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 Transport Board would not recognize her as ever having been one.

Once more at his own disposal, Mr. Dougal thought of again entering into the merchant service; but, on due consideration, thought it right to make an effort to obtain a lieutenant’s commission; and, although he had previously passed underwent a second examination at Somerset House. He then memorialized the Admiralty, and, in about three months afterwards, was promoted into the Sarpen sloop, by commission, dated June 8th, 1808. This vessel, successively commanded by Captains James Gifford and J. Sanderson Gibson, was attached to the Walcheren expedition, afterwards employed in the North Sea and Baltic, and paid off Dec. 22d, 1809.

Lieutenant Dougal’s subsequent appointments were, April 0th, 1810, to be first of the Apelles sloop, Captain Thomas Oliver; and Jan. 15th, 1813, to the Espiegle, Captain John Taylor. The former vessel, while under the command of Captain Frederick Hoffman, ran on shore under the batteries to the westward of Boulogne, May 3d, 1812, on which occasion Lieutenant Dougal and several of her crew were wounded. The latter sloop was employed on the West India station, from whence she returned home in Mar. 1814.

The subject of this memoir was made a commander on the 13th June, 1815; since which he has not been able to obtain employment. 



made a lieutenant on the 20th Sept. 1808; appointed to the Majestic 58, Captain John Hayes, April 17th, 1813; and promoted to his present rank, June 13th, 1815.

