by John Marshall, Royal Naval Biography — Davies… (1823)
“ Your brother’s loss is deplored by all who knew him, for his kindness of heart and evenness of temper; but he was chiefly admired for his cool self-possession in danger; he was often under fire from pirates, when in command of the Rose’s boats, and was always successful; but it was at the battle of Navarin that he pre-eminently distinguished himself, in command of the boats, by towing a fire-vessel clear of u French line-of-battle ship, under a dreadful fire of grape, which must have insured his promotion had he survived. Yours, (Signed) “L. Davies.” ”
