Williams and Hon. Wm. Waldegrave, employed on the Lisbon and Mediterranean stations. For his conduct in the latter ship during the operations on the coast of Syria, where he commanded her boats at the landing of the troops at Gebail, again had charge of them at the capture of Sidon, and served at the bombardment of St. Jean d’Acre, he was advanced to his present rank by commission dated 4 Nov. 1840. He continued in the Revenge, in discharge of the duties of Second-Captain, until paid off in Feb. 1842; and since 21 Nov. 1846 has been in command of the Resistance 42, troop-ship.
LOWE. (Lieut., 1815. f-p., 25; h-p., 13.)
Joseph Lowe died in 1845, in the Coast Guard. This officer entered the Navy, 14 March, 1807, as Clerk, on board the Sharpshooter 14, Lieut.-Commander John Goldie; of which vessel, successively employed on the Guernsey, Halifax, and Downs stations, he became Midshipman, in July, 1809, and Acting-Master in Nov. 1814. He continued in her until Sept. 1815, and, while so attached, was twice, in the course of 1808, engaged with the enemy’s gun-brigs and luggers in the vicinity of Granville – assisted, on one occasion, in saving a merchant-ship from destruction, a service for which Lloyds’ bestowed a reward of 800l. – was instrumental to the cutting-out, in 1810, of the Alcide of 4 guns, although lying under the protection of the enemy’s batteries – took part in other affairs of the same description – and was on board the Sharpshooter when sent home from New London with the duplicate despatches of the peace. In Nov. 1815, being at the time Midshipman of the Hope 10, Capt. Henry Fyge Jauncey, Mr. Lowe was presented with a commission bearing date 15 March in that year. With the exception of a few months in 1829, he served in the Coast Blockade, as Supernumerary-Lieutenant of the Ramillies and Talavera 74’s, Capts. Wm. M‘Culloch and Hugh Pigot, from 21 March, 1825, until the spring of 1831; and he was lastly, from 13 Dec. 1834 until the period of his death, employed in the Coast Guard. In 1829 he won the thanks of the Corporation of the City of London Insurance Office for saving the brig London Packet of London; he was nearly drowned, in Feb. 1830, in rendering assistance to the ship Huskisson when on shore in a heavy gale; and in the following Nov. he afforded every aid to the bewrecked crew and passengers of the Surprize of Plymouth. In 1831 we find his exertions towards the preservation of life obtaining him the thanks of the Royal Humane Society, the National Shipwreck Institution, and the French Government. Agents – Messrs. Chard.
LOWE. (Lieutenant, 1841.)
William Henry John Lowe died in 1847. He was son of Capt. Abraham Lowe, R.N.
This officer entered the Navy 6 Sept. 1821; passed his examination 15 Dec. 1828; and at the period of his promotion to the rank of Lieutenant, 23 Nov. 1841, was serving in the Mediterranean as Mate of the Britannia 120, flag-ship of Sir John Acworth Ommanney. His succeeding appointments were – 11 Jan. 1842, to the Minden hospital-ship, Capt. Michael Quin, stationed in the East Indies, whence he returned at the close of 1844 – and, 9 Oct. 1845, to the Alarm 26, Capts. Chas. Colville Frankland and Granville Gower Loch, with whom he served in North America and the West Indies until the period of his death. Agent – J. Hinxman.
LOWRY. (Commander, 1822. f-p., 26; h-p., 36.)
James Lowry was born 18 April, 1773. This officer entered the Navy, in 1785, as Ordinary, on board the Sprightly, Lieut.-Commander Swan, with whom and with Capt. Salusbury of the Termagant sloop, he served on the Falmouth station until 1787. In Dec. 1795 he re-embarked, as Midshipman, on board the Castor 32, Capt. Rowley Bulteel; and he was next, from Sept. 1796 until Feb. 1806, uninterruptedly employed under the orders of the late Sir Thos. Louis in the Minotaur 74 (of which ship he became an acting and a confirmed Lieutenant 10 Oct. 1798 and 28 Jan. 1802), Conqueror 74, Leopard 50, Ambuscade 32, and Canopus 80. During the term of his attachment to the Minotaur he had charge of her forecastle at the battle of the Nile 1 Aug. 1798 – witnessed the evacuation of Genoa by the French in June, 1800 – commanded the ship’s launch at the first debarkation of the troops, and participated in all the after-operations of the campaign, in Egypt in 1801 – and on 3 Sept. 1800 had under his orders one of eight boats which brought out from Barcelona Roads, after having sustained a loss of 3 men killed and 5 wounded, the Spanish corvettes Esmeralda and Paz, of 22 guns each, although defended by a heavy fire from four strong batteries, 10 gun-boats, two schooners, armed between them with 4 long 36-pounders, and a fort upon Mount Ioni which threw shells. In this affair the enemy had 3 men killed and 21 wounded.[1] Besides being employed, while on the books of the Leopard, in charge of a fire-vessel in an attack on the Boulogne flotilla in Oct. 1804,[2] Lieut. Lowry was present, when in the Canopus, in Nelson’s pursuit of the combined squadrons to the West Indies, and also in Sir John Duckworth’s action off St. Domingo 6 Feb. 1806. On leaving the Canopus he joined the Northumberland 74, bearing the flag in the West Indies of Hon. Alex. Cochrane, who, in Aug. 1806, sent him home in charge of a schooner with despatches. From May, 1807, until Oct. 1811, we find him employed, chiefly as First-Lieutenant, in the Montagu 74, Malta 80, and Ajax and Cumberland 74’s, all commanded by Capt. Robt. Waller Otway, who publicly acknowledged the assistance he derived from him in the Ajax on the occasion of a gallant affair in which the British with a slender force beat back a powerful division of the French Toulon fleet, 20 July, 1810.[3] His subsequent appointments were – in April, 1812, to the Transport service, in which he was for seven years employed – 31 Jan. 1821, to the command of the Camelion Revenue-vessel – and, 21 Feb. 1822, as First-Lieutenant, to the Apollo yacht, Capt. Hon. Sir Chas. Paget, under whom he had the honour of escorting George IV. to Scotland. He was in consequence promoted to his present rank 12 Sept. 1822, but has not been since afloat.
Commander Lowry married, 29 May, 1802, Miss Jennings, by whom he has issue. His only son, James, died a Lieutenant in the R.N.
LOWRY. (Lieutenant, 1837.)
James Lowry died 6 Feb. 1846. He was only son of Commander Jas. Lowry, R.N.
This officer passed his examination in 1827; obtained his commission 30 March, 1837; and was afterwards appointed – 4 April, 1837, to the Sparrowhawk 16, Capt. John Shepherd, on the Brazils and Cape of Good Hope station, whence he returned at the close of 1840 – 6 April, 1841, to the Impregnable 104, commanded in the Mediterranean by Capt. Thos. Forrest – and, 18 Jan. 1842, 8 July, 1843, and 28 Feb. 1844, as First-Lieutenant, to the Stromboli steamer, Eurydice 26, and Electra 18, Capts. Wm. Louis, Geo. Elliot, and Arthur Darley, employed on the Mediterranean, and North America and West India stations. The Electra was paid off in 1845.
LOWRY. (Lieutenant, 1819. f-p., 8; h-p., 34.)
William Lowry is fifth and youngest son of the late Robt. Lowry, Esq., of Pomeroy House, co. Tyrone, by Eliza, daughter of Major Tigre; and grand-nephew of Galbraith Lowry, Esq., of Ahenis, M.P. for Tyrone, father of Armar Lowry Corry, first Earl of Belmore. Three of his brothers were in the Army; a fourth is the present Robt. Wm.
