Blakeley, Johnston
commander United States navy, was born Oct., 1781, in Ireland. In 1807 he was made a lieutenant; in 1813 he was appointed a master commandant, and placed in command of the Wasp. In 1814 he was a captain, but never enjoyed the promotion, as the Wasp was not heard of after Oct. 9, 1814.
BLAKELOCK, RALPH ALBERT, artist, was born Oct. 15, 1847, in New York city. He has painted landscapes, Indian figures, and moonlight scenes. One of his pictures represents the Ta-vo-kok-i, or circle-dance of the Kavavite Indians. 1882 he exhibited at the national acad- In emy Cloverdale, Cal.; Moonlight; and The Indian Fisherman; in 1884, A Landscape; and On the Face of Quiet Waters; and in 1885, Cumuli.