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Rh and at Ste. Lucie, and of conducting a convoy, brought from England, in safety into Prince Rupert’s Bay, Dominica. On being appointed to the Transport Service, he sailed with a large convoy of troop and store-ships for Lisbon, thence proceeded to Cadiz, and, having there embarked the Wattville Regiment, conveyed it to Quebec. On his arrival at that place he volunteered to carry home the despatches of Sir Geo. Provost, the Governor, requiring immediate supplies for the Canadas. This service he performed with so much expedition that Government was enabled to comply with the demands made before the season had closed up the navigation of the river St. Lawrence. He subsequently visited Barbadoes, and thence returned with the 90th Regiment, via Bermuda, to Quebec. On 17 Aug. 1814, being then on his voyage home from America in the transport, carrying only 10 guns and 25 men, with 5 boys and 4 passengers, he was attacked, off Cape Clear, by a large American privateer, mounting 14 long 9-pounders, with a complement of 150 men, which had recently captured a Bataviaman with 52 men on board, and had committed great depredations on the coast of Ireland. After a close action of one hour and forty minutes, running before the wind, the sheered across the enemy’s stern and raked her with so much effect that the latter made off and stood to the southward to repair damages. On reaching Cork, Lieut. Seward was highly complimented by Sir Herbert Sawyer, the Commander-in-Chief, for the valour he had displayed in having defeated so formidable an opponent. He was also gratified by receiving from the Admiralty a letter expressing the strong sense entertained by their Lordships of his “distinguished gallantry and good conduct;” and still more so by being advanced, 15 Nov. following, to the rank of Commander. The officers and crew of the Atlas (which was ensured for 20,000l.) were handsomely rewarded by the Treasury; and the men, being only hired, were granted three years’ protection from impressment. We may add that Commander Seward, a few days after he had been elevated to that rank, had the honour of receiving from Lord St. Vincent a letter congratulating him on his “well-earned promotion.” During the first 18 years of the peace he applied constantly, but in vain, for employment. The state of his health then placed it out of his power. He was admitted to the out-pension of Greenwich Hospital 1 Dec. 1847. – Messrs. Ommanney.

 SEWELL. 

died 28 Sept. 1846, at Wick Hill House, Bracknell, Berks, aged 50.

This officer entered the Navy, 9 Nov. 1809, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the 64, Capt. Rich. Budd Vincent, guard-ship at Malta, and continued employed in the Mediterranean, from the following Dec. until Oct. 1814, part of the time in the capacities of Midshipman and Master’s Mate, in the of 46 guns and 258 men, Capt. Jahleel Brenton,  16, Capt. John Duff Markland,  and  74’s, Capts. Wm. Cuming and Norborne Thompson, and sloop, Capt. John Smith. In the he shared, we understand, in a brilliant and single-handed victory gained, 3 May, 1810, by Capt. Brenton in the Bay of Naples (after a contest of more than two hours, in which the British sustained a loss of 10 men killed and 22 wounded) over a Franco-Neapolitan squadron, carrying altogether 95 guns and about 1400 men; and in the  he co-operated in the defence of Sicily against the threatened invasion of Joachim Murat. From 25 Oct. 1814 until promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on his arrival home 9 Oct. 1821, he served on the North American, Cape of Good Hope, Downs, and East India stations, as Admiralty-Midshipman, in the 24, Capt. Chas. Sotheby, 36, Capt. Nathaniel Day Cochrane,  20, Capts. Hon. Robt. Cavendish Spencer and Wm. M‘Culloch, 33, Capt, John Rich. Lumley, and 28, Capt. J. Walkie. In the he was present in 1820 in an affair at Mocha. After his promotion he did not go afloat.

He was married, and has left issue. – Hallett and Robinson.

 SEWELL. 

, born 19 Dec. 1790, is third son of the late Robt. Sewell, Esq., of Oak End Lodge, Bucks, Attorney-General at Jamaica; and grandson of the late Sir Thos. Sewell, Kt., Master of the Rolls.

This officer entered the Royal Naval Academy 16 Sept. 1803; and embarked, 7 March, 1807, as Midshipman, on board the 38, Capt. Rich. Raggett. In that frigate he accompanied the expedition to Copenhagen, witnessed the surrender of Madeira, brought home a General (whose life he had saved when attacked by a Portuguese mob), after the Convention of Cintra, and conveyed the future King of the French to Malta. After serving for 12 months with Capt. John Poo Beresford in the and  74’s (the former employed in the attack upon Walcheren), he again, in June, 1810, joined the, then commanded by Capt. Robt. Corbett; with whom he sailed for the East Indies. On his passage out he took part in a very gallant although unsuccessful attempt made, 11 Sept. 1810, by two boats under Lieut. Geo. Forder, to capture a schooner near the Isle of France; on which occasion the British sustained a loss of 2 men killed, and 16, including himself severely, wounded. Three days subsequently to this event the came to close action with the French frigates Iphigénie and Astrée, carrying between them 86 guns and 618 men, and, after a brave but unequal contest of two hours and a half, in which she endured a loss of 49 men killed and 114 (including her Captain mortally) wounded, and occasioned the enemy one of 10 killed and 35 wounded, was compelled to strike her colours. Being, however, retaken a few hours afterwards, Mr. Sewell continued to serve in her under the flag of Vice-Admiral Albemarle Bertie until the following Oct.; in the course of which and of the following month he joined the 74 and  38, flag-ships of Rear-Admiral Wm. O’Brien Drury. He attained the rank of Lieutenant 10 Dec. in the same year; returned in 1811 to England in the 50, Capt. Hugh Cook; and between July, 1812, and June, 1815, was employed on the Home and Brazilian stations in the  50, Capt. Hugh Cook,  74, Capt. John Broughton,  36, Capt. Sir Edw. Tucker, 74, Capt. Zachary Mudge, and  74, flag-ship of Sir John Poo Beresford. Since 30 March, 1835, he has been in charge of a station in the Coast Guard. On 9 Dec. in that year he captured a smuggling smack, crew, and cargo; on 9 Nov. 1840 he was presented with a gold medal from the Royal National Shipwreck Institution for having saved the lives of the crew of the smack 'Sarah', wrecked, 21 Sept. preceding, on St. John’s Point, co. Down; and on 9 Oct. 1846 he was instrumental, by Dennett’s Rockets, in saving the lives of the passengers and crew of the ship Templeman, wrecked off Kilmore.

Lieut. Sewell married Esther, eighth daughter of the late John Dawsnn, Esq., of Mossley Hill, near Liverpool, and sister-in-law of Vice-Admiral W. H. B. Tremlett. By that lady he has issue three sons and one daughter. – Hallett and Robinson.

 SEYMOUR. 

was born 20 Dec. 1791. He is next brother of

This officer entered the Navy, 20 Sept. 1806, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the 74, Capts. Sam. Pym and Jas. Sanders, bearing the flag of the late Admiral John Child Purvis; under whom he continued employed off Cadiz, latterly in the defence of that city against the French, until Feb. 1810. During 19 months of the time the continued