A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Snow, Robert
SNOW. (Lieutenant, 1815.)
Robert Snow died in 1848.
This officer entered the Navy, 21 March, 1805, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Saracen sloop, Capts. Jas. Prevost and Buckland Stirling Bluett; in which vessel he was for nearly six years and a half employed on the Home, South American, West India, and Mediterranean stations. In July, 1807, he was present as Midshipman in the unsuccessful attack made by Lieut.-General Whitelocke on Buenos Ayres. In Sept. 1811 he joined, for three months, the Queen 74, Capt. Lord John Colville; and from Feb. 1812 until presented in Aug. 1815 with a commission bearing date 21 Feb. in that year, he served in the West Indies and North America, nearly the whole time in the capacity of Master’s Mate, in the Dragon 74, Capts. Fras. Augustus Collier and Robt. Barrie. Under the latter officer he participated in a variety of very gallant performances, and accompanied a highly successful expedition up the Penobscot. His last appointments afloat, we believe, were, in Dec. 1825 and March, 1826, to the Superb 78, and Melville 74, both commanded, at Portsmouth, by Capt. Henry Hill. For several years prior to his death he inspected the Powder Magazine at New Zealand. Agents – Messrs. Chard.