A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Tully, Keevey
TULLY. (Lieut., 1813. f-p., 11;[1] h-p., 33.)
Keevey Tully entered the Navy, in Sept. 1803, as Ordinary, on board the Neptune, Lieut.-Commanders Duffy and Geo. Stephen Ley, with whom he served for three years at Plymouth, at Dublin, and in the Irish Channel – nearly the whole time in the capacity of Midshipman. He then joined the Delight 16, Capt. Philip Cosby Handfield; and on 30 Jan. 1808 he was present in that vessel, as Master’s Mate, when, in an endeavour to re-capture four Sicilian gun-boats, she took the ground, near Beggio, and was obliged to surrender, after losing, from an exposure of 15 hours to a galling fire from the enemy’s batteries and troops, two-thirds of her crew, together with her Commander and Capt. Thos. Secoombe of the Glatton 50, who was at the time on board. From Feb. 1808 until May, 1812, Mr. Tully served in the Mediterranean and Channel in the Ocean 98, Ville de Paris 110, and San Josef 110, under the flags of Admirals Lord Collingwood, Thos. Fras. Fremantle, Sir Chas. Cotton, and Lord Keith. He was then received as a Supernumerary on board the Royal William, flag-ship at Spithead. He sailed shortly afterwards for the West Indies in the Fawn 20, Capt. Thos. Fellowes, and was there employed, from 19 Nov. 1812 until 15 May, 1813, in the Tribune 36, Capt. Geo. Reynolds, and Grampus 50, flag-ship of Sir Fras. Laforey; and from the date last mentioned until he invalided, 1 Aug. 1814, as Acting-Lieutenant and Lieutenant (commission dated 10 Nov. 1813) in the Arab and Crane sloops, both commanded by Capt. Robt. Stanley. He has since occasionally acted as an Agent for Transports afloat.
- ↑ Not including transport time.