A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Jacobs, William
JACOBS. (Lieut., 1813. f-p., 12; h-p., 32.)
William Jacobs entered the Navy, in July, 1803, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Emerald frigate, Capt. Jas. O’Bryen, stationed in the West Indies; became Midshipman, in 1804, of the Galatea 32, Capt. Henry Heathcote, whom he accompanied to the Mediterranean as Midshipman of the Désirée 36; was transferred, in 1805, to the Orion 74, Capt. Edw. Codrington, off the port of Cadiz; joined in succession, towards the close of 1806, the St. George and Prince George 98’s, Capts. Thos. Bertie and Geo. Losack, on the St. Helena station; and from Feb. 1807 until confirmed in his present rank, 6 Oct. 1813, was again employed in the West Indies, occasionally as Master’s Mate, Sub-Lieutenant, and Acting-Lieutenant, in the Heureux 24, Capt. John Ellice Watt, Circe and Latona frigates, both commanded by Capt. Hugh Pigot, Pompée, Neptune, and Statira, flag-ships of Sir Alex. Cochrane, Dragon 74, bearing the flag of Sir Fras. Laforey, Castor 32, Capt. Chas. Dilkes, Dragon once more. Liberty 14, Lieut.-Commander Geo. M‘Guire, and Bulwark 74, Capt. Chas. Dashwood. He assisted in the Circe at the reduction of the island of Marie-galante in March, 1808; and at the capture, 31 Oct. following, under the fire of a battery which killed and wounded 2 of the British, of the Palineur, French national brig of 16 guns and 70 men, 7 of whom were slain and 8 wounded. In the Latona he was severely wounded while reconnoitering, at the commencement of 1809, off Guadeloupe, the French 44-gun frigate La Junon, previously to her capture. His last appointments were, 24 Dec. 1813 and 13 May, 1815, to the Bulwark again, Capts. David Milne and Farmery Predam Epworth, and for a short time to the Borer, Capt. Wm. Rawlins, both on the North American station. Agents – Holmes and Folkard.