John Marshall

“ Mr. Henry Hart entered the navy in 1796 as a midshipman on board the Indefatigable frigate, Captain Sir Edward Pellew, with whom he continued until the peace of Amiens [1] , when he joined the Foudroyant 80, bearing the flag of Lord Keith, on the Mediterranean station. From that ship he was promoted into the Medusa frigate, June 1802. ”

“ After serving nearly four years as an acting-captain, ill health obliged this officer to leave the East Indies, and on his return home he had the mortification to find that Lord Mulgrave had only confirmed him as a commander, by commission dated Oct. ”