A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Stuart, James (a)
STUART. (Commander, 1846. f-p., 27; h-p., 12.)
James Stuart (a) died in Aug. 1847, at Jersey, aged 68.
This officer entered the Navy, 5 May, 1808, as a Supemumerai-y, on board the San Juan, guard-ship at Gibraltar. From Sept. following until March, 1811, he was employed under the flags of Sir Rich. Strachan, Hon. Robt. Stopford, and Wm. Albany Otway in the Caesar 80; he then went back for a few weeks to the San Juan; and on 30 Aug. 1814, after he had made a voyage to the Pacific in the Standard 64, Capt. Hon. Chas. Elphinstone Fleeming, and had served on the Mediterranean station in the Iphigenia 42, Capts. Fleetwood Broughton Reynolds Pellew and Andrew King, and in the San Juan and Elizabeth under the flag of Rear-Admiral Fleeming, he was nominated Acting-Lieutenant of the Andromeda 24, Capt. Rich. Arthur. While attached, in 1809, to the Caesar, he assisted at the destruction of three French frigates beneath the batteries of Sable d’Olonne; witnessed Lord Cochrane’s celebrated attack upon the French shipping in Aix Roads; and took part in the operations connected with the expedition to the Walcheren. In the Iphigenia he was present at the surrender of Genoa in April, 1814. He was confirmed a Lieutenant of the Andromeda 11 Oct. in that year, but was paid off in Jan. 1816, and was subsequently appointed – 30 Nov. 1826 and 19 Feb. 1830, as Supernumerary, to the Ramillies and Talavera 74’s, Coast-Blockade ships, both commanded by Capt. Hugh Pigot – 16 March, 1831, as Senior, to the Barham 50, also commanded by Capt. Pigot, on particular service – 30 Aug. 1831, to the Coast Guard – 14 Oct. 1833, to the command of the Ranger Revenue-vessel – 12 Oct. 1836, again to the Coast Guard – and, 11 Jan. 1845, a second time to the Ranger. As a reward for long and active service in the Revenue he was promoted, 5 Jan. 1846, to the rank of Commander.