▁B yth ese a ' s ▁signal , ▁attempting ▁to ▁throw ▁a ▁ro pe ▁around ▁the ▁group ▁whilst ▁B yth ese a ▁provided ▁cover ▁with ▁just ▁one ▁p istol . ▁Two ▁of ▁the ▁men ▁dropped ▁their ▁b ags ▁and ▁fled ▁while ▁the ▁remaining ▁three ▁finally ▁surrender ed . ▁B yth ese a ▁ordered ▁the ▁men ▁back ▁to ▁their ▁own ▁boat ▁and ▁then ▁forced ▁them ▁to ▁row ▁it ▁back ▁to ▁Ar rog ant , ▁with ▁the ▁mail b ags ." ▁ ▁Career ▁up ▁to ▁Lord ▁C ly de ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁March ▁ 1 8 5 5 , ▁Lieutenant ▁B yth ese a ▁was ▁appointed ▁captain ▁of ▁the ▁p addle ▁gun - v essel ▁ ▁and ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁F lying ▁Squadron ▁in ▁the ▁Balt ic . ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁May ▁ 1 8 5 6 ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁commander , ▁and ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁May , ▁Lieutenant ▁John ▁B ous quet ▁Field ▁replaced ▁him ▁as ▁captain ▁of ▁Loc ust . ▁ ▁On ▁ 4 ▁March ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁he ▁took ▁over ▁as ▁captain ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 7 - gun ▁sc rew - s loop ▁ ▁( also ▁sp elled ▁Cru iser ) ▁from ▁Charles ▁Fellow es . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁Cru izer ▁was ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁Far ▁East ▁and ▁saw ▁action ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Ang lo - Ch inese ▁War . ▁Cru izer ▁paid ▁off ▁at ▁Port sm outh ▁on ▁ 1 ▁May ▁ 1 8 6 1 . ▁ ▁On ▁