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 . Look, after this, at the termination of his captivity, and say, whether the decree of Providence was not founded in justice .”

Oh his arrival at Spithead, Captain Brenton found himself posted for his gallant conduct in the affair with la Cygne, and that his commission was dated back to the day on which he so highly distinguished himself.

The Donegal returned home with the Marquis Wellesley, in Nov. 1809; and Captain Brenton, being then superseded, remained on half pay till April 1810, when he obtained an appointment to the Cyane 22. In Sept. following, he was appointed to the Spartan frigate, as a mark of attention to his brother, whose severe wounds prevented him from continuing in active service.

After cruising for some time on the French coast, Captain Brenton was sent to reinforce the squadron under Vice-Admiral Sawyer, on the Halifax station, where he appears to have been very actively employed for upwards of two years. The following American privateers were captured by the Spartan in July 1812:

Early in the following month, her boats assisted at the capture and destruction of six other armed vessels, in the bay of Fundy; viz.

