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Camocke wrote in January 1714–15 to the secretary of the admiralty, he stated that the late Queen had approved of his actions and had given orders to call off Camocke's suspension. These statements served as a rejection of his court-martial offer and left the matter in the Admiralty's
366:. These actions were considered violations of his duty and were cited as the reason for his suspension. Camocke's explanation for his actions was considered unsatisfactory, and he was told that he was suspended until he could be cleared by a
335:(60 guns) in the spring of 1711 and once again captured troublesome privateers. In May 1712, Camocke wrote that he had been "used ill by the whigs". He claimed that he had a promise of a vice admiralship in the service of the
398:. In mid-August, with respect to Camocke's rebellion, Byng wrote to Craggs and relayed the order that he had received—ignore Camocke when he came ashore. Camocke tried to engage Byng and offered him, in the name of
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hands. Camocke had wanted to acquit himself by telling the lordship of all of the deeds that he did in his service to King George. However, he was struck off the list of captains soon after.
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pirates who were in possession of several ships. Camocke wanted the Royal Navy sent to the
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424:, several ships were captured trying to leave port. One of the ships, a small frigate sailed by Camocke, was captured in January 1718–19 by the
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but he instead became a rear admiral in the
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