considerably wanting in repair: no other man of war was found in the harbour. The grenadier company of H.M. 30th regiment took possession of Griessee, and with a party of artillery has effectually destroyed the guns, military stores, &c. in the garrison; the naval stores were destroyed by a division of seamen landed from the squadron. The battery of Sambelangan has, agreeable to the terms of the treaty, been destroyed by the Dutch, and since inspected by the commanding officer of artillery. This service has completed the entire destruction of the naval force of Holland in the East Indies, the previous successes of H.M. ships having deprived them of every other man of war in their service on this station. The defenceless state of the ships now destroyed, which lay on shore alongside the hulk, their guns being landed, and the batteries being unequal to oppose the lire of the squadron, did not afford a sufficient opportunity to exercise the united naval and military forces employed on this service; but the difficulties which have been surmounted in bringing up the ships to Griessee, have called forth that active zeal and perseverance which is highly creditable to the exertions of the respective captains and commanders, and every person on board.”
Captain F. Pellew was promoted to post rank Oct. 14, 1808; at which period, we believe, he commanded the Cornwallis frigate, of 50 guns, on the East India station; where he continued until after the final reduction of Java, in 1811. His “able and spirited conduct” at Samanap has already been described, in our memoir of Captain George Harris, C.B.[1]
On the 20th Jan. 1813, Captain Pellew was appointed to the Resistance of 46 guns, then employed in the Mediterranean; where a court-martial was shortly afterwards assembled to try seven of his crew, for a breach of the 19th, 20th, and 21st articles of war, and two of the same culprits for a breach of the 22d article also. After several adjournments, the prisoners were all found more or less guilty, and four of them sentenced to death, the others to be severely flogged; “but a doubt having arisen in the mind of the court on points of law as to the mode of proceeding, though not as to the facts proved against the mutineers,” their judges were of
- ↑ Captain Pellew then commanded the Phaeton frigate. See p. 288 et seq. of this volume; and at p. 290 make the following correction:– last line but one, for * insert a ‡.
hulk; Rustoff, Indiaman, of 1000 tons, pierced for 40 guns; and a large transport.
