Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Muna 1786 akaodzwa mwoyo nebasa rake, achibhadharwa neRoyal Navy (pamwe nevamwe vakawanda). Akabva apinda muchiuto cheRussia achishanda semutevedzeri. Achishumira ikoko kwemakore mana zviito zvake zvinoshamisa zvikuru zvaiva Hondo yeOchakov muna 1788 (kune vaTurkey)
Hondo yeKerch Strait muna 1790 (zvakare kurwisa maTurkey) uye Hondo yeSvensksund musi wa9/10 Chikunguru 1790 kurwisa maSweden. Akakuvadzwa muhondo yokutanga neyokupedzisira. Akadzokera kuBritain muna 1791 kuti apore. Akabva adzokera kuRoyal Navy semumiririri wevashandi vanoshumira pasi peLeveson-Gower. Sezvingabvira asina kugutsikana akapindazve muEast India Company kwenguva pfupi hondo neFrance isati yatanga muna 1793 panguva iyo akapindazve muuto rehondo. Akatora nzvimbo saMaster's Mate pasi paKaputeni Theophilus Jones. Pakupedzisira akava lieutenant anoshanda paChatham-yakavakwa. Pano akaona chiito chokurwisana navaFrench muzvikepe zvaIshe Howe's munguva yeHondo yeMbiri Yokutanga yaJune muna 1794.