by John Marshall

“ During his first cruise he witnessed the capture of four Spanish merchantmen, laden with sugar, cochineal, indigo, coffee, &c. and having on board specie to a very considerable amount. In the following year, he was present at the capture of two Spanish line-of-battle ships, by the fleet under Sir Robert Calder [2] . ”

“ On leaving the Canada, Mr. John Harvey joined the Orion 74, Captain Sir Archibald C. Dickson, attached to the Baltic fleet; in which ship he continued until June 1809, when he sailed from Spithead, in the Donegal 74, Captain Edward P. Brenton, to rejoin his uncle, then commanding the Leviathan 74, off Cadiz. In Oct. following, he witnessed the destruction, by their own crews, of two French line-of-battle ships, between Cette and Frontignan [3] . In Mar. ”