A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Minchin, William
MINCHIN. (Commander, 1821. f-p., 18; h-p., 38.)
William Minchin died 7 Sept. 1845.
This officer entered the Navy, 15 Jan. 1790, as A.B., on board the Advice cutter, Lieut.-Commander Henry Wray, attached to the force at Jamaica; and, between March of the following year and April, 1794, was employed on the Home and Mediterranean stations, the last 16 months as Master’s Mate, in the Scout and Orestes sloops, Capts. Rich. Runwa Bowyer, Sir Harry Burrard, Graham Moore, Solomon Ferris, and Lord Augustus FitzRoy; with the latter of whom he further, until Feb. 1796, served in the Pomona, Amphitrite, and Impérieuse frigates. Being promoted (from the Romney 50, flag-ship at Newfoundland of Sir Jas. Wallace) to a Lieutenancy, 27 Dec. 1796, in the Star sloop, Capt. David Atkins, he served in that vessel in the Channel and at the Cape of Good Hope until Feb. 1799; and he was next, between July, 1800, and Oct. 1803, employed, on the Java, Baltic, and West India stations, in the Camel store-ship, Capt. John Lee, Scout again, Capt. Geo. Ormsby, Monarch 74, Capts. Jas. Robt. Mosse and Wm. Bligh, Blenheim 74, Capt. Peter Turner Bover, and Emerald 36, Capt. Jas. O’Bryen. In the Monarch he fought and bled at Copenhagen.[1] He afterwards served on the Home and Newfoundland stations – from Sept. 1804, to May, 1807, in the Warrior 74, Capts. Wm. Bligh and Sam. Hood Linzee, Tisiphone sloop, Capt. Wm. Williams Foote, and Diana 38, Capt. Thos. Jas. Maling – from Sept. 1815 to Aug. 1816, in the Albion and Queen 74’s, each under the orders of Capt. Jas. Walker – and from Nov. 1819, until awarded a second promotal commission, 19 July, 1821, in command of the Pelter gun-brig. He did not afterwards go afloat.
- ↑ Vide Gaz. 1801, p. 404.