58 P. HEYWOOD'S FAMILY. 
Young Heywood' s arrival, as a prisoner in 
chains, in England on the 19th of June, 1792, 
was in itself a relief to his distressed mother 
and friends. He had "been conveyed from 
Batavia to the Cape of Good Hope in a 
Dutch ship, in which he had endured much 
hardship, and had been thence removed into 
the Gorgon, where he was treated with kind- 
ness, and allowed to walk upon deck several 
hours a day Two days after his return he 
was transferred to the Hector, a 74 gun ship, 
commanded by Captain Montagu, which was, 
for upwards of eighteen weeks, his prison. 
Many letters passed between Heywood 
and his family after his return. Mrs. Hey- 
wood, his widow, has in her possession some 
affecting communications from himself, his 
sisters, and others interested in his case. 
That lady, who cherishes her late husband's 
memory with reverence and affection, kindly 
placed in the hands of the author papers and 
letters throwing light on the severe trials, as 
well as on the amiable and honourable cha- 
racter of Mr. Heywood. She has also the 
Prayer Book, which he had often found a 
source of much comfort under his afflictions. 
