▁Thomas ▁White , ▁on ▁the ▁J ama ica ▁Station . ▁He ▁remained ▁in ▁command ▁until ▁June ▁ 1 7 9 9 . ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 7 9 9 ▁Alb ac ores ▁boats ▁ch ased ▁a ▁Spanish ▁set te e ▁into ▁a ▁bay ▁east ▁of ▁Santiago ▁de ▁Cuba , ▁and ▁on sh ore . ▁However , ▁their ▁quar ry ▁rep elled ▁them ▁and ▁they ▁returned ▁to ▁their ▁ship . ▁There , ▁Lieutenant ▁Robert ▁Ram sey , ▁the ▁senior ▁lieutenant , ▁received ▁Captain ▁White ' s ▁permission ▁to ▁take ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁force ▁and ▁to ▁renew ▁the ▁attack . ▁He ▁succeeded ▁in ▁landing , ▁driving ▁away ▁the ▁enemy ▁with ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁only ▁two ▁men , ▁and ▁in ▁bringing ▁out ▁the ▁set te e . ▁The ▁set te e ▁had ▁a ▁crew ▁of ▁ 3 0 ▁men ▁armed ▁with ▁small ▁arms . ▁ ▁Lieutenant ▁John ▁Ch il c ott ▁replaced ▁White ▁in ▁J ama ica ▁in ▁October . ▁Alb ac ore ▁returned ▁to ▁Port sm outh ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁September ▁ 1 8 0 1 . ▁ ▁F ate ▁The ▁" Pr incipal ▁Offic ers ▁and ▁Commission ers ▁of ▁His ▁Majesty ' s ▁Navy " ▁offered ▁the ▁" Al b ac ore ▁S loop , ▁ 3 3 6 ▁T ons , ▁Co pper - fast ened , ▁lying ▁at ▁She ern ess " ▁for ▁sale ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁January ▁ 1 8 0 2 . ▁ ▁Notes , ▁cit ations , ▁and ▁references ▁Notes ▁ ▁Cit ations ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁ ▁O