islands in Passamaquoddy Bay, and the bombardment of Stonington. He accepted the rank he now holds 5 Oct. 1847.
Commander Tripp married his cousin Sarah, daughter of Jas. Upton Tripp, Esq., by whom he has issue six children. Agents – Messrs. Halford and Co.
TRISCOTT. (Captain, 1841. f-p., 22; b-p., 15.)
Richard Shepheard Triscott entered the Navy, 23 June, 1810, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Christian VII. 80, Capt. Rich. Harward, bearing the flag in the North Sea of the late Lord Exmouth; with whom in the following year he sailed in the Caledonia 120, for the Mediterranean; where he assisted at the blockade of Toulon, and was present, on removing to the Alcmène 38, Capt. Jeremiah Coghlan, at the capture of the French man-of-war schooners L’Agile and La Flêche, and at the reduction of Genoa and Naples. In the boats both of the Caledonia and Alcmène he aided in cutting out a variety of vessels from under the enemy’s batteries. Rejoining Lord Exmouth in 1815 on board the Boyne 98, he visited with him Tunis, Tripoli, and Algiers, for purposes connected with the abolition of Christian slavery; and on 27 Aug. 1816, having accompanied his Lordship into the Queen Charlotte 100, he took part in the bombardment of Algiers. He was promoted in consequence to the rank of Lieutenant 5 Sept. in the same year. His succeeding appointments were – 26 Aug. 1818, to the Sapphire 26, Capt. Henry Hart, fitting for the West Indies, whence, owing to three attacks of yellow fever, he invalided in 1820 on board the Beaver 10, Capt. Rich. Saumarez – 15 Aug. 1823, as First, to the Alacrity 10, Capts. Chas. Philip Yorke and Geo. Jas. Hope Johnstone, equipping for the Mediterranean – 19 Sept. 1826, to the Spartiate 76, Capt. Fred. Warren, on the Lisbon station – next, to the Ocean 80, Capt. Patrick Campbell – 1 May, 1827, to the Victory 104, Capt. Hon. Geo. Elliot, lying at Portsmouth – and 23 Feb. 1828, to the Asia 84, flag-ship of Sir Pulteney Malcolm in the Mediterranean. While attached to the Sapphire Mr. Triscott landed with Capt. Hart at the Isthmus of Darien and accompanied him on a particular mission to Panama. In the Alacrity he was actively employed up the Archipelago in the suppression of piracy. On 9 April, 1S26, with the boats of that vessel under his orders he captured, near the island of Ipsera, after a chase of 13 miles, two large Greek misticoes, each mounting 2 heavy guns, with a complement of 30 men. On the following day he cut out two vessels of similar force from under the protection of a tower in the Doro Passage. The loss of the British on the two occasions was confined to 3 men wounded; while that of the Greeks, 70 of whom were taken prisoners, extended to 40 killed. For his gallant conduct Mr. Triscott obtained the thanks (which were read to all the ships of the squadron) of Capt. Gawen Wm. Hamilton, of the Cambrian 48, the senior officer in the Archipelago. He was afterwards in the Asia employed off Navarin and the Dardanells. He was promoted from that ship to the command, 22 Feb. 1830, of the Rifleman 18; he returned home from the Mediterranean in the following Nov.; and he subsequently, from 15 June, 1832, until 1835, and from 29 March, 1837, until advanced for his “zeal, intelligence and ability” to the rank he now holds 15 Jan. 1841, officiated as an Inspecting Commander in the Coast Guard at Falmouth and Plymouth. He has since been on half-pay. Capt. Triscott is Senior of 1841.
TRISCOTT. (Commander, 1846.)
William Elworthy Triscott entered the Navy 2 Feb. 1821; and obtained his first commission 10 Jan. 1837. His succeeding appointments were – 16 Aug. 1837, the Pembroke 74, Capt. Fairfax Moresby, attached to the force in the Mediterranean, whence he returned at the commencement of 1840 – 13 Oct. in the latter year, to the Calcutta 84, Capts. Sir Sam. Roberts and Geo. Fred. Rich, employed, until the close of 1842, on the last-named and Lisbon stations – and 1 April, 1843, to the St. Vincent 120, flag-ship of Sir Chas. Rowley at Portsmouth, where he remained until the end of 1845. He attained his present rank 14 March, 1846; and has been serving since 28 March, 1848, in the Coast Guard.
Commander Triscott married, 24 March, 1840, at Deptford, Harriet Butt, youngest daughter of John David Rolt, Esq., by whom he has issue.
TRIST. (Lieutenant, 1808.)
Robert Trist died in 1847.
This officer entered the Navy, in June, 1799, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the St. Albans 64, Capt. Fras. Pender, stationed on the coast of North America; where and in the North Sea he served from the following Oct. until Feb. 1803, in the Assistance and, as Midshipman, in the Waaksamheidt, both commanded by Capt. Hall. In Feb. 1804, he joined the Prince of Wales 98, bearing the flag of Sir Robt. Calder; under whom he took part, 21 July, 1805, in the action with the combined fleets of France and Spain off Cape Finisterre. In March, 1806, three months after he had left the Prince of Wales, he became Master’s Mate of the Insolent gun-brig, Lieut-Commander Morris; and in the following Dec. he joined, in a similar capacity, the Confiance 20, Capt. Jas. Lucas Yeo. On 13 Feb. 1808, in the evening, being off the Tagus, he was sent in command of the cutter and jollyboat, with 16 men, to row guard at the mouth of the river, in consequence of a report, current at Lisbon, that the Russian squadron was about to put to sea. No sooner had he arrived at this station than he perceived a French gun-vessel at an anchor under Fort San Pedro, between the forts of Belem and San Julien; he instantly, in a most gallant manner, boarded, and after an ineffectual resistance on the part of the enemy, carried the French gun-vessel Canonnier, commanded by Enseigne-de-Vaisseau Gaudolphe, and mounting 1 long 24-pounder and 2 brass sixes, with 100 stand of arms, and 50 men. Of these 3 were killed and 9 badly wounded; while the British however, although they had been hailed and fired at in their approach, escaped without loss. As a reward for his conduct Mr. Trist was nominated, 17 of the same month, Acting-Lieutenant of the Alfred 74.[1] He was promoted by the Admiralty 24 March following; and was afterwards, between June, 1808, and Dec. 1815, employed on the Home and West India stations in the Egeria sloop, Capt. Lewis Hole, La Fléche 14, Capt. Geo. Hewson, in a vessel the name of which has escaped us, and in the Southampton 32, Capt. Yeo, and Leveret sloop, Capt. Christian. He did not again go afloat.
TROLLOPE, C.B. (Captain, 1814. f-p., 19; h-p., 38.)
George Barne Trollope, born in Huntingdon, is son of the Rev. John Trollope of Bucklebury, co. Berks; brother of Capt. Trollope, of the 40th Regt., who was killed while serving under the Duke of York in Holland 19 Sept. 1799; and half-brother of the late Henry Trollope,[2]
- ↑ In forwarding to the Admiralty the details of the above gallant exploit, Sir Chas. Cotton, the Commander-in-Chief, says in his public letter,– “Mr. Trist having passed for a Lieutenant, and being strongly recommended by Capt. Yeo for his general good conduct, I have appointed him to act as Lieutenant on board H.M.S. Alfred (in the room of another absent in a prize), in order to mark my approbation of his conduct on this particular occasion, and which, I have no doubt, their Lordships will also duly appreciate, by promoting Mr. Trist to that rank he appears, in my opinion, justly to deserve.” – Vide Gaz. 1808, p. 417.
- ↑ Sir Hen. Trollope was born 20 April, 1756, at Bucklebury, co. Berks, and entered the Navy in April, 1771, on board the Captain 64, Capt. Thos. Symonds, bearing the flag of Admiral John Montagu, Commander-in-Chief on the coast of North America, where he whs present, in the Asia 64, Capt. Geo, Vandeput, at the battles of Lexington and Bunker’s Hill, and was active, [in the Kingfisher sloop, Capt. Jas. Montagu, in his endeavours to suppress the insur-
