OFFICERS’ NAMES
John Holloway, Esq., Rear-admiral of the red.
Dead [1826]. An admiral of the red. An old messmate of my father’s in the Princess Royal with old Vinegar (Hyde Parker), in 1779.—[Marshall, i. 101.]
Geo. Hopewell Stephens, Esq., Captain.
Dead [1819]. A rear-admiral of the white; a most excellent officer.
Emanuel Hungerford, 1st Lieutenant.
Dead. An excellent first lieutenant; strange and droll.
Hector Maclean, 2nd Lieutenant.
Dead.
John Key, 2nd and 3rd Lieutenant.
Dead. Cocoa Jack was no man’s enemy but his own.
James Anthony Gardner, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 3rd Lieutenant.
A commander.
[Thomas] Lowe, 5th Lieutenant.
Dead. A loss to the service.
Geo. Millar Bligh, 7th and 6th Lieutenant.
Dead [1831]. A post captain.—[Marshall, v. 430.]
Methuselah Wills, Master.
Dead. Poor old Wills was crabbed, but a good fellow.
Robert Cooper, Purser.
Dead. A very worthy fellow.
Smithson Waller, Purser.
A very generous fellow, but kept it up too much; since dead.
William Fuller, Surgeon.
A skilful surgeon, but crabbed as the devil at times; yet a very good fellow, always obliging, and the first to relieve those in distress.
[Henry] Rea, Captain of marines.
Dead. Much the gentleman.
Augustus John Field, 1st Lieutenant of marines.
Dead. A very brave fellow, who drew a long bow, but would injure no one.
[James] Holmes, 2nd Lieutenant of marines.
Uncertain. A good-natured fellow.
[John] Robson, 2nd Lieutenant of marines.
Uncertain. Very quarrelsome, and appeared to be half mad.
Ross Morgan, 2nd Lieutenant of marines.
Dead. Invalided for insanity, sent home, and got the retirement.
[William] Wiseman, Gunner.
Dead.
[John] Follie, Boatswain.
Uncertain. Drank hard; a sailor.
[William] Yelland, Carpenter.
Uncertain. Very much respected.
[William] Harrison, Mate.
Uncertain. A very active officer.
[Henry] Edgeworth, Mate.
Uncertain. A very good sailor, but unfortunately drank hard.
Methuselah Wills, Midshipman and then mate; son of the
master.
A lieutenant.
Pardieu [(?) Simon Purdue], Midshipman.
Dead. A commander; an officer, seaman, and gentleman. Highly respected, but unfortunately given to drinking.
[William] Elliot, Midshipman.
Killed in battle. A lieutenant; a very worthy young man.
Edward Medley, Midshipman.
A lieutenant.
[R. A.] Taylor, Midshipman.
Uncertain. Wicked and wild.
[G. J.] Archdale, Midshipman.
Uncertain. Much respected.
[George] Roberts, Midshipman.
Uncertain. A steady youth.
[John] Lemon [or Lamond], Midshipman.
Uncertain. Very steady.
William Wade, Midshipman.
Dead. A lieutenant.
[Richard] Horsley, Midshipman.
Dead.
[John] Hodges, Midshipman.
Died of yellow fever at Jamaica.
[Robert] Wilson, Midshipman.
Died of yellow fever at Jamaica.
[John] Content, Midshipman.
Died of yellow fever at Jamaica. [Borne as coxswain. Aged 39. DD.]
[Robert B.] Matthews, Midshipman.
Uncertain. I believe a lieutenant; he was one of those saved from H.M. ship Apollo that was wrecked on the coast of Portugal [1 April, 1804].
Robert Atkins, Midshipman.
Dead. A lieutenant; steady fellow.
[Michael] Gould, Clerk.
Uncertain. Very clever. [Midshipman; afterwards captain’s clerk.]
[J. H.] Waddle, Wrote under the clerk.
Uncertain. This poor fellow was made a butt of and ran away from the ship. [Borne as L.M. Aged 30.]
[Andrew] Marshall, 1st Assistant Surgeon.
Uncertain. This gentleman did honour to his profession.
Daniel Quarrier, 2nd Assistant Surgeon.
An M.D. A surgeon in the navy, and surgeon of the division of royal marines at Portsmouth; a magistrate for the county, and what not.