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upon which occasion our deceased friend ( then master ' s mate only ) stated to Captain Hardy , that with his permission he ivould undertake to navigate the Alutine through the Straits of Messina : when the Captain replied , ' If that is your opinion , why not take the Vanguard also ;' and , upon his consenting , he was immediately taken ou board for that purpose : and , to his credit be it spoken , he succeeded in not only conducting her safely through that intricate channelbut the ivhole of the
, fleet also ; for which important service he was personally thanked by the hero of the Nile , from the remarkable circumstance of this being tbe first time that a fleet of line-of-battle ships had been known to pass those dangerous straits . Brother Tullidge then became first lieutenant of the Africaine , in which ship he was captured by two French frigates of superior force , off the Isle of France , in 1810 , after a desperate action , in which the gallant Captain Corbet and 36 men were killed
, and 96 officers ( amongst whom was this brave lieutenant ) and men were wounded ; and it is recorded that he refused to quit the deck until the colours were struck , for which act he was tried by a court martial , but most honourably acquitted , and shortly afterwards promoted to the rank of a commander . He also assisted in the capture and destruction of 44 sail of the line , besides as many frigates , and was present at the battle of the Nile . Besides the distinguished officers above alluded to ,
our departed brother had the honour of serving under Sir AV . Hoste and Sir G . Grey , and was very liberally rewarded by his country for the wounds he had received in its service . His remains were conveyed to his native village ( Abbotsbury ) , attended , at his earnest request , by a few select friends only ; amongst whom were Bro . P . M , Hill , Bro . Captain Abel Ferris , R . N ., Messrs . AV . Bartlett , Davis , and Gray , who were met at the church there by his brothers , Alessrs . James and John
Tullidge , and a host of sorrowing relations and friends , together with the Rev . Mr . Davis , who performed the burial service in a . p ious and impressive manner . "
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Obituary.
upon which occasion our deceased friend ( then master ' s mate only ) stated to Captain Hardy , that with his permission he ivould undertake to navigate the Alutine through the Straits of Messina : when the Captain replied , ' If that is your opinion , why not take the Vanguard also ;' and , upon his consenting , he was immediately taken ou board for that purpose : and , to his credit be it spoken , he succeeded in not only conducting her safely through that intricate channelbut the ivhole of the
, fleet also ; for which important service he was personally thanked by the hero of the Nile , from the remarkable circumstance of this being tbe first time that a fleet of line-of-battle ships had been known to pass those dangerous straits . Brother Tullidge then became first lieutenant of the Africaine , in which ship he was captured by two French frigates of superior force , off the Isle of France , in 1810 , after a desperate action , in which the gallant Captain Corbet and 36 men were killed
, and 96 officers ( amongst whom was this brave lieutenant ) and men were wounded ; and it is recorded that he refused to quit the deck until the colours were struck , for which act he was tried by a court martial , but most honourably acquitted , and shortly afterwards promoted to the rank of a commander . He also assisted in the capture and destruction of 44 sail of the line , besides as many frigates , and was present at the battle of the Nile . Besides the distinguished officers above alluded to ,
our departed brother had the honour of serving under Sir AV . Hoste and Sir G . Grey , and was very liberally rewarded by his country for the wounds he had received in its service . His remains were conveyed to his native village ( Abbotsbury ) , attended , at his earnest request , by a few select friends only ; amongst whom were Bro . P . M , Hill , Bro . Captain Abel Ferris , R . N ., Messrs . AV . Bartlett , Davis , and Gray , who were met at the church there by his brothers , Alessrs . James and John
Tullidge , and a host of sorrowing relations and friends , together with the Rev . Mr . Davis , who performed the burial service in a . p ious and impressive manner . "