GEORGE TREWEEKE SCOBELL, Esq.
[Commander.]
Obtained his first commission on the 29th Mar. 1805; served as lieutenant under Captain (now Vice-Admiral) Thomas Eyles, in the Plantagenet 74, on the Baltic station; and was promoted to the rank of commander, Feb. 1st, 1812. Remarried, Oct. 6th, 1818, the youngest daughter of Mr. C. Savage, of Midsomer Norton, in Somersetshire.
PEIRCY BRETT, Esq.
[Commander.]
Eldest son of the late Captain Peircy Brett, R.N.; and grandson of Captain William Brett, R.N., brother to Admiral Sir Peircy Brett, who, as a lieutenant, circumnavigated the globe with Anson; and afterwards fought a most gallant action, of which the following account is given by Schomberg;
“On the 9th of July, 1745, the Lion, of 60 guns and 400 men, commanded by Captain Peircy Brett, being on a cruise in lat. 47° 17' N., fell in with the Elizabeth, a French ship of war, of 64 guns and 600 men, and a small frigate, the latter having on board Prince Charles, son of the Pretender, and several officers of distinction, who were accompanying him, in order to support his efforts to land in Scotland. At 5 p.m., the Lion got within pistol-shot of the Elizabeth, when a most obstinate battle began, and continued with great fury till ten; at which time the Lion had lost her mizen-mast, and all her other masts and yards were so much wounded, and rigging and sails cut to pieces, that she became unmanageable. The Elizabeth not being so much crippled in her rigging, her commanding officer availed himself of the opportunity, set what sail he could, and got off. The Lion had 45 men killed and 107 wounded. Captain Brett, with all his lieutenants and the master, were among the wounded. The Elizabeth had her captain and 64 men killed, and 144 wounded; besides which she was so much damaged, that it was with difficulty she reached Brest. After the action, the frigate pursued her course, and landed Prince Charles at Lochabar, on the 27th of July.”
In 1753, having conveyed King George II. to Holland, Captain Brett received the honor of knighthood. In 1758, he was first captain to Lord Anson, in the Royal George, and subsequently commodore in the Downs. In 1759, he became a colonel of marines; in 1762, a rear-admiral; and in Dec.
