A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Crawford, James
CRAWFORD. (Lieut., 1815. f-p., 12; h-p., 32.)
James Crawford entered the Navy, 17 Oct. 1803, as A.B., on board the Trusty 50, Capts. Geo. Argles and Brian Hodgson, stationed off the coast of France, where he was for some time in constant collision with the Boulogne flotilla, and assisted, as Midshipman, at three different bombardments of Havre. Being lent, in July, 1807, to the Inflexible 64, Capt. Joshua Rowley Watson, he partook of the ensuing operations against Copenhagen; and on afterwards joining the Leyden 64, Capt. Thos. Ussher, he was employed in the gun-boat service at the siege of Flushing in Aug. 1809. Passing his examination in Feb. 1810, Mr. Crawford further served, until June, 1815, as Master’s Mate and Acting-Lieutenant, and again as Midshipman, on board the Curaçoa 36, Capt. John Tower, off Guernsey, Melpomene 38, Capts. Hon. Wm. Waldegrave and Gordon Thos. Falcon, on the Lisbon station, Regulus 44, Capt. John Tailour (in which he visited America), and Medway 74, flag-ship at the Cape of Good Hope of Rear-Admiral Chas. Tyler. He has not since been employed. His commission bears date 1 Feb. 1815.