Wemyss, in 1801. We afterwards find him serving in the Tonnant 80, and Culloden 74; the former ship commanded by Sir Edward Pellew, now Viscount Exmouth, and employed off Ferrol and Corunna; the latter bearing that officer's flag, as commander-in-chief in India. In 1807, Mr. Wemyss acted as lieutenant of the Victor sloop, Captain George Bell, and bore a part in one of the most sanguinary fights that ever took place on any vessel's deck: the official account thereof will be found at p. 33 et seq. of Suppl. Part II. Some time after this severe conflict, he passed his examination, and was immediately appointed flaglieutenant to Sir Edward Pellew, with whom he also served as such in the Christian VII. 80, and Caledonia 110, off the Scheldt and in the Mediterranean; on which latter station he was promoted to the command of the Pylades sloop, Feb. 1, 1812. On the 5th Oct. 1813, Captain Wemyss assisted at the capture of 29 French vessels, lying in Port d'Anzo, chiefly laden with timber for the arsenal at Toulon*. In April 1814, he received the public thanks of Sir Josias Rowley, for his "ready assistance" during the successful operations against Genoa t. Immediately after the reduction of that fortress, Captain Wemyss was appointed to command the Rainbow 26, which ship he paid off in the month of Dec. following. His post commission bears date July 1, 1814. Captain Wemyss married, Aug. 8, 1826, Lady Emma Hay, sister to the Earl of Errol. Agent.-T. Collier, Esq. WILLIAM M'CULLOCH, Esq. Was born in 1780; made lieutenant Sept. 28, 1807; commander Jan. 22, 1810; and post captain July 8, 1814. He subsequently commanded the Barrosa frigate on the Leeward * See Vol. II. Part I. p. 423. + See Id. p. 430. Islands station, where he captured an American letter of marque and several unarmed merchantmen. From Aug. 1815 until his demise, in June, 1825, he had the direction of the eastern division of the coast blockade service. ARDEN ADDERLEY, Esq. RECEIVED his first commission April 6, 1804, and served as lieutenant on board the Hibernia 110, bearing the flag of Earl St. Vincent, who made him a commander Aug. 4, 1806. On the 21st Feb. 1811, Captain Adderley, then in the Echo sloop, on the Downs station, captured la Confiance French privateer schooner, of 16 guns and 62 men. His next appointment was to the Crocus brig, in which vessel he captured le Formica privateer, of 2 guns and 25 men, on the coast of Barbary, Sept. 4, 1812. He obtained post rank July 19, 1814. Agent.-J. Copland, Esq. JAMES BOXER, Esq. Is a native of Dover. We first find him serving as master's-mate of the Tigre 80, Captain Sir Sidney Smith, who gave him the command of a gun-boat, employed in the defence of St. Jean d'Acre. His advancement to the rank of lieutenant took place in Nov. 1800; and he was subsequently presented with the Turkish gold medal for his services in the Levant. Mr. Boxer next presents himself to our notice as lieutenant of the Pompée 74, at the seige of Copenhagen; and he appears to have been included in the general promotion of officers belonging to Lord Gambier's fleet, Oct. 13, 1807. In the spring of 1809, being then commander of the Skylark brig, he was 'employed in ascertaining the strength of the enemy's defences at Flushing, &c. preparatory to the commencement of the Walcheren expedition. On the 10th Nov. 1811, the Skylark, in company with the Locust gun-brig, Lieutenant John Gedge, discovered and pursued twelve French gun-vessels, one of which was driven on shore near Calais, and another, a brig, of 4 long 24pounders and 60 men, captured, under a heavy fire from the enemy's batteries and musketry. On the 3d May, 1812, the Skylark was unfortunately wrecked near Boulogne. Captain Boxer's next appointment was, Feb. 15, 1814, to the Albacore sloop, in which vessel he was serving when promoted to post rank, July 19 following. Agents.-Messrs. Cooke, Halford, and Son. RICHARD O'CONOR, Esq. WAS made lieutenant, Feb. 1, 1806; commander, Aug. 17, 1810; and post-captain, Aug. 16, 1814. Agent.-Sir F. M. Ommanney. FRANCIS ERSKINE LOCH, Esq. WAS a midshipman of the Queen Charlotte, bearing the flag of Lord Keith, when that noble ship was destroyed by fire, near Leghorn, Mar. 17, 1800 *. He obtained the rank of lieutenant Jan. 22, 1806, and subsequently served under the same distinguished officer in the San Josef 112. On the 21st Oct. 1812, Mr. Loch, then acting commander of the Rover sloop, captured the American letter of marque Experiment, of 6 guns and 17 men, laden with cotton and rice, from Charlestown bound to Bourdeaux. His commission was confirmed by the Admiralty, Jan. 6, 1813 ; and in Aug. following, he received an appointment to the Sparrow brig, which vessel formed part of the squadron under Sir George R. Collier, and was very actively employed at the siege of St. Sebastian. On the 10th Nov. 1813, she sustained some slight damage in the hull and sails, while making a naval demonstration in * See Vol. II. Part I. p. 418, et seq.; and Nav. Chron. v. xxviii, p. 8. the rear of Socoa, preparatory to the attack of the enemy's Captain Loch was posted into the Minstrel of 26 guns, GEORGE KIPPEN, Esq. Was born in 1781. He entered the navy in 1796, and CHARLES JULIUS KERR, Esq. Is descended from the Kerrs of Fernyhirst, N. B. His * See Suppl. Part I. p. 215. SUPPL, PART II. 2 D ↑ See id. p. 429. thian. His father being a younger son, was brought up to the medical profession, and married a daughter of David Wardrobe, Esq. formerly a surgeon in Edinburgh. This officer entered the navy, in July 1799, as a midshipman on board the Ajax 80, Captain the Hon. Alexander I. Cochrane, under whom he served until that ship was paid off, on her return from the Mediterranean, in the spring of 1802*. He then joined the Diamond frigate, Captain Thomas Elphinstone, who gave him the charge of a detained American, from Bourdeaux, in which vessel he was captured by l'Avanture French privateer, and carried into St. Andero, where he fortunately obtained his release, through the interference of the British consul, thereby escaping a ten years' sojourn at Verdun, In Dec. 1804, he assisted at the capture of the Spanish corvette Infanta Carlos, with a valuable cargo, and 120,000 dollars in specie, from the Havannah bound to Corunna. In Oct. 1805, Mr. Kerr removed to the Northumberland 74, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Cochrane, by whom he was promoted into the Jason frigate, on the Leeward Islands station, Dec. 31, following. On the 1st June, 1806, Lieutenant Kerr was sent in the Jason's barge with two other boats under his command, to destroy a battery, supposed to contain only one gun, near Aguadilla, on the N.W. side of Porto Rico. In attempting to land close to it, the barge grounded on a piece of coral, and the men unexpectedly plunged breast high into a hole between her and the shore, by which their ammunition was rendered totally useless: the Spaniards in the mean time kept up a smart and well-directed fire. In this situation, Lieutenant Kerr, considering that either hesitation or retreat threatened certain destruction to the whole party, instantly determined to storm the fort, and succeeded in carrying it, with the loss of several men killed and wounded. Among the former was the acting master of a schooner then in company with the Jason, who, while speaking to Lieutenant Kerr, received four musket-balls at the same moment, and immedi See Vol. I. Part I. p. 259. |