Unicorn captured the French frigate Vestale on 8 January 1761. Vestale, under the command of M. Boisbertelot, had been part of a squadron of five ships that had left the Vilaine river for Brest under the cover of a heavy fog.
Unicorn overpowered the French frigate Vestale on 8 January 1761. Vestale, under the command of M. Boisbertelot, formed part of a squadron of five vessels that set sail from the Vilaine river for Brest during a dense fog bank.