Lord William Stuart, which forced the passage between the batteries of Flushing and Cadsand, Aug. 11th, 1809; and was subsequently employed on the North Sea station. An account of Captain Maxwell’s trial by a Court-Martial, for contempt and disrespect to the late Vice-Admiral Thomas Wells, commander-in-chief at Sheerness, and for retarding the public service (which ended in a sentence of reprimand and admonition, Nov. 13, 1809) will be found in the Naval Chronicle, vol. xxii. pp. 409 and 423 inclusive. Captain Maxwell died April 22, 1823.
MATTHEW GODWIN, Esq.
[Post-Captain of 1804.]
This officer was made a Lieutenant in 1794, and a Commander in 1802. His post commission bears date May 8, 1804.
Agents.– Messrs. Brine and Chards.
HUGH PIGOT, Esq.
[Post-Captain of 1804.]
This officer is nearly related to Lieutenant-General Sir George Pigot, whose father commanded the left wing of the British army at the battle of Bunker’s-hill, in North America, and was presented by his late Majesty with the Colonelcy of a regiment, for the activity, bravery, and firmness displayed by him on that memorable occasion.
Captain Pigot obtained post rank, May 8, 1804; and subsequently commanded the Alligator, Circe, Latona, Orpheus, and Nymphe, frigates. In April 1807, he captured l’Austerlitz, French privateer, of 18 guns and 125 men.
On the 2d Mar. 1808, the island of Mariegalante, which had long afforded shelter to the enemy’s small cruisers, and interfered considerably with the blockade of Guadaloupe, was taken possession of by a detachment of seamen and marines, under Captain Pigot, who found it in the highest state of cultivation, and a large quantity of colonial produce in the stores. This service was performed without loss, and Captain Pigot’s arrangements met with due commendation. On the 31st Oct. following, he captured the Palineur, French national brig, of
