I te tau 1779 ka meinga ia hei Tumuaki o te Kaimahi, hei Kapene o te Moana i raro i a Admiral Sir Charles Hardy i runga i te mea hei arahi i tētahi waka tere ki te whakaeke i te whakaekenga o Ingarangi i whakaritea kia tīmata ki te whakangaromanga o te turanga moana o Portsmouth e te French me te Spanish Armada o te tau 1779
He aha?