A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Davies, David Gam
DAVIES. (Lieut., 1815. f-p., 16; h-p., 25.)
David Gam Davies entered the Navy, in Jan. 1806, on board the Pompée 74, Capt. Rich. Dacres, flag-ship in succession of Sir Wm. Sidney Smith and of the Hon. Edwin Henry Stanhope; in which he assisted in various operations on the coast of Italy in 1806, including the sieges of Gaeta and Scylla, and the taking of Capri and Fort Licosa, and accompanied, in 1807, the expeditions to the Dardanells and Copenhagen. From March, 1808, to July, 1810, he next served, as Midshipman, in the Puissant 38, Capts. Adam Mackenzie and Schomborg, on the Brazilian station; after which he joined, in Feb. 1811, the Southampton of 38 guns and 212 men, Capt. Sir Jas. Lucas Yeo, and, on 3 Feb. 1812, assisted at the capture of the Haytian frigate Améthyste of 44 guns and 700 men, at the close of a sharp contest, in which the enemy had 105 men killed and 120 wounded, and the British only 1 man killed and 10 wounded. The Southampton, after making prize of the United States’ brig Vixen of 14 guns, was eventually wrecked, on a reef of rocks, near Conception Island, 27 Nov. 1812. In May, 1813, Mr. Davies rejoined Sir Sidney Smith in the Hibernia 120, on the Mediterranean station, where he remained until the receipt of his commission 1 March, 1815. He was subsequently from 23 Aug. 1824 until 1826, employed on the Coast Blockade, as Lieut, of the Ramillies 74 and Hyperion 42, Capts. Wm. M‘Culloch and Wm. Jas. Mingaye; and, on 28 Dec. 1841, was appointed Admiralty Agent in a contract mail steam-vessel Lieut. Davies, since 7 Feb. 1843, has been officiating as Agent of the Arabian emigration transport. Agents – Messrs. Ommanney.