. . . . "About one year later, in January\u2013February 1782, French captain Armand de Kersaint led a flotilla in Iphig\u00E9nie that included two more frigates, four brigs, and a large cutter to recapture Demerara and Essequibo. Tarhoudin commanded a small squadron that also included two small sloops and two small brig-sloops. The French were sighted on 30 January and Tarhoudin moved his squadron downriver. However, the French landed troops and as these moved towards Demerara, the British forces facing them retreated, forcing Tarhoudin to pull back his vessels also. On 1 February the British asked for terms of capitulation, with the actual capitulation taking place on 3 February. In capturing the colonies de Kersaint also captured Tarhoudin's squadron, of which Oronoque was the largest, but most feeble vessel. At the time of her surrender Oronoque was armed with ten 9-pounder guns on her lower deck, and eleven 2 and 3-pounder guns, for which there was no ammunition. Even the 9-pounders were short of ordnance stores. She also only had a crew of 20 men aboard. Tarhoudin as commander of the British squadron was a co-signer of the capitulation with Robert Kingston, the Lieutenant-Governor of the colony. Despite the capitulation, Tarhoudin was promoted to post captain in 1783. The French then took Oronoque into naval service as Vicomte de Damas. Vicomte de Damas, of 18 guns and four swivel guns, was put up for sale at Honfleur in April 1784. In October she was at Havre, not yet sold."@en . . . . . . "Or\u00E9noque (1781)"@en . "About one year later, in January\u2013February 1782, French captain Armand de Kersaint led a flotilla in Iphig\u00E9nie that included two more frigates, four brigs, and a large cutter to recapture Demerara and Essequibo. Tarhoudin commanded a small squadron that also included two small sloops and two small brig-sloops. The French were sighted on 30 January and Tarhoudin moved his squadron downriver. However, the French landed troops and as these moved towards Demerara, the British forces facing them retreated, forcing Tarhoudin to pull back his vessels also. On 1 February the British asked for terms of capitulation, with the actual capitulation taking place on 3 February. In capturing the colonies de Kersaint also captured Tarhoudin's squadron, of which Oronoque was the largest, but most feeble vess"@en .