Nicholas had just been made post-captain into HMS "Garland", and had been lieutenant governor of Curaçao, whose merchants had given him a silver plate in appreciation for his efforts in protection of their trade.
Nicholas had just been made post-captain into HMS "Garland". Nicholas had just been had been lieutenant governor of Curaçao. Curaçao's merchants had given him a silver plate in appreciation for his efforts in protection of their trade.