A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Scott, Edward Forlow
SCOTT. (Commander, 1815.)
Edward Forlow Scott entered the Navy, 3 Feb. 1799, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Stag 32, Capt. Joseph Sydney Yorke. After serving with that officer on the Home station in the same ship and, as Midshipman and Master’s Mate, in the Jason 36 and Canada 74, he became attached, about the end of 1801, to the Saturn 74, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Thos. Totty in the West Indies. He next, in 1802, joined the Apollo 36, Capt. John Wm. Taylor Dixon, which frigate was wrecked off the coast of Portugal 1 April, 1804; and, in 1806, the Prince George 98, Capt. J. S. Yorke, and Hibernia 120, flag-ship of Lord St. Vincent, stationed in the Channel; where he subsequently acted as Lieutenant in the St. George 98, Capt. Thos. Bertie, and San Josef 110, and Bellerophon 74, flag-ships of Admirals Sir Chas. Cotton and Albemarle Bertie. He was confirmed in that rank 16 March, 1808; and was afterwards appointed – 14 May, 1808, 12 June and 24 Nov. 1810, and 17 Oct. 1811, to the Christian VII. 80, Capt. J. S. Yorke, Macedonian 38, Capt. Lord Wm. FitzRoy, Hannibal 74, flag-ship of Admirals Sir Thos. Williams and Philip Chas. Durham, and Berwick 74, Capt. Edw. Brace, on the Channel, Lisbon, North Sea, and Mediterranean stations – 4 Aug. 1813, after eight months of half-pay, to the charge of a Signal-station on the coast of Kent – and, 28 Nov. 1814, to the Niger 38, Capt. Peter Rainier, at the Cape of Good Hope. He attained his present rank 20 Sept. 1815; and has since been on half-pay.