by John Marshall

“ His promotion to the rank of Commander took place in 1796, and on that occasion he was appointed to the Bull Dog sloop of war, in which vessel he returned to England at the period when our seamen were unhappily engaged in acts of open treason, the expected disastrous effects of which were prevented by the exertions of himself and those of his brother officers selected to direct the operations of a flotilla equipped for the express purpose of reducing the mutineers at the Nore to obedience. ”

“ Captain Dick was soon after appointed to the Discovery bomb, on the North Sea station. In 1799, he accompanied the expedition sent against the Helder, covered the landing of the troops, and served on shore with the army till the final evacuation of Holland [1] . Early in 1800 he removed into the Cynthia of 18 guns, and proceeded to the Mediterranean, where he was most actively employed during the remainder of the war. ”