period we lose sight of him until Feb. 3, 1809, when he was appointed to superintend the payments of ships at the Nore. His advancement to the rank of Rear-Admiral took place Aug. 12, 1812; and he became a Vice-Admiral, July 19, 1821.
Our officer married, May 22, 1787, a Miss Strong, and by that lady had eight children, two of whom lost their lives in the naval service.
Residence.– Wareham, Dorsetshire.
SIR HENRY WILLIAM BAYNTUN,
Vice-Admiral of the Blue; and Knight Commander of the most honorable Military Order of the Bath.
This officer is the son of a gentleman who formerly held the office of British Consul General at Algiers. He served as a Lieutenant at the reduction of Martinique, in 1794[1], and was promoted by Sir John Jervis to the command of the Avenger sloop, from which vessel he removed into the Nautilus, a vessel of the same class; and after the capture of Guadaloupe obtained post rank in the Undaunted, of 32 guns, by commission bearing date May 4, 1794. He subsequently commanded the Solebay and Beaulieu frigates, on the West India station.
In 1796, we find Captain Bayntun in the Reunion, of 36 guns, which ship was lost in the Swin, on the 7th Dec, and 3 of her crew perished. His next appointment was to the Quebec frigate, and in her he again visited the West Indies, where he removed successively into the Thunderer 74, and Cumberland, of the same force.
On the renewal of the war, in 1803, our officer was entrusted with the command of a squadron stationed off St. Domingo, where he cruized with great activity, and captured several armed vessels, among which was the Creole French frigate, of 44 guns, from Cape Frangois bound to Port-au-Prince, having General Morgan and staff, with 530 troops on board. The crew consisted of only 150 men. Ou the same day, the
