On the 31st May, 1809 (about four months after the surrender of the former valuable colony), the boats of a small squadron, under the orders of Captain Richards, captured a French brig letter of marque, and a schooner, lying in Port du Molas, where they were protected by 4 long 8-pounders and 300 soldiers. This service was conducted by Lieutenant Robert Carr, of the Attentive gun-brig, who after securing his prizes, landed, spiked the enemy’s guns, and blew up their magazine.
A few days afterwards, the subject of this memoir removed to the Abercrombie 74, at Antigua, of which ship he continued to act as Captain until Aug. 31 following, when he left her in consequence of his having been promoted by the Admiralty, and appointed to the Cyclops 28 “for rank.” His post commission bears date June 2, 1809.
Captain Richards returned home, via Halifax, and was allowed the expenses of his passage from thence to England in a packet.
Agent.– J. Hinxman Esq.
GEORGE SANDERS, Esq.
[Post-Captain of 1809.]
This officer was made a Commander April 29, 1802; and appointed to the Falcon of 14 guns, about Mar. 1804. On the 10th June, in the following year, we find him engaged with a division of the Havre flotilla, and the batteries between that place and Fecamp; on which occasion his sloop suffered considerably in her sails and rigging, but had not a man slain, and only four persons wounded.
The Falcon was subsequently employed affording protection to the Baltic trade, and co-operating with the garrison of Dantzic, during the siege of that city by the French army under Marshal Lefebvre. The only correct account of the exertions made by the British naval force to succour the brave Prussians that has ever been published, will be found at pp. 228–233 of Suppl. Part I.
Captain Sanders was next appointed to the Bellette of 18
