In 1709, a privateering force, of which Bernard-Anselme was a member, sank 35 British ships and took 470 people prisoner. Whilst Saint-Castin was at sea in 1710, Port Royal fell to the British and was renamed Annapolis Royal. Saint-Castin, who was unaware of these events, returned from his privateering to Port Royal. His ship was captured, but Saint-Castin escaped into the woods.
