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 KEOGH. 351 CAPTAIN R. KENT, A brave seaman, was the second son of Sober Kent, Esq. late mayor of Cork, in which city the subject of this memoir was born. He entered into the marine corps at an early period of life, in which he served with credit for twenty-six years. He acted as captain of marines on board the Venerable, of seventy-four guns, under the command of Captain John Hunter, and, on the night of the 24th of November, 1804, was shipwrecked in her on the rocks off Torbay. During that tremendous night he never quitted his commander, but stood alongside of him on the broadside of the ship, with the sea breaking over them, until the whole of the crew were saved. After quitting the wreck, that part of it on which they stood, was soon separated from the remainder, buried in the surf, and never more seen. He was then ordered to Ireland on the recruiting service, and on his return was embarked on board the Canopus. On the 27th of February, 1806, he headed a small detachment of marines in an unsuccessful attack upon a strong hold in the possession of the Turks, on the island of Prota, near Constantinople: he advanced with his party towards an old monastery, seated upon an eminence, in which it was supposed there were only a few Turks: but in that he was deceived; for, upon h i s arriving a t the foot o f the hill o n which i t stood, he received a heavy fire from a l l parts o f the building. Several o f his people fell, but h e rushed up the hill a t the head o f his brave companions, and set fire t o the gate o f the monas tery; a severe conflict ensued, i n which h e continued animating his men, until h e received a ball through his head, which instantly deprived him o f life, JOHN KEOGH, D.D. A very learned divine, was born about the middle o f the last century, a t Cloonclieve, near Limerick, and was educated a t Trinity College, where h e continued seven