▁sa iled ▁in ▁several ▁naval ▁task ▁forces , ▁att ending ▁many ▁actions . ▁He ▁distinguished ▁himself ▁by ▁taking ▁the ▁islands ▁of ▁St . ▁Peter ▁and ▁St . ▁Ant io chus . ▁From ▁February ▁ 1 7 7 8 ▁to ▁May ▁ 1 7 8 2 ▁he ▁commanded ▁a ▁fr ig ate ▁and ▁a ▁private ▁vessel ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁brig . ▁His ▁wife ▁was ▁Jose pha ▁Sept ien . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 8 2 ▁P are ja ▁had ▁fought ▁with ▁the ▁British ▁fleet ▁and ▁at ▁Mel illa , ▁his ▁ships ▁on ▁several ▁occasions ▁landing ▁art illery , ▁am mun ition ▁and ▁food ▁and ▁at ▁one ▁point ▁suffering ▁a ▁hor r ific ▁fire . ▁As ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁fr ig ate ▁Per la ▁he ▁found ▁himself ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁naval ▁Battle ▁of ▁Cape ▁St ▁Vincent ▁( F ebru ary ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 7 9 7 ). ▁In ▁the ▁Bay ▁of ▁Al gi ers ▁a ▁gal ley ▁under ▁his ▁command ▁fired ▁for ▁eight ▁hours ▁at ▁the ▁Mo ors . ▁ ▁T raf al gar ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 3 ▁P are ja ▁commanded ▁the ▁ship ▁San ▁Ag ust in ▁and ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 8 0 5 ▁he ▁acquired ▁the ▁ship ▁of ▁the ▁Prince ▁of ▁Ast ur ias ▁and ▁sa iled ▁to ▁Cad iz ▁with ▁the ▁combined ▁fle ets ▁of ▁France ▁and ▁Spain ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Admir al ▁Vill ene uve ▁and ▁Lieutenant ▁General ▁Gra v ina . ▁There ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁Arg onaut a