I feel like they really gloss over the fact that this crew seized a French man-of-war:

> At that moment they had the extraordinary luck – or providence, as the Separatists saw it – to spot the Hopewell passing on its return journey, and they flagged it down. Once reunited, they negotiated the return of some of their lost possessions and seized a French man-of-war and so were at least able to return home with as many ships as they started with.

Really would like to know more. Has anyone found the ship's log from the captain of the Hopewell?