India Company, and his active, gallant, and zealous exertions during the subsequent advance upon Ava, are detailed in a concise narrative of the naval operations of the Burmese war, which, for the sake of preserving its continuity, and in order to avoid the frequent repetition that would otherwise be necessary, as we descend the list of captains and commanders still before us, we shall place as an appendix to this volume. From what is there stated, our readers will learn, that the duties thus voluntarily performed by Captain Chads at Rangoon, and on the Irrawaddy, were of no common character, and that the manner in which they were executed gained him the unqualified approbation of the Admiralty, and of every superior officer; – also, we can confidently add, the esteem of all his associates. For these services he was promoted to his present rank, July 25th, 1825; appointed to the command of the Alligator 28, in November following; nominated a C.B. in Jan. 1827; and often publicly thanked by the Supreme Government, and other high authorities in India: he likewise received the thanks of parliament in common with his brother officers; and although his rank precluded him from being individually named by the senate on that occasion, his ability, bravery, and uncommon exertions are mentioned in the House of Commons, in terms the most flattering and honorable. After affixing his signature, as the senior naval officer and a civil commissioner, to the treaty of peace, he conveyed the first instalment of the indemnification money, paid by the Burmese, from Yandaboo to Calcutta; and then returned home in the Alligator, which ship he paid off at Plymouth, Jan. 3rd, 1827.
Captain Chads married, Nov. 26th, 1815, Elizabeth Townshend, eldest daughter of John Pook, of Fareham, co. Hants, Esq. and has issue two sons and three daughters. One of his brothers is a retired officer of the royal marines, and another a captain in the army.
Agents.– Messrs. Cooke, Halford, and Son.
