Tuhia he haere tonu mō tēnei wāhanga - I te 3 o Mahuru 1782, i te wāhanga whakamutunga o te Pakanga o Trincomalee
, i te wa i wehe ai te "Héros" a Suffren, ka pakaru a Bouvet i te whakatakotoranga me te kawe i a ia ano ki te neke i te "Sphinx" i te taha o "Héros" hei tautoko i a ia, ahakoa i whakaaetia e Chillau. Whai muri i te pakanga, ka mau a "Sphinx" ki a "Héros", ka kawe ia ki te ahuru o te tauranga o Trincomalee i tae mai ai ratou i te ahiahi o te 7 o Mahuru 1782.