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that occasion, without waiting for orders, he directed the helm to be put up, to run the ship, if possible, over the shoal, had it not been for which she would, in all probability, have stuck fast and soon gone to pieces.

In the spring of 1818, Mr. Glascock was appointed first lieutenant of the Sir Francis Drake 38, flagship of Sir Charles Hamilton, governor of Newfoundland, from whom he received an order to act as commander of the Carnation sloop, Nov. 20th following. This appointment was confirmed by the Admiralty on the 31st Dec. in the same year. He commanded the Drake brig from May until Dec. 1819, when he was obliged to invalid. He subsequently was appointed to the Orestes ship-sloop, which vessel he joined at Lough Swilly, Aug. 12th, 1830, and paid off at Portsmouth, Oct. 1st, 1833, four months after his advancement to the rank of captain.

The Orestes was first employed in cruising on the coast of Galway, where she encountered a terrific storm on the 19th Nov. 1830. During this tempest many vessels were stranded, four of which Commander Glascock succeeded in getting off the rocks, and restoring to their owners, long after their total abandonment.

The following is an extract of his official report on this occasion:

“Galway Roads, Jan. 1st, 1831.

“Having upon the coming of the spring tides made previous arrangements, four parties, each commanded by an officer, the whole under my personal superintendance, were, on the 27th ult. severally despatched to perform the various duties of excavating rocks, cutting channels, laying out anchors, buoying with casks the bottom of each vessel, and bringing to the fore-foot of two of the largest the most powerful purchases which could be procured from H.M. sloop. The result of this arduous and truly laborious undertaking, which I need scarcely add, fell heavily upon so small a complement of men, has been, that by the persevering exertions and seaman-like conduct of the two lieutenants, the master, and three warrant officers, together with the cheerful alacrity and orderly demeanour of the crew of the Orestes, during five days and three nights of the most harassing and incessant labour, three valuable vessels^[1] have not only been rescued from plunder and total destruction, but have, in a

1. Two Barmouth brigs and a Grangemouth schooner.