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| Date from | Date to | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31.1.1790 | Lieutenant | NMM | |
| 1793 | 1795 | Bellerophon (74)
1786-1836 , MidshipmanBritish 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1824 Renamed "Captivity" | NMM |
| 1.6.1794 | Glorious 1st of June | ||
| 16.6.1795 | 17.6.1795 | First Battle of Groix | |
| 16.2.1801 | Commander | CSORN | |
| 16.2.1801 | 1803 | Investigator (18)
1798-1810 , Commander, and Commanding OfficerBritish 18 Gun Unrated Armed Vessel 1801 Renamed "Investigator" | BWAS-1793 |
| 7.5.1810 | Captain | CSORN |
By the Commiƒsioners for Executing the Office of
Lord High Admiral of Great Britain and Ireland
&C and of all His Majesty's Plantations &C
To Mr Mathew Flinders hereby appointed
Lieutenant of His Majesty's Ship the Reliance.
By Virtue of the Power and Authority to us given, We do hereby constitute and appoint you Lieutenant of His Majesty's Ship the Reliance. Willing and requiring you forthwith to go on board and take upon you the Charge and Command of Lieutenant in her accordingly. Strictly Charging and Commanding all the Officers and Company belonging to the said Ship subordinate to you to behave themselves jointly and severally in their respective Employments, with all due Respect and Obedience unto you their said Lieutenant; And you likewise to observe and execute as well the General printed Instructions as what Orders and Directions as you shall from time to time receive from your Captain or any other your superior Officers for His Majesty's service. Hereof nor you nor any of you may fail as you will answer the contrary at your peril. And for so doing this shall be your Warrant. Given under our hands and the Seal of the Office of Admiralty this Thirty first day of January 1790. in the Thirty eighth Year of His Majesty's Reign.
By Command of their Lordships
Seniority 31st Jan.1790
By the Commissioners for Executing the Office of
Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
&C and of all His Majesty's Plantations &C
To Lieut . Matthew Flinders hereby appointed
Lieutenant of His Majesty's Sloop the Investigator.
By Virtue of the Power and Authority to us given, We do hereby constitute and appoint you Lieutenant of His Majesty's Sloop the Investigator. Willing and requiring you forthwith to go on board and take upon you the Charge and Command of Lieutenant in her accordingly. Strictly Charging and Commanding all the Officers and Company belonging to the said Sloop subordinate to you to behave themselves jointly and severally, in their respective Employments, with all due Respect and Obedience unto you their said Lieutenant And you likewise to observe and execute as well the General printed Instructions as what Orders and Directions as you shall from time to time receive from your Captain or any other your superior Officers for His Majesty's service. Hereof nor you nor any of you may fail as you will answer the contrary at your peril. And for so doing this shall be your Warrant. Given under our hands and the Seal of the Office of Admiralty this Nineteenth day of January 1801. in the Forty first Year of His Majesty's Reign.
By Command of their Lordships
Nepean, Spencer, Young [signature has been cut away]
Seniority 31st Jany.1798
By the Commissioners for Executing the Office of
Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Ireland &C
To Matthew Flinders Esq hereby appointed
Commander of His Majesty's Sloop the Investigator
By Virtue of the Power and Authority to Us given, We do hereby constitute and appoint you Commanderof His Majesty's sloop the Investigator. Willing and requiring you forthwith to go on board and take upon you the Charge and Command of commander in her accordingly. Strictly Charging and Commanding all the Officers and Company of the said Sloop to behave themselves jointly and severally, in their respective Employments, with all due Respect and Obedience unto you their said Commander and you likewise to observe and execute the General Printed Instructions, and such Orders and Directions as you shall from time to time receive from Us, or any other your superior Officers, for His Majesty's Service. Hereof nor you nor any of you may fail as you will answer the Contrary at your peril. And for so doing this shall be your Warrant. Given under our hands and the Seal of the Office of Admiralty this Sixteenth day of February 1801 In the Forty first Year of His Majesty's Reign.
By Command of their Lordships
Nepean, Spencer, Young
By the Commiƒsioners for Executing the Office of
Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Ireland &C
To Matthew Flinders Esq hereby appointed
Captain of His Majesty's Ship the Ramillies
By virtue of the Power and Authority to Us given, We do hereby constitute and appoint you Captain of His Majesty's Ship the Ramillies. Willing and requiring you forthwith to go on board and take upon you the Charge and Command of Captain in her accordingly. Strictly Charging and Commanding all the Officers and Company of the said Ship to behave themselves jointly and severally, in their respective Employments, with all due Respect and Obedience unto you their said
Captain and you likewise to observe and execute the General Printed Instructions, and such Orders and Directions as you shall from time to time receive from Us, or any other your Superior Officers, for His Majesty's Service. Hereof nor you nor any of you may fail as you will answer the Contrary at your Peril. And for so doing this shall be your Warrant. Given under our hands and the Seal of the Office of Admiralty this Seventh day of May 1810. In the Fiftieth Year of His Majesty's Reign.
By Command of their Lordships
Barrow, Yorke and Ward.