 "Rose", under the command of Captain Matthew Scott, left Port Royal, Jamaica on 26 June 1794.The next day she encountered a merchant vessel that passed on the news that Admiral Sir John Jervis and his fleet were off Basse Terre, which news led Scott to attempt to meet up with them.The night of 28 June was dark and rain squalls hid the sound of breakers, with the result that at 9pm "Rose" hit a reef off Rocky Point, Jamaica.