geon ▁Bernard ▁Campbell . ▁The ▁flags hip ▁received ▁no ▁less ▁than ▁eight y - two ▁can non ▁blow s ▁and ▁was ▁rep a ired ▁in ▁the ▁war ▁zone . ▁Pl umb ▁pl ates ▁were ▁placed ▁under ▁the ▁water line ▁and ▁the ▁h ull ▁covered ▁with ▁le athers ▁and ▁tar . ▁Hence for th ▁it ▁was ▁nick named ▁as ▁' the ▁Black ▁Fr ig ate '. ▁Richard ▁B ax ter , ▁an ▁English - born ▁officer , ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁new ▁commander . ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁March ▁ 1 8 1 4 ▁Brown ▁attacked ▁the ▁island ▁Martín ▁García ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁Juli eta ▁and ▁the ▁Ze ph ir . ▁The ▁Her cules ▁engaged ▁in ▁combat ▁with ▁the ▁Spanish ▁war ships ▁Es per anza ▁and ▁Car men . ▁ ▁A ▁land ▁attack ▁was ▁organized ▁and ▁at ▁that ▁moment ▁William ▁Brown ▁ordered ▁the ▁f ife ▁and ▁the ▁drum ▁to ▁play ▁" Saint ▁Patrick ' s ▁Day ▁in ▁the ▁Mor ning ", ▁which ▁boost ed ▁the ▁mor ale ▁of ▁the ▁troops . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁April ▁ 1 8 1 4 , ▁Monte video ▁was ▁blocked ▁by ▁Argent ine ▁forces . ▁There ▁were ▁no ▁other ▁major ▁engag ements ▁until ▁ 1 4 ▁May , ▁when ▁combat ▁started , ▁but ▁the ▁sea ▁conditions ▁stopped ▁a ▁full ▁attack . ▁ ▁Brown ▁resolved ▁to ▁attack ▁the ▁form id able ▁Spanish ▁squad ron ▁with ▁his ▁ill - equ ipped ▁fl ot illa ▁of ▁seven ▁ships . ▁On ▁ 8 ▁March ▁ 1 8 1 4 , ▁Brown