From this period Captain Harvey remained unemployed till Sept. 21, 1814, when he received an appointment to the Porcupine 22, in which ship, however, he never went to sea. Soon after paying her off, he lost the use of his left side by a paralytic attack, and, if we mistake not, he still labours under that heavy affliction. He obtained the insignia of a C.B. Dec. 8, 1815; and the out pension of Greenwich Hospital, Dec. 8, 1823.
Agents.– Messrs. Cooke, Halford, and Son.
ALEXANDER RICHARD MACKENZIE, Esq.
[Post-Captain of 1812.]
Was born in 1770; made a Commander, Dec. 28, 1805; and advanced to post rank. May 9, 1812. he died near Southampton, Oct. 27, 1825.
JAMES PRINGLE, Esq.
[Post-Captain of 1812.]
Son of James Pringle, of Torwoodlee, Melrose, N.B. Esq. He received his first commission Mar. 6, 1804; obtained the rank of Commander, Oct. 9, 1805; and was made a Post-Captain, June 1, 1812. We first find him commanding the Sparrowhawk brig, in which he captured the following French privateers: – l’Esperance, 14 guns and 54 men, off Cherbourgh, Jan. 12, 1809; l’Intrepide, 6 guns 47 men, off Marseilles, June 19, 1810; and l’Invincible, 2 guns 33 men, off Malaga, Nov. 6, 1811.
The Sparrowhawk had 1 man killed, and an officer and 2 men wounded, in the disastrous affair at Palamos, Dec. 13, 1810; on which occasion, says the senior officer, “nothing could exceed the good conduct of Captain Pringle, both in the landing and withdrawing the men[1].” She was afterwards very actively employed on the coasts of Valencia and Tarragona, under the orders of Captain (now Sir Edward) Codrington.
On the 19th Jan. 1812, Captain Pringle was taken prisoner
