Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Alms akashanda muuto rehondo kubvira achiri muduku, achiona mabasa ake okutanga muMediterranean uye kure nemhenderekedzo dzeFrance, asati aenda kuEast Indies. Akapona nepaburi retsono pakaparara ngarava yakauraya vakawanda vaaifamba navo, uye akadzokera kuEngland nguva pfupi pashure pacho, apedza kuva lieutenant. Akanga ari kwenguva pfupi muEast Indies nokuda kwebasa mukati memakore okutanga eHondo Yamakore Manomwe, asati aenda kuWest Indies mukuita-kutonga kwechikepe. Pashure pokuva anobatanidzwa munhamba yezviito zvinokosha muCaribbean, iye akadzokera kuBritain pashure pomugumo wehondo, uye akarega basa pamhenderekedzo. Achidzokera kubasa rinoshanda pashure pokutanga kweHondo yeAmerica yeRusununguko, akaenda kuEast Indies achitungamirira ngarava yake amene. Akaona chiito pane zvakawanda zvekubatana pakati paSir Edward Hughes neBailli de Suffren, kunyanya achizvizivisa paHondo yeProvidien
. Akadzokera kumhenderekedzo yegungwa pashure pokuguma kwehondo, uye akafa muna 1791.