A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Morgan, Robert (a)
MORGAN. (Lieut., 1815. f-p., 12; h-p., 32.)
Robert Morgan (a) entered the Navy, 18 May, 1803, as L.M., on board the Termagant sloop, Capt. Robt. Pettet, attached to the force in the Mediterranean; where, from May, 1805, until Aug. 1808, he served as Midshipman and Master’s Mate in the Bittern 18, Capts. John Louis, Edw. Aug. Down, and Thos. Ussher. He then proceeded to the Brazils in the Brilliant, Capt. Thos. Smyth, and next to the Cape of Good Hope in the Inconstant 36, Capt. Edw. Stirling Dickson. In July, 1810, he joined the Hannibal 74, bearing the flag of Sir Thos. Williams off Lisbon; and after a servitude of two years and nine months on that station, he removed, in April, 1811, to the Dragon 74, flagship of Sir Fras. Laforey in the West Indies; where, between Oct. 1812 and May, 1813, he acted as Master of the Swaggerer gun-brig, Lieutenant-Commander Chas. Dayman Jermy. In Oct. of the latter year he arrived in England in the Surinam sloop, Capt. Thos. Martin; in which vessel, since the date last mentioned, he had been officiating as Acting-Lieutenant. On 22 June, 1814, after he had been for six months borne as Supernumerary-Midshipman and Master’s Mate on the books of the Asia 74 and Tonnant 80, flag-ships of Hon. Sir Alex. Cochrane in North America, he was there again ordered to act as Lieutenant in the Hebrus frigate, Capt. Edm. Palmer; as he was subsequently, in April and May, 1815, in the Gorée and Pylades sloops, both commanded by Capt. Edw. Stone Cotgrave. On his return to England in the ensuing July he took up a commission bearing date 9 Feb. 1815. He has since been on half-pay. Agents – Hallett and Robinson.