A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Moore, Howard
MOORE. (Lieut., 1814. f-p., 10; h-p., 33.)
Howard Moore entered the Navy, in Jan. 1804, as Midshipman, on board the Renard 14, Lieut.-Commander Rich. Spencer, stationed in the Mediterranean; where, from Oct. 1805 until Oct. 1812, he served, as Acting-Master, in the Spider 16, Lieut.-Commanders Wm. Stewart and Wm. Sandford Oliver, Herald 20, Capt. Geo. Jackson, Weasel sloop, Capt. Henry Prescott, and Alceste 38 Capt. Murray Maxwell. In the Herald we find him, in 1810, employed in the defence of Sicily against Murat, and in constant action with the enemy’s gun-boats and batteries in the Faro of Messina. When in company, in the Alceste, with the Belle Poule 38, he landed, 5 May, 1811, and aided in destroying a French national brig lying in the harbour of Parenza, and defended by a galling cross fire from four batteries. On 29 of the ensuing month it was his fortune to be present in an action of 2 hours and 20 minutes, fought with consummate gallantry, between the Alceste and the Active 38 on one side, and the French 40-gun frigates Pauline and Pomone on the other, and which terminated in the capture of the Pomone and escape of the Pauline, after a loss had been occasioned to the Alceste of 7 men killed and 13 wounded. While engaged, in Feb. 1812, in protecting the island of Lissa, Mr. Moore was sent by Capt. Maxwell with two barges under his orders to the coast of Dalmatia, for the purpose of preventing the enemy from conveying supplies to the governor of Ragusa. In carrying out his instructions he fell in with five armed feluccas, and succeeded in effecting the capture of the whole of them, at the end of a desperate struggle, in which he was most gallantly supported by the present Commanders Chas. Croker and John King.[1] In attempting to board one of the vessels he was very severely wounded by a musket-ball passing through his lungs. For this he was awarded, 29 June, 1816, a pension of 91l. 5s. He left the Alceste, as above, in Oct. 1812; and was afterwards employed – from July to Nov. 1813, in the Raisonnable 64, Capt. Edw. Sneyd Clay, at Sheerness – and, from 1 Jan. until 16 Jan. 1814, in the Rodne? 74, flag-ship of Vice-Admiral Geo. Martin off Lisbon. He has not been since afloat. His commission bears date 27 June, 1814.
- ↑ When recording the services of Commanders Croker and King we were not aware of the above circumstance.