orted ▁by ▁a ▁party ▁of ▁light ▁drag o ons , ▁and ▁lod ged ▁in ▁the ▁Tower ▁of ▁London . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 1 ▁December ▁the ▁High ▁Court ▁of ▁Admir alty ▁decided ▁that ▁the ▁ship ▁should ▁be ▁restored ▁to ▁Spain , ▁less ▁one ▁e ighth ▁of ▁the ▁value ▁after ▁exp enses ▁for ▁salv age , ▁provided ▁the ▁Spanish ▁released ▁British ▁ships ▁held ▁at ▁Cor un na . ▁The ▁agents ▁for ▁the ▁capt ors ▁appe aled ▁and ▁on ▁ 4 ▁February ▁ 1 7 9 5 ▁the ▁L ords ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁( the ▁Priv y ▁council ) ▁put ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁the ▁cargo ▁at ▁£ 9 3 5 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁awarded ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁capt ors . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁all ▁the ▁crew , ▁capt ains , ▁officers ▁and ▁adm ir als ▁could ▁expect ▁to ▁share ▁in ▁the ▁prize . ▁Admir al ▁H ood ' s ▁share ▁was ▁£ 5 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁May ▁Ph a eton ▁took ▁the ▁ 2 0 - gun ▁Prom p te ▁off ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Coast . ▁The ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁took ▁Prom p te ▁into ▁service ▁under ▁her ▁existing ▁name . ▁ ▁T ogether ▁with ▁, ▁Ph a eton ▁took ▁two ▁private ers ▁in ▁the ▁Channel ▁in ▁June ▁- ▁Po isson ▁Vol ante , ▁of ▁ten ▁guns , ▁and ▁Gén éral ▁Washington . ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁November ▁Ph a eton ▁and ▁ ▁were ▁among ▁the ▁six ▁vessels ▁of ▁a ▁squad ron ▁that ▁captured ▁the ▁