A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Vignoles, John
VIGNOLES. (Lieut., 1812. f-p., 10; h-p., 32.)
John Vignoles entered the Navy, 11 Jan. 1805, as Midshipman, on board the Ville de Paris 110, Capt. John Whitby, bearing the flag of Hon. Wm. Cornwallis in the Channel, where, and off Lisbon, he served from June, 1806, until May, 1807, in the Hibernia 120, flag-ship of Earl St. Vincent. He then joined the Tweed 18, Capt. Thos. Edw. Symonds, under whom he was for nearly four years and a half employed, part of the time as Master’s Mate, in the West Indies, and in South America, and the North Sea. In 1809 he was present at the blockade and surrender of the city of St. Domingo; and he assisted at different periods in making a large number of captures. After again serving for a few months in the West Indies as Admiralty-Midshipman in the Dragon 74, flag-ship of Sir Fras. Laforey, he was there, 22 July, 1812, nominated Acting-Lieutenant of the Arachne 18, Capts. Sam. Chambers and Chas. Hope Watson. From that vessel, to which he was confirmed 17 Sept, following, he invalided in July, 1813. Being, in the ensuing Oct., appointed to the Severn 40, Capt. Joseph Nourse, fitting for the coast of North America, he witnessed, it appears, the attacks made in 1814 upon Washington and Baltimore, and the capture, 13 Jan. 1815, of St. Mary’s, a town near Point Petre. He aided, also, in making prize of two privateers and a letter-of-marque, carrying in the whole 22 guns and 241 men. He returned to England and was paid off in Sept. 1815, and has not been since afloat.