One of his three sons, Nathaniel, a fine promising youth, who was brought up in the naval service, did not live to enjoy his pension; being lost in the Thunderer, October 3rd, 1780. The youngest son, born a few weeks before the Captain sailed on his last voyage, and named Hugh, after his friend and patron Sir Hugh Palliser, was an under-graduate at Christ's College, Cambridge, where he died of a fever, in 1793. James, the eldest son, was bred to the sea, and rose to the rank of Commander in the Navy; but unfortunately perished in attempting to get on board the Spitfire, of which he was Captain, in 1794.
Mrs. Cook survived her husband and children many years. She was alive when this work went to the press (See p. 12); but has since gone the way of all living. She appears to have uniformly conducted herself in a manner becoming the widow of so great a man. For many years she has lived in retirement; yet her faculties, naturally vigorous, were strong to the last; her affections were still warm, and her feelings acute. Her sight also did not fail, and being near-sighted, she could, even in her 94th year, read without spectacles. She always spoke of her husband as "poor dear Mr. Cook;" and, even to the present year, when the anniversary of his death returned, she suffered violent spasms, and was confined to her room. She had similar sensations in stormy weather, two of her sons having perished in storms. Her liberality and kindly feelings continued unimpaired: not long before her death, she sent several things-to the Captain's relations, which she thought they would prize; and her valuable medal of him, she sent to the British Museum, only two days before
