1809, of one of four boats, and assisted in boarding iind carrying Le Jean Bart, of 4 guns and 25 men.[1] His succeeding appointments were – 22 Nov. 1809, to the Cordelia 10, Capt. Thos. Fortescue Kennedy, stationed in the Downs – 26 April, 1811, to the Coquette, Capt. Geo. Hewson, with whom he served on the Leith station until paid off in Jau. 1812 – and, 10 Feb. 1813, to the Wasp sloop, Capts. Thos. Everard, John Fisher, and Wm. Wolrige. He served in the latter vessel, on the North American and Mediterranean stations, until put out of commission in Sept. 1818; and has since been on half-pay.
In consideration of the wound alluded to above, Lieut. Jackson received at the time a pecuniary reward from the Patriotic Society. Agents – Coplands and Burnett.
JACKSON. (Lieut., 181.5. f-p., 27; h-p., 14.)
Thomas Jackson (b) entered the Navy, 9 July, 1806, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Majestic 74, Capts. J. Hanwell, Henry Hart, Valentine Collard, Nathaniel Forster, and Fred. Watkins, in which ship, bearing the flag at iirst of Vice-Admiral Thos. Macnamara Russell, he witnessed the surrender of Heligoland, and continued to serve, as Midshipman, on the North Sea and Baltic stations, until March, 1809. He then joined the Standard 64, Capt. Aiskew Paffard Hollis, in time to participate in the reduction of the island of Anhold; and on becoming attached, in March, 1811, to the Fearless gun-brig, Lieut.-Commamders Geo. Le Blanc, Chas. Basden, Jas. Guy Osborn, and Henry Lord Richards, he co-operated in the defence of Cadiz and Tarifa. While next on the books of the San Juan 74, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Sam. Hood Linzee, we find him much employed with the Gibraltar gun-boats. In 1814 he escorted convoy to the West Indies in the Sultan 74, Capt. John West; and from March to Sept. 1815 he discharged the duties of Master’s Mate in the Ajax 74, Capt. Geo. Mundy, on the Mediterranean station. Mr. Jackson then took up a commission dated 28 Feb. 1815. He obtained command, 31 March, 1829, of the Dolphin Revenue-vessel; and since 17 April, 1832, has been employed in the Coast Guard.
JACKSON. (Lieutenant, 1846.)
William Travers Forbes Jackson served as Midshipman of the Wellesley and Blenheim 72’s, during the operations on the coast of China; and was mentioned as having served on shore at the capture of Amoy and Chinghae.[2] He passed his examination 22 Oct. 1842; was employed for two years and a half, as Mate, in the Camperdown 104, flag-ship of Sir Edw. Brace, and Inconstant 36, Capt. Chas. Howe Fremantle, on the Home and Mediterranean stations; obtained his commission 15 Jan. 1846; and has been since attached, as Additional-Lieutenant, to the Hibernia 104, flag-ship of Sir Wm. Parker, also in the Mediterranean.
JACOBS. (Lieut., 1813. f-p., 12; h-p., 32.)
William Jacobs entered the Navy, in July, 1803, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Emerald frigate, Capt. Jas. O’Bryen, stationed in the West Indies; became Midshipman, in 1804, of the Galatea 32, Capt. Henry Heathcote, whom he accompanied to the Mediterranean as Midshipman of the Désirée 36; was transferred, in 1805, to the Orion 74, Capt. Edw. Codrington, off the port of Cadiz; joined in succession, towards the close of 1806, the St. George and Prince George 98’s, Capts. Thos. Bertie and Geo. Losack, on the St. Helena station; and from Feb. 1807 until confirmed in his present rank, 6 Oct. 1813, was again employed in the West Indies, occasionally as Master’s Mate, Sub-Lieutenant, and Acting-Lieutenant, in the Heureux 24, Capt. John Ellice Watt, Circe and Latona frigates, both commanded by Capt. Hugh Pigot, Pompée, Neptune, and Statira, flag-ships of Sir Alex. Cochrane, Dragon 74, bearing the flag of Sir Fras. Laforey, Castor 32, Capt. Chas. Dilkes, Dragon once more. Liberty 14, Lieut.-Commander Geo. M‘Guire, and Bulwark 74, Capt. Chas. Dashwood. He assisted in the Circe at the reduction of the island of Marie-galante in March, 1808; and at the capture, 31 Oct. following, under the fire of a battery which killed and wounded 2 of the British, of the Palineur, French national brig of 16 guns and 70 men, 7 of whom were slain and 8 wounded. In the Latona he was severely wounded while reconnoitering, at the commencement of 1809, off Guadeloupe, the French 44-gun frigate La Junon, previously to her capture. His last appointments were, 24 Dec. 1813 and 13 May, 1815, to the Bulwark again, Capts. David Milne and Farmery Predam Epworth, and for a short time to the Borer, Capt. Wm. Rawlins, both on the North American station. Agents – Holmes and Folkard.
JACOMB. (Retired Commander, 1842. f-p., 14; h-p., 33.)
Robert Jacomb entered the Navy, 3 Nov. 1800, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Fisgard 36, Capts; Thos. Byam Martin and Michael Seymour, on the Home station; where, until promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, 12 March, 1807, he further served in the Kite brig, Capt. Philip Pipon, Impétueux 84, Capts. T. B. Martin and John Erskine Douglas, and Dragon 74, Capts. Edw. Griffith and Matthew Henry Scott. He then proceeded to the Rio de la Plata and the Cape of Good Hope in the Cormorant, Capt. Wm. Hughes; and was afterwards, until July, 1814, employed, on the Irish, Channel, Cape, and Plymouth stations, in the Décade, Capt. J. Stewart, Donegal 74, Capt. Pulteney Malcolm, Scipion, Lion, and President, flag-ships of Sir Robt. Stopford (under whom he co-operated in the reduction of the island of Java), and, as Flag-Lieutenant to Rear-Admiral T. B. Martin, in the Prince Frederick. The latter was his last appointment. He accepted his present rank 29 Dec. 1842. Agents – Halford and Co.
JAGER. (Retired Commander, 1842. f-p., 21; h-p., 28.)
Thomas Jager entered the Navy, 2 Nov. 1798, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Southampton 32, Capt. John Harvey, stationed in the West Indies, whence, after assisting as Master’s Mate at the reduction of the Virgin Islands, he returned to England with the same Captain in 1801 in the Amphitrite. He then joined in succession the Iris 32, Capts. Hon. Philip Wodehouse and David Atkins, and Resistance 36, Capt. Hon. P. Wodehouse; and on the latter ship being wrecked off Cape St. Vincent, 31 May, 1803, he further served, until promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, 21 March, 1807, on board the Termagant 18, Capt. Robt. Petler [errata 1] (by whom he was employed at the cutting out, near Bastia, of the national armed xebec Podesta), Guerrier, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral John Knight (during his attachment to which ship he shared, in 1805, in some gun-boat service at Gibraltar), Eurydice frigate, Capt. Sir Wm. Bolton, and Dreadnought 98, Capt. Wm. Lechmere. His succeeding appointments were, on the Home and North American stations, to the Hesper, Capt. Geo. Acklom Barracouta, Capt. Geo. Harris, Agincourt 64, armée en flûte, Capt. Wm. Kent, Laurestinus 24, Capt. Thos. Graham, Nymphen 36, Capt. Matthew Smith, and Statira 38, Capt. Spehnan Swaine Among the above ships the Agincourt formed part of the expedition to the Walcheren in 1809; and the Laurestinus and Statira were each wrecked; the former (after having served in the Chesapeake, and witnessed the attack upon Crany Island, &c.) off the Silver Keys, Bahama Islands, 22 Oct. 1813; and the latter on a sunken rock, off the island of Cuba, 26 Feb. 1815. In June and Aug. 1816 Lieut. Jager successively assumed command of the Hawke and Tiger Revenue-vessels. He was superseded from the Tiger in June, 1819, and was lastly employed in the Coast Blockade, as Supernumerary-Lieute-
