flag of Sir W. S. Smith. His succeeding appointments were – 18 Dec. 1809, to the Argus 16, Capt. Stewart, on the Irish station – 11 April, 1810, to the Thais 20, Capt. Ferrier, attached to the force in the Mediterranean, where, owing to the death of his brother, and to the necessity of attending to his family affairs, he was superseded at his own request in Jan. 1811 – and, 30 April, 1813, as Senior, to the Bonne Citoyenne 20, Capt. Pitt Burnaby Greene, in the North Sea. In 1810 he commanded the boats of the Thais at the re-capture of two merchant-vessels under the protection of two privateers off Cape Spartivento. He invalided from the Bonne Citoyenne from the effects of rheumatism in Nov. 1813, and has since been on half-pay.
Lieut. Nason is married and has issue.
NASON. (Lieutenant, 1812. f-p., 15; h-p., 31.)
Richard Nason entered the Navy, 3 May, 1801, as a Supernumerary, on board the Ville de Paris 110, Capt. John Sutton, bearing the flag in the Channel of Hon. Wm. Cornwallis; and, after his name had been borne in a similar capacity on the books of the De Ruyter and Texel 64’s, Capts. Rich. Dacres and Rich. Incledon, Ajax 74, Capt. Hon. Alex. Inglis Cochrane, and Cambrian and Nemesis frigates, Capts. Bradley and Owen, all flag-ships at Spithead, became in succession Midshipman, in the course of 1802, of the Childers sloop, Capt. Jas. Coutts Crawford, of a vessel commanded by Capt. John G. Saville, and of the Calcutta 54, Capt. Dan. Woodriff. In that ship he was at first employed in the transport of convicts to Van Diemen’s Land, on his return whence he proceeded for convoy to St. Helena. During her passage home the Calcutta, after having beaten the French 40-gun frigate Armide, was attacked, 26 Sept. 1805, and, at the end of a gallant action of three-quarters of an hour, productive to her of a loss, out of 343 men, of 6 killed and 6 wounded, unavoidably captured by the 74-gun ship Majestueux, part of a squadron under the orders of Rear-Admiral Allemand. On effecting his escape from confinement Mr. Nason was received on board the Briseis 10, Capt. Chas. Thurlow Smith. He attained the rank of Lieutenant 21 March, 1812, and was subsequently appointed – 1 Oct. and 22 Dec. following, to the Alfred and Mars 74’s, Capts. Joshua Sydney Horton and Henry Raper, employed off the coast of Spain and at Portsmouth – 2 Feb. 1813, to the Venerable 74, Capt. David Milne, cruizing in the Channel and among the Western Islands – and, 24 Jan. and 4 June, 1814, to the Cretan 16, Capt. Chas. Fred. Payne, and Chanticleer 10, Capts. Stewart Blacker, John Thompson, Geo. Tupman, and Wm. Henry Dickson. The Cretan led a squadron of frigates and brigs through the Wielinge Passage into the West Scheldt for the purpose of co-operating with the British and Russian troops before Antwerp and Bergen-op-Zoom; and was afterwards employed in blockading Fort Bathz, in the island of South Beveland, where the enemy’s deserted batteries were all dismantled. The Chanticleer formed part of the force employed in the reduction of Guadeloupe in 1815. Since Aug. 1816, at which period that sloop was put out of commission, Lieut. Nason has been on half-pay.
NAZER. (Commander, 1828. f-p., 20; h-p., 28.)
Henry Nazer was born at Sandwich, co. Kent, and died in 1846. He was brother of the present Retired Commander Kelly Nazer, R.N.; and also of Lieut. Wm. Nazer, R.N. (1794), who died at Jamaica in 1804, and of Lieut. John Ferrier Nazer, R.N. (1796), who died at the same place in 1798. His uncle, John Ferrier, died a full Admiral.
This officer entered the Navy, in April, 1799, as Second-Master and Pilot, on board the Eagle receiving-vessel at Poole, in Dorsetshire, Lieut.-Commander Wm. Nazer; removed, as Master’s Mate, in Sept. 1801, to the York 74, Capt. John Ferrier, lying in the River Thames; and from July, 1802, until March, 1807, served in the East Indies on board the Concorde 36, and Phaeton 38, both commanded by Capt. John Wood. In the Concorde he assisted at the capture, after a long chase and running fight, of a privateer mounting 30 guns; and in the Phaeton he took part, in company with the Harrier 18, in a severe action of two hours, fought 2 Aug. 1805, with the French 36-gun frigate Sémillante, and several batteries at the entrance of the Straits of St. Bernardino, Philippine Islands; on which occasion the Phaeton, besides having two persons wounded, sustained damage in her sails, rigging, and masts, had three of her boats injured, and received nine shot in her hull. In the course of 1807 Mr. Nazer successively joined the Sceptre and Albion 74’s, Capts. Joseph Bingham and John Ferrier, also in the East Indies; where he was made Lieutenant, 2 May, 1808, into the St. Fiorenzo 36, Capt. John Bastard, and where he continued to serve, in the Samarang 18, Capt. Rich. Buck, Caroline 36, Capt. Chas. Gordon, and Terpsichore 32, Capt. Jas. Murray Gordon, until his return to England in July, 1809. Joining, in the following Nov., the Iris 36, Capts. Thos. Geo. Shortland and Hood Hanway Christian, he was afforded an opportunity of actively co-operating with the patriots in the north of Spain, and of contributing to the reduction of several small towns along the coast. His last appointments were – 7 Nov. 1811 and 29 Jan. 1813, to the Bellerophon and Scarborough 74’s, flag-ships off the Scheldt of his relative Rear-Admiral J. Ferrier – 24 Sept. 1814 (having left the Scarborough in the preceding May), to the Monmouth 64, bearing the flag of Vice-Admiral Thos. Foley in the Downs, where he remained but a few weeks – 4 March, 1819, to the command (which he retained until wrecked, near Torbay, 5 Dec. ensuing) of the Vigilant Revenue-cruizer – and, 5 Oct. 1820, to that of the Badger, also employed in the protection of the revenue. In the latter vessel, with a loss of 1 man killed and 7, including himself, wounded, he succeeded, at the close of a running action of three hours, in making prize of a smuggling lugger, 3 of whose people were killed and 5 wounded. He left the Badger in Dec. 1824; and on 28 Aug. 1823 was presented with a second promotal commission.
Commander Nazer married Louisa, daughter of Thos. Woolnough, Esq., of Hallesley, Suffolk, by whom he has left issue two sons and one daughter.
NAZER. (Retired Commander, 1847. f-p., 15; h-p., 33.)
Kelly Nazer was born 17 Jan. 1787.
This officer entered the Navy, 9 April, 1799, as A.B., on board the Eagle receiving-vessel at Poole, co. Dorset, Lieut.-Commander Wm. Nazer; and in the course of the same month attained the rating of Midshipman. With the exception of a brief attachment, in the summer of 1802, to the Alarm 32, Capt. Wm. Parker, and again, towards the close of the same year, to the Magicienne 36, Capt. Henry Vansittart, he served, from Sept. 1801, until June, 1809, in the York 74, Fortunée 36, and Albion 74, all commanded by his uncle Capt. John Ferrier, on the Home and East India stations. In the latter ship, of which he became an acting and a confirmed Lieutenant 11 Nov. 1807 and 30 Dec. 1808, he assisted at the capture of several privateers, and, in May, 1803, of La Franchise French frigate of 36 guns. He was also on board the Albion in a terrific hurricane, which, during her passage home, sank three of her convoy. East Indiamen, nearly dismasted herself, and occasioned the pumps to be kept constantly going for six months. Being again, towards the close of 1809, ordered to India in the Leda 36, Capt. Geo. Sayer, he there, in the summer of 1811, cooperated in the reduction of Java. His health obliging him soon afterwards to invalid, he was next, 8 May, 1812, appointed to the Maidstone 36, Capt. Geo. Burdett. On 8 Feb. 1813, being at the time in the Chesapeake, he took command of the boats of a squadron, nine in number, and, rushing through an animated fire of round and grape,
