present at the capture of three French two-deckers off l’Orient. He afterwards accompanied his patron into the Royal Sovereign of 110 guns, and became first Lieutenant of that ship previous to his being made a Commander in the Scorpion sloop of war, Sept 7, 1797; from which time he was actively employed on the North Sea and West India stations till Nov. J800, when his vessel, being found unfit for further service, was paid off and broke up.
Captain Tinling was appointed to the Snake sloop, Jan. 1, 1801; and advanced to post rank on the 14th of the following month. His last appointment was, Nov. 23, 1803, to the Dictator 64, stationed in the King’s Channel, the command of which ship he retained till April 28, 1804.
Agent.– William Marsh, Esq.
SIR PHILIP BOWES VERE BROKE, Bart.
Knight Commander of the Most Honorable Military Order of the Bath.
[Post-Captain of 1801.]
This officer is the eldest son of the late Philip Bowes Broke, of Nacton, co. Suffolk, Esq. by Elizabeth, daughter of the Rev. Charles Beaumont, M. A. of Witnesham, in the same county[1]. He was born Sept. 9, 1776; completed his education at the Royal Academy, Portsmouth; and commenced his naval career as a Midshipman on board the Bull Dog sloop of war, June 25, 1792. From her he removed with Captain George Hope into l’Eclair, a French prize corvette on the Mediterranean station, where he was employed in much active service, particularly at the siege of Bastia.
L’Eclair was for some time commanded by the late Commissioner Towry, with whom Mr. Broke continued until May 25, 1794, when he joined his former Captain in the Ro-
- ↑ From a pedigree now in the possession of the family, the Brokes appear to trace their descent from Willielinus de Doyto del Brooke, son of Adam, Lord of Leighton, in Cheshire, previous to the reign of King Henry III. From this Willielinus descended Thomas de la Brooke, of Leighton, who married the heiress of John Parker, Esq. of Copenhall, and had issue, 1st, John, ancestor of the Brookes of Leighton; the Brookes of Norton, co. Cheshire, created Baronets in 1662; the Brookes of Meire, &c.: 2nd, Ralph Broke, of Namptwich: 3rd, Robert; and 4th, Sir Richard Broke, Knt., Chief Baron of the Exchequer in the reign of Henry VIII., from, whom the subject of this memoir derives his descent.
