in the Indian and adjacent seas, Captain Bowen had no opportunity of distinguishing himself whilst on that station, from whence he returned to Spithead in the summer of 1816. Captain Bowen married, May 13, 1825, Elizabeth Lindley, only daughter of Jeremiah Cloves, Esq. and niece to the Countess of Newburgh.
Agent.– John Chippendale, Esq.
HENRY LAROCHE, Esq.
[Post-Captain of 1806.]
Entered the naval service as a Midshipman on board the Squirrel of 20 guns, commanded by the late Rear-Admiral Epworth; and subsequently joined the Active 32, from which frigate he removed with Captain Thomas Mackenzie[1] into the Magnanime, a 64-gun ship, on the East India station. The Active formed part of Commodore Johnstone’s squadron in the affair at Porto Praya, was subsequently employed in the blockade of Hyder Ally’s ports on the Malabar coast, assisted at the destruction of his shipping off Calicut and in Mangalore harbour, and was present at the surrender of Negapatnam, in Nov. 1781. The Magnanime returned to England, and was paid off, in 1783.
Subsequent to this period we find Mr. Laroche serving on board the Powerful 74, and Queen Charlotte of 100 guns; the latter ship bearing the flag of Lord Howe, during the Spanish armament, at the close of which he was made a Lieutenant, by commission dated Nov. 22, 1790.
At the commencement of the war with France, in 1793, Lieutenant Laroche was appointed to the Captain 74, which ship formed part of Lord Hood’s fleet at the occupation of Toulon; and afterwards accompanied Rear-Admiral Gell to Genoa, where she assisted at the capture of la Modeste 36, and three French gun-boats; she also assisted in weighing the Imperieuse, a fine 40-gun frigate, which the enemy had scuttled and sunk in Port Especia.
On his return from the Mediterranean, Mr. Laroche ob-
