A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Liddell, James
LIDDELL. (Lieut., 1822. f-p., 13; h-p., 22.)
James Liddell entered the Navy, 23 July, 1812, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Clarence 74, Capts. Henry Vansittart and Fred. Warren, attached to the Channel Fleet; and in Oct. 1814 became Midshipman of the Queen 74, bearing the flag of the late Sir Chas. Vinicombe Penrose in the Mediterranean; where, until May, 1819, he continued to serve, in the Partridge sloop, Capt. John Miller Adye, and Albion 74, Capt. John Coode. In the last-mentioned ship he assisted at the bombardment of Algiers 27 Aug. 1816, and was again employed under the flag of Sir C. V. Penrose. In the summer of 1821, after he had been for 18 months borne on the books of the Bulwark 74, commanded at Chatham by Capts. Sam. Warren, Fras. Newcombe, and Alex. Skene, Mr. Liddell sailed for South America in the Aurora 46, Capt. Henry Prescott. On his arrival on that station he was nominated, in the following Sept., Acting-Lieutenant of the Alacrity sloop, Capt. Hon. Fred. Spencer; of which vessel, in April, 1822, he became Acting-Master. He went back, a few weeks afterwards, to the Aurora, in the capacity of Acting Second-Master; was awarded a commission on 26 of the ensuing Aug.; and, with the exception of three months in the same year, during which period he officiated as Flag-Lieutenant to Sir Thos. Masterman Hardy, remained in the Aurora until her return to England in Feb. 1825. He has since been on half-pay.