Re SANS PAREIL -Possibly James Tippet, Lieutenant 27th September 1794, Commander 29th April 1802. Drowned May 1809. (Syrett & DiNardo). Peter Beeston -----Original Message----- From: Chris Maxworthy Sent: Wednesday, 27 July 2011 1:42 PM To: mariners-l Subject: [MAR] HM Ships Sans Pareil and Melampus - 1801 in West Indies -"Tibbett" Lieutenant hi folks I have a sailor narrative where he served in 1801 onboard HMS Melampus in the West Indies before he deserted and made his way back to London via Cadiz. In the narrative an officer is named - Tibbett - but I can find no record of him. The narrator tends to be vague with names - usually the first few letters of a name are on the money, but after that point it can be anything. So I'm hoping that one of you with access to Steel's or a hunch might help. If not then I'll need to have a check made of the Pay Books / Musters. Here is the extract and rough dates: "After our cruize was out we returned to Port Royal where Captain Moor left us [this would be August 1801] and returned to England. Captain Gosling [Thomas Gosselin (1765-1857)] who was appointed to our ship, being absent on a cruize, the First Lieutenant of the *Sans Pareil* [HMS] took charge of us for the cruize. His name was Tibett and he prooved [proved] to be a tartar but however his command did not last long, for in two months captain Gosling joined us off the Havanah where we was stationed; with several other ships blockading the port and frequently for deversion [diversion] we was to stand close in and amuse the Spaniards by fireing [firing] a broadside or two at the forts." Any suggestions gratefully received. Chris ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message