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The Naval Chronicle Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 January 2011
“Thou wert swift, O Morar, as a roe on the desert; terrible as a meteor of fire. Thy wrath was as the storm. Thy sword in battle as lightning in the field. Many fell by the arm; they were consumed in the flames of thy wrath. But when thou didst return from war, how peaceful was thy brow. Thy face was like the sun after rain; like the moon in the silence of the night, calm as the breast of the lake when the loud wind is laid.”
–Ossian.PATRIOTISM, constancy, fortitude, and intrepidity, are the distinguishing traits of the British navy; qualities inseparable from that gallant profession; but when these qualities are associated in an individual, with the gentler virtues of generosity and humanity, perfect urbanity of manners, and all the mild courtesies and accomplishments of the gentleman, the exhibition of such a character becomes almost a public duty. The following sketch, therefore, of the life and professional services of a distinguished officer now living, is presented to the public, in order that, by holding forth an example of existing and cotemporary excellence, it may serve as an honorable beacon to those youths who, on entering their profession, are in danger of being wrecked on the shoals of error, either from the baneful influence of prejudice, defective education, or evil example.
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