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man in La Minerve, under the command of Captain (now 

 Sir Jaheel) Brenlon, he was taken prisoner in the gallant 

 defence of that ship, when she was unfortunately, in a fog, 

 run by the pilot on the western point of tbc stone dyke 

 of Cherbourg. A commission however of Lieutenant 

 had been sent out for him, by mistake, to the West-Lidies ; 

 which being dated previous to his capture was not can- 

 celled, but forwarded to him in France ; and was thus the 

 means, in some degree, of alleviating the evils of captivity. 

 It was in France he became acquainted with his fellow 

 prisoner Captain Tuckey, who, on his appointment to the 

 command of the Congo, requested to have his companion 

 in misfortune to accompany him on a voyage, Avhich 

 held out a fliir prospect of gratifying and rewarding their 

 mutual talents. 



Lieutenant Hawkey was an excellent draughtsman : lie 

 sketched in a bold and artist-like manner ; and to a ge- 

 neral knowledge of natural history, he united the talent- of 

 painting the minuter sea and land animals, with great 

 spirit and accuracy, and in an exquisite style of colouring. 

 A number of specimens of this kind were found in a small 

 pocket book, accompanied with some slight memoranda ; 

 but his papers, containing descriptions of those sketches 

 and drawings, and other remarks, in the progress up the 

 river, have unfortunately been lost. He proceeded with the 

 captain to the farthest point of the journey, and though 

 employed in the most active manner, and exposed to the 

 same weather, and the same hardships, as the rest of the 

 party, he had no complaint whatever when he returned to the 

 vessel, on the 17th September ; his case was therefore some- 

 what singular. He continued in good health, and without ^ 



