A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Smith, John (f)
SMITH. (Lieut., 1821. f-p., 13; h-p., 27.)
John Smith (f) entered the Navy, 13 Nov. 1807, as Midshipman, on board the Orestes of 16 guns and 95 men, Capt. John Richards Lapenotiere; under whom he served in the Channel and on the coasts of Spain and Portugal, and assisted at the capture, 9 May and 27 Oct. 1810, of the privateers La Dorade of 10 guns and 43 men, and Loup Garou of 16 guns and 100 men – the latter taken after a close and gallant action of 30 minutes. From April, 1811, until Oct. 1815, he was employed off Flushing and on the North American, Lisbon, and Mediterranean stations, in the Monarch 74, Capt. Rich. Lee, La Hogue 74, Capt. Hon. Thos. Bladen Capel, Maeander 38, Capt. John Bastard, and Tremendous 74, Capt. Robt. Campbell. In the Maeander and Tremendous he held the rating of Master’s Mate. He afterwards joined in succession – 3 Oct. 1815, and 4 March, 1816, the Scamander 36, Capts. Sir John Louis and Chas. Sibthorpe John Hawtayne, and Maeander again, lying at Sheerness and Woolwich – 14 July, 1816, for about three months, the Hecla bomb, Capt. Wm. Popham, in which vessel he fought at the battle of Algiers – 13 March, 1817, the Queen Charlotte 100, flag-ship of Sir Edw. Thornbrough at Portsmouth, where he was for some time employed in the Linnet tender – 12 Dec. following, the Semiramis frigate, bearing the broad pendant of Sir Jas. Lucas Yeo on the coast of Africa – and, 1 Feb. 1819 (a few months after he had left the Semiramis), the Severn 40, Coast Blockade ship, Capt. Wm. M‘Culloch. Since his promotion to the rank of Lieutenant, which took place 19 July, 1821, he has been, we believe, on half-pay.