After the court-martial, by which the captains, officers, and ships’ companies of the Sirius, Iphigenia, Magicienne, and Néreide were all “most honorably acquitted,” Vice-Admiral Bertie, at the particular recommendation of Captain Lambert, and to mark his approbation of Mr. Chads’s former conduct, re-appointed him to the Iphigenia[errata 1] as first lieutenant, which was the only instance of an officer having that favor extended to him. The Iphigenia returned home, and was paid off in April, 1811.
On the 25th of the ensuing month. Lieutenant Chads waited on the First Lord of the Admiralty, with an introductory letter, of which the following is a copy:–
“Sir,– Injustice to merit, permit me to introduce to you Mr. Chads, late first Lieutenant of H.M. ship Iphigenia, who served under my command upwards of two years. He is a most zealous, gallant, good officer, and invariably a volunteer on all services. I have the honor to be, &c.
“Right Honorable Charles Yorke,
&c. &c. &c.”
In Dec. following, Lieutenant Chads was appointed to the Semiramis frigate, Captain Charles Richardson, under whom he served, on the Irish and Channel stations, until Captain Lambert commissioned the Java 46, and applied for him to be first of that ship, in Aug. 1812.
The Java (formerly la Renommée French frigate[1]), was then fitting out at Portsmouth, for the purpose of conveying to Bombay the newly appointed commander-in-chief, Lieutenant-General Thomas Hislop and suite, together with a large quantity of naval stores, including copper sheathing for a 74-gun ship and two brigs building in India.
Having embarked his passengers, and received on board 86 supernumeraries, a very large proportion of whom were marine-society boys. Captain Lambert sailed from Spithead, with two of the Hon.E.I.Company’s ships under convoy, Nov. 12th, 1812. About a month afterwards he captured and manned an American merchant ship, thereby reducing his complement to 272 officers, men, and boys. Of this number,
Errata:
- ↑ Correction: Iphigenia should be amended to Iphigenia,
