Oct. 3, 1820. He returned home, Sept. 1, 1821, and was shortly afterwards put out of commission.
Agent.– J. P. Muspratt, Esq.
Sir WILLIAM SALTONSTALL WISEMAN, Bart.
[Post-Captain of 1820.]
Was born March 5, 1784; and made lieutenant, April 30, 1807. He succeeded to the title of baronet, on the demise of his grandfather, Jan. 30, 1810; obtained the rank of commander, Sept. 24, 1811; was appointed to the Sophie 18, fitting for the Jamaica station, Aug. 18, 1818; and posted into the Tamar 26, vice Captain Arthur Stow, Nov. 22, 1820[1]. Since that period he has commanded the Samarang 28, and the Jupiter 60, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Lake, C.B. both on the Halifax station.
Sir William S. Wiseman married, 1st, Jan. 8, 1812, at Bagdad, in Persia, Catherine, daughter of Sir James Mackintosh, Knt. late Recorder of Bombay; and, 2dly, April 5, 1827, Eliza, eldest daughter of the late Rev. George Davies, B.D. rector of Cranfield, in Bedfordshire.
Agent.– W. M‘Inerheny, Esq.
JOHN WILLIAM MONTAGU, Esq.
[Post-Captain of 1820.]
Is the second son of Admiral Sir George Montagu, G.C.B, and was born, Jan. 18, 1790.
On the 20th March, 1810, in the House of Commons, Sir Charles Morice Pole, Bart, moved for the production of certain papers, respecting the case of this gentleman; which from the explanation of Robert Ward, Esq. one of the Lords of the Admiralty, appeared to be as follows:– By the constitution of the Naval Academy at Portsmouth, every youngster who had been three years there, and three years afloat, was entitled to pass an examination for lieutenant. In 1806, the plan of a Naval College was adopted in its stead, by
