▁on ▁ 1 ▁August ▁on ▁her ▁way ▁to ▁Pen ang , ▁which ▁she ▁reached ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁August , ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁Diam ond ▁Har bour ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁October . ▁ ▁The ▁reason ▁for ▁the ▁to - and - f ro ▁was ▁that ▁the ▁British ▁government ▁mounted ▁an ▁expedition ▁against ▁Man ila ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 7 - 8 . ▁( One ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁vessels ▁involved ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁HMS ▁Sy b ille .) ▁The ▁E IC ▁held ▁several ▁vessels ▁in ▁India ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁expedition . ▁There ▁were ▁eight ▁regular ▁ships : ▁Lord ▁Cam den , ▁Bus bridge , ▁Min erva , ▁Lord ▁Mac art ney , ▁Lord ▁Haw kes bury , ▁Sir ▁Stephen ▁L ush ington , ▁, ▁and ▁General ▁God d ard . ▁There ▁were ▁also ▁three ▁" d ism ant led ▁ships ": ▁Pitt , ▁Las call es , ▁and ▁Royal ▁Admir al . ▁The ▁own ers ▁claimed ▁dem ur rage ; ▁for ▁General ▁God d ard , ▁the ▁amount ▁they ▁claimed ▁was ▁£ 3 , 7 2 9 ▁ 3 s ▁ 4 d ▁for ▁ 1 7 9 ▁days . ▁ ▁The ▁capt ains ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁vessels ▁su ed ▁the ▁E IC ▁for ▁re imb urs ement ▁for ▁exp enses ▁consequ ent ▁on ▁the ▁delay ▁to ▁their ▁home ward ▁bound ▁jour ne ys , ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁eight ▁regular ▁ships , ▁the ▁additional ▁ris ks ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁det ours ▁to ▁Pen ang . ▁In ▁ 1 8 0