▁ 9 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 2 2 , ▁Hend rik ▁Gra vé ▁became ▁sch out - bij - n acht ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁put ▁in ▁command ▁of ▁a ▁Dutch ▁expedition ▁against ▁the ▁Al ger ian ▁pir ates . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁a ▁problem ▁with ▁his ▁foot ▁( called ▁pod ag ra , ▁possibly ▁meaning ▁g out ), ▁Gra vé ▁had ▁himself ▁tied ▁onto ▁his ▁chair ▁when ▁there ▁were ▁storm s . ▁ ▁Gra vé ▁… ▁ ▁delight ed ▁in ▁the ▁company ▁of ▁everybody , ▁even ▁of ▁English ▁colle agues , ▁in ▁wide - r anging ▁tal ks ▁and ▁f encing ▁language , ▁sat ▁g aming ▁for ▁days ▁in ▁succession ▁in ▁coffee ▁houses ▁in ▁Port sm outh , ▁afterwards ▁falling ▁into ▁post - pr and ial ▁sleep ▁by ▁the ▁hear th . ▁ ▁To ▁the ▁L ords ▁of ▁the ▁Admir alty ▁in ▁London ▁he ▁wrote ▁high - flow n ▁letters , ▁l aden ▁with ▁Latin ▁quot ations . ▁ ▁Gra vé ▁once ▁ent ert ained ▁them ▁with ▁an ▁ex position ▁in ▁Latin ▁on ▁the ▁origin ▁of ▁his ▁family ▁with ▁the ▁North ▁B rab ant ish ▁Gra vés . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 4 2 , ▁he ▁possessed ▁four ▁servants , ▁a ▁carriage , ▁two ▁horses ▁and ▁an ▁income ▁of ▁ 7 , 0 0 0 ▁gu ilder ▁a ▁year . ▁ ▁On ▁ 8 ▁May ▁ 1 7 4 4 , ▁at ▁ 7 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁lieutenant - ad mir al ▁of ▁the ▁Admir