 In September 1795 , Rainier took most of his squadron eastwards to operate against Batavia , leaving Captain Alan Hyde Gardner in command of the blockade of Colombo , the last remaining Batavian territory on the island . In January 1796 , command of the East Indies was assumed by Sir George Keith Elphinstone , who ordered ships of the line HMS Stately and HMS Arrogant to assist Gardner . 
