Towards the close of the same year. Captain Spence was appointed to the Pandora, a new 18-gun brig, in which vessel he captured l’Entreprenant, French privateer lugger of 16 guns and 53 men, under the batteries near Cape Grisnez, Jan. 13, 1808. His post commission bears date Aug. 24, 1809.
Captain Spence married, in 1807, the daughter of Mr. Charles Lowry, Purser, R.N.
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JOHN BRETT PURVIS, Esq.
[Post-Captain of 1809.]
Son of the late Admiral J. Child Purvis, by a sister of Commissioner Henry Garrett.
This officer was made a Lieutenant May 1, 1805; and promoted to the rank of Commander Aug. 9, 1808. His post commission bears date Sept. 16, 1809; at which period he commanded the Delight brig, on the Mediterranean station.
Captain Purvis’s next appointment was Oct. 29, 1811, to the Ganymede 26, in which ship he captured the French privateer Vauteur, of 7 guns and 47 men, Aug. 18, 1813. Since the peace he has commanded the Magicienne 42, on the East India station, where he rendered essential service to the crew of one of the Hon. Company’s ships, wrecked upon the Cargados Garragos reef[1], for which the Court of Directors presented him with 200 guineas for the purchase of a piece of plate.
Agents.– Messrs. Cooke, Halford, and Son.
GEORGE ANDREWS, Esq.
[Post-Captain of 1809.]
Son of the late George Andrews, Esq. who was descended from an ancient family in co. Somerset; by Miss Kitty Coombs, a lady related to the families of Bond and Williams, in Dorsetshire.
- ↑ See Francken’s Narrative of the loss of the Cabalva.
