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which he served successively under 

 the captains Cockburn, Webber, 

 and Digby. The latter being ap- 

 pointed to the Biddeford, frigate, 

 took with iiiai Mr. Pasley, for whom 

 he had conceived a strong attach- 

 ment, and promoted him to the rank 

 of acting lieut. The frigate was 

 soon ordered to England, having on 

 board 300,000/. in buHion. 'As 

 soon as the vessel arrived at Ports- 

 mouth, Mr. Pasley, with a proper 

 escort was dispatched to London 

 with the treasure. Having lodged 

 his valuable charge in the bank, he 

 returned to Portsmouth without de- 

 lay, and embarked on board the 

 Dunkirk, to which captain Digby 

 had been appointed during his ab- 

 sence. This ship was one of those 

 which proceeded, in 1757, on the 

 unsuccessful expedition to thecoast 

 of France ; and, though its issue 

 was so ill calculated to procure ei- 

 ther honor or promotion for those 

 who were engaged in it, yet the me- 

 rit of Mr. Pasley had so powerfully 

 attracted the notice of his command- 

 ing officer, that, on his return to 

 Portsmouth, he found a commission 

 as an established lieut. lying there 

 for him, by which he was appointed 

 to serve on board the Roman Em- 

 peror fire-ship. He was very soon 

 afterwards transferred from this 

 vessel, at his own special request, 

 into the Hussar frigate, command- 

 ed by the celebrated capt. Elliot, 

 with whom he removed to the ^o- 

 lus of 36 guns. In this ship he as- 

 sisted in the capture of Mignonne, 

 a French vessel of 20 guns, wiiich, 

 with her consort, the Blonde, of 36, 

 the TEolus fell in with off the coast 

 of France ; but, as the enemy im- 

 mediately crowded all the sail they 

 could set, the latter was fortunate 

 enough to escape.. 



In the year 1760, the iEolus was 

 employed on the Irish station, and 

 captain Elliot, assenior officer com- 

 manded the little British squadron, 

 which proceeded from the harbour 

 of Kinsale, in quest of the French, 

 under Thurot, who had effected a 

 landing in the north of Ireland. 

 The event of the engagement which 

 t ookplace is toowell known to render 

 a repetition necessary; but a cir- 

 cumstance, which occurred du.ing 

 the encounter, reflects too much 

 honour on thejudgmentof Mr. Pas- 

 ley to be omitted. The ^olus had 

 fallen on board the French commo- 

 dore's ship, the Belleisle of 44^ guns, 

 the bowsprit hanging over that 

 ship's quarter-deck, and was con- 

 sequently not only left exposed to 

 the whole weight of the enemy's 

 fire, without being able to bring a 

 single gun to bear on her antago- 

 nist, but also compelled to engage 

 the Blonde, of 36, at the same time 

 with her aftermost guns, that fri- 

 gate having fallen on board the 'Mo- 

 lus. In this perilous situation Mr. 

 Pasley called the men from the fore- 

 most guns, which he at that time 

 commanded; and having boarded 

 the enemy at their head from the 

 bowsprit, made himself master of 

 the deck, and obtained entire pos- 

 session of the ship. As soon as this 

 conquest was achieved, he sent on 

 board the iEolus for an English 

 jack, which he immediately hoisted 

 on board the prize as her signal of 

 surrender. Capt. Elliot, soon after 

 his arrival at Portsmouth with his 

 prize.was removed into another ship, 

 but Mr. Pasley retained his station 

 under capt. now lord Hotham, who 

 was appointed to succeed him, and 

 with whom he continued till the 

 year 1762. Yn the ^olus, Mr. 

 Piisley returned to his former oc- 

 cupation 



