ˌɔn twˈɛlv mˈeɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn hiː wʌz ɡˈɪvən kəmˈænd ʌvðə θˈʌndɚɹɚ, ɐ sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹɡˈʌn θˈɜːdɹˈeɪt, æt dʒɐmˈeɪkə, ænd lˈɛft ðə ʃˈɪp ˌɔn twˈɛnti ˈeɪt dʒuːlˈaɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd.
On 12 May 1799 he was given command of the Thunderer, a 74-gun third-rate, at Jamaica, and left the ship on 28 July 1800.