The Commodore

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Jack Aubrey's long service is at last rewarded: he is promoted to thhe rank of Commodore, and given a squadron of ships to command. His mission is twofold--to make a large dent in the slave trade off the coast of Africa and, on his return, to intercept a Fench fleet set for Bantry Bay with a cargo of weapons for the disaffected among the Irish