The exact period at which Mr. Wolley was prompted to the rank of Commander we are not acquainted with. His commission as a Post-Captain bears date Sept. 1, 1797; and we soon after find him commanding the Nonsuch of 64 guns, stationed in the river Humber. In 1800, he was removed to the Circe frigate, and sent to the West Indies; from whence he returned in the autumn of 1802. During the late war, he commanded in succession the Gelykheid and Africa, 64’s, and Captain, a third rate; in the latter ship he accompanied the expedition under Admiral Gambier and Lord Cathcart, against Copenhagen, in 1807[1].
Towards the close of 1813, Captain Wolley, who had for some time before superintended the Naval Yard at Jamaica, was appointed Resident Commissioner at Gibraltar, from whence he removed to Malta in 1818. He has recently returned to England, and entered on the duties of his new appointment as Deputy Chairman of the Victualling Board. The Commissioner enjoys a pension of 250l.per annum, for the severe wound he received at Guadaloupe in 1795.
JOHN MILLER, Esq
[Retired Captain.]
Post-commission dated Sept. 11, 1797; placed on the retired list in 1821; resides at New Park, Axminster, Devon.
