A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Bastard, Richard
BASTARD. (Lieut., 1807. f-p., 20; h-p., 29.)
Richard Bastard entered the Navy, in July, 1798, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Spider 14, Lieut-Commander Rich. Harrison, stationed in the Channel; removed in 1800, as Signal-Midshipman, to the Prince of Wales 98, bearing the flag on the same and West India stations of Sir Robt. Calder; and on joining the Melpomene frigate, Capt. Robt. Dudley Oliver, was employed, during the years 1804 and 1805, in blockading the French coast, and twice assisted in bombarding Havre de Grace. Accompanying the latter officer, towards the close of 1805, into the Mars 74, he contributed to the capture, 28 July, 1806, of Le Rhin, of 44 guns and 318 men, and, under his successor, Capt. Wm. Lukin, was also present at the taking, on 25 Sept. in the same year, of La Gloire 46, and L’Infatigable 44, two out of four French frigates that had been pursued and brought to action by a squadron under Sir Sam. Hood. After attending the expedition to Copenhagen, and while yet at that place, Mr. Bastard was confirmed to a Lieutenancy, 19 Oct. 1807, in the Bonetta 14, Capt. Jas. Robt. Phillips. His subsequent appointments were – 4 Nov. 1807, to the Minotaur 74, flag-ship on the Home and Lisbon stations of Admirals Wm. Essington, Sir Chas. Cotton, and Sir Wm. Sidney Smith – 7 March, 1809, to the Perlen 38, Capt. Norborne Thompson, in which ship he co-operated in the reduction of Flushing, and afterwards proceeded to the West Indies, whence he invalided in May, 1811 – 16 Oct. 1812, as First-Lieutenant, to the Queen 74, Capt. Lord John Colville, employed in Basque Roads – 1 Feb. 1813, to the Freija troop-ship, Capts. Wm. Isaac Scott and Herbert Wm. Hore, with the former of whom he served at the siege of San Sebastian – 31 March, 1814, to the Clorinde 40, Capt. Sam. Geo. Pechell, stationed in the Mediterranean, where previously to his return to England he appears to have been with Lord Exmouth at Algiers, when that nobleman, in March, 1816, concluded a treaty with the Dey relative to the abolition of Christian slavery – and, 19 Nov. 1831, and 20 April and 6 Sept. 1832, to the alternate command of the Flamer, Hermes, and Flamer steamers, employed as packets on the Falmouth station. Since 1834 he has been on halfpay.
Lieut. Bastard married, 23 Aug. 1837, a daughter of the late John Bowyer, Esq., of Landport.