by John Marshall

“ In the spring of 1804, our officer was appointed to superintend the Harwich district of Sea Fencibles, on which service he continued until the month of August in the following year, when he obtained the command of the Intrepid, a 64-gun ship ”

“ In Oct. 1809, the Cumberland formed part of Lord Collingwood’s fleet in the Mediterranean, and assisted at the destruction of two French line-of-battle ships near Frontignan [1] ; and the capture of a fleet of transports in Rosas Bay [2] . She was subsequently stationed at Sicily for the protection of that island.
About the autumn of 1811, Captain Wodehouse was appointed Resident Commissioner at Halifax, where he remained until advanced to the rank of Rear-Admiral, Aug. ”