A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Marshall, William (a)
MARSHALL. (Lieut., 1815. f-p., 15; h-p., 33.)
William Marshall (a) entered the Navy, in 1799, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Wrangler gun-brig, commanded in succession by two Lieutenants, under whom he was for three years employed on the Leith station. In 1802 he proceeded to the West Indies in the Reynard sloop, Capt. Peter Spicer; and he was next, between 1803 and 1807, employed on the St. Helena and Home stations, chiefly we believe in the capacity of Second Master, in the Egyptienne frigate and Revenge 74, both commanded by Hon. Chas. Elphinstone Fleeming; assisting, in the Egyptienne, at the capture of L’Epervier of 16 guns and 90 men, L’Actéon of 16 guns and 126 men, and La Chiffonette privateer of 14 guns and 80 men; and sharing, in the same ship, in Sir Robert Calder’s action 22 July, 1805. In June, 1807, he removed to the Edgar 74, Capts. Jas. Macnamara and Stephen Poyntz; in which ship, it appears, he served off Rochefort, in the Baltic, and off Flushing, until Dec. 1810. During his stay in the Baltic we find him witnessing the embarkation, from Nyeborg, of the Spanish General the Marquis de la Romana, and his patriot troops. On leaving the Edgar he joined the Tremendous 74, Capt. Robt. Campbell. With that officer he continued to serve, again in the Baltic, and also in the Mediterranean, until May, 1815. He then took up a commission dated on 10 of the previous Feb., and has since been on half-pay. Agents – Goode and Lawrence.