The weight of the ball made de Vigny (who assumed command) mistake Rainbow for a disguised ship of the line.

An hour and a half later, when Rainbow was about to come alongside, de Vigny was left with only four working port guns and immediately struck his colours.

[3] As was standard practice with captured warships that were not seriously damaged, the British took Hébé into service; she was recommissioned as HMS Hebe.

[5] Seaflower, Daphne, and the cutter Sprightly shared in the prize and head money after helping escort the captured ships back to England.

On 15 August 1807, Blonde, under Captain Volant Vashon Ballard, completed her final major action at sea with the capture of Dame Villaret after a chase of 13 hours.