During the expedition to Egypt, in 1807, Lieutenant Boxer commanded a detachment of seamen landed to cooperate with the army under Major-General Thomas Fraser[1]. At the capture and destruction of a French convoy, in the Bay of Rosas, Nov. 1, 1809, he led one division of the boats employed, and conducted them with so much bravery and skill as to secure the lasting esteem of his distinguished commander.
On the 28th Oct. 1811, Mr. Boxer was removed with Captain Hallowell to the Malta 80, of which ship he continued first lieutenant during the remainder of the war, with the exception of a short period passed in the temporary command of the Volcano bomb. During the siege of Tarragona, in 1813, he had the direction of all the gun-boats under the orders of Rear-Admiral Hallowell, by whom he was again ordered to act as commander, in the Wizard brig, about the end of Oct. 1814. His promotion to that rank took place Mar. 1st, 1815.
From this period. Captain Boxer remained on half pay till Sept. 6, 1822, when he was appointed to the Sparrowhawk 18, fitting out for the Halifax station, whore he received his post commission from England, dated June 23d, 1823. In July, 1824, he became Inspecting Commander of the Coast Guard at Weymouth; and on the 23d Feb. 1827, we find him appointed to the Hussar 46, equipping for the flag of Sir Charles Ogle, with whom he returned home from Nova Scotia, July 4th, 1830. The Hussar was paid off, at Chatham, on the 26th of the same month.
Mrs. Boxer died Jan. 25, 1826, most deeply deplored by her husband, her numerous family, and friends.
Agents.– Messrs. Cooke, Halford, and Son.
