July 14, 1815; to the Rifleman brig, Aug. 17, 1816; to the Salisbury 50, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral John Erskine Douglas, Mar. 13, 1817; promoted to post rank, June 10, 1817; and appointed to the Menai 26, fitting for the Halifax station, Oct. 21, 1823. He returned home from thence, Dec. 14, 1826.
Captain Stewart married, Feb. 10, 1819, Martha, youngest daughter of Sir William Miller, of Glenlee, Bart, a Lord of the Court of Session in Scotland.
Agents.– Messrs. Maude and Co.
EDWARD BARNARD, Esq.
[Post-Captain of 1817.]
Served under Captain (now Sir Richard) King, in the Achille 74, at the battle of Trafalgar; obtained the rank of lieutenant, Jan. 7, 1806; was made commander, Aug. 10, 1814; appointed to the Bacchus brig, Dec. 17, 1316; and posted, by the above officer, into the Conway 24, on the East India station, July 4, 1817.
Agents.– Messrs. Stilwell.
BASIL HALL, Esq.
A Fellow of the Royal Societies of London and Edinburgh; and a Member of the London Astronomical and Madras Asiatic Societies.
[Post-Captain of 1817.]
This officer is the son of Sir James Hall, Bart, of Dunglass, N.B. by Lady Helen Douglas, a daughter of the fourth Earl of Selkirk, who was present at St. Mary’s Isle when the noted Paul Jones made a descent on the coast of Galloway with the intention of seizing her father; but finding him absent, was obliged to allow his people to carry off the family plate, every piece of which, however, he restored some years afterwards[1]!
- ↑ “The Life of Paul Jones,” from original documents in the possession of John Henry Sherburne, Esq. Registrar of the United States’ navy, was published by Mr. Murray, of Albermarle street, London, in 1825.
