by John Marshall

“ An exploit of a very brilliant description, subsequently performed by them, in conjunction with those of the Implacable, Bellerophon, and Prometheus, will be noticed in our memoir of Captain Frederick E. V. Vernon [2] . ”

“ Is, we believe, a nephew to the late celebrated civil engineer. The following is a copy of the first published gazette letter in which his name appears: –
“H.M.S. Melpomene, in the Sleeve, May, 1, 1809. “Sir,– I beg leave to acquaint you, that having chased a Danish man-of-war cutter, of 6 guns, and apparently quite new, on shore at Huilbo (a harbour in Jutland) ; and anchored H.M. frigate in 19 feet water, the boats were sent under the directions of Lieutenants Plumridge and Rennie, who succeeded in boarding and destroying her, with other vessels, under a most tremendous fire. ”