A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Smith, John (e)
SMITH. (Lieut., 1807. f-p., 12; h-p., 39.)
John Smith (e) entered the Navy, 20 July, 1796, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Queen 98, flag-ship of Sir Hyde Parker in the West Indies; where he was employed as Midshipman, from June, 1797, until Aug. 1800, in the Severn 44 and Aquilon 32, both commanded by Capt. Thos. Boys. In Nov. of the latter year, after having served for four months in the Discovery, Capt. Conn, he was again, In the Royal George 100, placed under the orders of Sir Hyde Parker; with whom, on removing to the London 98, he sailed in the famous expedition against Copenhagen. From June to Oct. 1802, and from June, 1804, until Feb. 1806, he was employed in the North Sea in the Amazon 38, and Agincourt 64, Capts. Sam. Sutton and Thos. Briggs. On 1 May in the latter year he was there nominated Sub-Lieutenant of the Carrier cutter, Lieut.-Commander Robt. Ramsay; he was made full Lieutenant, 21 May, 1807, into the Raleigh 18, Capt. John Ore Masefield, attached to the force in the Channel; and he was afterwards employed on that station, in the Baltic, and at Sheerness – from Feb. 1809 until Jan. 1810, in the Dreadnought 98, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Thos. Sotheby – from April to Aug. 1811 in the Fly sloop, Capt. John Skekel – and from Sept. 1812 until Jan. 1813, in the Pembroke 74, Capt. Jas. Brisbane. He has since been on half-pay.