Royal Naval Biography/Pearce, Joseph
JOSEPH PEARCE, Esq.
[Post-Captain of 1814.]
Obtained the rank of lieutenant Nov. 18, 1709; and was first of the Canopus 80, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Louis, in the action near St. Domingo, Feb. 6, 1806[1]. His commission as commander bears date April 2, 1806. On the 28th May, 1814, being then in the Rifleman brig, off Sable Island, he captured the American privateer schooner Diomede, mounting 3 long 12-pounders and 2 sixes, with a complement of 66 men. In Sept. following, he assisted at the capture of Castine and Belfast, as will be seen by reference to p. 730 of Vol. II. Part II.
Captain Pearce’s promotion to post rank took place June 7, 1814. He married, Feb. 3, 1819, Forbes, youngest daughter of the late G. M‘Kay, Esq. of Bighouse, N.B.
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