Beresford to have amounted to 30 men, including 5 Americans killed, and 22 wounded.
In Dec. 1807, Mr. Andrew Mitchell, then midshipman of the Theseus 74, was taken prisoner in an attempt to destroy a French two-decker at Vigo. His promotion to the rank of lieutenant took place Aug. 15, 1808; and he appears to have served as such in the Theseus during the remainder of the time that she was commanded by Captain (now Sir John P.) Beresford[1], in whose memoir we should have stated, that she formed part of the Walcheren expedition, and remained in the Scheldt until the final evacuation of Flushing, &c. He soon afterwards followed the same officer into the Poictiers 74; and was appointed by him to command the Frolic brig, of 18 guns, recaptured from the Americans, Oct. 18, 1812. His commission as commander was not confirmed, however, until Aug. 24, 1813; since which period he has been successively appointed to the Helicon, Martin, and Bann sloops, fitted on the peace establishment. The Martin was wrecked on the coast of Ireland, while under his command, in Dec. 1817; and he invalided from the Bann, at Jamaica, in Sept. 1820.
Captain Andrew Mitchell’s post commission bears date April 23, 1822.
Agent.– T. Collier, Esq.
NORWICH DUFF, Esq.
[Post-Captain of 1822.]
Eldest, son of the late Captain George Duff, R.N. who fell with Nelson at the ever memorable battle of Trafalgar, and of whose services we shall here give an outline; first stating, however, that he was the youngest son of James Duff, of Banff, N.B. Esq. by his first wife, a Miss Skene, of Rubislaw, in Aberdeenshire; and grandson of Alexander Duff, of Hatton, in the same county, Esq. whose lady was the eldest daughter of William, the first Earl of Fife.
