a detachment of H.M. 60th regiment, led the boats himself through a heavy surf, and had his hat and coat shot through, whilst proceeding to the assault. His first commission from the Admiralty, appointing him to the Majestic 74, bearing the flag of Sir John Laforey, and about to return home from the Leeward Islands, bears date Jan. 21st, 1796. He arrived in England on the 24th April following: and subsequently served under Captains Charles Lindsay and Richard Retalick, in la Bonne-Citoyenne sloop, on the Channel and Mediterranean stations. Whilst thus employed, be witnessed the battle off Cape St. Vincent, Feb. 14th, 1797; and assisted in capturing two French privateers, le Pluvier and la Carnarde. In Oct. 1798, he was removed, at Naples, to the Colossus 74, Captain George Murray; with whom he suffered shipwreck in St. Mary’s harbour, Scilly, Dec. 10th following[1].
Lieutenant Young’s next appointments were, – in April 1799, to be first of the Savage sloop. Captain Norborne Thompson, then employed on the Boulogne station, and afterwards in occasional co-operation with the British forces at the Helder; – in 1802, to the Goliah 74, commanded by his first cousin, Captain (afterwards Rear-Admiral Sir Charles) Brisbane, under whom he assisted at the capture of la Mignonne, French corvette, near Cape Nicola Mole, St. Domingo; – Sept. 30th, 1803, to the vmdsor Castle 98; – shortly afterwards to the Foudroyant 80; – and, Mar. 28th, 1804, to command the Entreprenante cutter. His exertions, as first of the Goliah, during, and after a midnight hurricane, in which that ship was laid on her beam-ends and dismasted, on her return home from the West Indies, appear to have been no less deservedly than highly praised; for we are informed, that on the very next day she was in full chase of, and succeeded in recapturing, a merchantman of considerable value. It was in the storm to which we allude, that the Calypso sloop, Captain W. Venour, then under the orders of Captain Brisbane, was run down and sunk by one of the homeward bound convoy; not an individual on board of either escaping.
- ↑ See Nav. Chron. I. 86.
