The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-04 00:00:00

ROYAL MARINE BRIGADE EMPLOYED IN

THE CRIMEA.

The Morning Herald says, in advocating the claims
of the sailors of the Naval Brigade at Sebastopol, in our
columns of Tuesday last, we were by no means unmind-
ful of the important services of the Royal Marines of
the Black Sea fleet doing duty with the army in the
Crimea, but preferred that it should form the subject of
a separate article. All that we then urged in support of
the claims of the Naval Brigade we most fully accord to
the Royal Marines, who evinced, amid all the trials to
which they were exposed, encamped on the cheerless
and snowy heights of Balaklava, the Fame noble and un-
yielding spirit which animated the Naval Brigade.
Ever since the landing of the Marines by Admiral
Dundas at Euptoria and Balaklava they have been dis-
tinguished for their uniform good conduct, and to them,
in conjunction with the Highlanders, the key of our
position (Balaklava) appears to have been entrusted,
and right well i'avo they performed their duty. A por-
tion of this gallant corps had an opportunity in sharing
in the glories of the " soldiers' battle at Inkerman,"
and were honourably mentioned in the late Lord Rag-
!an's despatch ; and we have been informed that the
marine camp on the heights of Balaklava is considered
by military men something approaching to perfection,
and is justly styled "the model camp of the Crimea."
Therefore, whatever promotions, honours, or rewards
the naval be considered to have won, we
hope
uu brigade
and
trust that
maya an equal distribution will be awarded
to the Royal Marine brigade of the Crimea for that de-
voted and patient conduct which so pre-eminently be-
longs to their distinguished corps.

" He entered the navy in June, 1788, as captain's ser-
vant, on board- the Eurydice, Capt. Lumsdaine, employed
at first in the Channel, and next in the Mediterranean,
where, and'on the Irish and Jamaica stations, he served,
from the summer of 1791 until November, 1793, in the
Zebra, Kingfisher, and Fly sloops, all commanded by Cap-
tain William Brown. He then joined the Cambridge, 74,
Captain Rich. Boger, guard-ship at Plymouth; and after
cruising for about 12 months in the Channel and North
Sea as midshipman and master's mate in the Ganges, 74,
Capt. William Truscott, and Venus and Almene frigates,
each under the orders of Captain Wm. Browne, was pro-
moted March 7,1795, to the rank of lieutenant, and placed
in the Martin, sloop, Captain Wm. Grenville Lobb. His
succeeding appointments were, as senior, Sept. 4,1795, and
May 7, 1798, to Lo Babet, 20, Captains W. G. Lobb and
Jerumett Mainwaring, Amiable, 32, Captain W. G. Lobb,
both in the West Indies-Nov. 12, 1793, to the Ethalion,
33, Captains Geo. Countess, Jas. Young, and John Clarke
Searle, under the last-mentioned of whom he was wrecked
on the Penmark Rocks, Dec. 25, 1799-Feb. 12, 1800, to
the Stag, 32, Captain Robt. Winthrop, which ship was
also lost in Vigo Bay, Sept. 6, in the same year-and. Oct.
25, 1800, to the Robust, 74, commanded in the Channel by
his friend Captain Brown. In the spring of 1796, Mr.
Pym, then in Le Babet, witnessed the surrender of the
Dutch colonies of Demerara, Essequibo, and Berbice ; and
on Jan. 16, 1708, having in the handsomest manner volun-
teered kis services, he took command of two of her boats,
went in pursuit of, and succeeded, with only one of them,
in capturing La Desiree, French national vessel, of 6 guns
and 146 men, after a desperate struggle, in which the Bri-
tish sustained a loss of 1 man killed, another drowned, and
himself and all the remainder wounded, and the enemy of
49 killed, 8 drowned, and 15 wounded. Prior to the wreck
of the Ethalion he assisted in that ship, under Captain
Young, at the capture, Oct. 17, 1799, of the Spanish 36-
gun frigate El Thetis, laden with specie to an enormous
amount, his own share alone of which exceeded 5,0001.
For the assistance he afforded his captain on the quarter-
deck, as well as for the indefatigable ,exertions in shifting
the wounded masts and yards on board the Thetis, Mr.
Pym was warmly recommended to the notice of Lord Brid-
port, the commander-in-chief. He had previously, on June
10, commanded the boats of the Ethalion, and captured in
them, after a fatiguing row, two brigs and five tartans,
with wheat and sheep from Barcelona, bound to Majorca.
On leaving the Robust he was made commander, Feb. 10,
1801, into ie Swan, in which vessel he Cruisedfor about
six months on the Portsmouth station. He acquired post
rank April 29, 1802; and was subsequently appointed
April 29, 1801, to the Mars, 74, employed at the blockade
of Corunna ; June 29 ensuing, to the Atlas, 74, which ship,
after serving in the Channel, North Sea, and South Ame-
rica, formed part of the force under Sir John Duckworth
in the action off St. Domingo, Feb. 6, 1806, and was sub-
sequently stationed off Cadiz ; Oct. 13, 1808, to the
Sirius, 36 ; Feb. 27, 1812, to the Hannibal, 74, off Cher-
bourg ; May 12 following, to the Niemen, 38, employed
for three years on the home, Lisbon. Cape of Good Hope,
North American, and West India stations; and July 22,
1830, to the Kent, 78, fitting for the Mediterranean, whence
he returned to England, and was paid off at the close of
1831. In the Syrius Capt. Pym assisted, under Commo-
dore Rowley, at the capture of the town of St. Paul's, Ile
do Bourbon, Sept. 21, 1809. On that occasion he stood in,
anchored within half-musket shot of La Caroline, French
frigate, two captured Indiamen, and a brig of war, and
opened so heavy a fire that in twenty minutes the whole of
them struck their colours. At the reduction of the Ile do
Bourbon iu July, 1810, Capt. Pyre displayed his usual zeal
and ability. He afterwards obtained possession of Ile de la
Passe, the key to Grand Port, in the Isle of France; and
re-captured, while cruising off Port Louis, the Wyndham,
a British Indianian, recently taken by two French frigates,
and a corvette, under the orders of M. Duperre. In Aug.,
1810, as senior officer of a squadron consisting, with his
own, of the 36-gun frigates Nereide, Iphigenia, and Magi-
cionne, we find Capt. Pym conducting a series of gallant,
although, from circumstances he could not control, unsuc-
cessful operations, which, in an endeavour to capture the
above-named enemy's vessels and rescue another ludiamau,
terminated in the self-destruction of the Sirius and Magi-
cienue, the capture of the Nereide, and the surrender to a
powerful French squadron of the Iphigenia. In consequence
of this disaster, Capt. Pym remained in close captivity un-
til the reduction of the Mauritius in the ensuing Decem-
ber. On his release he was tried by court-martial, and
honourably acquitted. In the Niemen Capt. Pym made
prize, July 14, 1814, after a chase of 14 hours, of the Henry
Gilder, American privateer, of 12 gnus and 50 men. He
was nominated a C.B. June 4, 1815, and a K.C.B. act.
' 25, 1839 • advanced to flag rank Jan. 10, 1837 ; and made
a vice-admiral Feb. 12, 1847. From Dec. 16, 1841, until
Dec., 1846, he filled the postlof admiral superintendent at
Plymouth. In September and October, 1845, he had
command of an experimental squadron, consisting of the
St. Vincent, 120, Trafalgar, 120, Queen, 110, Rodney, 92,
Albion, 90, Canopus, 84, and Vanguard, SO.
" For his conduct in the action off St. Domingo, Sir
Samuel Pym was presented by the Admiralty with a gold
medal."

Sir Samuel received his seniority as flag officer in
1847, and was appointed to the good-service pension in
1851 ; and by his death another vacancy is placed at the
disposal of the First Lord of the Admiralty.

THE BRITISH AJIBASSADOR AT
CONSTANTINOPLE.