by John Marshall

“ Captain Laforey was afterwards appointed to l’Aimable, of 32 guns; and in the summer of 1795, conveyed his father to Antigua, he having been re-appointed to the chief command on the Leeward Island station. Early in the following year, our officer removed from the Beaulieu, which frigate he had commanded but a short time, into the Scipio, of 64 guns, and in that ship assisted at the capture of the Dutch settlements of Demerara, Essiquibo, and Berbice, by the squadron under the orders of Commodore Parr, in conjunction with a body of troops, commanded by Major-General Whyte. ”

“ She proved to be la Confiante, of 36 guns; and by a role d’equipage found on board, manned with 300 men, several of whom were found killed upon her decks; the rest of the crew escaped on shore. The corvette la Vesuve, of 20 guns, escaped; but the cutter was driven on shore and destroyed. This service was effected without any loss on hoard the English ships.
In 1799 and 1800, the Hydra was employed at the Leeward Islands. On his return from thence, Sir Francis removed into the Powerful of 74 guns, and proceeded to the Baltic to reinforce the fleet in that sea. ”

“ The French Captain, in answer to the 4th interrogatory, stated, that he had been appointed to the command of the Castor by the French Admiral, commander of a division of the naval army of the French republic, by whose orders and commission he took possession of her at sea, as of a ship of war in the service of the republic ”