He was appointed to the second-rate HMS "Queen", flagship of Admiral Sir Hyde Parker, in May 1798 and he became acting captain of the sixth-rate HMS "Volage" on 1 May 1799.
В мае 1798 года он был назначен на "HMS Queen", флагман адмирала Хайд Паркера (младшего), а 1 мая 1799 года — исполняющим обязанности капитана "HMS Volage".