 Nonetheless, as a third of the force was concentrated on the lead ship "Hércules", so the advantage was tied to its performance and luck.On the 8th Brown, in front of the town of Colonia with "Hércules", "Fortuna", "San Luis" and "Carmen", saw three royalist brigantines to the northwest.He followed them until dusk, when having verified they were entering the Martín García channel and going to the island, he turned to Buenos Aires to look for reinforcements.