men, had but 1 killed and 12 wounded) the terrific loss of at least 200 killed and 143 wounded, the greater part of them mortally. For his gallantry in the latter exploit, which was achieved 19 Feb. 1801, Capt. Barlow was rewarded with the honour of knighthood. On leaving the Active, to which frigate, employed on the Mediterranean, North Sea, and Cork stations, he had been confirmed 1 April, 1803, Mr. Pechell, in Jan. 1806, joined the Foudroyant 80, bearing the flag at the time of Sir J. B. Warren, under whom we find him, on 13 of the following March, witnessing the capture of the Marengo 80, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Linois, and 40-gun frigate Belle Poule. He was made Commander, 23 March, 1807, into the Ferret sloop-of-war on the Jamaica station; was advanced to Post-rank in the Cleopatra of 38 guns, at Halifax, 16 June, 1808; and was subsequently appointed – 25 Sept. 1810, to the Guerrière of 48 guns, also on the Halifax station – in July, 1811, again to the Cleopatra, employed off Cherbourg, in the North Sea, and at Gibraltar – 20 Oct. 1812, to the San Domingo 74, bearing the flag of Sir J. B. Warren in North America, where he remained until Aug. 1814 – and, 1 July, 1823, to the Sybille 48, stationed at first in the West Indies and afterwards in the Mediterranean. In the Cleopatra Capt. Pechell, on being sent to the West Indies, fought, 22 Jan. 1809, a close action of 40 minutes, reflective of credit on his intrepidity and judgment, as well as on the high discipline and steadiness of his crew, with the French frigate La Topaze, of 48 guns, anchored, with springs on her cable, under a small battery to the southward of Pointe-Noire, Guadeloupe. At the expiration of 50 minutes from the commencement of the conflict, the Jason 32 and Hazard 18 having come up, the enemy surrendered. The Cleopatra, the only British ship that suffered loss, had 2 seamen killed and 1 wounded; the Topaze, on the other hand, out of a complement, including 100 soldiers, of about 430 men, incurred a loss of 12 men killed and 14 wounded. She had on board 1100 barrels of flour.[1] As a mark of the sense entertained by the Admiralty of the Cleopatra’s conduct, her First-Lieutenant, Mr. Wm. Simpson, was promoted to the rank of Commander. A few days after the exploit Capt. Pechell, although still belonging to the Halifax squadron, joined the expedition proceeding against Martinique, during the siege of which island he distinguished himself by working into Fort Royal Bay, previously to the surrender of Pigeon Island; thereby cutting off the retreat of the enemy, and compelling them to destroy all the shipping at that anchorage; among which was the Amphitrite, another frigate of the largest class. When subsequently in the same ship on the Gibraltar sta^ tion Capt. Pechell made a survey of the harbour of Ceuta, and drew up a plan of the fortifications, together with remarks on the navigation of the Gut. In June, 1813, being then in the San Domingo, and under the immediate orders of Rear-Admiral Cockburn, we find him uniting in the attack on Crany Island and the destruction of the enemy’s camp at Hampton; on which latter occasion he commanded the boats and tenders detached to cover the landing of the troops under Sir Sydney Beckwith.[2] During his command of the Sybille Capt. Pechell was actively employed in the suppression of piracy and the protection of the Ionian Islands for a period of three years, during which his boats were frequently involved in sanguinary actions with the freebooters. The judgment, firmness, and promptitude with which he discharged a delicate and important duty confided to him, pending a serious discussion which took place in 1824 with the Greek government, had the effect of procuring him the congratulations of his Commander-in-Chief, Vice-Admiral Sir Harry Burrard Neale, and a strong expression of approbation on the part of Earl Bathurst, H.M. Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and the Lords of the Admiralty. He paid the Sybille off in Nov. 1826; and has since been on half-pay. He attained Flag-rank 9 Nov. 1846.
Sir Sam. John Brooke Pechell was nominated a C.B. 4 June, 1815, and a K.C.H. 6 Jan. 1833. He sat in Parliament for Hallestone in 1830, and for Windsor in 1833; was a Lord of the Admiralty from 1830 until 1834, and again from 1839 until 1841; and from 1831 until 1846 filled the post of Naval Aide-de-Camp to his late and her present Majesty. Sir John, who bears a high reputation for his thorough knowledge of the art of naval gunnery, is the author of a valuable pamphlet on the subject (the first edition of which was published in 1812, the second in 1824, and the third in 1828), entitled ‘Observations upon the Defective Equipment of Ships’ Guns.’ He married, 15 April, 1833, Julia Maria, only surviving daughter of Robt. Edw., ninth Lord Petre, and was left a widower 6 Sept. 1844.
PEDDER. (Lieut., 1809. f-p., 14; h-p., 33.)
George Murray McKinley Pedder died 26 Aug. 1847, at St. Simon’s Bay, Simon’s Town, Cape of Good Hope.
This officer entered the Navy, in Jan. 1800, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Achille 74, Capt. Geo. Murray, with whom he continued employed on the Home and Baltic stations as Midshipman in the Edgar 74, part of Lord Nelson’s fleet in the action off Copenhagen, and London 98, until transferred, in May, 1802, to the Penelope 36, Capt. Wm. Robt. Broughton. In Sept. 1804, on his return from a voyage to the Mediterranean, he joined the Monmouth 64, bearing the flag at North Yarmouth of Rear-Admiral Thos. Macnamara Russell. He next, in April, 1805, sailed in the Blenheim 74, flag-ship of Sir Thos. Troubridge, for the East Indies; where, on 1 April, 1806, he was nominated Acting-Lieutenant of the Caroline of 42 guns, Capt. Peter Rainier. In that ship, on 18 Oct. 1806, he contributed, in a manner that won his Captain’s highest approbation, to the capture, near the island of Java, of the Dutch 14-gun brig Zeerop, and, in the course of the same day, after an action of half an hour, of the Maria-Riggersbergen of 40 guns and 270 men, 50 of whom were killed and wounded, with a loss to the Caroline, out of 204 men, of 3 killed and 18 wounded. In company with the Maria-Riggersbergen were the William 14, Patriot 18, and Zee-Ploeg 14, together with some gun-boats who partially assisted her; 30 other gun-boats lay in-shore, but did not attempt to come out.[3] On 27 Jan. 1807 Mr. Pedder was further present at the capture of the St. Raphael Spanish register-ship, mounting 16 guns, with a complement of 97 men, having on board 500,000 dollars in specie, and 1700 quintals of copper, besides a valuable cargo. In securing this rich prize the Caroline had 7 men wounded; the enemy’s vessel, before she surrendered, incurred a loss of 27 killed and wounded. Mr. Pedder was confirmed a Lieutenant 30 Sept. 1809, and was subsequently, until Aug. 1813, employed in the Ganges 74, Capts. Peter Halkett and Geo. Dundas, Argo 44, Capts. Fred. Warren and Cornelius Quinton, and Niemen 38, Capt. Sam. Pym, on the Baltic, Lisbon, Mediterranean, and Cape of Good Hope stations. At the period of his death he was Port-Captain at St. Simon’s Bay.
PEDDER. (Lieutenant, 1824.)
William Pedder entered the Navy 5 April, 1814; obtained his commission 21 June, 1824; held an appointment in the Coast Guard from 28 Oct. 1834 until the early part of 1839; and, as second in command of the Hon.E.I.Company’s war-steamer Nemesis, participated in the China services detailed in our memoir of Capt. Wm. Hutcheon Hall. At the storming, 27 Feb. 1841, of the enemy’s works at their position below Whampoa Reach, he formed one of the landing party;[4] and for the able and gallant manner in which he supported the boats during the expedition up the inner passage to Canton he obtained the thanks of
