board the Prometheus sloop, Captain Constantine R. Moorsom, employed on Channel service. From Aug. 1818, until Oct. 1822, he served in the Rochfort 80, successively bearing the flags of Sir Thomas F. Fremantle and Sir Graham Moore, on the Mediterranean station. At the latter date, he was ordered to act as lieutenant of the Dispatch sloop. Captain W. Clarke Jervoise; which appointment was confirmed by the Admiralty, Jan. 7th, 1823. In July following, he joined the Euryalus 42, Captain (now Sir Augustus W. J.) Clifford, C.B.; under whom he served until that ship was put out of commission, in May 1825. His next and last appointment, as lieutenant, was, Aug. 10th in the same year, to the Rainbow 28, Captain the Hon. Henry John Rous, with whom he visited every part of the East India station. He was made a commander in April 1827; appointed to the Helicon of 10 guns. May 24th, 1829; removed, in consequence of the defective state of that vessel, to the Algerine, a brig of the same force, building at Chatham, June 27th, 1829; and promoted to the command of the Warspite 76, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral (now Sir Thomas) Baker, on the South American station, Nov. 25th, 1830.
SAMUEL BURGESS, Esq.
[Captain of 1830.]
Son of Commander William Burgess, and a native of Cornwall. He entered the royal navy in 1790; served part of his time as midshipman under Captain (now Sir Thomas) Williams; obtained a commission in Nov. 1799; and was senior lieutenant of the Sylph sloop. Captain (now Sir Charles) Dashwood, when that vessel twice engaged and beat off l’Artemise French frigate, of 44 guns and 350 men[1]. We next find him commanding the Pincher gun-brig, on the North Sea station, where he captured a Danish privateer and a French armed lugger, in 1809 and 1812. He also assisted in expelling the enemy from the town of Gessendorf, and at
