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 a short time previous to her very noble action with the Danish 20-gun brig Lougen and six heavy gun-boats, near Christiansand, the particulars of which have been given. The following is an extract of his gallant commander’s official letter reporting the destruction of the Seagull:–

In this desperate battle. Lieutenant Hatton lost an arm, and received two other wounds, one of which, in the knee, nearly deprived him of the use of his right leg. So highly was his meritorious behaviour appreciated by the court-martial, assembled to enquire into the circumstances attending the loss of the Seagull, that that tribunal deviated from the usual practice in such cases, by distinctly mentioning him in the sentence, of which we shall here give an extract:–

It is scarcely necessary to add, that the subject of this memoir was immediately made a commander: his commission as such bears date June 19, 1808, the day on which he so nobly distinguished himself. The pension first granted to him for the loss of his arm, &c. was of very trifling amount, but it has since been increased to 300l. per annum.

Early in 1810, Captain Hatton was appointed to the Wildboar brig; but that vessel was unfortunately wrecked, near Scilly, before he had an opportunity of joining her. We