A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Garvey, George
GARVEY. (Lieut., 1816. h-p., 10; h-p., 30.)
George Garvey entered the Navy, 14 March, 1807, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Majestic 74, Capts. Geo. Hart and Thos. Harvey, bearing the flag for some time of Vice-Admiral Thos. Macnamara Russell. In Sept. following he witnessed the surrender of Heligoland, and, while afterwards employed in escorting convoys through the Great Belt, was in constant collision, as Midshipman, with the Danish gun-boats. From March, 1810, until Sept. 1815, we find him serving under the late Sir Geo. Burlton as Midshipman, Master’s Mate, and Acting-Lieutenant, on the Home, Mediterranean, and East India stations, in the Rodney 74, Ville de Paris 110, Boyne 98, and Cornwallis 74. During that period he was employed, while in the Rodney, with the flotilla at the defence of Cadiz in 1810-11; bore a warm part, in the Boyne, in Sir Edw. Pellew’s two skirmishes with the Toulon fleet, 5 Nov. 1813, and 13 Feb. 1814; and in the following April was detached from the same ship to serve on shore at the capture of Genoa. On leaving the Cornwallis, Mr. Garvey immediately became Acting-Lieutenant also of the Wellesley 74, Capts. John Harper, Robt. O’Brien, and John Bayley. He was confirmed by the Admiralty 19 March, 1816; and since the following June has been on half-pay.