A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Waters, Dominick Creagh
WATERS. (Lieut., 1815. f-p., 12; h-p., 30.)
Dominick Creagh Waters entered the Navy, 14 Feb, 1805, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Diomede 50, Capts. Hugh Downman and Jos. Edmonds; in which ship, bearing the flag at first of Sir Jas. Saumarez, he assisted as Midshipman at the capture of the Cape of Good Hope, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video. On his return to England with General Beresford in June, 1807, he joined the Foudroyant 80, Capt, Norborne Thompson, whom he followed afterwards into the Minotaur 74, Perlen 38, and Bombay 74, In the Foudroyant he witnessed the flight of the Royal Family of Portugal to the Brazils; in the Perlen he accompanied the expedition of 1809 to the Walcheren; and in the Bombay (which ship, commanded latterly by Capt. Geo. Parker, he left in Feb, 1814) he was for about two years stationed in the Mediterranean, He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant 13 Feb, 1815; and was lastly, from 27 Feb. 1816 until he Invalided, we believe, in 1818, employed in the East Indies in the Bacchus 16, Capts. Wm. Hill and John Pengelly Parkin. Agents – Goode and Lawrence.