Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Ọchịagha George Johnstone weghaara ọrụ ná mmalite afọ 1779 ma jee ozi n'Oké Osimiri Ingland. N'ọkwa Johnstone n'ọnwa Eprel n'afọ ahụ, Captain Robert Nicholas weghaara dịka ọchịagha Romney, ọ bụ ezie na ọ nọgidere bụrụ akụkụ nke Johnstone's squadron ma na-efegharị ya. Mgbe a rụzigharịrị ya, ọ laghachiri n'oké osimiri na 1779 dị ka ụgbọ mmiri nke Sir John Ross, ya na Johnstone dị ka onye isi. O tinyere aka n'ọrụ na Channel n'oge
nwara mwakpo nke Franco-Spanish, mgbe nke ahụ gasịrị ọ gara Lisbon. Na 11 Nọvemba 1779 ọ na-ejide 34-gun Spanish frigate "Santa Margarita", nke e mechara were n'ime ndị agha mmiri dị ka. Mgbe Johnstone laghachiri n'ọkwa onye isi ụgbọ mmiri na Disemba 1779, onye isi ụgbọ mmiri ahụ bụ Captain Roddam Home, ọ bụ ezie na Johnstone nọgidere n'ụgbọ. Na 1 Mee 1780, "Romney" so na ihe mere na ụgbọ mmiri cartel "Sartine". "Romney" jidere ụgbọ mmiri French abụọ na Cape Finisterre na July, nke nwere egbe 38 na July 1, na nke nwere egbe 18 "Perle" ụbọchị ise ka e mesịrị na July 6.