▁the ▁release ▁of ▁Sir ▁Andrew ▁Hamm ond . ▁It ▁further ▁ordered ▁J av iera ▁to ▁pay ▁ 5 0 0 ▁pes os ▁for ▁the ▁damage ▁the ▁prize ▁crew ▁had ▁inf lic ted , ▁and ▁court ▁costs . ▁ ▁USS ▁Sir ▁Andrew ▁Hamm ond ▁, ▁Captain ▁David ▁Por ter , ▁captured ▁Sir ▁Andrew ▁Hamm ond ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁September ▁ 1 8 1 3 ▁off ▁the ▁Gal ap ag os . ▁Por ter ▁appointed ▁his ▁Chap lain , ▁David ▁P . ▁Adams , ▁as ▁prize ▁master . ▁▁▁▁ ▁On ▁ 2 ▁October , ▁Sir ▁Andrew ▁Hamm ond ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁pri zes ▁that ▁Por ter ▁selected ▁to ▁accomp any ▁Es sex ▁to ▁Nu ku ▁H iva ▁Island ▁in ▁the ▁Mar ques as ▁for ▁rest ▁and ▁ref it . ▁Lloyd ' s ▁List ▁reported ▁on ▁ 8 ▁July ▁ 1 8 1 4 ▁that ▁Es sex ▁had ▁captured ▁Sir ▁Andrew ▁Hamm ond ▁and ▁taken ▁her ▁to ▁the ▁Mar ques as . ▁▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁sail ing ▁from ▁Nu ku ▁H iva ▁for ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁South ▁America , ▁Por ter ▁moved ▁, ▁Sir ▁Andrew ▁Hamm ond , ▁, ▁and ▁Green wich ▁under ▁the ▁guns ▁of ▁the ▁fort ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁ere cted ▁on ▁the ▁island . ▁He ▁placed ▁the ▁entire ▁force ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁L t . ▁John ▁M . ▁Gam ble , ▁US MC . ▁So on ▁after ▁Por ter ' s ▁departure , ▁the ▁local ▁inhabitants ▁started ▁pil fer ing ▁from ▁the ▁Americans , ▁finally ▁forcing ▁Gam ble ▁to ▁land