date Oct. 15th, 1822; and his next appointment was, Feb. 28th, 1824, to the Brisk of 10 guns, in which sloop he captured a large smuggling lugger, with a cargo of considerable value, near Flamborough Head, in the month of Sept. following. He attained his present rank Jan. 26th, 1826; and married, Sept. 12th, in the same year, Ann, eldest daughter of Captain W. H. Webley Parry, R.N. C.B. &c.
Agents.– Messrs, Maude and Co.
JOHN GEORGE APLIN, Esq.
[Post-Captain of 1826.]
Was made a lieutenant, Feb. 13th, 1808; appointed to the command of the Arrow schooner, May 24th, 1813; and promoted to the rank of commander. Mar. 12th, 1814. His last appointment was, Dec. 13th, 1823, to the Grasshopper sloop, fitting out for the Halifax station, where he received his commission as captain, dated Jan.. 28th, 1826.
Agent.– Thomas Collier, Esq.
WILLIAM ROCHFORT, Esq.
[Post-Captain of 1826.]
Was made a lieutenant May 2d, 1810; appointed to the Nymphe 38, Captain Farmery P. Epworth, Feb. 2d, 1813; and promoted to the rank of commander, June 15th, 1814. We next find him commanding the Nimrod sloop, in the river Tyne, where he assisted the civil authorities in quelling some serious riots among the keelmen, as will be seen on reference to p. 79 et seq. of Suppl. Part IV. On paying off the Nimrod, at Plymouth, Oct. 13th, 1825, his ship’s company presented him with a handsome sword, “as a testimony of their respect and esteem.” He obtained the rank of captain. Mar. 27th, 1826.
