ort ▁a ▁ship ▁with ▁a ▁cargo ▁of ▁sp ices ▁to ▁China . ▁Dob bie ' s ▁mission ▁was ▁also ▁to ▁proc ure ▁supplies ▁for ▁the ▁British ▁squad ron ▁in ▁the ▁Mol u cc as . ▁When ▁Am bo yna ▁arrived ▁at ▁Mac ao , ▁it ▁was ▁discovered ▁that ▁she ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁be ▁put ▁on ▁her ▁side ▁to ▁repair ▁damage ▁from ▁a ▁ground ing ▁in ▁the ▁Sul u ▁Sea . ▁While ▁Dob bie ▁went ▁up ▁to ▁Wh am po a , ▁he ▁left ▁Am bo yna ▁in ▁the ▁Typ a ▁( inner ▁har bour ) ▁under ▁the ▁super vision ▁of ▁Lieutenant ▁Arthur ▁Far qu har , ▁a ▁friend ▁who ▁had ▁tra ve led ▁on ▁her ▁as ▁a ▁super numer ary . ▁While ▁she ▁was ▁being ▁turned ▁on ▁her ▁side , ▁a ▁gang ▁of ▁" lad ron es " ▁( th ieves ) ▁attempted ▁to ▁capture ▁and ▁lo ot ▁her ; ▁fort un ately ▁Far qu har ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁drive ▁them ▁off . ▁ ▁Dob bie ▁returned ▁to ▁Su ff olk ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 7 9 7 . ▁Lieutenant ▁Joseph ▁Pul ham ▁then ▁replaced ▁him ▁as ▁captain ▁of ▁Am bo yna . ▁Rain ier ▁appointed ▁Lieutenant ▁Peter ▁Hey wood ▁of ▁Su ff olk ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁May ▁ 1 7 9 9 ▁to ▁take ▁command ▁of ▁Am bo yna , ▁which ▁was ▁then ▁at ▁Mang al ore , ▁to ▁sail ▁her ▁to ▁Mad ras . ▁There ▁he ▁was ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁dispatch es ▁reporting ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Ser ing apat am