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 usual activity, courage, and zeal. On his return from the latter expedition, and being ordered to the Bahama islands, he received the following letter of thanks from his enterprising commodore:–

“Dragon, off Cumberland Island, 28th Feb. 1816.

“Sir,– I cannot allow the Brune to leave this station without officially returning you my best thanks for the brave, able, zealous, and cheerful assistance I have on all occasions received from you while employed under my orders. I have not failed to make known my high sense of your deserving conduct to Rear-Admiral Cockburn, who, I am confident, will add his testimony of your very gallant and meritorious; conduct in his reports to the commander-in-chief; and it will give me great pleasure to learn, that they have obtained for you the notice of my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. I have the honor to be, &c.

(Signed)“.”

“To Captain Badcock, H.M.S. Brune.”

On the 7th April, 1815, Rear-Admiral Cockburn wrote to Captain Badcock as follows:–

“Sir,– In transmitting to you the accompanying general order, which I request of you to make public to the officers and men under your command, I must beg particularly to request your acceptance of my thanks for the assistance I derived from you during the operations referred to, and to assure you of the unfeigned regard with which I have the honor to be. Sir, your very faithful, and most obedient humble servant,

(Signed)“.”

Captain Badcock brought home a body of troops, in June, 1815; and on the 19th of that month, Sir George Cockburn thus writes to him, from Loudon:

“Sir,– In reply to your letter of yesterday, I can have no hesitation in stating that the Activity, Gallantry, and Ability, invariably displayed by you, whilst serving under my immediate orders in America, proved highly satisfactory to me, beneficial to our Country, and honorable to yourself; end I therefore very sincerely hope you may meet with due success in your present application to the Admiralty, for an equally favorable consideration with your brother officers, you have alluded to, who lately distinguished themselves on the same station. I am, Sir, with much truth, your very faithful humble servant,

(Signed)“.” 