In the afternoon, Perrée spotted two further ships, HMS "Audacious" and "Lion", in the North-North-West; he ordered his corvettes to adjust course, "Sans-Pareille" sustaining a broadsite from "Alexander" in the process, and gave liberty of maneuver to his captains. "Généreux" headed East, but found herself surrounded from all directions. Perrée had anchors, boats and forage supplies throwned overboard, but at 3:15, the frigate HMS "Success" audaciously intercepted and engaged the much more powerful "Généreux", hoping to delay her enough for the British ships of the line to catch up. By 4:30, the British 74-guns had overhauled "Généreux" and were raking her.