A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Lowthian, Robert
LOWTHIAN. (Commander, 1813. f-p., 20; h-p., 34.)
Robert Lowthian entered the Navy, 30 June, 1793, as .A.B., on board the Queen Charlotte 100, Capt. Hugh Cloberry Christian, bearing the flag in the Channel of Lord Hood. Removing, in March, 1794, to the Royal George 100, flag-ship of the late Lord Bridport, he was afforded an opportunity of sharing in the ensuing action of 1 June, and of also participating in the one fought off the Ile de Groix 23 June, 1795. In Jan. 1797 he sailed for the West Indies as Master’s Mate of the York 74, Capt. John Ferrier. While in that ship, of which he was confirmed a Lieutenant, after having acted for 12 months as such, 2 Nov. 1799, we find him engaged in numerous cutting-out affairs at the islands of St. Domingo and Cuba. On his return to the Downs he was the Senior Lieutenant, it appears, employed from her in the boats in the attack made by Lord Nelson on the Boulogne flotilla in Aug. 1801. The York being put out of commission in April, 1802, he was next, 3 June, 1803, appointed to the Colossus 74, Capts. Geo. Martin and Jas. Nicoll Morris, with whom he served for two years and 10 months in the Channel. He afterwards became Senior Lieutenant – 22 April and 2 Sept. 1805, of the Trusty 50, and Inconstant 36, commanded in the Downs and off Guernsey by Capts. Geo. Argles and Edw. Stirling Dickson – 25 June, 1808, and 16 Aug. 1810, of the Brazen 18, and Helder 32, Capts. Lewis Shepheard and John Serrell, both on the Jamaica station – and, 15 Feb. 1811 and 29 Jan. 1813, of the Bellerophon and Scarborough 74’s, bearing each the flag off Flushing of Rear-Admiral John Ferrier. He went on half-pay in Jan. 1814, having been advanced to his present rank on 4 of the previous month, and has not been since able to procure employment.