by John Marshall

“ Soon after this latter promotion, Captain Ekins obtained the command of the Amphitrite frigate, and was sent with a convoy, under the orders of Captain Bagot of the Trent, to the Leeward Islands; on which station he captured a great number of the enemy’s vessels, and among the rest seven privateers, carrying in the whole 62 guns and 466 men. He also assisted at the taking of the Dutch colony at Surinam, by the naval and military forces under Lord Hugh Seymour and Lieutenant-General Trigge, on which occasion the Amphitrite bore the Admiral’s flag. ”

“ The Defence afterwards formed part of the fleet employed in the Baltic, under the orders of Sir James Saumarez; and in 1809, was detached, in company with the Bellerophon, to the Gulf of Finland, where Captain Ekins took possession of several islands, and completely cut off all supplies sent by the Russians for the use of their army in Sweden.
Our officer’s next appointment appears to have been, Sept. 7, 1815, to the Superb, of 74 guns, in which ship he greatly distinguished himself at the memorable attack upon Algiers, in the autumn of 1816 [5] . ”

“ From this period we lose sight of Captain Ekins until the spring of 1801, when he was appointed to the Beaulieu, of 40 guns, in which fine frigate he was actively employed till the latter end of 1806. He then joined the Defence, a third-rate; and in the following year sailed with Admiral Gambier on the expedition against Copenhagen ”