Royal Naval Biography/Vidal, Richard Emeric

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RICHARD EMERIC VIDAL, Esq.
[Commander.]

Was made a lieutenant on the 10th July, 1809. He commanded the boats of the Cornwallis frigate. Captain (now Sir W. A.) Montague, at the capture of a Dutch brig, lying under the fort of Manippa, laden with turtle, fowls, fruit, and sago, bound to Amboyna, Feb. 1st, 1810. He obtained his present rank on the 22d July, 1830.