A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Stewart, Frederick Augustus Bowes
STEWART. (Lieut., 1815. f-p., 12; h-p., 28.)
Frederick Augustus Bowes Stewart is brother of Capt. Chas. Stewart, late of the 24th Regt., whose heroism and presence of mind saved from destruction the passengers and crew of the Archduke Charles transport, when wrecked, near Halifax, in June, 1816 (see U.S. Journal for 1831, Pt. III, p. 88); nephew of Major Geo. Desbrisay, of the 40th Regt.; and first-cousin of Lieut. Thos. Henry Wm. Desbrisay, R.M., who served in the boats under the present Sir Nesbit Josiah Willoughby in a dashing attack upon the enemy’s batteries and troops at Jacotel, in the Mauritius, 1 May, 1810.
This officer entered the Navy, 5 Nov. 1807, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Mercury 28, Capt. Jas. Alex. Gordon, stationed at Newfoundland. From March, 1808, until March, 1812, he was employed in the East Indies, the greater part of the time in the capacity of Midshipman, in La Chiffonne 36, Capt. John Wainwright, Ceylon 32 and Doris 36, both commanded by Capt. Wm. Jones Lye (under whom he assisted at the reduction of the Isle of France and Java), and Illustrious 74, Capt. Wm. Robt. Broughton. He then returned home in the Doris; and after serving for about two years on the Channel, Brazilian, and Halifax stations, in the Rippon 74, Capt. Sir Christopher Cole, Akbar 50, Capt. Sir Arch. Collingwood Dickson, and Tonnant 80, flag-ship of Hon. Sir Alex. Cochrane, he was nominated, 1 Jan. 1815, Acting-Lieutenant of the Niemen 38, Capt. Sam. Pym. He was promoted officially 25 April following; and was subsequently appointed – in 1815-16, to the Madagascar and Meander frigates, both commanded by Sir Jas. Alex. Gordon on Home service – 7 Dec. 1822, for three months, to the Sappho 18, Capt. Jenkin Jones, on the Cork station – and 8 July, 1833, to the command, which he retained until 1836, of a station in the Coast Guard. He has not been since employed. Agents – Messrs. Stilwell.