A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Bowen, Peregrine
BOWEN. (Lieut., 1808. f-p., 20; h-p., 260)
Peregrine Bowen entered the Navy, 28 Jan. 1801, as Midshipman, on board the Chapman, hired armed ship, Capts. Robt. Keen and Thos. Brown; removed very shortly afterwards into the San Josef 110, Capts. Wm. Wolseley and Carpenter; and from July, 1803, until the year 1807, served in the Prince 98, Capts. Rich. Grindall, Daniel Oliver Guion, Wm. Lechmere, and Alex. Fraser, under the first of whom he was present, 21 Oct. 1805, in the battle of Trafalgar. He next accompanied Capt. Fraser into the Vanguard 74, one of the ships employed with the fleet under Lord Gambler at the bombardment of Copenhagen in Sept. 1807; and, on 21 Oct. in that year, was appointed Acting-Lieutenant of the Bellette 18, Capt. John Phillimore. He was confirmed, 23 Feb. 1808, into the Barfleur 98, bearing the flags in the Tagus and off Lisbon of Rear-Admirals Wm. Albany Otway and Chas. Tyler, to the latter of whom he appears to have officiated for some time as Flag-Lieutenant. From the Barfleur Mr. Bowen was appointed, 7 Dec. 1808, to the Venus 32, in which frigate he continued to serve, under Capts. Anderson, Jas. Coutts Crawford (with whom he assisted at the reduction of Vigo in March, 1809), and Kenneth Mackenzie, off the coasts of Spain, Portugal, Norway, and Greenland, and in the West Indies, until paid off, 14 Feb. 1814. Since 10 June, 1839, he has been employed as Admiralty Agent in a contract steam-vessel on the Liverpool station.