He subsequently commanded the blockade of the French and Spanish fleets at Toulon and, after their escape, chased them to the West Indies and back but failed to bring them to battle.
Ai më pas urdhëroi bllokimin e flotës franceze dhe spanjolle në Toulon dhe, pas arratisjes së tyre,i ndoqi ata deri ne ujrat e detit te Karaibeve por pa arritur tu jape nje goditje perfundimtare.