▁ 1 7 8 2 ▁that ▁made ▁six ▁voy ages ▁to ▁the ▁East ▁Ind ies ▁for ▁the ▁Hon ou rable ▁East ▁India ▁Company . ▁After ▁she ▁was ▁sold , ▁she ▁made ▁one ▁journey ▁to ▁the ▁West ▁Ind ies , ▁where ▁the ▁Spanish ▁captured ▁her ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 7 9 9 . ▁Her ▁most ▁notable ▁explo it ▁occurred ▁on ▁her ▁fifth ▁voyage , ▁when ▁she ▁participated ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁June ▁ 1 7 9 5 ▁in ▁the ▁capture ▁of ▁seven ▁Dutch ▁East ▁Ind iam en . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁named ▁for ▁General ▁Thomas ▁Wy nd ham ▁God d ard ▁who ▁played ▁a ▁major ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁Ang lo - Mar ath a ▁War ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 0 . ▁ ▁Pre ca utions ▁East ▁Ind iam en ▁travel led ▁in ▁con vo ys ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁they ▁could . ▁Fre qu ently ▁these ▁con vo ys ▁had ▁as ▁esc ort s ▁vessels ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Royal ▁Navy , ▁though ▁generally ▁not ▁past ▁India , ▁or ▁before ▁they ▁were ▁on ▁the ▁return ▁leg . ▁Even ▁so , ▁the ▁Ind iam en ▁were ▁heavily ▁armed ▁so ▁that ▁they ▁could ▁dis su ade ▁pir ates ▁and ▁even ▁large ▁private ers . ▁ ▁Like ▁many ▁other ▁East ▁Ind iam en ▁during ▁the ▁French ▁Revolution ary ▁Wars , ▁General ▁God d ard ▁sa iled ▁under ▁letters ▁of ▁marque . ▁These ▁author ized ▁her ▁to ▁take ▁pri zes ▁should ▁the ▁opportunity ▁arise . ▁ ▁Vo y age ▁# 1 ▁( 1 7 8 2 – 1