JAMES GIFFORD, Esq.
[Post-Captain of 1812.]
Was made Lieutenant in Oct. 1793; Commander, April 29, 1802; and Post-Captain Aug. 12, 1812. During the late war he successively commanded the Speedy, Serpent, and Sheldrake, brigs; on the Channel and North Sea stations.
Captain Gifford is said to be the author of “The Remonstrance of a Unitarian, addressed to the Bishop of St. David’s;” and of “The Unitarians’ Defence;” being a reply in part to the late Rev. ___ Anderson’s Sermons, preached before the Deanery of Gower, and published at their request.
Agents.– Messrs. Maude & Co.