▁transfer ring ▁with ▁Douglas ▁to ▁, ▁and ▁then ▁moving ▁to ▁, ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Sir ▁Er as mus ▁G ower , ▁filling ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁master ' s ▁mate . ▁ ▁Y or ke ▁spent ▁three ▁years ▁in ▁total ▁serving ▁on ▁the ▁New found land ▁Station . ▁ ▁Prom ot ions ▁Y or ke ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁lieutenant ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁June ▁ 1 7 8 9 , ▁and ▁moved ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁ 5 0 - gun ▁ ▁to ▁serve ▁under ▁Admir al ▁Sir ▁Richard ▁Hugh es . ▁He ▁later ▁served ▁as ▁lieutenant ▁ab o ard ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁and ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 7 9 1 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁master ▁and ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁s loop ▁. ▁He ▁remained ▁ab o ard ▁her , ▁carrying ▁out ▁cru ises ▁into ▁the ▁English ▁Channel ▁until ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁war ▁with ▁France ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁Post - Capt ain ▁on ▁ 4 ▁February ▁ 1 7 9 3 ▁and ▁given ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁fr ig ate ▁, ▁then ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁squad ron ▁under ▁Admir al ▁Richard ▁How e . ▁He ▁pat rolled ▁off ▁the ▁French ▁port ▁of ▁Br est , ▁and ▁captured ▁the ▁cor v ette ▁L ' Esp ieg le . ▁ ▁Y or ke ▁moved ▁to ▁ ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 7 9 4 , ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁serve ▁in ▁the ▁Channel , ▁occasionally ▁r anging ▁into ▁the ▁North ▁Sea . ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁August ▁ 1 7