A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Crisp, James
CRISP. (Lieutenant, 1815. f-p., 9; h-p., 32.)
James Crisp entered the Navy, 20 Jan. 1806, as A.B., on board the Leda 38, Capt. Robt. Honyman; in which frigate and, as Midshipman, in the Howe store-ship, Capt. Edw. Killwick he served at the Cape of Good Hope, and in the Rio de la Plata, until after the unsuccessful attempt made by Lieut.- General Whitelocke on Buenos Ayres, in July, 1807. From the following Aug. until April, 1814, he was employed under Lord Geo. Stuart in the Aimable 32, and Horatio 38; in the former of which vessels he served at the blockade of the Elbe, and assisted at the capture of L’Iris French national-ship, of 24 guns and 110 men, after a short running fight, 3 Feb. 1809. While in the Horatio, Mr. Crisp, who had attained the rating of Master’s Mate, routed, on 2 Aug. 1812, a party of small-arm men on the coast of Norway, and then distinguished himself, in command of one of four boats under Lieut. Abraham Mills Hawkins, at the capture of a Danish schooner and cutter, mounting 10 guns between them, which were not subdued until a sanguinary combat had occasioned a loss to the British of 9 men killed and 16 wounded, and to themselves of 10 killed and 13 wounded.[1] He was [errata 1] afterwards appointed to an Acting-Lieutenancy in the same ship; and in that capacity he was present, in Dec. 1813 [errata 2], at the reduction of the islands of Schouwen and Tholen. During his attachment to the Horatio, Mr. Crisp again visited the Cape of Good Hope. He was confirmed in his present rank 3 March, 1815; but has not since been afloat.
- ↑ Vide Gaz. 1812, p. 1710.