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Rh In that frigate he assisted in surveying the Belt, and then visited Quebec, Halifax, and Jamaica. On leaving her in April, 1793, he joined the 98; in which ship and the  74, he served in the Mediterranean under the flag of Vice-Admiral Philip Cosby until Dec. 1794. Being appointed Senior, shortly afterwards, of the of 32 guns and 212 men, Capt. Lord Henry Paulet, he was afforded an opportunity of displaying much good conduct, on the night of 10 April, 1795, at the capture, in the Channel,, of the French frigate La Gloire of 42 guns and 275 men, 40 of whom, in the course of a spirited action of 58 minutes, were killed and wounded, with a loss to the British of not more than 8 wounded. He was promoted, 17 of the same month, to the command of the sloop, on the Home station; was posted, 27 Aug. 1796, into the  24, in which ship *he served for four years and four months, in the North Sea, on the coast of North America, off Lisbon, and in the Channel; and was subsequently appointed – 1 Jan. 1801, to the  44, on the Irish station – 20 Oct. 1804 and 1 Dec. 1805 (he had left the  in Aug. 1802), to the  50 and  74, both at Halifax – 25 Feb. 1806, to the  74, employed off Cadiz, in various parts of the Mediterranean, and in the North Sea – and 23 Sept. 1809, to the  74. While commanding the Capt. Talbot made prize, 15 Dec. 1796, 6 Feb. and 7 March, 1797, and 10 Nov. 1799, of the privateers Sphinx of 26 men, Flibustier of 14 guns, 6 swivels, and 63 men, Voltigeur of 23 men, and Hirondelle of 14 guns and 50 men. In the he retook, in July, 1801, four West Indiamen, which had been cut off from their convoy by a French privateer; in the  he captured, 23 Feb. 1805, La Ville de Milan of 46 guns, and her prize the  32, both which ships had been much shattered in a recent engagement; and in the  he passed the Dardanells with Sir John Duckworth in Feb. 1807, and obtained the warm praise of Sir Wm. Sidney Smith for the admirable manner in which he placed his ship in the action which terminated with the destruction of the Turkish squadron off Point Pesquies. Before proceeding with our narrative we should here record the fact that, “anxious to testify their esteem and respect, and the unfeigned regret they felt at his departure,” the ward-room officers of the, on Capt. Talbot quitting that ship, had united in presenting him with a sword valued at 100 guineas. In the, which ship he did not join until Nov. 1809, Capt. Talbot was at first stationed under Lord Coliingwood off Toulon. He was next engaged under the late Sir Geo. Martin in affording protection to the island of Sicily when threatened with an invasion by Joachim Murat; and while blockading Corfu with the and  under his orders, he drove on shore, 30 Jan. 1811, the 'Leoben', an Italian schooner-of-war of 10 guns and 60 men, which was set on fire and blown up by the enemy. On 21 Feb. 1812, being at the time off Venice in company with the 18, Capt. John Wm. Andrew, the (who, although rated a 74, mounted 82 guns, measured 1724 tons, threw a broadside of 1060 pounds, and had on board a crew of 506 men) discovered, on its way from the above port to Pola, in Istria, a hostile squadron, consisting of the French ship Rivoli of 80 guns (equal in broadside weight of metal to 1085 pounds), 1804 tons, and 810 men, the Jéna and Mercure of 16, and Mamelouck of 8 guns, and two gun-boats. This was at about 3 ; and at 4h. 30m. on the 22 the, having arrived within half-pistol-shot of the Rivoli, commenced an action with that ship, which continued to rage with the utmost fury on both sides until 9 ; when, her hull, masts, and rigging being dreadfully cut up and 400 of her crew being either killed or wounded, the Rivoli struck her colours. The loss sustained by the in achieving this noble exploit amounted to 27 men killed and 99 wounded. Towards the close of the engagement, it may be as well to add, she received the assistance of two broadsides from the ; who, emulating the gallantry of her consort, had blown up the Mercure and put to flight the Jéna and Mamelouck. Among the wounded on board the was Capt. Talbot. He received, in the early part of the action, a contusion from a splinter which nearly deprived him of sight and compelled him to leave the deck; where his place, however, was ably supplied by his First-Lieutenant, the present Capt. Thos. Ladd Peake. On his return to England he was presented by the Admiralty with a gold medal commemorative of that which his valour had accomplished. Having refitted at Chatham he sailed, in Nov. 1812, from Spithead with a convoy for the West Indies. Thence he proceeded to the Chesapeake. On 12 Nov. 1813 he was present at Halifax in a severe hurricane, which drove on shore 96 sail of vessels, including H.M. ships, , , , and. He was subsequently, in Jan. 1814, employed in blockading at New London the United States, Macedonian, and Hornet; in May, 1814, his ship was for 37 hours on shore on Fisher’s Island and was with difficulty saved; and in the following June he was sent with the 38, Capt. Wm. Henry Dillon, up Davis’ Strait, for the purpose of defending the whale-fishery. When in lat. 66° 30' N. the ran on a small rock and was so much injured (making 44 inches water per hour) that she was obliged to return with her consort to England. She arrived at Spithead 10 Aug. in the same year; and was shortly afterwards paid off. Her Captain, who has not been since afloat, had been appointed, 4 June preceding, a Colonel of Marines. He was nominated a K.C.B. 2 Jan. 1815; made a Rear-Admiral 12 Aug. 1819, a Vice-Admiral 22 July, 1830, and a full Admiral 23 Nov. 1841; and created a G.C.B. 23 Feb. 1842. He obtained the Good Service Pension 5 May, 1847.

Sir John Talbot married, 17 Oct. 1815, the Hon. Juliana Arundell, third daughter of Jas. Everard, ninth Lord Arundell of Wardour, by whom, who died 9 Dec. 1843, he has issue two sons and five daughters. His fourth daughter, Margaret Victoriosa, married, in 1841, Wm. Edm. Pole, Esq., second son of Sir Wm.Templer Pole, Bart., D.C.L., of Shute House, co. Devon. – J. Hinxman.

 TALBOT. 

was born 5 Nov. 1805.

This officer entered the Royal Naval College in 1818; and embarked, in 1820, as a Volunteer, on board the 48, Capt. Gawen Wm. Hamilton, fitting for the Mediterranean; where and on the Home and South American stations he served, until 1824, part of the time in the capacity of Midshipman, in the 46, Capt. Hon. Fleetwood Broughton Reynolds Pellew,  18, Capt. Fred. Hunn, 74, flag-ship of Sir Benj. Hallowell Carew, cutter,  28, Capt. John Toup Nicolas,  42, Capt. Sir Robt. Mends, 46, Capt. Sir Murray Maxwell, and  42, Capt. Wm. Jas. Hope Johnstone. In 1825, having passed his examination in the preceding year, he was nominated Mate of the 18, Capt. Hon. Chas. Abbot, again in the Mediterranean; on which station, after he had been a second time employed with Capt. Hamilton in the, he was nominated, in 1826, Acting-Lieutenant of the 10, and was confirmed, 22 June, 1827, into his former ship the , then commanded by Capt. Lewis Davies, under whom he assisted at the capture of some piratical boats at Samothraki, and fought at the battle of Navarin. In Dec. of the year lost mentioned he removed to