A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Chegwyn, Joseph
CHEGWYN. (Lieut., 1809. f-p., 11; h-p., 33.)
Joseph Chegwyn entered the Navy, 22 July, 1803, as A.B., on board the Egyptienne frigate, Capts. Hon. Chas. Elphinstone Fleeming and Hon. Chas. Paget, under the former of whom he assisted at the capture of three privateers, carrying together 46 guns and 296 men, and was present, as coxwain, in Sir Robt. Calder’s action, 22 July, 1805. He joined, as Master’s Mate, in Feb. 1807, the Pallas 32, Capt. Geo. Miller, in the Channel; proceeded soon afterwards to Copenhagen in the Cambrian 40, Capt. Hon. C. Paget; removed, in March, 1808, to the Leviathan 74, Capt. John Harvey, at Plymouth; and, on next joining Capt. Paget in the Revenge 74, was promoted, after the bombardment of Flushing, to the rank of Lieutenant, 9 Oct. 1809. He continued to serve in the Revenge, latterly at the defence of Cadiz, under Rear-Admiral Hon. Arthur Kaye Legge, until transferred, 12 Dec. 1812, to the Mars 74, Capt. Henry Raper, at Portsmouth. His next appointment was, 2 Feb. 1813, to the Warrior 74, Capt. Lord Viscount Torrington, in which ship he escorted the Prince of Orange to Holland in the following Nov. Since 1814 Lieut. Chegwyn has been unemployed.