in the region .

Sailing Self_motion to intercept Scrutiny the Haitian ship , Yeo discovered Know her in the Gulf of Léogane and ordered Request Gaspard to surrender Surrendering .

Other athletes expected to shine include Cause_to_be_included Quah Ting Wen , Tao Li and Danny Yeo .

`` Confiance '' however had a highly effective crew and an experienced captain in James Lucas Yeo , who was to command the entire expedition .