in England, in 1753), by Martha, sister to the late Admiral Sir Chaloner Ogle, Bart., to the late Dr. Ogle, Dean of Winchester, and to Mrs. Grey, of Southwick, grand-mother of the present Earl Grey[1].
This officer entered the royal navy as a Midshipman on board the Barfleur 98, bearing the flag of Vice-Admiral Barrington, in June 1780; from which ship he was removed into the Ambuscade of 32 guns, commanded by the Hon. Captain Conway (afterwards Lord Hugh Seymour), under whom he served in that frigate, and the Latona 38, until the peace of 1783. An account of the Latona’s proceedings whilst assisting at the relief of Gibraltar, 1782, is given in the Nav. Chron. Vol. II. p. 360 et seq. A brief sketch of her gallant Captain’s services will be found at p. 157 et seq. of this volume.
We next find Mr. de Starck placed under the care of Captain the Hon. James Luttrell, then commanding the Ganges 74. On leaving that ship he proceeded to the coast of Africa, in the Grampus 50, bearing the broad pendant of Commodore Edward Thompson[2]; and on his return from thence he appears to have joined the Irresistible 74, Commodore Sir Andrew Snape Hamond, Bart.[3], in which ship he continued until 1786; when he removed into the Pearl 32, commanded by the Hon. Seymour Finch, with whom he remained until that frigate was put out of commission. During the Spanish armament, Mr. de Starck served, in the Canada 74, under Lord Hugh Seymour, by whose recommendation he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, Nov. 22, 1790.
With the exception of his receiving an appointment to the Salisbury 50, and being obliged to quit that ship through ill health, we now lose sight of Lieutenant de Starck till 1797, when, having volunteered his services to assist in suppressing the disgraceful mutiny at the Nore, he was appointed to command the Eclipse gun-brig, armed for that purpose with long Dutch 24-pounders and heavy carronades, and manned with volunteers, part of whom were soldiers.
- ↑ Baron de Starck died in 1776.
- ↑ See Vol. I., pp. 390 and 391.
- ↑ See Vol. II. Part I, p. 59.
