by John Marshall, Royal Naval Biography — Somerville… (1823)
“ This officer was made lieutenant, Nov. 11, 1807; advanced to the rank of commander Feb. 1, 1812; and subsequently employed, in the Thames troop-ship, on the North American station. His conduct during the expedition up the Patuxent river, on which occasion he held a command in the British flotilla, obtained him the “warmest acknowledgments” of Rear-Admiral Cockburn, who “earnestly recommended” him to Sir Alexander Cochrane’s “favorable notice.” His post commission bears date June 7, 1814. Agent.– Sir F. M. Ommanney. ”
