, ▁where ▁she ▁delivered ▁its ▁newly - app oint ed ▁military ▁governor , ▁Lieutenant - General ▁Sir ▁Hudson ▁L owe , ▁his ▁wife , ▁Susan ▁de ▁L ance y ▁L owe , ▁and ▁her ▁two ▁daughters ▁by ▁a ▁former ▁marriage . ▁L owe ▁had ▁been ▁express ly ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁island ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁ga ol or ▁of ▁Napoleon ▁Bon ap arte , ▁who ▁would ▁die ▁there ▁in ▁ex ile ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 1 . ▁▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 8 1 8 , ▁Capt . ▁W . ▁H . ▁D illon ▁commission ed ▁Ph a eton . ▁In ▁the ▁aut umn ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 8 ▁Lieutenant ▁John ▁Ge ary , ▁who ▁had ▁joined ▁Ph a eton ▁at ▁her ▁re - comm ission ing , ▁faced ▁a ▁court ▁mart ial . ▁The ▁charges ▁were ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁conce aled ▁two ▁deser ters ▁from ▁the ▁band ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁Regiment ▁of ▁Foot . ▁More ▁formally , ▁the ▁charges ▁were : ▁ ▁" In ve ig ling ▁mus icians ▁from ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Reg iments ▁in ▁g arrison ▁and ▁with ▁pract icing ▁de ception ▁towards ▁the ▁officers ▁who ▁were ▁sent ▁on ▁board ▁to ▁search ▁for ▁them ." ▁The ▁board ▁found ▁him ▁guilty . ▁He ▁was ▁sever ely ▁repr im and ed ▁and ▁dismiss ed ▁from ▁Ph a eton . ▁Robert ▁Cav end ish ▁Sp encer , ▁late ▁of ▁Gan ym ede , ▁a ▁captain ▁on ▁the ▁board , ▁thought ▁enough ▁of ▁Ge ary ▁to ▁sh ake ▁his