cutter, at, the evacuation of Aux Cayes, St. Domingo, in Oct. 1803; the Leyden formed part of Admiral Gambier’s fleet at the capture of the Danish navy in 1807Towards the latter end of the war, we find him regulating the impress service at Cowes, in the Isle of Wight.
Captain Cumberland married, in 1800, a daughter of the late Charles Pym Hurt, Esq., of Albemarle Street, London.
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GRAHAM EDEN HAMOND, Esq
A Companion of the most Honorable Military Order of the Bath; and a Deputy-Lieutenant of the Isle of flight.
[Post-Captain of 1798.]
This officer is the son of Sir Andrew Snape Hamond, Bart, whose services we have related at p. 54, et seq. of this volume. He was born in London, Dec. 30, 1779; and after serving for some time on board the different guard-ships commanded by his father, joined the Phaeton frigate, commanded by his cousin, the late Sir Andrew Snape Douglas, which was the first vessel sent out to cruise against the enemy, and give protection to British commerce, at the commencement of the war with France, in 1793.
Amongst the captures made by the Phaeton during that year, were le General Dumourier, a French privateer of 22 guns and 196 men, having on board 2,040,000 dollars; her prize the St. Jago, laden with bark, copper, and hides, worth nearly 300,000l. sterling[1]; la Prompte, a small French frigate of 28 guns and 180 men; a privateer of 16 guns and 60 men j and the Blonde, a national ship mounting 24 guns. In April 1794, Sir Andrew Snape Douglas, who had previously worn a distinguishing pendant, and commanded all the frigates of Earl Howe’s fleet, formed into a separate squadron, was appointed his Lordship’s Captain, in the Queen Charlotte, to which ship Mr. Hamond was also removed. In a letter written by the former to his uncle the Comptroller, about this period,
- ↑ See Vol. I. note †, at p. 757. N.B. Le General Dumourier and the St. Jago were first discovered from the Phaeton’s main-top-gallant-masthead, by Mr. Hamond. The remainder of Rear-Admiral Gell’s squadron joined in the pursuit; but they were both overtaken and captured by the Phaeton.
