, ▁which ▁were ▁expected ▁moment arily . ▁However , ▁when ▁Hey wood ▁reached ▁Mad ras ▁he ▁discovered ▁that ▁the ▁dispatch es ▁had ▁already ▁left ▁for ▁England ▁on ▁a ▁merchant ▁vessel ▁h ired ▁for ▁the ▁purpose . ▁Hey wood ▁then ▁immediately ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Su ff olk . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁June ▁ 1 7 9 9 , ▁Rain ier ▁appointed ▁Lieutenant ▁William ▁Jos iah ▁Will oug by ▁to ▁command ▁Am bo yna . ▁Will ough by ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁mid ship man ▁on ▁Su ff olk ▁at ▁the ▁capture ▁of ▁Am bon ▁and ▁Band a , ▁and ▁just ▁emer ged ▁from ▁a ▁year ▁under ▁arrest . ▁He ▁had ▁demanded ▁a ▁court - mart ial ▁after ▁Captain ▁William ▁Clark ▁of ▁, ▁on ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁then ▁serving , ▁had ▁arrested ▁him ▁for ▁" dis res pect ful ▁behaviour " ▁and ▁then ▁with dra wn ▁the ▁charge . ▁The ▁court ▁mart ial ▁found ▁Will oug by ▁guilty ▁but ▁had ▁sent enced ▁him ▁to ▁time ▁served ▁and ▁ordered ▁him ▁re inst ated ▁to ▁his ▁rank ; ▁the ▁court ▁mart ial ▁also ▁ex on er ated ▁Clark . ▁Will ough by ▁decl ined ▁the ▁appointment ▁due ▁to ▁ill - he alth ▁brought ▁on ▁by ▁his ▁conf in ement ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁England . ▁ ▁In ▁late ▁ 1 7 9 9 ▁Am bo yna ▁was ▁at ▁M och a ▁following ▁Com mod ore ▁John ▁Bl ank ett ' s ▁expedition ▁to ▁the ▁Red ▁Sea ▁to ▁block ▁the ▁French ▁from ▁using ▁it ▁to ▁threaten ▁India .