by John Marshall

“ Gosling rejoined Captain Jervis, who was then about to assume the command of the Tonnant 80, stationed off Ferrol. During a subsequent cruise in the Bay of Biscay, this ship had her main-mast much damaged, one man killed, and ten persons severely injured by lightning. On the 26th of Jan. 1805, she joined the Channel fleet with despatches from Rear-Admiral Sir Thomas Graves, relative to the escape of the Rochefort squadron, and Captain Jervis was unfortunately drowned, by the upsetting of a boat, while proceeding to the flag-ship. ”

“ Among other services performed by Rear-Admiral Fremantle, was that of obtaining the liberation of 400 Christian slaves at Tunis. After cruising for some time off Toulon, he was appointed to the command of a squadron employed in the Adriatic, where he continued till the whole of the French, posts in Dalmatia, Croatia, Istria, and the Frioul, with all the islands in that quarter, were surrendered to the British and Austrian forces. During this busy period, Lieutenant Gosling was not idle.
Before he left the Milford, he assisted at the capture and destruction of several French vessels. ”

“ The conjunct operations in the Adriatic being at length successfully concluded, and the European war nearly at an end. Lieutenant Gosling exchanged into the Apollo frigate, and shortly afterwards returned to England. In Nov. 1814, he sailed for Barbadoes, as passenger on board the Swiftsure 74, Captain William Henry Webley, and there joined the flag-ship of Sir Philip C. Durham, by whom he was promoted to the command of the Muros sloop, April 25th, 1815. ”