A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Walker, William (b)
WALKER. (Lieut., 1815. f-p., 9; h-p., 31.)
William Walker (b) entered the Navy, 29 Jan. 1807, as Midshipman, on board the Psyche frigate, Capts. Thos. Groube, Fleetwood Broughton Reynolds Pellew, John Edgcumbe, and Robt. Worgan Geo. Festing; under whom he was for upwards of five years employed in the East Indies. On 31 Aug. 1807 he assisted at the capture, in the port of Samarang, of a Dutch schooner of 8 guns, in company with a large merchant-brig; and on the day following he was present at the taldng, with two other vessels (the Resolutie armed merchant-ship of 700 tons, richly laden, and the Ceres, a remarkably fine brig in the Dutch Company’s service, of 12 guns and 70 men) of the Scipio corvette of 24 guns. He afterwards accompanied Brigadier-General Malcolm as Ambassador to the Persian court; aided in suppressing a mutiny among the native troops at Travancore; made a voyage to Macao in quest of two French frigates; suffered many severe hardships while returning thence to Prince of Wales Island; again escorted Brigadier-General Malcolm to the Persian Gulf; and co-operated in the reduction of the Isle of France and Java. On his arrival home in Aug. 1812 he joined as Master’s Mate (a rating he had already attained) the Rhin 38, Capt. Chas. Malcolm; in which frigate, after affording support to the patriot cause on the north coast of Spain, he proceeded with convoy to the West Indies. In Jan. 1815, he removed to the Royal Oak 74, flag-ship of Rear-Admiral Pulteney Malcolm, at the time engaged in the operations against New Orleans; and in the following May he was presented with a commission bearing date 15 Feb. preceding. He has since been on half-pay. Agents – Messrs. Stilwell.