▁have ▁retained ▁command ▁of ▁Ch ero kee ▁after ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁until ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 8 1 7 ▁Commander ▁Thomas ▁Smith ▁assumed ▁command ▁of ▁her ▁at ▁Le ith . ▁Smith ▁had ▁the ▁mis fort une ▁of ▁having ▁been ▁taken ▁prisoner ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁during ▁the ▁battle ▁of ▁the ▁Bas que ▁Ro ads ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 8 0 9 , ▁while ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁lieutenant ▁in ▁the ▁s loop ▁Ly ra , ▁when ▁the ▁boat ▁he ▁commanded ▁was ▁captured . ▁He ▁was ▁held ▁as ▁a ▁prisoner ▁of ▁war ▁until ▁June ▁ 1 8 1 4 , ▁receiving ▁promotion ▁to ▁commander ▁on ▁his ▁return . ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 8 1 8 , ▁he ▁convey ed ▁the ▁Arch du ke ▁Maxim ilian ▁of ▁Austria - E ste ▁to ▁Ireland ▁in ▁Ch ero kee ; ▁in ▁grat itude ▁the ▁Arch du ke ▁presented ▁him ▁with ▁a ▁gold ▁sn uff ▁box . ▁ ▁Commander ▁The ob ald ▁Jones ▁took ▁command ▁of ▁Ch ero kee ▁at ▁Le ith ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁February ▁ 1 8 1 9 , ▁and ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁South ▁America ▁Station ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 2 . ▁Finally , ▁Commander ▁William ▁Ke ats ▁( a ▁nep hew ▁of ▁Admir al ▁Sir ▁Richard ▁Good win ▁Ke ats ) ▁took ▁command ▁on ▁ 7 ▁October ▁ 1 8 2 2 , ▁and ▁was ▁based ▁at ▁Le ith ▁and ▁C ork . ▁ ▁F ate ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁March ▁ 1 8 2 8 ▁the ▁Ch