Captain Boteler (1796-1885) came from a naval family, entering the navy as a Volunteer, First Class in 1808, was made lieutenant in September 1815, commander in 1830 and captain in 1851. He left the navy in 1830. These recollections, full of well-told naval anecdote, were written in old age, and published only for private circulation. They can be considered accurate, though dates are sometimes unclear.
Boteler describes his service in the Baltic between 1809 and 1812, though there was an intervening period in the Channel and the North Sea before he returned to the Baltic late in the Napoleonic War. He served after the war in Gibraltar and on the Jamaica station, engaged in the suppression of piracy, and then more generally in the West Indies. Boteler quotes a detailed contemporary account of the battle of Navarino, 1827.
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INDEX ADAM ADAM, Captain Charles, 94, 99 Adams, John, 182 Adams, Sally, 143 Ainslie, Major-General G. R., 46 n. Ainsworth, Mr, 64 Altenbourg, Count, 100 Amrink, Mr, 66 Anderson, Alexander (2nd Lieutenant, R.M.), 187, 189, 190 Andrews, C. (Royal Artillery), 91 Angoulême, Duc d’, 39 Angoulême, Duchesse d’, 52 Aragonez (pirate), 114 Archdeacon, John (Purser), 67, 87, 110 Artois, Comte d’, 39 Ashburnham, Lord, 150 Athole, Judge, 64 Atkins, Captain D., 24 Austen (Austin), Betsey (Betsy), 45, 59, 68, 108, 242-3 BACKHOUSE family , 6 Backhouse, Captain John, 50 Bailey, Lieutenant, 11 Baker, Rear Admiral Sir Thomas, 223 Bannister (Carpenter), 59, 64 Barnett, Lieutenant Edward, 222 Baron, John (Chaplain), 58 Bathurst, Captain Walter, 156, 165, 168, 187, 196, 229 Baxter (Captain’s Clerk), 59, 64 Bayly, Lieutenant James, 54 Beauclerk, Vice Admiral Lord Amelius, 156, 158, 164-5 Beauclerk, Lord Frederick, 158, 166 Bell, John (Purser), 117 Benbow, Admiral, 130 Beresford, Lord, 158 BOTELER Berkeley, (33rd Foot), 117, 119, 143 Berkley, Colonel, 71 Best, Lieutenant the Hon. Thomas, 159, 240 Birch, Thomas Frederick (Midshipman), 236, 242, 244 Blackwood, Vice Admiral the Hon. Sir Henry, 222 n., 229 n. Bolivar, General, 75 Booth, (Surgeon), 6 Borlase, Vice Admiral John, 188 Boteler, Miss Agnes (sister), 86 Boteler, Rev. Edward (brother), x, 8, 35» 92, 147> I51» 246 Boteler, Miss Eliza (sister), x, 83 Boteler, Miss Elizabeth (aunt), 2 Boteler, Captain Henry (brother), x, 56, 83,104,151, 230,246,248 and n. Boteler, Captain John Harvey, ix, x and passim ; passing for Lieutenant, 49, 50 ; commissioned, 55 ; appointed Antelope, 55 ; Northumberland, 84 ; lent Royal Sovereign, 93 ; appointed Ringdove, 103 ; Gloucester, 116 ; Renegade, 120 ; Albion, 151 ;. Lyra, 160; Royal George, and for Onyx in command, 203 ; promoted Commander, 242 ; marriage, 247 and n. Boteler, Miss Julia (sister), x, 53, 83, 92, 150 Boteler, Mrs Mary (mother), ix, x, 248 Boteler, Captain Philip, 166 and n. Boteler, Lieutenant-Colonel Richard (R.E.) (brother), x, 52, 83, 149, 151, 201 Boteler, Captain Robert (R.E.) (brother), x, 35, 55, 82, 92, 151 249 BOTELER Boteler, Commander Thomas (brother), x, 36, 42, 52, 56, 64, 83, ‘ 91, 167, 204, 244-5 Boteler, Mr William (father), ix, x, 55, 77, 218 Boteler, Mr William Fuller (halfbrother), ix, 55, 82-3, 87-8, 151, 203, 245 Boteler, Commander William J. Casberd (son), 245, 248 Bowker, Lieutenant J. H., 84 Bowley (Joiner), 102 Boyle, Lieutenant Robert (‘ Paddy ‘), 66 and n. Boys, Colonel, 90 Boys, Commander Edward, 47 Boys, Rev. James, 89 Boys, Captain Thomas, 36, 60, 149 Boys, Commodore William, 90-1 Boys, William (Midshipman), 161-2, 192-4 Brace, Captain Edward, 230 Brenton, Captain E. P., 188, 246 Brenton, Captain Sir Jahleel, 94, 97-8, 215, 246-7 Brenton, John (Purser), 214-15 Broad, Jack, 17 Brook, Henry, 6 Brown, Rear Admiral William, 45 w. Brummell, Beau, 100 Buchanan (Buckannon) (Master’s Mate), 17, 20-2, 24-5 Bull, Lieutenant (Danish), 19, 20 Bull, Captain John, 146, 165 Bunbury, Colonel Thomas, 172 Burford’s Panorama, 199, 200 Burton, Rev. C. J., 83 Butler, James, 28, 36, 73, 78-80, 82 CABLE (alias Forbes) (Boatswain), 231, 245 Campbell, Brigadier-General, 38 n. Campbell, Rear Admirai Donald, 80 n. Campbell, Lieutenant-Colonel John, 153-4 Campbell, Commander John Norman, 186, 207 Cannon, Lieutenant E. St L., 211 Carpue, Dr, 91 Carter, (Midshipman), 32, 64 Carter, John (Purser), 70, 73 Cavan, Mr, 78, 242 Cecil, Lieutenant, 109, 110 250 DENMARK Chadwick, (Midshipman), in – 113 Chambers, Mrs, 188 Chaplin, Lieutenant, 147 Charles, William, 72, 76, 140 Chartres, Duc de, 228 Christian, Fletcher, 182 and n. Chrystie, Lieutenant Thomas, 31 Clarence, H.R.H. the Duke of, 9, 95-8, 188, 196, 200-3, 205 Claxton, Lieutenant C., 241 Clifford, Captain Sir Augustus W. J., 214 Cochrane, John (Midshipman), 73 Cochrane, Captain Nathaniel Day, 42-3, 45» 49, 50, 53, 95 Cockbura, Vice Admiral Sir George, 35, 94-5 Codrington, Vice Admiral Sir Edward, 170, 183, 187, 229 Cole, Lieutenant W. J., 84, 205 Collingwood, Lord, 213 Colpoys, Admiral Griffith, 81 Combermere, Field-Marshal Lord, 68, 74 Coode, (Midshipman), 89 Cook, Captain , 242 Cook, Captain James, 1 Cotton (possibly Lord Combermere, q.v.), 62 Courtenay, Captain G. W. C., 159, 240-1 Courtney, Mrs, 144 Craddock, Henry (Master), 56 Crooke, Thomas Ledlie, 26 Cross, Lieutenant Lewis, 95 Curling, Miss R., 86 DACRES, Captain J. R., 65 N. D’Aeth, Captain G. W. Hughes, 51 Daniels, Miss, 73 Darnley, Lord, 149 Dashwood, Captain Sir Charles, 156-7 Dashwood, Lady, 157-8 Davis, Mrs, 97 Davis, Ignatius, 89 Dawson, Lieutenant William, 245 de Chair, Dudley Rawson (Midshipman), 2 de Chair, Frederick, 2 Demetrieff, Lieutenant, 195 Denby, (Midshipman), 10, 25 Denmark, H.R.H. the Crown Prince of, 100 DICK Dick, Captain John, 6 Dick, Colonel Robert H., 158 Dickinson, Captain Richard, 228-9 Dickson, General Sir Alexander C., 92 Dixon, Captain J. W. T., 172 Dixon, Admiral Sir Manley, 10 Dixon, Lieutenant Manley Hall, 10 Dobridge, Mr, 69 Don, Sir George, 152, 220 Douney, , 168 Drake, Lieutenant John, 159, 186, 189, 190, 207 Dudley (outfitter), 210 Dunboyne, Lord, 128 D’Urban, Captain, 243 D’Urban, Lieutenant J. G., 198, 200, 243 Durham, Rear Admiral Sir Philip, 47, 58 Durnford, Captain (R.E.), 92 Durre, Captain H. A. (RoyalMarines), 59» 64-6 Duthy, , 51 EDWARDS, Captain, 91 Ekins, Rear Admiral Charles, 188 Elhana, Senor, 135 Elliot, Captain the Hon. G., 214 n.t 215 Elliott, Captain Sir William, 28 and n. Evans, (Midshipman), 93, 122, 125, 131, 136-7 FABER, , 173 Fagg, Sir John, 83 Fellowes, Captain Sir Thomas, 185, 219 Ferrand (Ferron, Forang), Mr (‘Johnny’), 122, 132, 134, 141 Finch, Colonel, 62 Finch, Lieutenant John W., 208 Fisher, Captain Peter, 86, 211 Fitz-Clarence, Lady Augusta, 95, 97 Fogarty, Colonel, 143 Foley, Lieutenant, 100 Foote, Mr (outfitter), 28 Forster, (Midshipman), 193 Forster, Lieutenant John, 203,214-15 Foster, Commander Henry, 232, 237 Fowke, Commodore George, 8 Franklin, Captain Sir John, 176 Franklyn, John (Master), 93, 96, 226 Fraser (Captain’s Steward), 32 Fuller, Mr H., 240 HARVEY GALLANT, (Gunner), 8 Gaze, John (Master Attendant), 228 Geary, Joe (Mate), m-1 3 Gee, (Second Master), 41 Giddings, , 25-6 Gill, Commander Thomas, 232 Glynn, Captain H. R., 16 Goddard, William (Purser), 51 Godfrey, Mr, 224 Gore, Graham (Midshipman), 176 Gore, Rear Admiral Sir John, 85 Gould, Mr, 163 Graham, Sir James, 246 Graham, Commander John George, 111-12 Grant, Major-General Lewis, 240 Gray, , 188-9 Green, Lieutenant John, 209, 210 Greetham, Moses, 230 Gregory (Captain’s Clerk), 59, 64 Griffiths, Mr, 76, 84 Griffiths, Captain A. J., 214 Griffiths, Daniel (Midshipman), 84 Griffiths, Dr John (Headmaster, King’s School, Rochester), 6-8, 35, 57, 72, 78, 80, 82-4, 91, 147, 150-1, 175, 237, 245 HAINES, , 247 Halford’s Bank, 4 Halkett, Sir Colin, 224 Hallowell, Vice Admiral Sir Benjamin, 222, 229, 230 Halsted, Admiral Sir Laurence, 230 Hamlet, Mr, 66 Hamling, Lieutenant, 226 Hamond, Rear Admiral Sir Graham, 202-3, 2°5> 20 6 n-> 2IO> 2I 3 – r 4 Hardy, Rear Admiral Sir Thomas M., 230, 232, 246 Harris, Robert (Midshipman), 242 Harvey, (Lieutenant, 7th Foot), 220-1 Harvey, Admiral Sir Edward (uncle), xi, 155, 172 Harvey, Admiral Sir Henry (maternal great-uncle), x, 1, 35, 63, 143, 148, 167, 187 Harvey, Midshipman (afterwards Admiral) Henry (cousin), 79, 80, 109, 141, 248 n. Harvey, Mr Henry Wise, x, 2 Harvey, Lieutenant Henry Wise (cousin), x, xi 251 HARVEY Harvey, Captain John (maternal grandfather), ix, x, i, 45, 108 Harvey, Vice Admiral Sir John (uncle), xi, 2, 6, 49, 56, 80 n.t 103, 148, 155, 167 Harvey, Captain John (cousin), x, 27» 52, 56, 63-4, 69, 70, 72, 78-9, 80 Harvey, Vice Admiral Sir Thomas (uncle), x, 9, 16, 27, 29, 31-2, 35-6, 49, 83-4, 86, 89, 106, 141, 148, 155, 212, 223, 248 ; his sons, 109 n., 148, 248 n. Harvey, Thomas (Midshipman, afterwards Rear Admiral) (cousin), 109, 141, 248 n. Havercomb, Rev. Mr, 72 .Hay, Lieutenant J. B. L., 211 n. Hemery Brothers, 224 Henderson, Captain, 50 Hercules, Tom, 140 Hesketh, Mr, 235-6 Hillyar, Surgeon R. P., 188, 207 Hilton, Mr, 91 Hilton, Captain George, x Hinds, (Midshipman), 190 Hislop, Sir Thomas, 71 Hodder, Michael, 42, 51-2 Hodges, Henry, 83 Hodges, Rev. T. S., x, 92, 150 Hodges, Twisden, 92 Hodgson, , 4 Hodnet, (Midshipman), 44 Holland, Mr, 230 Hooper, Lieutenant, 142, 144-5 Hooper, John Sackett (Midshipman), 9, 10, 27 Hope, Lieutenant Charles, 101 Hornby, Miss, 181, 224-5 Hornby, Mr, 224 Hudson, George, 88-9 Hull, Captain Isaac (U.S.N.), 65 n. Hunt, (Police officer), 215-18 Hütt, Captain John, 1 IBRAHIM Pasha, 185 Ingestre, Captain Lord, 196 Ireland, James (Midshipman), 12 JACKSON, , 107 Jackson, Lieutenant George V., 117 – 118 James, Lieutenant Horatio, 56, 109, 138 252 MACLEAN Jeffries, , 139 Jenkinson, Mr and Miss, 161 Johnson, Captain, 156 Johnson, Dolly, 124, 142 Johnson, Lieutenant E. J., 203 n. Johnson, Commander W. W. P., 248 n. Jones, , 128-9 Jones, Rev. Mr, 8 Jones, J. P. (2nd Lieutenant, Royal Marines), 77 Jones, John (Midshipman), 26 Jones, Lewis, 91 Jones, Lieutenant William, 148-9 KEATS, Admiral Sir Richard, 246 Keats, Lady, 246-7 Keith, Lord, 94 Kenrick, Miss, 83 King, Captain William, 146, 166, 180 Kingsale, Lord, 158 Knight, , 188 Knowles, Dan, 41 L A COSTE, 99 Lancaster, Rev. Mr, 3 Lang, Surgeon Archibald, 138-9, 140-3, 147 Langtry, Joseph Millar (Mate), 187, 191-2, 207 Lapidge, Lieutenant W. F., 28 n., 169, 170, 205 Latham, John, 8 Layton, Lieutenant Thomas, H I and n. Lethbridge, John, 42-3, 46, 51-3 Lewis, , H I Littlewort, R. J. P., 59, 61, 65 Liverpool, Lord, 161 Lloyd, Mr, 64 Lomago, Alfred, 80 Loring, Captain J. W., 224, 228 Love, John (Assistant Surgeon), 44-5 Lowe, Admiral Arthur, 188 Lucas (‘ Billy Hell Flames ‘), 9, 10, 18-19, 21-5 Lyon, Lieutenant-General Sir James, 242-3 M’CLURE, Robert (Midshipman), 219 M’Kenzie, , 138 Maclean, Lieutenant Rawdon, 116 MADDEN Madden, Lieutenant Charles, 105 Mair, Mr, 144-5 Maling, Captain T. J., 89, 127 Marriott, Lieutenant T., 142 Martin, John (‘ Paddy ‘), 57-8, 60-3, 82 Maton, Dr, 82 Matthews (tailor), 42, 54 Maurice, Captain J. W., 16 May, Admiral (Portuguese), 168 Maynard, (Mate), 210 Meredith, Lieutenant Richard, 89, 91 Miguel, Don, 157 Mildmay, Lieutenant F. J. St J., 73 Millar, General, 84 Mingaye, Captain W. J., 208-9 Mitchell, Thomas (Midshipman), 122, 128-9, 130» I3^~7 Molloy, J. Pye, 65 Monins, Captain, 224 Monsanta, Senor, 132-5 Moore, John Arthur (Mate), 44-5 Mortimer, Surgeon John, 209 Mullins, (Gunner), 204 Munro, Harry (Purser), 165, 177, 180 NEALE, Rear Admiral Sir Harry, 28 Neill, Surgeon John, 80, 82, 151 Nelson, Lord, 4 Newcombe, Captain F., 120, 123 Nicholls, Colonel Edward (Royal Marines), 15-16 Nicholson, Mr, 137 Nihill, Mr, 65 Noble, Mr, 163 Norcott, Lieutenant Edmund (‘Paddy’) , 153, 168, 181, 198-9, 200, 207, 209 Norfolk, Duke of, 224 Nulty, Owen, 57 O’BRIEN , Joe, 142 Oliver, W. (Master), 67, 109, 122, 138-9, 141 Ommanney, Miss Emma, 188 Ommanney, Admiral Sir Erasmus, 186 and n. Ommanney, Sir F. M. (Navy Agent), 203 Ommanney, Captain J. C., 151, 158- 159, 161, 164-9, 170» 175-6, 182, 186 n.t 187, 198, 200, 205, 207, 229, 230 REYNOLDS Ormsby, , 51 Osborn, Dr, 73 Osborne, Mr, 64 Ospino, Senor Simon, 133 Otway, Rear Admiral Sir R. W., 229, 230 Owen, Captain Sir Edward, 97,103-5, 109, 115, 119, 121, 143, 202-3, 205-6, 211, 213-14 Owen, Lady, 211 and n., 213 Owen, Captain W. F. W., 91, 202, 245 PAGET, Mr , 106 Paine (Payne) (Midshipman), 9, io, 21, 27, 29 Pakenham, Captain the Hon. William, 25 Parker, Lieutenant F. A. H., 10, 12- 13, 16, 18 Parker, John (Mate, afterwards Captain), 9, 211-13, 259 n. Parker, Captain Sir William, 230 Pater, Captain, 18«. Pearson, Captain R. H., 10 n. Peche, General, 87 Peche, William (Purser), 86-7 Peel, Sir Robert, 98 Percy, Captain the Hon. Jocelyn, 44 Philips, Captain Robert (Royal Marines), 67-8 Phillimore, Captain Sir John, 207 n. Philpot, Mr, 83 Pickford, Charles (Midshipman), 33 Pinder, Mr, 60 I Pipon, Captain Philip, 224 I Pole, T. L. Wellesley, 100 I Popham, Colonel, 71 Porter, Captain David (U.S.N.), 65-6 Portugal, H.M. the King of, 157, 168 n. Preston, Mr, 64 Probyn, Governor Thomas, 70 QUACE, 11 9 RAMMELL, Mrs Betty, 4-5 Ramsay, Lieutenant William, 154, 1 192, 198, 200, 207, 224, 246-7 ! Read, Lieutenant William, 154, 159 ! Reinagle, George, 196, 199 i Reynolds, Rear Admiral R. C., 15, 23, 80 253 RICH Rich, Captain E. L., 116 Rich, Captain George F., 97-8, 103-4, 116-17, I2I> I 4 I Richards, (Midshipman), 37 Roberts, Lazarus (Mate), 38-9 Robinson, Mr, 136 Robinson, Tony (Midshipman), 121-2 Rochejaquelein, Marquise de la, 52 Rodgers, Commodore John (U.S.N.), 156 Rodney, Lord, 47 Rolles, Rear Admirai Robert, 45 n. Rose, Black, 242 Rosenberg, Commodore Count (Danish), 19 Ross, Captain Sir Charles B. H., 120-1, 124, 182 Rowley, Rear Admirai Sir Charles, 109, 115, 137 w. Rowley, Captain J. R., 137 ST JOHN, (Royal Artillery), 117-19, 141, 143 St Lucia hurricane, 74-5 Saldanha, Marquis, 162-3 Salisbury, Mr, 83 Sankey, Henry, 2 Saumarez, Admirai Sir James, 15, 166, 212 Saumarez, Lady, 166 Sayer, Captain George, 64 and n., 69, 73 Scarlett, Mr Justice, 114 Schuyler, Captain Adoniah, 142, 145 Searle, (Midshipman), 56-7, 60, 75-6 Searle, Captain Thomas, 56, 76, 85 Selby, Captain W., 15 n. Seppings, Sir Robert, 195 Servante, Lieutenant John H., 151 n. Seymour, Captain Sir Michael, 204, 228, 245 Shaplin, (Acting Lieutenant), 117 Shaw, Captain, 221 Shield, Captain William, 166-7 Ships : Africa, H.M.S., 13-14 Agamemnon, H.M.S., 2, 78 Albion, H.M.S., 98, 151-2, 154, 158, 160-1, 165, 168, 172, 180, 182, 188-9, 196, 200, 224, 229, 240, 243 Alcmene (French), 47 n. 254 SIIIPS Alexander Newski (Russian), 195 Alexandra, H .M.S., 2 n. Anne (schooner), 137 Antelopet H.M.S., 40, 56, 59, 68 n., 78-9, 80, 87, 104, 108-9, 110, 122, 139, 172, 180, 241 Apollo, H.M.S., 172 Armide, H.M.S., 50 Asia, H.M.S., 170, 183-7, Asp (cutter), 148-9 Astraea, H.M.S., 52 Athenian, H.M.S., 38 Barracouta, H.M.S., 95 Bellerophon, H.M.S., 63 Black Joke, H.M. Schooner, 247 Blake, H.M.S., 196 Blue-eyed Maid, 91 Bounty, H.M.S., 182 Brazen, H.M.S., 86 Breslau (French), 192, 194 Briton, H.M.S., 182 Bruizer, H.M. Gunboat, 18 n. Brune, H.M.S., 50, 87 Brunswick, H.M.S., x, 1, 108 Bucephalus, H.M.S., 50-1 Calypso, H.M. Packet, x Canada, H.M.S., 6 Carnation, H.M.S., 125 Chanticleer, H.M.S., 232, 239 Columbine (schooner), 125-6 Conquestador, H.M.S., 44 Constitution (U.S.S.), 65 n., 156 Cornelia (schooner), 245 Cressy, H.M.S., 15, 17-18, 24 Cumberland, H.M.S., 232 Dartmouth, H.M.S., 185 Dee, H.M.S., 246 n. Defence, H.M.S., 15, 17-18, 24, 25 n. Dictator, H.M.S., 10, 18-19, 20, 25-6 Dreadnought, H.M.S., 15, 28 Dunira, H.M.S., 47 Eden, H.M.S., 109 Elizabeth (yacht), 149 Epervier, H.M.S., 59, 64 Essex (U.S.S.), 65 n. Euphrates, H.M.S., 42 Falcon, H.M. Brig, 160, 168-9, 170-1, 205 Falcon (yacht), 152, 211, 228 Formidable, H.M.S., 9 Fox, H.M.S., 50 Frolic, H.M. Brig, 231 Gangout (Russian), 195 SHIPS General Conran (merchantman), 125 Genoa, H.M.S., 156, 160, 168, 169 n., 170, 182-3, 185, 187, 196, 228-9 Glatton, H .M.S., 14-15 Gloucester, H.M.S., 48-9, 103, 109, HI , 113-14, 116-17, 119, 120, 124, 139, 141» 143 Graniens, H.M.S., 81 Grasshopper, H.M.S., 25 n., 56 n. Grecian, H.M. Cutter, 109 Guerrière, H.M.S., 65 Hamadryad, H.M.S., 42 Hazard, H.M.S., 59 Hearty, H.M. Brig, 39 Hebrus, H.M.S., 42, 54 Hero, H .M.S., 10, 15-17, 25 Hind, H.M. Cutter, 184, 187 Hotspur, H.M.S., 44 Hyacinth, H.M.S., 241-2 Hyperion, H.M.S., 76, 85, 208-9, 210 Icarus, H.M.S., 111 Iphigenia (French), 47 n. Irresistible, H.M.S., 7-9 Isis, H .M.S., 182 Judith Farmer (schooner), 125 Lennox, H.M.S., 85 Leven, H.M.S., 95 Leviathan, H.M.S., 51 Linnet, H.M. Cutter, 222 Luxembourg Galley, 90 Lyra, H.M. Brig, 160, 165, 168- 169, 170, 203, 205, 227, 232 Madagascar, H.M.S., 219 Majestic, H.M.S., 9, 211-12 Marlborough (Duke of Marlborough) (Packet), 146, 165 Megaera, H.M.S., 225 Melville, H.M.S., 206-7, 210, 228 Mersey, H.M.S., 159, 240 Meteor, H.M. Bomb Vessel, 20 Minotaur, H.M.S., 36, 40-1 Mutine, H.M.S., 59 Nayaden (Danish), 20 n. Newcastle, H.M.S., 81 Nightingale (schooner), 227 Norge, H.M.S., 50 North Carolina ‘(U.S.S.), 156 n. Northumberland, H.M.S., 83-4, 86, 101, 104, 132, 142, 205, 210 Nova de Janeiro (Packet), 237 Ocean, H.M.S., 156, 160, 164, 167, 169 n., 175 SHIPS Onyxf H.M. Brig, 166, 203-5, 207-8, 210, 213, 219, 227, 232, 235, 245 Orontes, H.M.S., 42, 51, 55, 95, 108-9, 241 Owen Glendower, H.M.S., 15 n. Palma, H.M.S., 47 Pearl, H.M.S., 104 Phaeton, H.M.S., 109, 123 Philomel, H.M.S., 196 Poictiers, H.M.S., 14 Prince of Wales, H.M.S., 32, 143 Prothee, H.M.S., 228 Pyramus, H.M.S., 219 Queen, H.M.S., 7 Ramillies, H.M.S., 218 Rapid, H.M. Sloop, 231 n. Renegade, H.M.S., 120-1, 130, 136, 138, 140 Reynard, H.M. Brig, 160, 169 Ringdove, H.M.S., 103 n., 104, 116, 139, 228 Rochester, H.M.S., 7 Rochfort, H.M.S., 234 Royal George, H.M. Yacht, 100- 101, 166, 203-4, 210-11 Royal Sovereign, H.M. Yacht, 92-3, 101, 114, 226 Royal William, H.M.S., 222 Ruby, H.M.S., 9, 11 St George, H.M.S., 15, 23-4, 25 n. Saldanha, H.M.S., 25 Salisbury, H.M.S., 80 n. Sandwich, H.M.S., 7 Sandwich (Packet), 142-3 Scamander, H.M.S., 59, 64, 66 n., 67 Sceptre, H.M.S., 27, 35-6, 79 Seagull (H.M. Tender), 84, 86, 91, 101, 127, 148, 210 Serapis, H .M.S., 45, 117 Seringapatam, H.M.S., 105 Shark, H.M.S., 109, 117 Sheldrake, H.M.S., 18 n. Sirène (French), 186 Southampton, H.M.S., 211, 213 Sparrowhawk, H.M.S., 232-3 Spartiate, H.M.S., 173-4, 205-7 Standard, H.M.S., 16, 212 Statira, H.M.S., 45, 109, 110 Sultan, H.M.S., 12-13 Sussex, H.M.S., 85 Swan (cutter), 148 Sybille, H.M.S., 109 Terrible, H.M.S., 246 255 SHIPS Thracian, H.M.S., 109, 113, 117, 140 Tiber, H.M.S., 42 Tigris, H.M.S., 59, 64 Tyne, H.M.S., 109, 113 Undaunted, H.M.S., 214 Union, H.M. Schooner. 142 Vanguard, H.M.S., 15 Venerable, H.M.S., 16, 36, 40-1, 47» 55, 58, 115 Vengeur, H.M.S., 195 Victory, H.M.S., 4, 15, 166, 205, 212, 214, 222, 230 Vindictive, H.M.S., 85 William and Mary (H.M. yacht), 202-3 Winchester, H.M.S., 248 n. Windsor Castle, H.M.S., 156-8, 171-2, 175, 180 Wolf, H.M. Cutter, 209, 210 Zaragozana (pírate schooner), 113, 120 Zealous, H.M.S., 35-6, 149 Shortland, Lieutenant J. T., 64 Simmonds, (Midshipman), 218 Sinclair (Ship’s Barber), 39 Sinclair, Lieutenant the Hon. E. G., 142 Slade, Lieutenant, 38-9 Smashum, Poli, 45, 58, 241, 243 Smith, (Midshipman), 48 Smith, (Captain), 223 Smith, Sir Charles, 242, 244 Smith, Mr G., 64 Smith, Henry Sidney (Mate), 210, 215/234, 241-4 Smith, Lieutenant « Thomas, 229, 230 Smith, Tom (Midshipman), 93, 113 Solomon (tailor), 150 Sparks (Sparke) (Gunner), 59, 64 Spencer, Lord, 94 Spencer, Captain the Hon. Frederick, 219 Spraggs, Mr (Pilot), 206, 215 Stackpoole, Captain Hassard, 45, 109, 110 Staines, Captain Sir Thomas, 182 Stevens, Captain C. J. (Royal Marines), 184, 186-7 Stevenson, Roland, 216 Stewart, Mr, 189 Stewart, Captain James Pattison, 19, 20 Stockland, Mr, 244 256 WAUGH Stopford, Admiral the Hon. Sir Robert, 214, 228-9, 230, 236, 243 Stopford, Robert Fanshawe (Midshipman), 222, 244 Strahan (Strauhan), Dicky (Second Master), 13, 21 Stroud (Midshipman), 111 Stuart, Lieutenant-General Sir John, 46 n. Sturt, Lieutenant Henry R., 241 Swinburne, Commander C. H., 231 Sykes, Captain John, 158, 165 Sykes, Mrs, 158 TAYLOR, Hercules, 197-8 Taylor, James (Purser), 33 Thomas, (Midshipman), 64 Thomas, G. (Midshipman), 27, 33 Thomson, Colonel, 61-2 Thomson, Surgeon H., 166 Thorn, George (Purser), 38 Thurgood, Lieutenant C., 64-5 Toker, Captain T. R. T., 14 Tower, Captain John, 207 Troubridge, Captain Sir E. T., 248 Tupper, William Le Mesurier (‘ Jack ‘), 156, 171-2, 221 Tyndal, Sir Nicholas, 88 UNIFORM : Midshipman’s cockade, 9 ; red cufís and collars, 9 ; changes in 1812, 34 ; midshipman in 1813, 43 ; lieutenant in 1815, 55 ; seamen in 1815, 58 Utomeski, Prince, 195 VICKERY (Bow Street Runner), 43 Vidal, Lieutenant (R.E.), 202 Von Sholton, Governor, 67 WALKER, Colonel, 71 Ward, Colonel, 174 Ward, Dr, 178 Ward, Mrs, 181 Warren, Captain Frederick, 173-4, 177-8 Warren, Captain Samuel, 105 Watts, (Midshipman), 39, 40 Waugh, Lieutenant J. M., 159, 181, 202, 207, 224-5 WELLINGTON Wellington, Duke of, 98, 100 West, Mr James, 247 and n. Westbrook, (Mate), 108-9 White, Captain J. K., 175 White, Captain Martin, 222-3 White, Captain [Thomas], 230 White, William (Master), 168 Widrington, Lieutenant, 221 Willes, Captain G. W., 78, 150 Williams, Captain Robert, 9, 10, 19, 22, 48-9, 50 Williams, General Sir W. F., 92 Wilmot, (Midshipman), 93, 95, 98-9 Wilson, Dr, 134, 142 Wolseley, Lieutenant R. B., 68 YOUNG Wood, Rev. John George, 119 Woodford, Sir Ralph, 63 Woodthorpe, Jack (Second Master), 11 Woollnough, Lieutenant J. C., 148 Worth, Mr, 32-3 Worth, Lieutenant H. J., 169 Wroot, Lieutenant M. M., 175 n. Wynford, Lord, 159 YARBOROUGH, Lord, 151-2, 211, 228 Yorke, Vice Admiral Sir J. S., 55-6, 85 Young, Admiral Sir William, 28, 31
David Bonner-Smith was Admiralty Librarian, joining the library staff in March 1911. He was made deputy librarian on the death of W.G. Perrin in 1931, and appointed to the chief post in March 1932. He retired in May 1949 at the age of 60. It was said of him that he knew every one of the 100,000 books in the library, but was also familiar with all their contents. It is certain that he could direct students and enquirers to whatever reference they needed. He was editor of The Mariner’s Mirror from 1932 to 1939.
His publications include
• The Letters of Earl St. Vincent, 2 volumes (Navy Records Society, 1921, 1926).
• Letter and Papers of Admiral the Hon. Samuel Barrington 2 volumes (Navy Records Society, 1937, 1941).
• Captain Boteler’s Recollections 1808 – 1830 (Navy Records Society, 1942).
• The Russian War, 1855, Baltic (Navy Records Society, 1944).
• The Second China War, 1856-1860 (Navy Records Society, 1954).
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