by John Marshall

“ In the month of June, 1795, he commanded the Lowestoffe, a 32-gun frigate, with a complement of 212 men, under the orders of the late Lord Hotham, by whom he was sent, in company with the Dido, of 28 guns and 193 men, to reconnoitre the port of Toulon and the adjacent islands. On the 24th of the same month, these ships fell in with two French frigates, la Minerve of 42 guns and 330 men, and l’Artémise of 38 guns and 275 men. ”

“ We are not aware of the exact loss sustained by the enemy, but that of the British was not so great as might have been expected; the Dido had 6 men killed, and 15, including her first Lieutenant, the late Captain Buckoll, wounded [4] . The Lowestoffe had only 3 men wounded.
In the course of the same year, Captain Middleton was appointed to the Flora of 36 guns, in which ship he served a considerable time under the orders of Commodore Nelson, in the gulf of Genoa and on the neighbouring coasts. ”

“ Commanding officers, having a proper feeling for their subordinates, would do well to give their secretaries and clerks strict orders to insert the names of officers employed on hazardous services, at full length. ”