BYRON (George Anson, 1758-1793, Son of Vice-Admiral Hon. John Byron, uncle of the Poet Byron and cousin of Rear-Admiral Richard Byron)

Fine Clerk Written Document Signed as Captain to the Principal Officers & Commissioners of His Maj^ts Navy saying that he "should be much obliged to you if you would be pleased to cause the Extracts for the two undermentioned Marines, belonging to His Majesty's Ship Andromache under my Command, to be made and sent round to this Port ...", with the names Patrick Poor and Thomas Allen and a note of the "Ships for which the Wages is due Resolution, Defence", 1 sie 4to., Andromache, Spithead, 17th February

In late 1781 Byron joined the newly commissioned Andromache 32, going out to the Leeward Islands at the start of 1782 in which he shadowed the French fleet but earned an avuncular rebuke from his patron, Admiral Sir George Rodney, for leaving his station to bring him news of the French movements. He was present at the Battle of the Saintes on 12th April 1782, and following the action was afforded the honour of giving passage home to the bearer of the victorious despatches, Captain Lord Cranstoun, together with the wounded Captain Lord Robert Manners. Sadly the latter officer succumbed to lockjaw and died within a week of the battle. Byron served thereafter with the Channel fleet, being present at the relief of Gibraltar on 18th October, and serving in a small cruising squadron commanded by Captain John Harvey before being paid off in April 1783.

Item Date:  1783

Stock No:  41702      £575

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