Just when everyone thought the Emperor of the French Empire was returning to Paris aboard a warship, the warship carrying Jerome Bonaparte was quietly sailing towards Sevastopol under the dim moonlight, breaking through the dense fog the next morning and reaching the vicinity of Sevastopol.
The French Navy, responsible for patrolling the waters near Sevastopol to guard against surprise attacks from the Russian Empire, was the first to spot the warship flying the French flag. The sailor in the lookout tower immediately shouted down to those below, "Report to the captain quickly and say that a warship bearing our national insignia is heading towards us!"
Upon receiving the news, the sailor on the deck immediately ran to the captain's office and reported the news to the captain.
"You say you spotted a warship flying our national flag?" the captain repeated.
"Exactly!" the sailor nodded in acknowledgment.
