he transferred to the command of the sixth-rate hms "garland", still on the carolinas station, in july 1728, then to the command of the fifth-rate hms "diamond" in the channel fleet in 1730, and to the command of the sixth-rate hms "squirrel" back on the carolinas station in 1731. he was given command of the 60-gun third-rate in the west africa squadron in 1737 and, having been promoted to commodore with his broad pennant in hms "centurion", he took command of a squadron sent to attack spanish possessions in south america at the outset of the war of jenkins' ear.