From this period until July 31, 1797, on which day the Artois was lost by running upon a sand bank when reconnoitring the harbour of Rochelle, Sir Edmund Nagle was actively employed under that excellent officer the late Sir John B. Warren, whose squadron kept the enemy’s coast in a perpetual state of alarm. The Artois also accompanied the Commodore in an expedition against Quiberon, &c. in the summer of 1795[1].
For a short time, in 1801, Sir Edmund commanded the Montagu, of 74 guns; and during the remainder of the war, the Juste, 80. Soon after the renewal of hostilities, in 1803, he was appointed to superintend the Sea Fencibles from Emsworth to Beachy Head, on which service he continued until his advancement to the rank of Rear-Admiral, Nov. 9, 1805.
About the commencement of the year 1808, our officer hoisted his flag as Commander-in-Chief at Guernsey, from whence he removed to Leith, where he remained until the general promotion, July 31, 1810, when he became a Vice-Admiral. In 1813 we find him at Newfoundland, with his flag in the Antelope, of 50 guns, as Governor of that colony; and in the following year, when the allied monarchs reviewed the fleet at Spithead, Sir Edmund had the distinguished honor of being nominated a Naval Aide-de-Camp to his present Majesty, then Prince Regent, on whom he has ever since been in constant attendance. He was nominated a K.C.B. Jan. 2, 1815.
Residence.– King’s Palace, Pall-Mall.
