On 7 January, the British ships of the line Hector and Courageux stopped her and demanded to inspect her.
In spite of the overwhelming superiority of the British forces, her captain, Charles de Bernard de Marigny, answered:
I am the Belle Poule, frigate of the King of France; I sail from sea and I sail to sea.
Vessels of the King, my master, never allow inspections
The British offered apologies and let the frigate sail through.
However, opposing winds prevented the ship from crossing the Atlantic, and after 36 days, Belle Poule had to return to Brest.
Franklin later sailed to America aboard  Sensible.
On 7 January, the British ships of the line Hector and Courageux stopped her and demanded to inspect her. In spite of the overwhelming superiority of the British forces, her captain, Charles de Bernard de Marigny, answered:
I am the Belle Poule, frigate of the King of France; I sail from sea and I sail to sea. Vessels of the King, my master, never allow inspections
The British offered apologies and let the frigate sail through. However, opposing winds prevented the ship from crossing the Atlantic, and after 36 days, Belle Poule had to return to Brest. Franklin later sailed to America aboard  Sensible.
French frigate Belle Poule (1765)