A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Parker, Frederick Augustus Hargood
PARKER. (Commander, 1814. f-p., 14; h-p., 34.)
Frederick Augustus Hargood Parker entered the Navy, 18 March, 1799, as A.B., on board the Prince George 98, Capt. Joseph Bingham, bearing the flag of Sir Wm. Parker in the Mediterranean; whence, on removing with the same officer to the America 64, he proceeded to Halifax and the West Indies. In Dec. 1800, the America having struck upon the Formigas rocks and been rendered unfit for further service, he joined the St. Albans 64, the new flag-ship of Sir Wm. Parker; on leaving which, in June, 1801, he was received as Midshipman on board the Andromache 32, Capt. Robt. Laurie. After a servitude of more than two years and a half in that frigate on the West India and North American stations, he removed, in Feb. 1804, to the Téméraire 98, Capt. Eliab Harvey, attached to the fleet in the Channel, where he remained until May, 1805. He was confirmed, 22 Jan. 1806, to the post of First-Lieutenant in the Nightingale sloop, Capt. Wm. Wilkinson; and was afterwards appointed – 8 Dec. 1808, to the Tartar 32, Capt. Joseph Baker, which ship he left in Oct. 1809 – 16 June, 1810, again as First, to the Rolla 10, Capt. Sam. Clarke – 19 March, 1811, to the Dictator 64, Capt. Robt. Williams – and 5 Dec. 1811, a third time as Senior Lieutenant, to the Alexandria 32, Capt. Robt. Cathcart. In the five ships last mentioned Mr. Parker was employed on the Home and Baltic stations. On 15 May, 1809 [errata 1], he commanded the boats of the Tartar, in conjunction with Lieut. Thos. Sykes, at the capture, near Felixberg, on the coast of Courland, of a Danish privateer of 4 guns, whose crew, 24 in number, had landed with their muskets, and, being joined by the country people, had posted themselves behind the sandhills close to the beach;[1] and in July, 1813, he was present on board the Alexandria when, in company with the Spitfire 16, she drove from off her cruizing-ground, after a chase of 91 hours, the powerful U.S. frigate President, together with her consort the Scourge privateer, and thereby saved a large and valuable convoy from capture. He attained the rank of Commander 15 June, 1814; and has since been on half-pay.
PARKER. (Commander, 1814.)
Frederick Augustus Hargood Parker was actively employed, while stationed in the Baltic, in affording protection to convoys passing through the Belts; and was at one time detached every night for nearly five weeks on boat-service. He was often in consequence engaged in action with the enemy’s gun-vessels. When First-Lieutenant of the Nightingale he united in the attack of 1807 upon Copenhagen. On the surrender of the Danish fleet he escorted to Yarmouth the officer charged with the delivery of Admiral Gambier’s despatches; and on his return he assisted in fitting the Danish prizes for sea, and in then conducting them to England.
- ↑ Vide Gaz. 1809, p. 867.#