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 when on board the Lord Hawke, and chased by the frigates they commanded.

In the hope that, on a due explanation of his motives, and a statement of his past services, he might be reinstated in his rank, the subject of this memoir petitioned the Board to rescind their resolution; but he was informed in answer, that their Lordships saw no grounds for altering it. Thus disappointed, he presented a Memorial to the King, which was also rejected.

In March 1801, he accompanied Sir Hyde Parker as a volunteer to the Baltic, and was so highly spoken of by that Admiral for his distinguished conduct in the battle off Copenhagen, that on a second memorial being presented to the Sovereign, his Majesty was most graciously pleased to restore him to the rank of Post-Captain, with seniority from the 22d Sept. of that year. He was afterwards appointed to the command of the Sea Fencibles at Southend, in Essex.

Some time before the attack on the French squadron in Aix Roads, Captain Tomlinson transmitted a plan to the Secretary of the Admiralty, for conducting fire-ships when leading down to attack the enemy, which was afterwards adopted; and in June following, he was appointed to fit out and command all the vessels of that description intended to accompany the expedition under Earl Chatham and Sir Richard J. Strachan to the Scheldt. In Dec. following, when the island of Walcheren was evacuated, he assisted in destroying the basin, arsenal, and sea defences of Flushing; and his exertions on that occasion were mentioned in highly satisfactory terms by Captain Graham Moore, who commanded the detachment of seamen and artificers employed in that undertaking. On his return to England he resumed the command of the Sea Fencibles in Essex.

We are indebted to a pamphlet long since out of print, for the bulk of our information respecting Captain Tomlinson’s services. Other subjects alluded to by the writer thereof are of too delicate a nature for us to attempt handling them, during the existence of the parties to whom they refer.

Captain Tomlinson married, in 1794, Elizabeth, youngest daughter and co-heiress of Ralph Ward, Esq. of Forburrows, near Colchester, by whom he has four sons and four 