Butler, midshipman, wounded. The following is a copy of Lord Collingwood’s official reply to Captain Duncan’s communication:
“H.M.S. Ocean, Dec. 26, 1808.
“Having transmitted to my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty a copy of your letter of the 14th July last, stating the capture of a large polacre ship, by the boats of the Proserpine, under the command and direction of Lieutenant Price, I have the satisfaction to acquaint you that their Lordships very highly approve of the zeal and gallantry displayed by Lieutenant Price, the officers, seamen, and marines, employed on that service, and in consideration of Lieutenant Price’s meritorious conduct on this and former occasions, they have been pleased to promote him to the rank of commander.[1]”
In Oct. following, the Patriotic Society at Lloyd’s voted Captain Price the sum of 50l. for his gallant conduct at the capture of the Nostra Signora del Rosario ; but instead of accepting pecuniary recompense, he requested that a sword, or some other honorary reward, might be substituted for it. We next find him commanding the Sabine sloop, on the Cadiz station; where he was very actively employed during the siege of the Isle of Leon[2]. His promotion to post rank took place Jan. 7, 1812; and he was presented with the freedom of Hereford in 1817.
JOSEPH SWABEY TETLEY, Esq.
[Post-Captain of 1812.]
This officer was made a lieutenant in Dec. 1795, and we first find him serving as senior of the Solebay, 32, bearing
- ↑ By commission dated back to July 10, 1808.
- ↑ See Captains Sir Thomas Fellowes, Frederick Jennings Thomas, William Henry Smyth, &c. &c. N.B. On the 26 May, 1811, the boats of the Sabine, under the orders of Lieutenant William Usherwood, in a most skilful and gallant manner, cut three small French privateers out from the anchorage of Chipiona, near the mouth of the Guadilquiver. These vessels mounted two 4-pounders, with a complement of 25 men each; and had long daringly annoyed the commerce on the Spanish coast. On the following morning the Sabine, in company with the Papillon, captured another privateer, which persisted in her endeavours to escape, although under a heavy fire of grape and musquetry, until she was actually run on board by the latter brig. Among the prisoners taken in these vessels were 12 British deserters.
