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 and then on his first voyage:– The following is an extract of a letter written by one of the Java’s officers, dated at St. Salvador, Brazil, Jan. 26th, 1813:–

On his return to England, after being exchanged, Mr. Charles Keele joined the Rivoli 74, Captain (now Sir Graham E.) Hamond, fitting out for the Mediterranean station; where he was serving when the war with France terminated, in 1814. He then, together with many other young men who, like himself, had passed their examination, volunteered his services against America, and was returning home from Genoa, passenger on board the Edinburgh 74, Captain John L. Manley, when he found at Gibraltar an official notification of his promotion, by commission dated Sept. 24th, 1814, appointing him lieutenant of the Rivoli.

The rock being then under quarantine, and having no immediate prospect of obtaining a passage to Genoa or Malta, Lieutenant Keele continued in the Edinburgh until her arrival at the Motherbank, when he reported himself to the Admiralty, and was immediately ordered back to the Mediterranean, in the Clorinde frigate. Captain Samuel G. Pechell. In the mean time, Rear-Admiral Penrose had selected an officer to supply his place, and although Lieutenant Keele presented himself on board the Rivoli, he was told that he must await further orders before he could be received, except as a supernumerary. In consequence of this, he was precluded sharing prize money as a commissioned officer for