▁John ▁Hay es ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁the ▁dock yard ▁until ▁ 1 7 8 7 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁ship ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁HMS ▁Or ion ▁under ▁Sir ▁Hy de ▁Parker . ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 0 ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁fr ig ate ▁HMS ▁Pear l ▁under ▁Captain ▁George ▁Cour ten ay ▁and ▁followed ▁Cour ten ay ▁to ▁HMS ▁Boston ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 3 ▁after ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Revolution ary ▁Wars . ▁Within ▁months , ▁Boston ▁was ▁engaged ▁in ▁action ▁with ▁the ▁French ▁fr ig ate ▁Em bus cade ▁at ▁the ▁Action ▁of ▁ 3 1 ▁July ▁ 1 7 9 3 . ▁Em bus cade ▁had ▁been ▁anch ored ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁har bour , ▁and ▁Cour ten ay ▁sent ▁an ▁offer ▁of ▁battle ▁in ▁to ▁Captain ▁Jean - B apt iste - Fran çois ▁Bom part , ▁who ▁sa iled ▁out ▁to ▁meet ▁him . ▁In ▁the ▁en su ing ▁eng agement , ▁Cour ten ay ▁was ▁killed ▁and ▁Boston ▁badly ▁dam aged . ▁The ▁ship ▁was ▁eventually ▁forced ▁to ▁fle e ▁before ▁Em bus cade , ▁esc aping ▁into ▁the ▁Atlantic . ▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁incon clus ive ▁end ▁to ▁the ▁eng agement , ▁Hay es ▁was ▁promoted ▁on ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁Britain ▁and ▁joined ▁HMS ▁D ido ▁under ▁Captain ▁Sir ▁Charles ▁Hamilton , ▁moving ▁with ▁Hamilton ▁to ▁HMS ▁San ▁F ior en zo ▁in ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁shortly ▁afterwards . ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 9 ,