▁end ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁Commander ▁P all iser ▁was ▁to ▁post - capt ain ▁and ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁ 7 0 - gun ▁ship ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁; ▁his ▁place ▁on ▁We az el ▁was ▁taken ▁by ▁Commander ▁Samuel ▁Bar r ington . ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁April ▁ 1 7 4 7 ▁We az el ▁was ▁off ▁the ▁Dutch ▁coast line ▁and ▁in ▁company ▁with ▁, ▁when ▁she ▁encountered ▁and ▁defeated ▁the ▁private ers ▁La ▁G org onne ▁and ▁La ▁Charlotte . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 7 4 7 ▁We az el ▁returned ▁to ▁port ▁at ▁P ly mouth , ▁where ▁Bar r ington ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁Commander ▁John ▁Mid w inter . ▁There ▁she ▁remained ▁until ▁ 3 0 ▁August ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁joined ▁to ▁a ▁squad ron ▁under ▁Admir al ▁Peter ▁Warren , ▁with ▁orders ▁to ▁rein force ▁a ▁British ▁fleet ▁in ▁position ▁off ▁the ▁French ▁island ▁of ▁U sh ant . ▁Po or ▁weather ▁delayed ▁the ▁voyage , ▁and ▁We az el ▁did ▁not ▁reach ▁her ▁destination ▁until ▁ 2 6 ▁September . ▁The ▁fleet ▁commander , ▁Admir al ▁Edward ▁Haw ke ▁immediately ▁allocated ▁her ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁carrying ▁messages ▁between ▁his ▁ships ▁of ▁the ▁line . ▁On ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁ 1 4 ▁October ▁the ▁fleet ▁was ▁off sh ore ▁from ▁Cape ▁Fin ister re ▁when ▁it ▁encountered ▁a ▁French ▁force ▁of ▁eight ▁ships ▁of ▁the ▁line , ▁esc ort ing ▁a ▁con voy ▁of ▁ 2 5 2 ▁merchant ▁vessels . ▁Haw ke ▁approached ▁from ▁the