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George Francis Lyon was a smart, clever lieu- 

 tenant, at first appointed as acting in the Berwick by- 

 Sir Edward Pellew ; he was wounded in an attack 

 made on that ship's boats, and had his commission 

 confirmed to her in 1814. He was then appointed 

 to the Albion, and was in the battle of Algiers in 

 1816. Being of an adventurous turn, while he was 

 serving in the squadron under Sir Charles Penrose, 

 he asked and obtained permission from Sir Charles 

 to join Mr. Ritchie, a gentleman appointed on a 

 mission to Tripoli, Mourzouk, and other parts of 

 North Africa, who was most desirous of having 

 a naval officer to accompany him. Ritchie died 

 shortly after, and Lyon succeeded him ; who con- 

 cluded, reasonably enough, that among the Arab 

 tribes the Lieutenant might advantageously take 

 upon him the title of Captain — a rank which, it 

 appears, he nominally carried into the present voy- 

 age of discovery. On his appointment to the Hecla 

 he received the rank of Commander ; and on the 

 return of the ships in 1823 was raised to that of 



Captain. 



Many of the officers who had served on the first 

 voyage were employed on this : Hoppner, as lieu- 

 tenant of the Hecla ; Edwards, as surgeon ; mid- 

 shipman Palmer, as lieutenant of the Hecla. The 

 midshipmen Nias and Reid were promoted as lieu- 

 tenants of the Fury ; and Ross, Bushnan, and Griffith 

 remained to serve as midshipmen. Hooper the 



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