A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Crutchley, James
CRUTCHLEY. (Lieut., 1816. f-p., 13; h-p., 31.)
James Crutchley entered the Navy, 20 June, 1803, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Prince of Wales 98, Capt. Wm. Cuming, bearing the flag in the Channel of Sir Robt. Calder. In Oct. 1804, he removed to the Veteran 64, Capts. Jas. Newman Newman and Andrew Fitzherbert Evans, under the latter of whom he was for some time employed, as Midshipman, in the West Indies. He then came home in the Fortunée 36, Capt. Henry Vansittart; and afterwards served, between Sept. 1806, and June, 1809, on board the Atlas 98, flag-ship at Cadiz of Rear-Admiral John Child Purvis, Renommée 38, Capt. Sir Thos. Livingstone, for passage home, Hero 74, Capt. J. N. Newman, in the North Sea, and Virginie 33, Capt. Edw. Brace, on the Irish station. In Oct. 1811, he became attached to the Niemen 38, Capt. Sam. Pym, off St. Helena. He joined, in Sept. 1813, the President 38, Capts. Fras. Mason and Arch. Duff, on the coast of ireland; and from March, 1815, until the autumn of 1816, again served with Capt. Brace, as Master’s Mate, in the Berwick 74, and Impregnable 104. For his conduct in the latter ship at the bombardment of Algiers, 27 Aug. 1816, on which occasion she bore the flag of Rear-Admiral David Milne, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant 16 Sept. 1816. He was subsequently employed in the Northumberland 78, Capts. Sir Michael Seymour and Thos. Harvey, guard-ship in the river Medway, from 9 Sept. 1818, until the summer of 1821; and since the latter date has been on half-pay. Agents – Messrs. Stilwell.