ployed on the Baltic, Channel, and West India stations, in the Zealous and Saturn 74’s, until the summer of 1802. He next, in May, 1803, joined the Isis 50, bearing the flag of the late Lord Gambier at Newfoundland, where he remained until Feb. 1805. After a further servitude, on the Home and Mediterranean stations, in the Pomone 40, and Captain 74, both commanded by Capt. Wm. Grenville Lobb, Royal George 100, flag-ship of Sir John Thos. Duckworth (under whom he passed the Dardanells), and Ville de Paris 110 and Caledonia 120, both flag-ships of Lord Gambier, he was nominated, 1 Nov. 1808, Acting-Lieutenant of the Triumph 74, Capts. Sir Thos. Masterman Hardy and Sam. Hood Linzee, employed at first in the Channel and afterwards off Cadiz and Ferrol. He was confirmed to that ship 18 Nov. 1809; and subsequently appointed – 15 Nov. and 17 Dec. 1810, to the Valiant 74, Capt. Robt. Dudley Oliver, and Caledonia 120, flag-ship of Sir Harry Burrard Neale, both in the Channel 3 June, 1811, to the Impétueux 74, Capts. John Lawford, David Milne, and Chas. Inglis, in which ship he served in the Baltic, off Lisbon, and among the Western Islands, part of the time under the flag of Vice-Admiral Geo. Martin, until Sept. 1812 – 1 Oct. 1814, for about 12 months, to the Daphne 22, Capt. Jas. Green – 25 April, 1816, to the Rivoli 74, Capts. Chas. Ogle and Aiskew Paffard Hollis, lying at Portsmouth, where he was paid off 18 Feb. 1817 – and 12 May, 1827, to the Revenge 76, Capt. Norborne Thompson, with whom he served for a short period at the same place. He attained his present rank 22 July, 1830; and has since been on half-pay. Agents – Messrs. Halford and Co.
PRESTON. (Lieut., 1815. f-p., 9; h-p., 31.)
Thomas Preston entered the Navy, 18 Jan. 1807, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Dreadnought 98, Capts. Wm. Lechmere, Geo. Burgoyne Salt, Valentine Collard, and Sam. Hood Linzee, in which ship he continued employed in the Channel, off Rochefort and Lisbon, and in the Baltic, part of the time under the flag of Rear-Admiral Thos. Sotheby, and latterly in the capacity of Midshipman, until Feb. 1812. He next, between the date last mentioned and Aug. 1815, served on the Home and American stations in the Royal Sovereign 100, Capts. Wm. Bedford and Jas. Bissett, Ajax 74, Capt. Robt. Waller Otway, and Spey 20, Capt. Geo. Ferguson. He then took up a commission bearing date 28 Feb. 1315, and has not been since afloat.
PRESTON. (Captain, 1841. f-p., 22; h-p., 14.)
William Preston is second son of Admiral Preston.
This officer entered the Navy, 1 Jan. 1811, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Venus frigate, Capt. Kenneth Mackenzie, with whom he served in the North Sea and West Indies until Feb. 1815, the last two years in the capacity of Midshipman. During the eight following years we find him employed on the Home and North American stations in the Scamander and Eridanus frigates, Capts. Gilbert Heathcote and Wm. King, Grasshopper 18, Capts. Henry Forbes and David Buchan, Sir Francis Drake frigate, Capt. John Bowker, Carnation sloop, Capt. Roger Hall, Newcastle and Salisbury, flag-ships of Rear-Admirals Edw. Griffith and Wm. Chas. Fahie, and Atholl 28, Capt. Henry Bourchier. He was then, 8 Jan. 1822, nominated Acting-Lieutenant to the Doterell 18, Capt. Rich. Hoare, to which vessel, also stationed in North America, he was confirmed 22 March following. He returned home in July of the same year, and was subsequently appointed – 24 Jan. 1826, to the Success 28, Capt. Jas. Stirling, fitting for the East Indies – and, 25 Nov. 1828, as First, to the Sulphur 8, Capt. Wm. Townsend Dance, in which vessel he continued employed on particular service until the close of 1832. Attaining the rank of Commander 28 Dec. 1833, he was appointed in that capacity, 13 Nov. 1837, to the Electra 18, on the South American station; where he became, in April, 1839, Second-Captain of the Stag 46, Capt. Thos. Ball Sulivan, He was advanced, soon after the paying off of the latter ship, to his present rank 11 Aug. 1841; and has not been since employed. Capt. Preston married, 23 Oct. 1833, Hamilla Mary, youngest daughter of Jas. Mangles, Esq., M.P. for Woodbridge, by whom he has issue. Agents – Hallett and Robinson.
PRETYMAN. (Lieutenant, 1815.)
George Pretyman obtained his commission 17 Feb. 1815; served from 1818 to 1821 in the East Indies on board the Salisbury 58, Capt. John Wilson; and in June, 1828, joined the Coast Blockade as Supernumerary-Lieutenant of the Hyperion 42, Capt. Wm. Jas. Mingaye. He has been on half-pay since 1831.
PRETYMAN. (Commander, 1846. f-p., 22; h-p., 16.)
William Pretyman entered the Navy, 26 Oct. 1809, as F8t.-cl. Vol., on board the Circe 28, Capt. Edw. Woolcombe, and after a servitude of four years in that ship, chiefly on the West India station, and the greater part of the time in the capacity of Midshipman, was transferred, in Nov. 1813, to the Révolutionnaire 38, Capt. Edw. Woolcombe, under whom he continued employed as Master’s Mate and Acting-Lieutenant on the East India and Cape of Good Hope stations, until Dec. 1816. During the next five years he again served in the West Indies, as Midshipman, on board the Beaver and Rifleman sloops, both commanded by Capt. Norwich Duff, Salisbury 58, flag-ship of Rear-Admiral Campbell, and Raleigh sloop, Capt. Geo. Blackman; and, on 12 April, 1823, after having been for 15 months stationed at Chatham in the Bulwark and Gloucester 74’s, and Prince Regent 120, all flag-ships of Sir Benj. Hallowell, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant. His subsequent appointments were – 23 Oct. 1827, to the Coast Blockade, in which service he continued as Supernumerary-Lieutenant of the Hyperion 42, Capt. Wm. Jas. Mingaye, until 1831 – 27 Feb; 1841, to the Lucifer steam surveying-vessel, Capt. Fred. Wm. Beechey, under whom he was for nearly three years employed on the coast of Ireland – and 12 July, 1844, to the command of the Comet steamer. In that vessel, in which he remained until advanced to his present rank 27 June, 1846, he conveyed the body of the late Admiral Sir Philip Chas. Durham from Portsmouth to Scotland in 1845. Since his promotion he has been on half-pay.
Commander Pretyman married, 16 June, 1844, Catherine Elliott, second daughter of Lieut. Alex. Webb, R.N.
PREVOST. (Rear-Admiral, 1846. f-p., 24; h-p., 39.)
James Prevost is second son of the late Major- General Augustine Prevost, by Anne, daughter of the Chevalier Geo. Grand, of Amsterdam, Knight of the Swedish order of Gustavus Vasa; and brother (with Major-General Wm. Augustus Prevost, who died 9 Aug. 1824) of Lieut.-General Sir Geo. Prevost, Colonel of the 16th Regt., and Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief in North America, who was created a Baronet 6 Dec. 1805 and died 5 Jan. 1816.
This officer entered the Navy ill 1784, as Captain’s Servant, on board the Culloden 74, Capt. Cotton, guard-ship at Plymouth. From March, 1785, until June, 1793, he served on the Newfoundland and Jamaica stations in the Leocadia, Capt. Alex. Edgar, Expedition 44, Commodore Gardner, Chichester 44, Capt. H. Brydges, Nautilus 18, Capt. John Trigge, and Salisbury and Europa, flag-ships of Admiral Milbanke and Commodore Ford. He was then, on 19 of the month last mentioned, promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, and placed in command of the Flying Fish schooner, in which vessel he witnessed the surrender of Jeremie, St. Nicholas Mole, Leogane, and other places
