French brig le Lancier departed with Portuguese prize Poche towards France according to the Dutch newspaper Zierikzeesche Courant dated 9 April 1841

An item referred to a letter dated St. Denis, Bourbon [Réunion] 17th December 1840 reporting the intended departure on short notice of the French brig le Lancier towards France together with the Portuguese brig Poche. The latter was seized in the Street of Mozambique by a French warship while she was active as a pirate. On board were 200 slaves discovered which were to be sold at Havana, Cuba. When St. Juan de Ulloa was captured she became French but was later sold at Havana. Her captain was quilt of fraud in the slavery and also plundered a North American whaler. When she was captured had she a crew of 65 well armed sailors on board. She was thought to be an excellent sailing vessel.

Portuguese ship Netunno-Grande arrived at Lisbon, Portugal returning from China according to the Dutch newspaper Diemer- of Watergraafs-meersche courant dated 22 October 1781

An item dated Lisbon, Portugal 21 September reported the arrival on the 15th of the Portuguese ship Nettuno-Grande which left ton 18 January Canton, China. A passenger on board stated that around the same time 12 rich-loaded ships of the British East India Company left Canon. They met five of those ships off Ile de France [Mauritius] and Bourbon. The British commanding officer told the Portuguese captain that he was lacking enough victuals to go for the ordered destination namely the island St. Helen. He decided instead to visit Cape of Good Hope to obtain there the necessary provisions.

French ship Soundary underway from Indochina towards Bourbon according to the Dutch newspaper Java-bode dated 2 February 1870

An item dated 26th January reported the passing of the Sunda Strait by the French ship Soundary captain Bertho leaving Saigon, Indochina on the 20th towards Bourbon.