by John Marshall, Royal Naval Biography — Fowke, George (1823)
“ He assisted at the capture of the neutral islands in 1801; and soon after had the misfortune to be wrecked in the Proselyte frigate, off St. Martin’s. During the late war he commanded in succession the division of prison ships stationed in the river Medway; the Royal William [1] , and Prince, three-deckers, bearing the flag of the commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth; and the depot for prisoners of war at Stapleton. Since the peace, he had the superintendence of the ordinary at Sheerness, for the established period of three years. Agent. ”
