A VOYAGE TO 
fliips, of feventy-four guns. On his return from this 
expedition, he went on board the Culloden, a feventy- 
four gun fliip, and was in the fleet under Admiral Byng, 
off Minorca. Shortly afterwards, he went into the 
Hampton Court, commanded by Capt. Harvey, in which fliip 
he was prefent at the taking of the Foudroyant and Arpe. 
On his arrival in England, he went on board the Van- 
guard, Commodore Swanton, to the Weft Indies, in the 
fleet under Admiral Rodney, and was prefent at the re- 
dudiion of Martinique, the Grenades, and the other 
iflands which were then captured. In 1763, he was 
promoted to the rank of Lieutenant by Admiral Swanton ; 
lince which period he has always been employed in 
adive and important fervices. During the late Vv'ar, and 
for fome time afterwards, he v/as chiefly employed in 
going to and from America, except in the year 1782, 
when he was appointed to command the tranfports with 
the 97th regiment on board, deftined for the relief of 
Gibraltar, under convoy of his Majefty's lliips Cerberus 
and Apollo : he was not only fuccefsful in getting all the 
tranfports in fafe, but he alfo landed the men without 
^any lofs. 
On Lieutenant Shortland's return home from this fer- 
vice, in endeavouring to get through the Gut of Gibral- 
tar in the nighty he was chafed by a fquadron of Spanifli 
frigates, v/ho took three of the tranfports in company, 
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