A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Arrow, John Jordan
ARROW. (Commander, 1814. f-p., 42; h-p., 5.)
John Jordan Arrow entered the Navy, 1 April, 1800, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Kent 74, Capt. Wm. Johnstone Hope, flag-ship afterwards of Sir Rich. Bickerton, in which he escorted Sir Ralph Abercromby from Gibraltar to Egypt, and took part, as Midshipman, in the campaign of 1801. He removed, in Oct. 1803, to the Active 38, Capt. Rich. Hussey Moubray, on the Home station; officiated afterwards, from 22 May to 21 July, 1806, as Acting-Lieutenant of the Espiègle 18, Capt. Hen. Gage Morris, off the coast of Ireland; then sailed for the West Indies in the Orpheus frigate, Capt. Thos. Briggs; and, on 12 Aug. 1807, was there confirmed, from the Northumberland 74, flag-ship of Sir Alex. Cochrane, to a Lieutenancy in the Jason 32, Capts. Thos. John Cochrane, Wm. Maude, Chas. Napier, and Hon. Jas. Wm. King. During a continuance of nearly seven years in that frigate, Mr. Arrow commanded a party at the destruction of a French West Indiaman, under a heavy fire from the island of Margarita, in 1807 – assisted, with the Cleopatra 32, in capturing the French frigate La Topaze of 38 guns, off Guadeloupe, 22 Jan. 1809 – was present at the ensuing reduction of the Saintes and,in 1813-14, shared, as First Lieutenant, in many active operations on the river Scheldt, particularly in an unsuccessful attack made by the boats of the Jason and Amphion, attended with great loss to the British, on five French brigs, under Fort Lillo. From the Jason, which ship bore the flag of the Duke of Clarence when H.R.H. escorted Louis XVIII. to France, Mr. Arrow was at length promoted to the rank of Commander, 16 May, 1814. He has been employed in the Coast. Guard since 6 Jan. 1820, and is the Senior Officer in that service.
Commander Arrow married Miss Kew, of New Palace Yard, Westminster, by whom he has issue.