Sails in the Hannibal—Visits St. Helena—Returns to England
with the East India Fleet—Revisits St. Helena—Cruise off
the Cape of Good Hope—Much alarmed—Take two Prizes—
Ordered to India with Despatches—Violent Storm—Captured
by the French—Treated with Inhumanity—Actions between
the English and French Fleets—Attempts an Escape—
Perilous Situation—Pursued—Retaken—Threatened with
Death—Gagged—Kept in Irons—Landed at Cudalore—Given up
to Hyder Ali.