by John Marshall, Royal Naval Biography — Pipon, Philip (1823)
“ Sir,– I beg to inform you, that last night the boats of H.M. ships Fisgard, Diamond, and Boadicca, attacked the enemy’s vessels lyinig in the harbour of Corunna, and succeeded in bringing out El Neptuno, a new ship, pierced for 20 guns, belonging to his Catholic Majesty; a gun-boat, mounting one long 32-pounder ”
by John Marshall, Royal Naval Biography — Pipon, Philip (1823)
“ Captain Pipon’s subsequent interesting cruise in the South Seas has been fully described at pp. 95–104 of this volume. His last appointment was, April 4, 1824, to the Britannia, a first rate, bearing the flag of Sir James Saumarez, Commander-in-chief at Plymouth. Agent.– ___ M‘Inerheny, Esq. ↑ See Vol. I, p. 142. N.B. Captain Pipon, then serving as a midshipman of the Diana frigate, is the officer who was sent. ”
