any . ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 7 8 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁sent ▁as ▁an ▁en voy ▁to ▁Portugal ▁to ▁negoti ate ▁a ▁commercial ▁treat y ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁Robert ▁Wal pole , ▁the ▁Minister ▁resident ▁there . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁sent ▁on ▁a ▁secret ▁mission ▁to ▁Catherine ▁II ▁of ▁Russia . ▁ ▁Details ▁of ▁his ▁later ▁career ▁are ▁unclear . ▁ ▁For ▁a ▁period , ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁the ▁secretary ▁of ▁William ▁Wind ham , ▁the ▁secretary ▁for ▁war ▁and ▁the ▁colon ies . ▁He ▁was ▁sent ▁letters ▁from ▁British ▁subjects ▁living ▁and ▁working ▁in ▁H ait i ▁from ▁ 1 8 0 6 ▁to ▁ 1 8 0 7 . ▁ ▁Family ▁and ▁private ▁life ▁He ▁married ▁Georg iana ▁Ann , ▁daughter ▁of ▁William ▁Po ynt z ▁of ▁Mid g ham ▁House , ▁Ber k shire . ▁The ▁marriage ▁was ▁an ▁arranged ▁one ▁and ▁not ▁to ▁the ▁lik ing ▁of ▁Georg iana . ▁She ▁met ▁Hon . ▁John ▁Town sh end ▁at ▁Lord ▁Melbourne ' s ▁house , ▁Bro cket ▁Hall ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 7 8 5 , ▁fell ▁in ▁love , ▁and ▁ultimately ▁el oped ▁with ▁him . ▁The ▁result ▁was ▁a ▁du el ▁in ▁Hy de ▁Park ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 7 8 6 ▁between ▁F awk ener ▁and ▁Melbourne , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁former ▁missed ▁and ▁the ▁latter ▁fired ▁into ▁the ▁air , ▁ending ▁without ▁blood sh ed . ▁F awk ener ▁subsequently ▁brought ▁an ▁action ▁against