6 ▁Commander ▁George ▁E y re ▁took ▁command . ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 7 ▁January ▁ 1 7 9 6 ▁Alb ac ore ▁sa iled ▁for ▁J ama ica . ▁E y re ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁post ▁captain ▁on ▁ 6 ▁February ▁into ▁. ▁Commander ▁Robert ▁Win th rop ▁replaced ▁E y re ▁in ▁command ▁of ▁Alb ac ore . ▁ ▁She ▁and ▁, ▁Captain ▁William ▁C ay ley , ▁were ▁esc ort ing ▁a ▁con voy ▁to ▁the ▁West ▁Ind ies ▁when ▁on ▁ 1 ▁April ▁at ▁ ▁they ▁encountered ▁the ▁French ▁private er ▁Alexander ▁and ▁her ▁prize ▁Sign ior ▁Mont cal m . ▁Alexander , ▁of ▁N antes , ▁was ▁armed ▁with ▁ 1 0 ▁guns ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁crew ▁of ▁ 6 6 ▁men ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Captain ▁Pet re ▁Ed ite . ▁She ▁had ▁been ▁out ▁ 1 0 ▁days ▁and ▁had ▁captured ▁Sign ior ▁Mont cal m ▁as ▁Sign ior ▁Mont cal m ▁was ▁sail ing ▁from ▁Lis bon ▁to ▁Brazil . ▁Captain ▁C ay ley ▁sent ▁Alb ic ore ▁and ▁Sign ior ▁Mont cal m ▁to ▁Made ira , ▁with ▁orders ▁to ▁re join ▁the ▁con voy ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁possible . ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 3 ▁May ▁Alb ac ore ▁captured ▁the ▁French ▁cor v ette ▁Ath én ienne ▁off ▁Barb ados ▁at ▁ ▁after ▁a ▁ 1 4 - hour ▁long ▁ch ase . ▁Ath én ienne ▁was ▁armed ▁with ▁ 1 4 ▁guns ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁crew ▁of ▁ 8 3 ▁men ▁under ▁the ▁command