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  Islands, he received the thanks of the President and Council of Grenada, for having “very materially contributed to the preservation of that colony, and restored it to a state of tranquillity,” by his able and gallant conduct, when commanding a detachment of about 150 seamen and marines, landed from the squadron under the orders of Captain Rogers.

£arly in 1797 Lieutenant Grosett was appointed to the Success frigate. Captain Philip Wilkinson (now Vice-Admiral Stephens); in Nov. following, to the Hector, 74, Captain Peter Aplin, then at Lisbon; in Feb. 1798 to el Mahonesa 32, Captain John Giffard; and in June, same year, to the Centaur 74, Captain John Markham.

The latter ship formed part of the squadron under Commodore Duckworth, at the reduction of Minorca, Nov. 15, 1798; and was afterwards sent to cruise on the coast of Catalonia, where she captured la Vierga de Rosario Spanish privateer, mounting 14 brass 12-pounders, with a complement of 90 men.

On the 16th Feb. 1799, the Centaur, Argo, and Leviathan, attacked the town of Cambrelles, and the Spaniards having quitted their battery, the boats were sent in under the command of Lieutenant Grosett, who dismounted the guns, burnt five settees, and brought out a similar number; laden with staves, wine, and wheat.

Shortly after the performance of this service. Lieutenant Grosett was removed to the Ville de Paris, a first rate, in which ship, successively bearing the flags of Earl St. Vincent and the Hon. William Cornwallis, he served on the Mediterranean station and off Brest, until appointed to the Royal Charlotte yatch, in May, 1801. His promotion to the rank of Commander took place Oct. 6, in the same year.

From this period Captain Grosett remained upon half-pay till Aug. 1802, when he was appointed to the Port Mahon brig, on the Guernsey station. In Mar. 1803, he was removed to the Trent 32, armed en flute, which ship, whilst under his command at Cork, successively bore the flags of