A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Roberts, Daniel
ROBERTS. (Retired Captain, 1845.)
Daniel Roberts entered the Navy, 30 July, 1799, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Overyssel 64, Capt. John Bazely, stationed at the Nore. Continuing in that ship for a period of not more than four months, he next, in Aug. 1801, joined, for a few weeks, the Royal William, Capt. Fras. Pickmore, at Portsmouth. From June to Oct. 1802 he served as Midshipman on board the Blenheim, Capt. Philip Turner Bower; from June, 1803, to May, 1805, he was employed with much activity in the Euryalus 36, Capt. Hon. Henry Blackwood; and from Aug. in the latter year until promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, 12 July, 1809, he was stationed on the coast of France in the Penelope 36 and, as Master’s Mate, in the Illustrious 74, both commanded by Capt. Wm. Robt. Broughton. After serving for rather more than two years on the Home and East India stations in the Phoenix 36,[1] Capt. Zachary Mudge, and Illustrious 74, bearing the broad pendant of his former Captain, Broughton (under whom he co-operated in the reduction of the island of Java), he was nominated, 30 Sept. 1811, Acting-Commander of the Barracouta sloop. That vessel, however, he never had an opportunity of joining. His promotion to the rank of Commander took place 16 May, 1812; and his last appointment, to the Hydra troop-ship, 15 Sept. 1815. In that ship he served on the Baltic, Newfoundland, Halifax, and West India stations.
He accepted his present rank 25 June, 1845. Agents – Holmes and Folkard.
- ↑ He assisted in the boats of the Phoenix and Jalouse sloop, and behaved very gallantly, at the boarding and capture, 29; Jan. 1810, of Le Charles privateer of 14 guns and 90 men. – Vide Gaz. 1810, p. 178.