 He did not sail again until June, and was caught by Hotham once more in early July.Retreating towards Hyères, the French fleet was pursued by the British, and the rearmost ship "Alcide" was overrun and destroyed at the Battle of the Hyères Islands.Although the battle was a British victory, Nelson was privately scathing of Hotham's refusal to renew the action, writing that "I could never have called it well "done"".