204 CAPTAIN ROWLEY. 



that politeness and good fellowship which 

 naval officers at that time were fond of 

 displaying to any civilian, more particu- 

 larly when introduced by one of them- 

 selves. 



Not long after this he was promoted to 

 the rank of Commander, and subsequently 

 to that of Post-captain. He commanded 

 a frigate on the American station, in the 

 last war with that republic.* After acquit- 

 ting himself most honourably in his pro_ 

 fession, and distinguishing himself on 

 several occasions, he retired at the end 

 of the war, and lived in the neighbour- 

 hood of Plymouth. He has long since 

 been summoned to his last account. 



I frequently contemplate with retrospec- 

 tive pleasure my intimacy with this valuable 

 member of the profession I was so par- 

 tial to; and "through all the changing 

 scenes of life" have cherished in my me- 

 mory his friendship, and preserved to this 



* Captain Robert Rowley. 



