A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Jones, Richard (a)
JONES. (Retired Commander, 1844. f-p., 21; h-p., 33.)
Richard Jones (a) entered the Navy, 5 Oct. 1793, as A.B., on board the Bellona 74, Capt. Geo. Wilson, with whom, and with Sir Thos. Boulden Thompson, he continued to serve, as Midshipman, on the Channel, West India, and Mediterranean stations, until promoted to the rank of Lieutenant 27 March, 1800. He assisted, in consequence, at the defence of Fort Matilda, Guadeloupe, in 1794; contributed, in Jan. 1795, to the capture of the French frigates Le Ducas of 20, and Le Duquesne of 44 guns; was present at an attack on a French squadron at St. Eustacia, Puerto Bico, and at the reduction of Trinidad, in 1797; commanded a tender in the course of the latter year, and fought an action against a very superior force, in which he lost an arm, and was otherwise severely wounded; and, on 19 June, 1799, witnessed the capture of Rear-Admiral Perrée’s squadron of three frigates and two brigs, from Jaffa, bound to Toulon. For his services in Egypt in the Fury bomb, Capts. Rich. Curry and Hon. Fred. Wm. Aylmer, to which vessel he was attached from 6 April, 1800, until 13 July, 1802, Lieut. Jones obtained the Turkish gold medal. He was next, in March, 1803, appointed to the Malta 80, Capt. Edw. Buller, one of Sir Robt. Calder’s ships in his action with Admiral Villeneuve 22 July, 1805. He left her in April, 1806, and was lastly employed in command of a Signal station, which he held from March, 1807, to Feb. 1815. He became a Retired Commander on the Senior List 5 Nov. 1844.
He enjoys a pension for his wounds of 91l. 5s.