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some little difficulty in inducing him to join ; but I 

 eventually succeeded, and he soon became devoted to 

 the service, and a great favourite with his captain and 

 officers. 



In the Bay of Xaples this little frigate ^ engaged and 

 beat off one of superior weight, belonging to the French. 

 My brother was standing by the side of the captain when 

 the latter was struck bv a cannon-ball on the shoulder, 

 carrying away his epaulette ; this my brother picked up, 

 and, turning to his captain, saw that he was desperately 

 wounded, and begged him to go beloAv. This appeal was 

 answered only by a frown — the first-lieutenant had been 

 killed, and several of the other officers wounded : the 

 decks were strewed Avith the dead and dying — so much 

 so, that after the Frenchman had sheered ofi", a sio-nal 

 was made to a small brig in company for medical 

 assistance. 



This was considered one of the smartest eno-ao-ements 

 during the war, and upon the arrival of the captain with 

 his craft at Spitliead, minus his right arm, he was 

 knighted ; and after his recovery appointed to a larger 

 frigate, into which my brother accompanied him, and 

 served out his time. 



After this he sailed in the Minden, seventy-four, 

 when she took out Lord Moira, aj)pointed Governor- 

 General of India, where he gained his promotion by being 

 chieflv instrumental with his boat's crew in render ino- 

 assistance and saving the lives of the crew and j)assengei's 

 on board the burning Elphinstone, East Indiaman, then 

 lying at Point de Galle, homeward bound. 



' The Cycuic. 



