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Thomas Briggs, bearing the flag of Sir George Campbell; 
and in July 1819, was removed into the " Superb/' bearing 
the broad pendant of Sir Thomas M. Hardy, with whom I 
served until July 1821. During Sir Thomas Hardy's exer- 
cise of diplomatic and consular functions in South America, 1 
had the honour to be selected to attend upon him as Flag 
Midshipman. 
Although it was with a view to my immediate promotion 
that I had been removed from the " Queen Charlotte" to the 
" Superb," at the especial desire of Lord Melville, then First 
Lord of the Admiralty, expressed to Sir George Cockburn 
whilst holding in his hand the Gazette Extraordinary con- 
taining Sir George's despatch relative to the expedition to 
Washington, I was not advanced to the rank of Lieutenant 
until the partial promotion of February 1821. I served as 
Lieutenant on board the " Superb," until she was paid off in 
June 1822. 
• At this time, when his Majesty George the Fourth went 
to Scotland by sea. Lord St. Vincent, who honoured me with 
his kindest regards, was desirous that I should accompany 
him as his aide-de-camp, when he waited upon the King at 
Greenwich ; and was alone prevented from fulfilling his inten- 
tion by some official objection to his being so attended on 
board the royal yacht. Consequently, I accompanied his 
Lordship no further than to Greenwich. 
In January 1823, I was appointed to the " Brazen," Capt. 
George W. Willes ; under whom I served until September 
1826, on the South American, Channel, and African stations. 
During six months of the " Brazen's" service in the Channel, 
21 smugglers were taken and convicted, and smuggled goods 
captured to a large amount. On the coast of Africa, 900 
slaves were taken ; and I had the satisfaction of taking 420 
of them, when in command of the ship's boats, from a Spanish 
vessel of four guns and 48 men, the crews of the boats 
amounting only to 25, and the vessel being nine miles distant 
from the " Brazen." 
In the following month of September, the commander of 
the "Conflict" having invalided, Commodore BuUen was 
pleased to appoint me to the command of that brig; which I 
held till she was paid off in February 1828; having during 
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