served under the flag of Sir John B. Warren, in the Swiftsure 74, on the Halifax station. He was made a commander on the 27th June, 1814.
This officer married, April 10th, 1822, Lady Frances Theophila Anne Hastings, eldest daughter of Hans Francis, eleventh Earl of Huntingdon.
WILLIAM HENRY NARES, Esq.
[Commander.]
Passed his examination in Aug. 1808; obtained the rank of lieutenant on the 17th April, 1809; and subsequently served in the Roman sloop, Captain Samuel Fowell, Apollo 38, Captain Bridges V. Taylor, and Havannah 30, Captain Gawen William Hamilton, on the Mediterranean station, where he distinguished himself on many occasions, particularly at the capture of three Franco-Italian gun-vessels, near the island of Fano, in the Adriatic, May 28th, 1813,[1] and in a subsequent affair thus officially reported:
“Sir,– At daylight last Thursday morning, being off the north end of Corfu, and suspecting four vessels to be bound there from Barletta, with grain, but prevented getting in by the position of the Apollo, I, previous to hauling out to examine them, detached our barge, launch, first gig, and jolly-boat, under Lieutenant William Henry Nares, Lieutenant Colin Campbell, R.M., and Messrs. Hutchinson, Lancaster, and Brand, midshipmen, to watch them at the south end.
“They were, as I had anticipated, met going in. One ran on shore under Cape Bianco, and was scuttled; the others would have been captured had the attention of the barge, gig, and jolly-boat not been drawn off by a French gun-vessel, which they took after some resistance. She mounted five long guns, a twelve and a six-pounder. Nine of the enemy were badly wounded, among whom was the commander and a captain of engineers. Mons. Baudrand, colonel and chief of engineers of Corfu, (reported of very great abilities,) was also in her, having been to Parga and Pado to improve the fortifications.
“The launch was despatched to St. Maura with the prize, and the wounded landed at Corfu, under a flag of truce.
“The delay of the latter caused our other boats to remain near Morto,
