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another of 64 guns, to take or de- 

 stroy her. Captain Pasley had, 

 meanwhile, succeededingettingthe 

 Jupiter afloat; but almost immedi- 

 ately fell in with the Tiger, the 

 largest of the Spanish ships. The 

 enemy immediately gave chace, and 

 gained considerably on the Jupiter, 

 which had sustained considerable 

 injury. At the dawn of day, the Ti- 

 ger, being within gunshot, and capt. 

 Pasley finding escape impossible, 

 called together his crew, to whom 

 he addressed a short but spirited 

 harangue. He declared his inten- 

 tion of attacking the enemy, which 

 was warmly approved by three 

 hearty cheers. The Jupiter brought 

 to, and prepared for action. The 

 enemy, probably intimidated by 

 this appearance of resolution, im- 

 mediately hauled their wind, and 

 suffered the Jupiter to continue her 

 voyage unmolested. Capt. Pasley 

 immediately sailed for Antigua, to 

 refit ; and hostilities ceasing soon 

 after,theJupiter proceeded to Chat- 

 ham, where she was put out of com- 

 mission. The five years which im- 

 mediately succeeded the cessation 

 of hostilities, were passed by capt. 

 Pasley in the relaxation of domestic 

 retirement. In 1788, he was invest- 

 ed with the chief command in the 

 Medway, andhoistedhisbroad pen- 

 dant on board the Vengeance.— 

 From this station he removed, first 

 into the Scipio, and then into the 

 Bellerophon. In the latter he was 

 ordered to join the channel fleet, 

 in consequence of the apprehended 

 ruptures with Russia and Spain. 

 These disputes being compromised, 

 he repaired to Chatham, where he 

 continued during the customary 

 period allotted to such a command. 

 Retiring for a time from the service, 

 he again remained unemployed till 



the commencement of the war with 

 France in 1793. He was then ap- 

 pointed, as an established commo- 

 dore, to hoist his broad pendant on 

 board his former ship, the Bellero- 

 phon, and ordered to join the main 

 fleet, underthe orders of lord Howe. 

 On the 12th of April, nOt, being 

 advanced to the rank of rear-admi- 

 ral of the white, he hoisted his flag 

 on board the same ship to which 

 he had been so long attached. In 

 the partial affairs which preceded 

 the glorious 1st of June, as well as 

 in the engagement on that day, the 

 Bellerophon took a conspicuous 

 part ; and towards the conclusion 

 of the conflict, admiral Pasley had 

 the misfortune to lose his leg. He 

 had, however, the satisfaction to 

 receive every palliati ve to his wound, 

 whichtheattentionof his sovereign, 

 his commander, and his country, 

 could bestow. His majesty con- 

 ferred on him the dignity of a ba- 

 ronet, accompanied with a pension 

 of 1,000/. a year. The personal in- 

 jury he had sustained necessarily 

 deprived the nation of his farther 

 services in an active capacity. In 

 1798, in consequence of the mutiny 

 at the Nore, sir Thomas was ap- 

 pointed for a short time command- 

 er in chief in the Thames and the 

 Medway; butrelinquishedthisstation 

 as soon as the trials of the muti- 

 neers were concluded. In 1799, 

 he was appointed port-admiral at 

 Portsmouth, where he displayed 

 the same activity and ability which 

 constantly marked his character, 

 while the unimpaired state of his 

 body permitted him to engage in a 

 more interesting department of the 

 service. Sir Thomas married 

 Mary, daughter of Thomas Ney- 

 wood, esq. chief justice of the 

 Isle of Man, who died in 1788, 



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