A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Triscott, Richard Shepheard
TRISCOTT. (Captain, 1841. f-p., 22; b-p., 15.)
Richard Shepheard Triscott entered the Navy, 23 June, 1810, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Christian VII. 80, Capt. Rich. Harward, bearing the flag in the North Sea of the late Lord Exmouth; with whom in the following year he sailed in the Caledonia 120, for the Mediterranean; where he assisted at the blockade of Toulon, and was present, on removing to the Alcmène 38, Capt. Jeremiah Coghlan, at the capture of the French man-of-war schooners L’Agile and La Flêche, and at the reduction of Genoa and Naples. In the boats both of the Caledonia and Alcmène he aided in cutting out a variety of vessels from under the enemy’s batteries. Rejoining Lord Exmouth in 1815 on board the Boyne 98, he visited with him Tunis, Tripoli, and Algiers, for purposes connected with the abolition of Christian slavery; and on 27 Aug. 1816, having accompanied his Lordship into the Queen Charlotte 100, he took part in the bombardment of Algiers. He was promoted in consequence to the rank of Lieutenant 5 Sept. in the same year. His succeeding appointments were – 26 Aug. 1818, to the Sapphire 26, Capt. Henry Hart, fitting for the West Indies, whence, owing to three attacks of yellow fever, he invalided in 1820 on board the Beaver 10, Capt. Rich. Saumarez – 15 Aug. 1823, as First, to the Alacrity 10, Capts. Chas. Philip Yorke and Geo. Jas. Hope Johnstone, equipping for the Mediterranean – 19 Sept. 1826, to the Spartiate 76, Capt. Fred. Warren, on the Lisbon station – next, to the Ocean 80, Capt. Patrick Campbell – 1 May, 1827, to the Victory 104, Capt. Hon. Geo. Elliot, lying at Portsmouth – and 23 Feb. 1828, to the Asia 84, flag-ship of Sir Pulteney Malcolm in the Mediterranean. While attached to the Sapphire Mr. Triscott landed with Capt. Hart at the Isthmus of Darien and accompanied him on a particular mission to Panama. In the Alacrity he was actively employed up the Archipelago in the suppression of piracy. On 9 April, 1S26, with the boats of that vessel under his orders he captured, near the island of Ipsera, after a chase of 13 miles, two large Greek misticoes, each mounting 2 heavy guns, with a complement of 30 men. On the following day he cut out two vessels of similar force from under the protection of a tower in the Doro Passage. The loss of the British on the two occasions was confined to 3 men wounded; while that of the Greeks, 70 of whom were taken prisoners, extended to 40 killed. For his gallant conduct Mr. Triscott obtained the thanks (which were read to all the ships of the squadron) of Capt. Gawen Wm. Hamilton, of the Cambrian 48, the senior officer in the Archipelago. He was afterwards in the Asia employed off Navarin and the Dardanells. He was promoted from that ship to the command, 22 Feb. 1830, of the Rifleman 18; he returned home from the Mediterranean in the following Nov.; and he subsequently, from 15 June, 1832, until 1835, and from 29 March, 1837, until advanced for his “zeal, intelligence and ability” to the rank he now holds 15 Jan. 1841, officiated as an Inspecting Commander in the Coast Guard at Falmouth and Plymouth. He has since been on half-pay. Capt. Triscott is Senior of 1841.