A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Stewart, James
STEWART. (Lieutenant, 1828.)
James Stewart entered the Navy in 1809; and while serving on board the Illustrious 74, Capt. Wm. Robt. Broughton, was present, we are informed, at the attack upon the French fleet in Basque Roads, and accompanied the expeditions to the Walcheren, the Isle of France, and Java. On the latter occasion he commanded a launch, and assisted in landing the troops. He passed his examination in 1817; was made Lieutenant, 5 Dec. 1828, into the Primrose 18, Capt. Thos. Saville Griffinhoofe, on the coast of Africa; was appointed subsequently to the Hyperion 42, Coast Blockade ship, Capt. Wm. Jas. Mingaye; and for a short time in 1833 had charge of a station in the Coast Guard, in which service, deducting a few months in 1843, he has been again employed since 21 Nov. 1839. Agents – Goode and Lawrence.