Captain John Baldwin, in Oct. 1817. This appointment appears to have been confirmed at home on the 9th Dec. following.
The Fly was wintering at St. John’s when Vice-Admiral Pickmore died there in Feb. 1818. The next day she was ordered to commence cutting through the ice, for the purpose of conveying despatches and the remains of the deceased governor to England; but although several hundred men were employed in assisting her crew, many days elapsed before she got fairly to sea[1]. On her passage home, she met with a tremendous gale, and had her best bower anchor washed from the bow, although secured by extra lashings.
Lieutenant Gore’s next appointment was, April 26th, 1819, to the Tamar 26, in which ship he visited the coast of Labrador, where she was re-equipped by her own officers and crew, without any additional assistance, after getting ashore, and losing her main and mizen masts and rudder.
In Sept. 1827, the subject of this sketch was appointed to the Melville 74; in. Nov. following, to the Victory 104; and in June 1828, to the Royal Sovereign yacht, as flag-lieutenant to the Lord High Admiral, by whom he was promoted to his present rank on the 8th Aug. in the same year.
FRANCIS DEANE HUTCHESON, Esq.
[Commander.]
Was made a lieutenant on the 19th Jan. 1822; advanced to his present rank Aug 9th, 1828; and appointed an inspecting commander of the coast guard in Ireland, Mar. 20th, 1832.
EDWARD HAWES, Esq.
[Commander.]
Passed his examination in May 1815; served at the battle of Algiers; and was made a lieutenant on the 16th Sept. 1816. We subsequently find him in the Andromache fri-
