by John Marshall

“ Growing faint through loss of blood, he was now compelled to retire; but when assistance was offered to conduct him below, he nobly refused it,– “I will not have a single man leave his quarters on my account! my legs still remain to bear me down into the cockpit.” In this wounded and shattered state he cast a languid yet affectionate look towards his brave crew – “Persevere, my brave lads, in your duty! continue the action with spirit, for the honor of our King and Country; and remember my last words – The colours of the Brunswick shall never be struck!” ”

“ Captain Harvey sailed from St. Helens, in company with a squadron, under Sir John Orde. On the 18th of the same month, being then off Cadiz, he was ordered to chase and detain a Spanish frigate, which surrendered without opposition. Although bound to the colonies, with despatches announcing the commencement of hostilities between England and Spain, Sir John Orde directed Captain Harvey to escort this ship back to her own port. ”

“ Her consort, the Amphitrite, was soon afterwards intercepted by Sir Richard J. Strachan, who, being unchecked by the presence of a superior officer, conducted her to Gibraltar, where she was condemned as a prize, and added to the British navy. On the 27th, the Niger frigate joined company, with orders to detain all Spanish shipping; and in the course of the same day, a large dismasted merchantman, from Vera Cruz, was taken possession of by Sir John’s flag-ship, the Swiftsure 74. On the 30th, Captain Harvey captured the brig Pomone, from Havannah, laden with sugar and twenty chests of silver. ”