 The newly appointed commander of this troubled fleet was Villaret de Joyeuse ; although formerly in a junior position , he was known to possess a high degree of tactical ability ; he had trained under Admiral Pierre André de Suffren in the Indian Ocean during the American war . However , Villaret 's attempts to mould his new officer corps into an effective fighting unit were hampered by another new appointee , a deputy of the National Convention named Jean @-@ Bon Saint @-@ André . Saint @-@ André 's job was to report directly to the National Convention on the revolutionary ardour of both the fleet and its admiral . He frequently intervened in strategic planning and tactical operations . Shortly after his arrival , Saint @-@ André proposed issuing a decree ordering that any officer deemed to have shown insufficient zeal in defending his ship in action should be put to death on his return to France , although this highly controversial legislation does not appear to have ever been acted upon . Although his interference was a source of frustration for Villaret , Saint @-@ André 's dispatches to Paris were published regularly in Le Moniteur , and did much to popularise the Navy in France . 
 The newly appointed commander of this troubled fleet was Villaret de Joyeuse ; although formerly in a junior position , he was known to possess a high degree of tactical ability ; he <a href='been_done' title='1'><mark>had</mark></a> trained under Admiral Pierre André de Suffren in the Indian Ocean during the American war . However , Villaret <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>attempts to mould his new officer corps into an effective fighting unit <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>were</mark></a> hampered by another new appointee , a deputy of the National Convention named Jean @-@ Bon Saint @-@ André . Saint @-@ André <a href='null_genetive' title='4'><mark>'s</mark></a>job was to report directly to the National Convention on the revolutionary ardour of both the fleet and its admiral . He frequently intervened in strategic planning and tactical operations . Shortly after his arrival , Saint @-@ André proposed issuing a decree ordering that any officer deemed to <a href='been_done' title='5'><mark>have</mark></a> shown insufficient zeal in defending his ship in action should be put to death on his return to France , although this highly controversial legislation <a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>does</mark></a> not appear to <a href='been_done' title='7'><mark>have</mark></a> ever been acted upon . Although his interference was a source of frustration for Villaret , Saint @-@ André <a href='null_genetive' title='8'><mark>'s</mark></a>dispatches to Paris <a href='uninflect' title='9'><mark>were</mark></a> published regularly in Le Moniteur , and did much to popularise the Navy in France . 
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