under whom he fought as Midshipman at the battle of Trafalgar 21 Oct. 1805. Joining next, in June, 1806, the Latona 38, Capt. Jas. Athol Wood, he sailed with a fleet of merchantmen for the West Indies, where, after assisting in the brilliant capture of Curaçoa, and co-operating in the reduction of the Danish islands, he held command, from Nov. 1808 until Nov. 1810, of the Ram schooner, with his name on the books of the Neptune 98, Pompée 74, and Statira 38, flag-ships of Hon. Sir Alex. Cochrane, by whom he was then promoted to the rank of Lieutenant. He was confirmed by the Admiralty, on his return home in the Snap, 29 May, 1811; and was subsequently appointed – 14 June and 30 Nov. 1811, to the Audacious 74, Capt. Donald Campbell, and Griffon sloop, Capts. John Tancock and Geo. Barne Trollope, both on the Home station – 4 April, 1812, to the Pompée 74, Capt. J. A. Wood, in the Mediterranean – 26 Sept. 1814, after three months of half-pay occasioned by ill health, to the Pelorus 16, Capt. John Gourly, with whom he served on the coast of Ireland and in the Channel until 2 Sept. 1815 – in 1840 to the Transport Service as an Agent afloat – and 31 Jan. 1842, for a short time, to.the post of Agent on board a contract mail steam-vessel.
He is married and has issue.
SHEPHERD. (Capt., 1840. f-p., 22; h-p., 20.)
John Shepherd (b) entered the Navy, 20 Aug. 1805, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Audacious 74, Capt. John Lawford, with whom he continued employed in the Channel in the Impétueux 74 until Oct. 1806. Between Feb. 1807 and Sept. 1811 he served off Rochefort and on the coast of Ireland, as Midshipman and Master’s Mate, in the Eurydice, Druid, and Endymion frigates, all commanded by Capt. Sir Wm. Bolton. He then joined the Recruit sloop, Capt. Humphrey Fleming Senhouse, and Africa 64, flag-ship of Vice-Admiral Herbert Sawyer, both on the Halifax station; where he was made Lieutenant, 2 Feb. 1813, into the Spartan 38, Capt. Edw. Pelham Brenton, and transferred, 10 July following, to the Acasta 40, Capt. Alex. Robt. Kerr. He left that ship in July, 1815; was next, in April, 1823, and Aug. 1825, appointed to the Rifleman 18, Capt. Jas. Montagu, and Druid 46, Capt. Sam. Chambers, on the North American and Jamaica stations; attained the rank of Commander 28 Aug. 1828; was nominated, 30 March, 1829, and (after eight months of half-pay) 7 April, 1831, Second-Captain of the Barham 50, bearing the flag of Hon. Chas. Elphinstone Fleeming in the West Indies, and Donegal 78, Capts. John Dick and Arthur Fanshawe, on the Mediterranean and Lisbon stations, where he served until Aug. 1833; and from 4 April, 1837, until posted, 26 Oct. 1840, commanded the Sparrowhawk 16, on the coast of North America and at the Cape of Good Hope. From 14 May until 7 Oct. 1846 he officiated as Captain, pro tem, of the St. Vincent 120, bearing the broad pendant of Sir Fras. Aug. Collier in the Channel; and since 4 Dec. 1847 he has been in command of the Inconstant 36, on the south-east coast of America.
SHEPHERD. (Retired Captain, 1847. f-p., 18; h-p., 36.)
John Shepherd (a) entered the Navy, 15 Feb. 1793, as Midshipman, on board the Ramillies 74, Capts. Henry Harvey, Chas. John Moore Mansfield, and Sir Rich. Bickerton, in which ship he fought in Lord Howe’s action, 1 June, 1794, and was afterwards employed in the West Indies, at Newfoundland, and in the North Sea. In Nov. 1796, six months after he had left the Ramillies, he joined the Prince of Wales 98, bearing the flag of his former Captain, then Rear-Admiral Harvey, under whom he assisted, in Feb. 1797, in reducing the Spanish island of Trinidad. From Oct. 1797 until May, 1802, he served as Acting-Lieutenant and Lieutenant (commission dated 10 May, 1799) in the Concorde, Lapwing, and Unité frigates, all commanded by Capt. Thos. Harvey. In the Lapwing he accompanied the expedition of 1799 against the Dutch colony of Surinam; and in the Unité he contributed to the capture of the Danish and Swedish islands in 1801. His last appointments were – 22 Nov. 1802, to the Albion 74, Capt. John Ferrier, employed at first in the Channel and next in the East Indies, whence, in 1804, he escorted an East India fleet under Commodore Dance to St. Helena – in June, 1805, for a passage home, to the Athénienne 64, Capt. Fras. Fayerman – 6 Nov. 1805, 11 March, 1806, and 2 Sept. 1807, to the Oberon sloop, Capt. Bushby, Regulus 44, bearing the flags of Admirals Lord Keith and Sir Edm. Nagle, and St. George 98, flag-ship of Rear-Admirals Elias Harvey and Fras. Pickmore, on the Home and Baltic stations – and in Oct. 1810, after five months of half-pay, to the Berwick 74, Capts. Jas. Macnamara, Sir Robt. Laurie, and Edw. Brace. In the latter ship, prior to visiting the Mediterranean, he assisted, 24 March, 1811, in driving the French frigate Amazone on the rocks near Barfleur light-house. He attained the rank of Commander 12 Aug. 1812, and was placed on the list of Retired Captains, 20 Nov. 1847. Agent – J. Hinxman.
SHERER, K.H. (Capt., 1841. f-p., 27; h-p., 9.)
Joseph Sherer entered the Navy, in Feb. 1811, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Defiance 74, Capt. Rich. Raggett, stationed in the North Sea and Baltic. In Sept. 1813 he removed as Midshipman (a rating he had attained in the preceding March) to the Devonshire 74, Capt. Ross Donnelly, lying at Sheerness; and, from Jan. 1814 until Aug. 1815, he again served with Capt. Raggett, at Chatham and on the coast of North America, in the Tonnant 80 and Spencer 74. The latter ship he joined 1 Feb. 1814, and while on her books he was for a long time employed on board one of her prizes, fitted as a tender, in which vessel he assisted at the capture of the town of Castine, in Penobscot Bay. Between Aug. 1815 and Feb. 1821 he became attached in succession, on the Home station, to the Ramillies 74, Malta 80, and Rivoli 74, all commanded by Capt. Chas. Ogle, Spencer 74, Capt. Wm. Robt. Broughton, Bulwark 74, Capt. Sam. Warren, and Wolf 16, Capt. Barnard Yeoman. He then joined the Hecla bomb, Capt. Geo. Fred. Lyon, under whom, until his return to England at the close of 1823, we find him engaged in an expedition to the Polar regions conducted by the present Sir Wm. Edw. Parry. During his absence he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant by a commission bearing date 26 Dec. 1822. Being again, 12 Feb. 1824, appointed to the Hecla, commanded in person by Capt. Parry, he sailed on another voyage of discovery to the Arctic seas, where he remained until the end of 1825. He next, in Aug. 1827, joined the Victor 18, Capt. Geo. Lloyd, fitting for the West Indies, on which station he obtained command, in Oct. 1828 and Aug. 1829, of the Monkey and Nimble schooners. In the Monkey, a vessel of only 75 tons, mounting 1 long 12-pounder on a pivot, with a complement of 26 men, he made prize, in April, 1829, of the Spanish schooner Josepha, carrying 1 12-pounder gun, a crew of 21 men, and a cargo of 207 slaves; and took, 27 June following, after an action of 35 minutes, the Midas brig of 360 tons, mounting 4 long 18-pounders and 4 medium 12-pounders, with a crew of more than 50 men (of whom 1 was killed and 3 wounded), and having as many as 400 slaves on board. In the Nimble, of 5 guns, Lieut. Sherer, in Nov. of the same year, captured the Gallito, mounting 1 nine-pounder, with a crew of 16 men, and 136 slaves. Thus, within eight months, were three vessels, carrying in the whole 743 slaves, the reward of his activity and zeal. His valour in effecting the capture of the Midas obtained for him a strong recommendation from the Commander-in-Chief, Hon. Chas. Elphinstone Fleeming, to the Lords of the Admiralty, who signified their approval of his conduct, and on his arrival home, in Aug. 1830, in the Barham 50, Capt. Sir John Louis, presented him
