by John Marshall

“ Lieutenant Kittoe joined the Hebe frigate. Captain Alexander Hood; and in June 1796, he was appointed acting Commander of the Pelican sloop, on the Leeward Islands’ station. That vessel formed part of Rear-Admiral Harvey’s squadron at the unsuccessful attack of Porto Rico, April 1797 [1] .
On the 13th Sept., same year, Lieutenant Kittoe, then commanding the Bittern of 16 guns, engaged and captured l’Agréable French privateer, mounting 18 guns, with a complement of 115 men. ”

“ His last appointment was, Dec. 20, 1814, to the Astraea 42, which frigate he commanded on the coast of France, until the final termination of hostilities in 1815.
↑ See Vol. I, note at p. 113. ↑ See Captains Sir Thomas Fellowes, Frederick Jennings Thomas, and William Henry Smyth. ”