In early 1794, after France declared war on Great Britain during the War of the First Coalition, the British government made plans for an invasion of the French colony of Isle de France. As part of preparations for the invasion, British authorities detained several of the East India Company's (EIC) East Indiamen at Portsmouth to serve as transport vessels. In May 1794, the British government cancelled the invasion and released the detained ships, paying demurrage to the EIC for having delayed their voyages to the East Indies.Asiatic Annual Register, Or, A View of the History of Hindustan, and of the Politics, Commerce and Literature of Asia (1807), Vol. 7, p.38. British forces carried out a successful invasion of Isle de France in 1810, using transport vessels which were mostly hired "country ships", British merchantmen registered in Indian ports such as Bombay and Calcutta, along with small number of EIC vessels that had arrived at Madras or Calcutta.
Vessel Demurrage(Days) Demurrage(£sd) 72 £1,500 71 £1,479 3s 4d 9 £241 17s 6d 72 £1,500 71 £1,479 3s 4d 71 £1,479 3s 4d 72 £1,365 12s 129 £3,440 1 £18 19s 4d 72 £1,500 62 £1,291 13s 4d 129 £2,687 10s 62 £1,087 1s 4d 72 £1,500 42 £875 22 £458 6s 8d 71 £1,346 12s 8d 71 £1,479 3s 4d 22 £458 6s 8d 129 days £2,687 10s 123 £2,562 10s 62 £1,291 13s 4d 123 £2,562 10s 123 £2,562 10s 22 £458 6s 8d 22 £586 13s 4d 22 £586 13s 4d 72 £1,500 9d 39 £812 10s 71 £1,479 3s 4d 22 £456 6s 8d 129 £2,687 10s 22 £456 6s 8d 22 £456 6s 8d 17 £456 17s 6d 71 £1,908 2s 6d 22 £417 5s 4d 62 £1,666 5s
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