CHARLES BASDEN, Esq.
[Commander.]
Passed his examination at Portsmouth, in July 1810; and subsequently commanded a mortar-vessel attached to the Cadiz flotilla[1]. He was made lieutenant into the Tremendous 74, Captain Robert Campbell, May 2d, 1811; and continued to serve under that officer until the end of the war in 1815. He obtained his present rank on the 17th Feb. 1829; and was appointed inspecting commander of the coast guard at Carne, Ireland, Mar. 18th, 1834.
This officer married a niece to the late Sir Manasch-Masseh Lopes, Bart., who left her a handsome legacy.
JOHN PARKER, Esq.
[Commander.]
Was made a lieutenant on the 29th Nov. 1814; advanced to the rank of commander Feb. 20th, 1829; and appointed to the Hastings 74, fitting out for the flag of Sir William H. Gage, now commanding on the Lisbon station, April 11th, 1834.
EDWARD JOHN JOHNSON, Esq.
[Commander.]
Was slightly wounded when serving as volunteer, first class, on board the Nassau 64, Captain Robert Campbell, in action with the Danish 74-gun ship Prince Christian Frederick, near the island of Zealand, Mar. 22d, 1808[2]. He passed his examination, at Portsmouth, in June, 1813; obtained his first commission on the 28th Feb. 1815; and was promoted to the rank of commander. Mar. 4th, 1829.
SIR WILLIAM DICKSON, Bart.
[Commander.]
Eldest son of the late Rear-Admiral Sir Archibald C. Dickson, Bart., by Harriet, daughter of the late Admiral John Bourmaster.
