84 LOSS OF THE HORNET. 
She arrived at Boston in December, having been absent near- 
ly ten months. She very soon after sailed again, under the 
iame commander, for the Mediterranean and the coast of 
Spain, and was employed in carrying out our minister Mr. 
Forsyth; she then returned to New- York; and in June, 1820. 
left there on another cruise to the Canary and Cape de Verd 
Islands, and the Coast of Africa; she continued on that cruis- 
ing ground for two months ; from thence she ran down ' the 
trades' to the West Indies, and cruised there for some time, 
and returned to New- York in January, 1821. 
In March following she sailed again for the West Indies 
under the same commander ; she was employed in giving 
convoy to the Spanish troops and citizens from Pensacola to 
the Havana, after the entry into that place by General, now 
President Jackson. In September, 1821, she arrived again 
in New-York ; and soon after. Captain Robert Henley suc- 
ceeded Captain Read in the command of this ship, and sailed 
in October following for the West India station. 
In 1823 she was commanded by Captain Sidney Smith, 
and was employed in the West Indies and Gulf of Mexico. 
In 1824 she was commanded by Captain Stephen Cassin; 
and in 1825 Captain Edmund P. Kennedy was her command- 
er. In 1826 Captain Woodhouse Vv^as ordered to her, cruised 
for some time in the West Indies, and returned to Norfolk ; 
at which place Captain Alexander Claxton took command of 
her, proceeded to the West Indies, and returned to New- 
York, December 7th, 1827. Captain Claxton sailed again in 
May, 1828, cruised in the West Indies, and returned to New- 
York in November. Captain Otho Norris assumed the com- 
mand on the 19th of December, 1828, and sailed from New- 
York on the 4th of February, 1829, on a cruise in the West 
Indies and Gulf of Mexico, from which he never returned. 
From the preceding narrative of the numerous and exten- 
sive cruises of the late U. S. ship Hornet, it will bs readily 
perceived that but few national vessels have ever performed 
greater or more important services than she has done. Of 
her class of ships she was always considered a peculiar fa- 
vorite in our navy. In the list of her various commanders, 
and other officers attached to her at different times, will be 
found the names of many of our distinguished heroes, who 
have contributed to fill the measure of their country's naval 
glory. Among them will be 'seen the honored name of the 
late heroic and lamented Lawrence, whose expiring orders to 
those around him, " Don't give up the ship !" — will be the 
