died about 1809. Anne, unmarried. Mary, married Vice-Admiral the Hon. Sir Robert Stopford, K.C.B. Penelope, widow of Colonel Duckworth, who fell in the battle of Albuera, May 16, 1811; and Harriet, unmarried.
SIR ANDREW SNAPE HAMOND, BART.
One of the Elder Brethren of the Trinity House; a Fellow of the Royal Society; and formerly Comptroller of the Navy.
[Retired Captain.]
This venerable and much respected officer is the only son of the late Robert Hamond, Esq., who died in 1775, by Susanna, daughter and sole heiress of Robert Snape, Esq.; and uncle of the gallant Sir Andrew Snape Douglas, who commanded the Queen Charlotte, bearing Earl Howe’s flag, and was severely wounded in the celebrated battle of June 1, 1794[1].
- ↑ A most interesting memoir of Sir Andrew Snape Douglas appears in the Naval Chronicle, Vol. 25, p. 363, et seq. The following is an extract therefrom:
“On Sunday, Jane 4, 1797, after an agonizing illness, which he bore with a fortitude that exemplified an unshaken confidence in his God, died in the 35th year of his age, Sir Andrew Snape Douglas, nephew of Sir Andrew Snape Hamond, Bart. He was late Captain of H.M.S. Queen Charlotte, and Colonel of Marines. As an officer in his Majesty’s navy, few have ever equalled him; and for activity and courage none have surpassed him. His career of glory was therefore brilliant, though his life was short. No name stands higher in the list of fame no name has been more justly celebrated for acts of heroism on the Memorable 1st of June. Severely wounded on that day in the head, he scorned to leave his station beyond the moment that was necessary to stop the flow of blood; but he exerted nature almost beyond her powers.
“On the victorious 23d June, 1795, when no ships were in a situation to support him, but the Irresistible and Orion; undaunted by the heavy fire of nine sail of the enemy’s fleet, he boldly arrested their flight, at the very mouth of l’Orient; and to his intrepidity and perseverance, England stands chiefly indebted for the capture of three ships of the line.
“His benevolence as a man equalled his gallantry as an officer; and he proved on all occasions, a father to those whom he commanded. He was a true Christian, a dutiful son, an affectionate brother, a tender and faithful husband, a most indulgent parent, and a warm, generous, and firm friend. As a patriot and a public character, his death, particularly at this momentous crisis*, is a loss which cannot but be painfully regretted.”
* During Sir Andrew’s painful illness, the mutiny in the fleet broke out. See Vol I. p. 549, et seq.
