Career
His ships included the Modeste, the Heureux, the Passe-Partout and the Malartic. In September 1796, Dutertre set out for a capaign on the 20-gun Modeste, which had previously been captained by Robert Surcouf under the name Émilie. She seems to have been captured by HMS Fox near Visakhapatnam in March 1797.
Dutertre captained the 12-gun privateer Malartic, with a 100 to 120-man crew.
His dispute over recruiting crews at Portuguese Louis on Mauritius – lured by a "better diet on board" – was settled by governor Malartic. In 1800, Dutertre"s Malartic captured the former East Indiaman Princess Royal.
He also captured the former East Indiaman Thomas, and in the same cruise, the ships Surprise, Joyce and Lord Hobart. He later captured the Governor North, the Marquis de Wellesley and a brig, before returning to Mauritius, where he arrived with his prizes on 21 September 1800.
Soon after, Malartic departed for another campaign, capturing the ships Frederic North, Amboyna, Alkias and Malava, but was herself captured by the East Indiaman Phoenix on 10 November 1800.
Dutertre was taken prisoner, and was eventually released under the Treaty of Amiens in 1803. Dutertre eventually stopped commerce raiding and enlisted in the Navy.
