A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Daniell, George
DANIELL. (Captain, 1838. f-p., 18; h-p., 19.)
George Daniell,, born 31 Aug. 1797, is second son of Henry Daniell, Esq., of Newforest, co. Westmeath; and a relative of the late Capt. Robt. Corbet, R.N.
This officer entered the Navy, 24 June, 1810, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Africaine, of 48 guns and 295 men, commanded by Capt. Corbet. On the morning of 13 Sept. following, the latter frigate came to close action, off the Isle of France, with the two French frigates Iphigehie and Astrée carrying between them 86 guns and 618 men; and, after a brave but unequal contest of two hours and a half, in which she sustained a loss herself of 49 men killed and 114 (including her Captain, mortally) wounded, and occasioned the enemy one of 10 killed and 35 wounded, was compelled to strike her colours. Towards the close of 1810, Mr. Daniell, on his release from French prison, returned to England with Commodore Josias Rowley, in the Menelaus 38, Capt. Peter Parker; after which he cruized for a short period on the Home station in the Aquilon 32, Capt. Hon. Wm. Pakenham; and then, in April, 1811, joined, as Midshipman, the America 74, bearing the flag of Sir J. Rowley, whom he accompanied to the Mediterranean. In the course of the three following years, we find him taking part in many cutting-out affairs, but especially on 19 [errata 1] May, 1812, when, with the boats of the America, Leviathan, and Eclair, he assisted at the capture of 16, and destruction of 2 deeply-laden vessels, which had taken shelter under the town and batteries of Languelia, on the coast of Italy, and had been secured by various contrivances to the houses and beach – an exploit that cost the British a loss, in life, of 16 men, and, in wounded, of 20. The subject of this sketch also witnessed the unsuccessful attack on Leghorn in Dec. 1813; and, in March and April, 1814, was present at the surrender of the fortress of Santa Maria, with the enemy’s forts and defences in the Gulf of Spezia, and also of the town of Genoa. Until the receipt of his first commission, 15 May, 1823, Mr. Daniell, who passed his examination in Sept. 1816, further served, on the Mediterranean, Irish, and African stations, as Master’s Mate, Admiralty Midshipman, and occasionally as Acting-Lieutenant, in the Undaunted 38, Capt. Thos. Ussher, Duncan 74, flag-ship of Sir John Poo Beresford, Albacore 18, Capt. Joseph Patey, Wasp 18, Capt. Wm. Wolrige, Glasgow 50, Capt. Hon. Anthony Maitland, Spencer 74, bearing the flag of Sir J. Rowley, Doterel 18, Capt. John Gore, Spencer again, Leven surveying-vessel, Capt. Wm. Fitzwilliam Owen, Barracouta 10, Capt. Alex. Thos. Emeric Vidal, and Madagascar 38, Capt. Evan Nepean. He was next appointed, 7 May, 1827, First of the Mosquito 10, Capt. Geo. Bohun Martin; and for his services in that vessel at the ensuing battle of Navarin, was promoted, on completing his servitude as Lieutenant, to the rank of Commander, 7 May, 1829. Capt. Daniell subsequently commanded the Dispatch 16, on the West India station, from 7 June, 1832, until paid off, 6 Oct. 1835. Since his attainment of Post-rank, 28 June, 1838, he has not been employed.
He married, 23 June, 1842, Alice Katherine, eldcat daughter of the Right Hon. Francis Blackburne, Master of the Rolls in Ireland, and has issue a son. Agents – Messrs. Halford and Co.