Pylades

Posted by Tim Oakley on Saturday 6th of July 2019 04:09

1 Nov 1803 the jolly boat of the Pylades16 sloop Commander Alexander Saunderson Burrowes upset at Spithead, by which unfortunate occurrence Mr Higgins, midshipman of that ship and a seaman were drowned two men and the Boatswain were picked up by the boats from the Courageux.

Posted by Tim Oakley on Tuesday 21st of May 2019 17:53

Circa 25 Dec 1799 Sheerness, a Court Martial was held at Sheerness, on board the Seahorse upon Garret Andrew Fauch, a Seaman belonging to the Pylades. Being found guilty of the charge of having, in the absence of the best men of the company, who were employed against the enemy on shore, of exciting some Dutch prisoners on board to rise and take possession of the ship, then lying in Sheermonikoog, he was sentenced to Death. The trial continued three hours. The prisoner is a Dutchman, and has been five years in our service.
Circa 1 Nov 1800 Mr. M. White, of the Topaze, is made a Lieutenant, and appointed to the sloop Pylades.

Posted by Cy on Wednesday 8th of May 2019 14:57

Probably Edmund Tattersall, lieutenant of 1806. That's all I know though.

Posted by Makis on Wednesday 8th of May 2019 12:46

In the summer of 1809 there was also Lieutenant Tatersall.
That is according to C's log.
Anybody knows anything about him?

Posted by Makis on Sunday 16th of September 2018 16:12

Pylades (Captain Ferguson)
5-8 March 1810
Carried Lord Byron and John Cam Hobhouse from Athens to Smyrna.
Check Hobhouse's Diary on Peter Cochran's Blog