ige o , ▁of ▁which ▁his ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁good ▁chart . ▁For rest ▁reached ▁D ore i ▁Har bour , ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁Ach in ▁( present - day ▁A ce h ) ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 7 7 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 7 8 2 ▁For rest ▁was ▁task ed ▁by ▁governor - general ▁Warren ▁H ast ings ▁to ▁gain ▁intelligence ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁fleet , ▁which ▁had ▁left ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁India ▁and ▁had ▁el ud ed ▁Sir ▁Edward ▁Hugh es ▁the ▁English ▁commander - in - ch ief . ▁The ▁British ▁sur m ised ▁that ▁the ▁French ▁were ▁head ed ▁for ▁Maur it ius ; ▁For rest ▁sp otted ▁the ▁ships ▁near ▁Ach in ▁and ▁returned ▁the ▁information ▁to ▁V iz ag apat am ▁just ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁return . ▁In ▁the ▁following ▁June ▁he ▁sa iled ▁again ▁to ▁survey ▁the ▁And aman ▁Islands , ▁but ▁falling ▁to ▁le ew ard ▁of ▁them , ▁passed ▁through ▁the ▁Pre par is ▁Channel ▁to ▁the ▁Ten asser im ▁coast , ▁which ▁he ▁exam ined ▁south wards ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁Qu ed ah . ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 0 ▁he ▁made ▁a ▁more ▁thorough ▁exam ination ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁coast ▁and ▁of ▁its ▁off sh ore ▁islands , ▁which ▁lay ▁in ▁a ▁long ▁row , ▁leaving ▁a ▁ 1 2 5 - mile - long ▁shelter ed ▁passage ▁between ▁them ▁and ▁the ▁main land . ▁He ▁christ ened ▁that ▁stretch ▁For rest ▁Stra it . ▁ ▁For