Hodoul next purchased "Uni", a large vessel armed with eighteen 4-pounder and four 9-pounder guns. She had come from Nantes in 1798 and already had two cruises to her credit, both under the command of François-Thomas Le Même. Hodoul sailed on 15 May 1800 with a crew of 220 men. He reached the Seychelles on the 28th. Off Ste. Anne he captured the British privateer "Henriette" (or "Harriot", from Capetown), of eight guns under the command of Captain White. On 11 July Hodoul captured "Helen", which was carrying 80,000 piastres. Then on 4 August he captured "Friendship". However, on 5 August captured "Uni" and Hodoul after a chase during which Hodoul had almost all of "Uni"s guns thrown overboard in an attempt to lighten her to gain speed. Captain Edward O. Osborne, of "Arrogant", reported that "Uni" had left Mauritius with 250 men, and that she had 216 on board when captured, the rest being away on prizes.