by John Marshall

“ He subsequently received the following reply to a letter which he had addressed to Sir Samuel Hood, on hearing of his appointment to the chief command in India:
“My dear Sir,– I thank you for your congratulations, and am glad to hear of your welfare and success. A small ship is best, when an officer has zeal and exertion: so long as you continue to deserve my attention (which I have little doubt of) , if fortune does not favor you, and it is in my power to serve you hereafter, I shall never neglect, nor forget that you are in the service under my protection. ”

“ Price had discovered that the gig was gone, and determined to swim after her, rather than be taken prisoner; rightly imagining, that as only one man had come to his support, the remainder of the crew were either killed or too badly wounded to assist him; and therefore hoping that he should be able to overtake and hang by her until she met with some other boat. When picked up by the cutter, his strength was almost gone.
On the Hawke’s arrival at Portsmouth, Lieutenant Price was sent to Haslar hospital, her surgeon believing that his hip-bone had been splintered ”

“ Price and another midshipman [3] were sent in one of the Centaur’s cutters, commanded by Lieutenant James Shea, to cut off a Danish despatch boat, then endeavouring to pass the isle of Moen, on her way from Copenhagen to Bornholm. Finding it impossible to escape by sea, the enemy pushed on shore under a high cliff, where a body of troops was posted, with several pieces of cannon. As the cutter approached, the Danes opened a heavy fire ”