On 24 June 1803, Emerald captured Enfant Prodigue between St Lucia and Martinique after a chase of 72 hours.

[7] The British took Enfant Prodigue into service as the brig-sloop HMS Saint Lucia, of 14 guns.

Saint Lucia was unable to capture the privateer which escaped by throwing her guns overboard and sawing down her gunwales.

[12] Bijou, which Saint Lucia captured off Grenada, was armed with six guns, and had a crew of 60 men, twenty of whom she had put on two prizes.

[1] Gordon had initiated the action but his first broadside disabled three of his cannonades when the recoil pulled their breaching bolts out of the timbers.

[13] Saint Lucia fought on for two more hours but then surrendered when the French approached with the intention of boarding her.