Baltic – 16 July, 1811, after five months of half-pay, to the Seine 36, Capt. John Hatley, on the coast of North America, where he remained six months – in May, 1813, to the Egmont 74, Capt. Joseph Bingham, employed oif Cherbourg and, under the flag of Rear-Admiral Chas. Vinicombe Penrose, in the operations of 1814 in the river Gironde, where he witnessed the destruction of a French line-of-battle ship, three brigs-of-war, several smaller vessels, and all the forts and batteries on the north side of the river – and, in June, 1814, and Jan. 1816, as Senior, to the Eurotas 38, Capts. Robt. Bloye and Jas. Lillicrap, and Leander 50, Capts. Wm. Skipsey and Edw. Chetham. In the Eurotas he served on the Channel, Cork, and Mediterranean stations; and for his conduct in the Leander at the battle of Algiers he was advanced to the rank of Commander 16 Sept. 1816. He was afterwards, from 29 Sept. 1827 until Jan. 1329, employed at the Cape of Good Hope as Second-Captain in the Maidstone 42, Capt. Chas. Marsh Schomberg; and from 27 June, 1831, until June, 1834, in the Ordinary at Plymouth. Since the date last mentioned he has been on half-pay. He attained his present rank 23 Nov. 1841.
In April, 1817, Capt. Sanders obtained a pension for wounds of 150l. per annum. He was lately Mayor of Devonport, and is married and has issue.
SANDERS. (Lieutenant, 1841.)
William Schollar Sanders entered the Navy 19 Jan. 1828; passed his examination 27 Feb. 1834; obtained an appointment in the Coast Guard 7 May, 1840; was advanced to his present rank 23 Nov. 1841; and was afterwards employed – from 9 Dec. 1841 until Aug. 1844, in the Growler steam-sloop, Capt. Claude Henry Mason Buckle, on the coast of Africa – and from 18 Feb. 1845 until paid off in 1848, as First-Lieutenant, in the Vulture steam-frigate, Capt. John M‘Dougall.
SANDERSON. (Commander, 1846. f-p., 17; h-p., 2.)
John Sanderson is second son of Capt. Edw. Sanderson, of Rose Place, co. Worcester; and grandson of the late Sir John Holes, Bart., of Holes Place.
This officer entered the Navy, 8 July, 1828, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Windsor Castle 76, Capt. Hon. Buncombe Pleydell Bouverie, in which ship he was for nearly three years employed, part of the time as Midshipman, on the Mediterranean, Lisbon, and Irish stations. Towards the close of 1831 he sailed for the East Indies in the Melville 74, flag-ship of Sir John Gore; and in Sept. 1835, ten months after he had passed his examination, and a few weeks after the Melville had been paid off, ho became Mate of the Cleopatra 26, Capt. Hon. Geo. Grey, under whom he escorted the Countess of Durham to St. Petersburg, then sailed for South America, and ultimately, in 1838, accompanied the Marquis of Clanricarde as Ambassador to the former court. He subsequently served In the Mediterranean in the Zebra 16, Capts. Robt. Fanshawe Stopford and Jas. John Stopford, and Phoenix steamer, Capt. R. F. Stopford; and for his conduct in the latter vessel during the operations on the coast of Syria and at the bombardment of St. Jean d’Acre was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant 4 Nov. 1840. His succeeding appointments were – 23 Dec. 1840, to the Excellent gunnery-ship at Portsmouth, Capt. Sir Thos. Hastings – 30 Aug. 1841, to the Malabar 72, Capt. Sir Geo. Rose Sartorius, employed for nearly three years on the Mediterranean, South American, and Irish stations and, 3 Jan. 1845, as Senior, to the Fantome 16, Capt. Sir Fred. Wm. Erskine Nicolson. When at Gibraltar in the Malabar he materially assisted in saving the people and the property of an American steamer there burnt on 12 May, 1846. In the Fantome’s boats he was for many hours engaged in a desperate affray with a large force of Moorish pirates on the coast of Barbary in a successful attempt to recover the merchant-brig Ruth, of which they had taken possession. The British on the occasion sustained a loss of a Midshipman killed and 8, including himself severely (by a ball through the thigh), wounded. He was promoted in consequence to his present rank by a commission bearing date the day of the occurrence. He has since been on half-pay.
SANDERSON. (Lieut., 1828. f-p., 19; h-p., 19.)
John Sanderson was born in Dec. 1796. He is cousin of Lieutenant Jas. Saunderson, R.N.
This officer entered the Navy, 12 Dec. 1809, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Theseus 74, Capt. Sir John Poo Beresford, with whom he continued employed as Midshipman in the same ship and in the Poictiers 74, on the Home and North American stations, until transferred, in Feb. 1814, to the Asia 74, Capt. Alex. Skene. In June, 1815, three months after he had passed his examination, he joined the Hebrus 36, Capt. Edm. Palmer, in which frigate he fought as Master’s Mate at the battle of Algiers 27 Aug. 1816. From that year until promoted to the rank of Lieutenant 8 Aug. 1828, he was employed on the Irish and English stations, as Admiralty-Mate, in the Helicon and Harlequin brigs, both commanded by Capt. Alex. Barclay Branch, Semiramis 36, Capt. Peter Ribouleau, Britannia 120, Capt. Philip Pipon, Royal Charlotte and William and Mary yachts, each under the orders of Capt. Chas. Malcolm, Royal Sovereign and Royal George yachts, Capts. Sir Wm. Hoste and Sir Michael Seymour, and Royal Sovereign again, Capt. Hon. Sir Robt. Cavendish Spencer. He has since been on half-pay.
SANDERSON. (Lieut., 1815. f-p., 34; h-p., 7.)
John Proctor Sanderson entered the Navy, 24 Dec. 1806, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Meleager 36, Capts. John Broughton and Fred. Warren, employed at first in the North Sea and off Greenland, and then in the West Indies, where he was wrecked, on the Barebush Key, near Port Royal, 30 July, 1808. He continued on the station last named, as Midshipman, in the Griffon 14, Capts. Jones, John Gore, and John Lloyd, until the autumn of 1809; and after further serving on the Home and South American stations in the Crane, Capt. D. Wynter, Indefatigable 44 and Cornwall 74, both commanded by Capt. J. Broughton, Inconstant 36, Capt. Sir Edw. Tucker, and Valiant 74, Capt. Zachary Mudge, was nominated, 3 May, 1815, Acting- Lieutenant of the Tagus 38, Capt. Philip Pipon, with whom he returned to England. He was paid off shortly after his official promotion, which took place 26 July, 1815; and since 13 Aug. 1822 has been in charge of a station in the Coast Guard.
SANDOM. (Lieut., 1843. f-p., 14; h-p., 3.)
Robert Maccure Sandom was born 30 Dec. 1814. He is nephew of Capt. Williams Sandom, R.N.
This officer entered the Navy, 3 March, 1830, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Galatea 42, Capt. Chas. Napier, under whom he served in the Channel, and was present, as Midshipman, during the attack made by Donna Maria’s troops on the islands of St. Michael’s, Fayal, &c. Quitting the Galatea in Jan. 1832, he next, in Oct. of the same year, joined the Malabar 74, Capts. Hon. Josceline Percy and Henry Shovell Marsham, employed at first in the Channel and afterwards in the Mediterranean, whence, in July, 1834, he returned to England. In the following Dec. he was received on board the Racer 16, Capt. Jas. Hope, in which vessel we find him assisting at the capture, 8 March 1836, of the Vigilante slaver, and cruizing for the protection of the fisheries at Newfoundland and on the coast of Labrador. He invalided home from the West Indies on board the Thunder surveying-vessel, Capt. Rich. Owen, in the early part of 1837 and did not again go afloat until March, 1838. He then, having passed his examination in the preceding July, became Mate of the Hastings 72,
