A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Fitzmaurice, Edmund Howe
FITZMAURICE. (Lieutenant, 1813. f-p., 15; h-p., 28.)
Edmund Howe Fitzmaurice entered the Navy, in Oct. 1804, as Clerk, on board the Prévoyante store-ship, Master-Commander Dan. M‘Coy, and on his return from a visit to Gibraltar was transferred, as Midshipman, in Oct. 1805, to the Fame 74, Capts. Graham Moore, Rich. Henry Alex. Bennett, and Walter Bathurst. A few months after his removal to the Volage 22, Capt. Phipps Hornby, he took part, 13 March, 1811, in the memorable action off Lissa, where a British squadron, carrying in the whole 156 guns and 879 men, completely routed, after a battle of six hours, and a loss to the Volage of 13 killed and 33 wounded, a Franco-Venetian armament, whose force amounted to 284 guns and 2655 men. On 16 Nov. 1812, Mr. Fitzmaurice was promoted, from the Narcissus 32, Capt. John Rich. Lumley, to an Acting-Lieutenancy in the Dragon 74, flag-ship in the Leeward Islands of Sir Fras. Laforey, to which he was confirmed 28 May, 1813. He returned home in Aug. 1815; was afterwards employed in the Larne 20, Capt. Abraham Lowe, on the Home station, from 11 Jan. 1816, to 14 Jan. 1817; and since the latter date, with the exception of a command of the Scout Revenue-cutter to which he was appointed 29 May, 1826, has been on half-pay.