w ic ke . ▁Philip ▁was ▁at ▁this ▁time ▁Lord ▁Lieutenant ▁of ▁Ireland , ▁and ▁so ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁be ▁present ▁in ▁person . ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 0 ▁Joseph ▁Y or ke ' s ▁brother , ▁Charles ▁Philip ▁Y or ke ▁became ▁First ▁Lord ▁of ▁the ▁Admir alty ▁and ▁Joseph ▁was ▁transferred ▁from ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁Christian ▁VII ▁to ▁take ▁up ▁a ▁seat ▁on ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Admir alty . ▁ ▁Joseph ▁Y or ke ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁R ear - Ad mir al ▁of ▁the ▁Blue ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁July ▁ 1 8 1 0 ▁and ▁ho isted ▁his ▁flag ▁in ▁the ▁ 7 4 - gun ▁ ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 8 1 1 . ▁He ▁sa iled ▁to ▁the ▁Tag us ▁carrying ▁rein for c ements ▁for ▁Arthur ▁W elles ley ' s ▁army , ▁fighting ▁in ▁the ▁Pen ins ular ▁War . ▁After ▁carrying ▁this ▁out ▁he ▁esc orted ▁a ▁fleet ▁returning ▁to ▁Britain ▁from ▁the ▁East ▁Ind ies . ▁Y or ke ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁R ear - Ad mir al ▁of ▁the ▁White ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁August ▁ 1 8 1 2 , ▁R ear - Ad mir al ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁on ▁ 4 ▁December ▁ 1 8 1 3 ▁and ▁Vice - Ad mir al ▁of ▁the ▁Blue ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁June ▁ 1 8 1 4 . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁First ▁Naval ▁Lord ▁in ▁the ▁Liverpool ▁min istry ▁from ▁October ▁ 1 8 1 3 ▁until ▁May ▁ 1