her as a point of honor, not wishing, as he said, to see any other officer subjected to the risk of taking home a ship which had been repaired under such peculiarly disadvantageous circumstances. His request was unhesitatingly complied with, and as an additional mark of Sir Edward’s admiration of his uncommon exertions, perseverance, and skill, the whole of his warrant officers were promoted into ships of a superior rate, and the vacancies caused by their removal given to men of his own selection. Most of the other fine fellows by whom he had been so ably and zealously assisted were then transferred to the Calcutta, and a fresh crew sent to the Success, composed of 100 soldiers belonging to H.M. 1st, or royal regiment, and a few blue jackets drafted from the different ships of the squadron. Thus manned, she arrived at Spithead on the 25th Nov. 1831, and, as was generally remarked by the naval officers’ assembled at Portsmouth, came into harbour like a perfect man-of-war: she was paid off on the 16th of the following month. We feel much pleasure in adding, that the whole of Sir Edward Owen’s appointments have since been confirmed by the Admiralty.
Agents,– Messrs. Maude and Co.
RICHARD FREEMAN ROWLEY, Esq.
(See p. 125).
[Captain of 1830.]
Is the third son of Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Rowley, K.C.B. He married, July 12th, 1828, Elizabeth Julia, youngest daughter of John Angerstein, Esq.
JAMES WALLACE GABRIEL, Esq.
(See p. 173).
[Captain of 1831.]
Previous to his return home from Jamaica, on which station he had, for some time, been the senior officer, Captain
