 Captain Loyd ordered that a pinnace under Lieutenant Robert Faussett be sent from "Plantagenet" to ascertain the nationality of the stranger in port.When the British came within gun range of the American vessel and requested that its crew identify themselves, Captain Reid declared that he would fire if the British came any closer.According to British reports, Lieutenant Faussett was unable to stop his boat in the rough tide water and it drifted too close to "General Armstrong".