[1] In May 1809, Bouvet was sent to Manila to investigate the fate of Mouche n° 6,[5] under Lieutenant Ducrest de Villeneuve,[6][7] which had been sent there a few months before and had not returned.

On 28 August, Entreprenant reached Manila and learned that Borneo had sided for the Allies and interned the crew of Mouche n° 6.

Anchoring his ship offshore under a flag of truce, Bouvet sent a delegation to demand the release of the crew of Mouche n° 6, with orders to return to Entreprenant as soon as the message was delivered.

[8] In order to obtain a clear casus belli, Bouvet anchored his ship at the entrance of Manila Bay, but stayed ready to set sail.

She surrendered after the first broadside and was brought to Isle de France with a valuable cargo of Chinese goods and 200,000 piastres.

[10] A newspaper report in England states that Ovidor Pereira was captured near the mouth of the Strait of Malacca.