From there, she ferried troops to Santo Domingo, and transported general Pierre Quantin on her journey back to Cadiz, where she arrived on 27 November 1803.

[2] On 19 July 1805 Torche, which was under the command of lieutenant Nicolas-Philippe Dehen, was part of a squadron of four vessels under François-André Baudin, that three days after they had left Martinique captured HMS Blanche off Puerto Rico.

Torche's companions were the 40-gun French frigate Topaze, the 22-gun corvette Départment des Landes, and the 16-gun brig Faune.

[8] The three remaining ships proceeded, but on the 16th, Torche was lagging behind and in danger of behind caught by Goliath, which had been joined by HMS Raisonnable.

Deeming that waiting for Torche entailed accepting battle against the overwhelming British forces, Baudin ordered his squadron to take whatever actions were necessary for their security; this allowed Topaze and Départment des Landes to escape.