This officer served for a considerable time on the East India station, which he unfortunately quitted just at the commencement of a series of very brilliant operations. He received his first commission July 2, 1804; was made a Commander, April 24, 1807; and promoted to post rank (shortly after his return to England), March 12, 1810. On the 17th Jan. 1813, we find him commanding the Magicienne frigate, and capturing the American schooner privateer Thrasher, of 14 guns and 80 men. He subsequently assisted at the reduction of St. Sebastian[1].
FRANCIS STANFELL, Esq.
[Post-Captain of 1810.]
Was made a Lieutenant July 31, 1795, and promoted to the rank of Commander Feb. 4, 1803; previous to which the Turkish gold medal had been presented to him for his services during the Egyptian campaign.
Early in 1806, Captain Stanfell was appointed to the Scorpion brig, of 18 guns, then at the Leeward Islands, to which station he proceeded as a passenger on board one of the Falmouth packets. On his arrival at Barbadoes, he had the mortification to find that his brig had been taken to the coast of America, by Sir John B. Warren; and after many months anxious expectation, during which he resided onshore at a great expense, he received letters from England acquainting him that she had returned to Europe, and that there was no probability of his being able to join her unless he likewise came home.
In consequence of this information, Captain Stanfell hastened back to England, and assumed the command of the Scorpion, on the Plymouth station, in the spring of 1807. On the 21st Nov. in the same year, he captured la Glaneuse, French ketch privateer, a remarkably fine vessel, of 16 guns and 80 men.
Availing himself of information obtained from his prisoners relative to le Glaneur, a celebrated privateer which had been repeatedly pursued, but always escaped by superiority of sail-
