A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Dalgleish, James
DALGLEISH. (Commander, 1813.)
James Dalgleish died 31 Jan. 1846. He was cousin of Lieut. J. O. Dalgleish, R.N.
This officer entered the Navy, in 1782, as Midshipman, on board the Egmont 74, Capts. Jas. Ferguson and Edw. Thornbrough, forming part of the Channel fleet. Until 1791 he further served, on the American and Home stations, in the Camel, Lieut.-Commander Geo. Burlton, Expedition, Capt. Jas. Vashon, Ganges 74, Capt. Roger Curtis, Thorn sloop, Capt. Wm. Taylor, and Barfleur 98, bearing the flag of Vice-Admiral Elliot. In 1794 he Joined the Queen Charlotte 100, bearing the flag of Earl Howe, and, obtaining a Lieutenancy, 25 Aug. 1794, in the Tremendous 74, Capts. Wm. Bentinck, John Aylmer, and Wm. Hope, was afterwards appointed – 14 April, 1796, to the Asia 64, Capt. M‘Dougall – 6 July, 1796, to the Eurus, Capt. Jas. Ross, in which vessel he visited the West Indies – 4 Oct. 1799, to the Hussar 38, Capt. Lord Garlies – 25 June, 1801, to the Bellerophon 74, commanded by the same officer – 22 Aug. 1803, to the command, in the West Indies, of the Swift hired cutter – next, to the Chichester store-ship, Capt. Joseph Spear – 22 May, 1805, to the Dryad 36, Capts. Adam Drummond and Edw. Galwey, in which he assisted at the capture, 22 March, 1808, of Le Rennair privateer, of 14 guns and 95 men, and attended the expedition to the Walcheren in 1809 – and (after an unemployed interval of three years), 19 Jan. 1813, to the Queen Charlotte 100, flag-ship of Lord Keith. He obtained a Commander’s commission on 4 Dec. in the latter year, but did not afterwards go afloat.