In 1806 Lieutenant de vaisseau Pierre Bouvet was a prisoner in Bombay,[3] where he observed the indigenous ships of the patamar type.

At this point, the defence of Isle de France had already led the authorities to purchased civilian ships into service, such as Robert Surcouf's 18-gun privateer Revenant.

This vessel had two masts sharply raked forward at an angle of 23 degrees from the vertical, and 15 pairs of oars.

[1] Entreprenant served at Île de Bourbon and cruised the north-west coast of India[4] from 7 December 1807.

[5] The French immediately put their captives on Entreprenant, and took over Margaret, which they then sailed to Île de France.