by John Marshall

“ And, l’Olympia, a large French cutter privateer, of 10 eighteen-pounders and 79 men, out only twenty-four hours from Dunkirk, upon a six weeks’ cruise; captured by the Quebec, Oct. 30, 1811.
The Quebec, being found unfit for sea, was paid off in 1812; and Captain Hawtayne’s next appointment was, Jan. 15, 1816, to the Scamander of 42 guns, fitting for three years’ service, on the West India station; but being visited by a heavy domestic calamity at that time, he exchanged into the Florida, 24, and was chiefly employed superintending the revenue cruisers in the North Sea, until 1819. ”

“ Le Renard French cutter privateer, 6 guns and 24 men, taken by the Kite sloop of war, in company with the Quebec.
Four gun-vessels (their joint force 13 heavy cannon and 102 men) , attacked at noon day, in a strung position, upon the flats within the island of Norderney, coast of East Friesland, and captured by the boats of a squadron detached from Admiral Young’s fleet, consisting of the Quebec, Raven sloop. ”

“ In the summer of 1807, whilst commanding the Cephalus of 18 guns, he conveyed Mr. Gambier, Consul General, to Lisbon; and on the 13th Oct. in the same year, was promoted to post rank. The Rev. Mr. Hawtayne having accompanied Admiral Gambier, on board the Prince of Wales, to Copenhagen, on the memorable fall of that place the Admiral made this special request in favor of the son ”