A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Lewis, Thomas Arundel
LEWIS. (Lieut., 1821. f-p., 23; h-p., 15.)
Thomas Arundel Lewis entered the Navy, 13 June, 1803, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Nemesis 28, Capt. Wm. Ferris, stationed in the Baltic; and on becoming Midshipman of the Pallas 32, Capt. Geo. Paris Monke, was wrecked in that frigate, off St. Abb’s Head, 18 Dec. 1810. He then joined the Laurel 38, Capt. Sam. Campbell Rowley, with whom he served until again wrecked, on the Govivas Rock, in the Teigneuse passage, 31 Jan. 1812. After an attachment of two years to the Pomone frigate, Capts. Fras. Wm. Fane and Philip Carteret, on the Newfoundland and Lisbon stations, Mr. Lewis, in Feb. 1814, was received on board the Ville de Paris 110, flag-ship in the Channel of Sir Harry Burrard Neale; and towards the close of the same year, having removed to the Bedford 74, Capt. Jas. Walker, he accompanied the expedition to New Orleans. He was next, from Sept. 1815 to Aug. 1818, employed on the coast of Africa in the Inconstant and Semiramis frigates, bearing each the broad pendant of Sir Jas. Lucas Yeo. During the two years which immediately succeeded his promotion to the rank of Lieutenant, 23 June, 1821, we find him borne on the books of the Bulwark 74, commanded in the river Medway by Capt. Warren, and Severn 40, Capt. Wm. M‘Culloch, lying in the Downs. His appointments have since been – 9 April, 1823, again to the Bulwark, Capt. Thos. Dundas, stationed at the time at Plymouth – 27 Dec. 1825 and 31 March, 1826, to the Superb 78, and Melville 74, guard-ships at Portsmouth, both commanded by Capt. Henry Hill – 12 Sept. 1826, to the Galatea 42, Capt. Sir Chas. Sullivan, with whom, until paid off in Jan. 1829, he participated in various services – and 9 May, 1842, to the command (which he still retains) of the Crane 6, on the Falmouth station. Agent – Fred. Dufaur.