Gardiner Henry Guion
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Captain Gardiner Henry Guion (London
, 22 February 1775, – Thun
, CH, 27 September 1832)
Gardiner Henry Guion was the son of Daniel Guion (d. 1780), a http://www.henrycort.net/07navagt.htm Navy Agent and Merchant who had lived for some years in 34 Crutched Ffriars
opposite to the Office of the Royal Navy
and Ann (Harwood), who would be Matron
of the Royal London Hospital
1790-1797, and brother of Daniel Oliver Guion
, the captain of HMS St George
. St George was wrecked on 24 December 1811 on the coast of Ringkjøbing
, Denmark.
The Guion family were Huguenot
s and probably related to the family de Guyon de Geis from France. Another Huguenot
branch of this family is still living in England and a famous member of this family is Richard Debaufre Guyon
, general in Hungarian and Turkish service.
From June 1818 until November 1818 Gardiner Henry made a grand Tour through France
:
le Havre
- Paris
,
a circular tour south of Paris,
Paris - Bayonne
- St. Sebastian along the Atlantis coast, St. Sebastian - Bayonne - probably Marseille
or Toulon
along the Spanish border and the Mediterranean coast. Where his tour ended and how he returned to England is unknown.
After his last mission on the the Tribune, he made from 1827-1832 a grand tour though Italy
and visited Bologna
, Verona
, Venice
and Naples
.
On this tour he bought several charts of the towns he passed and made several sketches and drawing of people, animals and landscapes.
During this tour, his only daughter married 1828 Dr Charles James Fox in London
His last chart he bought in Luzern. He died 1832 in Thun
, on his way back to England.
We first find this officer serving under Sir Joseph S. Yorke, as senior lieutenant of the Christian VII. and commanding her boats at the capture and destruction of twelve French merchantmen, laden with wines, brandies, &c. near Rochelle, in Jan, 1810. His spirited conduct in a subsequent affair with the enemy is thus officially described:-
"H.M. S. Christian VII. in Basque Roads, Feb. 13, 1810.
"Three vessels, being part of a convoy of ten sail, laden with brandy, &c. that sailed last night in thick bowing weather, wind W. S. W. from the Charentc, bound to the northward, having got on the reef that projects from the point of Chatelaillon, between Aix and Rochelle, I directed the boats of this squadron to destroy them. This was forthwith attempted to be executed, when the enemy made a movement to prevent it, Our boats were eight in number, und the enemy's nine , our's armed in the usual way, their's more formidable, all of them being gun-boats, each carrying a 12-pounder carronade and 6 swivels, and rowing from 20 to 30 oars.
" Lieutenant Guion, who directed the operations, made a feint of retreating, to decoy the enemy from their shore defences, when suddenly turning on them, they fled. The barge of this ship, in which he was, being the fleetest boat, advanced most gallantly along the rear of the enemy's line to their third boat, but finding from circumstances that the rear boat was the only one likely to be successfully attacked, he boarded and carried her sword in hand. Two others were closely pursued to the beach by Lieutenant Roberts, of the Armide, and must, from his steady fire within
pistol-shot, have lost men. The gun-boat taken by Lieutenant Guion had 2 killed and 3 wounded, amongst the latter was her commander, severely.
The vessels alluded to above were then burnt,
Signed - Joseph S. Yorke
Lieutenant Guion was made a commander, and appointed to the Philomel brig of 18 guns, on the Mediterranean station, May 17, 1810. On the 31st Aug. following, that vessel was chased by a French squadron, off Toulon, and rescued in the most noble manner by the Repulse 74, Captain John Halliday, now Rear-Admiral Tollemache. This affair not having been noticed as it deserved in our first volume, more from the modesty of that excellent officer than from any indifference on our part, we have much pleasure in now giving a full account of it.
In the early part of August, three French store-ships, bound to Toulon, were chased into the anchorage of Porquerolle, one of the Ilieres islands, and were there watched by Captain Guion. On the 26th, at day-light, they pushed out, and one of them succeeded in getting to Toulon, covered by a division of the French fleet from the outer road: the others, however, were obliged to put back to their former place of shelter, On the 30th, they removed to the entrance of the Little Pass, preparatory to a third attempt to reach their destined port, On the next morning, at day-light,
the Toulon fleet was seen in motion; and at 8-30 A. M. the two store-ships were again under weigh. At 9-30, the Philomel, still at her post, tacked, the wind blowing a light breeze from the E. S. E., and at 10•30 she exchanged a few distant shot with them, as they were rounding Point Escampebarion. In ten minutes afterwards, Captain Halliday, who was lyingto on the larboard tack, at some distance outside the brig, exchanged shot with the enemy's advanced frigates: meanwhile the store-ships, favored by the wind and protected by their friends, got into Toulon.
Having accomplished this object, the French squadron under Rear-Admiral Baudin, in the Majestueux of 120 guns, continued working out, in the hope, apparently, of capturing the Philomel, whose commander now made all possible sail to get clear of the enemy. At noon their two headmost frigates opened a fire upon the brig, which she returned with her stern-chasers. About half an hour afterwards, the Repulse also commenced firing her stern guns; but finding that the shot of the frigates were passing over the Philomel, Captain Halliday instantly bore up
to keep astern of her, and treated them with so heavy and well-directed a fire, that, in the
course of a quarter of an hour, they wore, and joined the line-of-battle ships, several of which were also, by this time, far advanced in the chase, By 5 P.M. the whole of Mons. Baudin's division were again at anchor in the outer road.
At the time this daring act was performed by Captain Halliday, the British fleet was out of sight to leeward, except one 74 and a frigate, both of which were about 9 miloes distant in the same direction. In a spirit of honorable gratitude Captain Guion thus appropriately telegraphed the Repulse, "You repulsed the enemy, and nobly saved us; grant me permission to return thanks."
Captain Guion was posted into the Rainbow of 26 guns, Sept. 26, 1811; and we subsequently find him actively employed in co-operation with the patriots of Catalonia, His last appointment was, Nov.29, 1822, to the Tribune frigate.
Agents.-Messrs. Cooke, Halford, and Son.
, 1 Apr 1775, - Thun
, CH, 27 Sep 1832 ) son of Daniel Guion and Ann Harwood)
Gardiner had one daughter with Polini Bonaparte
and married after the death of Polini in July 1802 Harriet Grindal Holt, niece of Admiral Richard Grindall
.
Daughter Anne Mary Guion (London
, 4 Nov 1798, ; bapt 6 Aug 1802, St George the Martyr, Queen Square, Holborn
- Londen, 12 Mar 1876) married Windsor, 12 Aug 1828 Charles James Fox
, son of Joseph Fox
A
This is the last Will and Testament of me Gardiner Henry Guion Captain in the Royal Navy being in sound health of body and mind I do hereby (annulling and cancelling all former wills and testaments at any time made) appoint and constitute my dear Sister in law Sarah Guion my sole Executrix and residuary legatee giving and bequeathing to her all my Estates real and personal of which I may be possessed or may be entitled to as residuary legatee under the will of my late wife Harriet Grindal Guion together with all arrears of interest due to me under my marriage settlement whereof Mr Richard Holt and Mr John Holt are trustees and who I hope will do justice and consider that I have been deprived during my life of my wifes legacy to me and the sum settled on me by my mother which was disposed of for the benefit of my late wife (so his mother, who died 1811, lived when he married Harriet) under a promise from the trustee that it should be replaced by the house at Frensham I consider as the property of my said Executrix Sarah Guion
++ she having lent me a sum of money more than equal to the purchase of it and as it is my Intention to sell it and place the said purchase money in the funds in her name this is to notify that the said house at Frensham is already her property though not legally conveyed to her in consequence of its being on sale but in case of my death before the said house be disposed of I bequeath it to her and all property of every sort at my disposal.
Signed and seal with my seal this 10th day of March 1822 Gardiner Henry Guion
Seal.
B
Being in treaty with Mr Richard and John Holt for an arrangement with the legatees under the will of my deceased wife Harriet Grindal Guion and having accepted their offer of paying half the principal sums bequeathed to them at my decease which agreement when completed will leave at my disposal the remainder I hereby confirm and by this codicil to give all the proceeds and residue of my property to my said Sister in law Sarah Guion in consideration of her great kindness in giving me all her plate linen and the furniture of the Tribune I consider myself her debtor for the whole of my fit out and as I shall desire my agents to insure my property on board the Tribune for three hundred pounds in the event of any accident to that ship she is to recover the same and is to have the same for her use.
Written and signed at Chatham the 20th February 1823 G.H.Guion.
Witness W.Payne W.R.Payne Junior
I republish and declare this to be my last will and testament dated at Saltham in the County of Middlesex this 23rd day of February 1823. G.H.Guion
Witness F.I.Hartwell Bart. Louisa Hartwell James Dobson.
Proved at London as contained in paper writings marked A and B - 14 May 1833- before the worshipful William Robinson Doctor of Law and Surrogate by the oath of Sarah Guion widow the sole Executrix to whom admon was granted being first sworn duly to admr.-
Signed 1867
++ Sarah Guion, née Ponsonby was the wife of his brother Daniel
London
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, 22 February 1775, – Thun
Thun
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, CH, 27 September 1832)
Gardiner Henry Guion was the son of Daniel Guion (d. 1780), a http://www.henrycort.net/07navagt.htm Navy Agent and Merchant who had lived for some years in 34 Crutched Ffriars
Crutched Friars
The Crutched Friars or Crossed Friars were a Roman Catholic religious order of Augustinian canons who went to England in the 13th century from Italy, where they existed for some time, and where they were called Fratres Cruciferi.-History:...
opposite to the Office of the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
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and Ann (Harwood), who would be Matron
Matron
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of the Royal London Hospital
Royal London Hospital
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1790-1797, and brother of Daniel Oliver Guion
Daniel Oliver Guion
Daniel Oliver Guion was an officer of the Royal Navy. He was the son of Daniel Guion Daniel Oliver Guion (London, 20 April 1776 - Ringkjøbing, 24 December 1811) was an officer of the Royal Navy. He was the son of Daniel Guion Daniel Oliver Guion (London, 20 April 1776 - Ringkjøbing, 24 December...
, the captain of HMS St George
HMS St George (1785)
HMS St George was a 98-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 14 October 1785 at Portsmouth. In 1793 she captured one of the richest prizes ever. She then participated in the Naval Battle of Hyères Islands in 1795 and took part in the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801...
. St George was wrecked on 24 December 1811 on the coast of Ringkjøbing
Ringkjøbing
Ringkjøbing can refer to:* Ringkjøbing County* Ringkøbing, its capital...
, Denmark.
The Guion family were Huguenot
Huguenot
The Huguenots were members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th centuries. Since the 17th century, people who formerly would have been called Huguenots have instead simply been called French Protestants, a title suggested by their German co-religionists, the...
s and probably related to the family de Guyon de Geis from France. Another Huguenot
Huguenot
The Huguenots were members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th centuries. Since the 17th century, people who formerly would have been called Huguenots have instead simply been called French Protestants, a title suggested by their German co-religionists, the...
branch of this family is still living in England and a famous member of this family is Richard Debaufre Guyon
Richard Debaufre Guyon
Richard Debaufre Guyon , British soldier, general in the Hungarian revolutionary army and Turkish pasha , was born at Walcot, near Bath, Somerset....
, general in Hungarian and Turkish service.
Life / Memorandum of the services
| Rank | Ship | Commander | Ship station | Date of Entry | Date of Discharge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captain's assistant | Atlas HMS Atlas (1782) HMS Atlas was a 98-gun second-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 13 February 1782. She was a built at Chatham Dockyard by Nicholas Phillips.In 1802 she was reduced to a 74-gun ship.... |
Capt. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pbtyc/Naval History/Vol I/P 373.html J. Elphinstone | Portsmouth Portsmouth Portsmouth is the second largest city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire on the south coast of England. Portsmouth is notable for being the United Kingdom's only island city; it is located mainly on Portsea Island... |
23 December 1782 | 23 March 1783 |
| Captain's assistant | Ardent HMS Ardent (1782) HMS Ardent was a Royal Navy 64-gun third rate. This ship of the line was launched on 21 December 1782 at Bursledon, Hampshire.In 1784 she was under the command of Captain Harry Harmood, serving as a guard ship at Portsmouth.... |
Capt. F. J. Hartwell Hartwell Baronets The Hartwell Baronetcy, of Dale Hall in the County of Essex, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 26 October 1805 for Admiral Francis Hartwell. Another member of the family to gain distinction was John Redmond Hartwell , son of Sydney Charles Elphinstone Hartwell,... |
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9 June 1786 | 1 June 1787 |
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13 March 1788 | 24 March 1789 |
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27 December 1789 | 22 January 1791 |
| Midshipman Midshipman A midshipman is an officer cadet, or a commissioned officer of the lowest rank, in the Royal Navy, United States Navy, and many Commonwealth navies. Commonwealth countries which use the rank include Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Kenya... |
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23 January 1791 | 19 November 1791 |
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23 Jan 1791 | 19 Nov 1791 |
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Newfoundland | 10 Apr 1792 | |
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17 April 1794 | |
| Lieut for Rank | Glory HMS Glory (1788) HMS Glory was a 98-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 5 July 1788 at Plymouth.Glory served as the flagship of Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Stirling at the Battle of Cape Finisterre in 1805.... |
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17 April 1794 | 18 April 1794 |
| Appointed Lieutenant Lieutenant A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank... |
17 April 1794 | ||||
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18 April 1794 | 28 June 1794 |
| Lieutenant Lieutenant A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank... |
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July 1794 | 29 November 1797 | |
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Tartar HMS Tartar (1756) HMS Tartar was a 28-gun sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. The ship was designed by Sir Thomas Slade and based on the Lyme of 1748, "with such alterations as may tend to the better stowing of men and carrying for guns."... |
French coast Mediterranean | 1796 | ||
| request "to be granted leave of absence for two months" | No 7 Beaufort Buildings, London | 1 December 1797 | |||
| request granted by Evan Napean | 4 December 1797 | ||||
| Request by Captain Elphinstone that GHG be appointed to Diomede under his command | 7 March 1798 | ||||
| 1st Lieutenant | Diomede | Capt. John Charles Elphinstone | North Sea North Sea In the southwest, beyond the Straits of Dover, the North Sea becomes the English Channel connecting to the Atlantic Ocean. In the east, it connects to the Baltic Sea via the Skagerrak and Kattegat, narrow straits that separate Denmark from Norway and Sweden respectively... / Cape of Good Hope Cape of Good Hope The Cape of Good Hope is a rocky headland on the Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa.There is a misconception that the Cape of Good Hope is the southern tip of Africa, because it was once believed to be the dividing point between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. In fact, the... / East Indies East Indies East Indies is a term used by Europeans from the 16th century onwards to identify what is now known as Indian subcontinent or South Asia, Southeastern Asia, and the islands of Oceania, including the Malay Archipelago and the Philippines... / S America South America South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east... |
8 March 1798 | 17 January 1801 |
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29 June 1798 | ||||
| Birth of his daughter Anne Mary | 4 November 1798 | ||||
| Lieutenant Lieutenant A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank... |
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29 January 1801 | 29 June 1801 |
| 1st Lieutenant | Star Star A star is a massive, luminous sphere of plasma held together by gravity. At the end of its lifetime, a star can also contain a proportion of degenerate matter. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun, which is the source of most of the energy on Earth... |
Capt. S. Gardner | for passage home from the Cape Cape of Good Hope The Cape of Good Hope is a rocky headland on the Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa.There is a misconception that the Cape of Good Hope is the southern tip of Africa, because it was once believed to be the dividing point between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. In fact, the... |
1 July 1801 | 19 December 1801 |
| Marriage with Harriet Grindall Holt, niece of Vice Admiral Richard Grindall Richard Grindall Vice Admiral Sir Richard Grindall KCB was an officer in the British Royal Navy whose distinguished career during the American War of Independence, the French Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic Wars was highlighted by his presence at the battle of Trafalgar in 1805, when despite being cursed with... |
27 July 1802 | ||||
| daughter Anne Mary baptised | 6 August 1802 | ||||
| 1st Lieutenant | Princess Royal HMS Princess Royal (1773) HMS Princess Royal was a 90-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 18 October 1773 at Portsmouth. During her career she was upgraded to a 98-gun ship, by the addition of eight 12 pdr guns to her quarterdeck.... |
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Channel English Channel The English Channel , often referred to simply as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. It is about long and varies in width from at its widest to in the Strait of Dover... |
21 July 1803 | 28 February 1806 |
| Lieutenant Lieutenant A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank... |
Edgar HMS Edgar (1779) HMS Edgar was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, that saw service in the American Revolutionary, French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars... |
Adm. Lord Keith/Capt. J. Jackson | Downs The Downs The Downs are a roadstead or area of sea in the southern North Sea near the English Channel off the east Kent coast, between the North and the South Foreland in southern England. In 1639 the Battle of the Downs took place here, when the Dutch navy destroyed a Spanish fleet which had sought refuge... |
19 July 1806 | 7 May 1807 |
| 1st Lieutenant | Christian VII See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS Cambridge %281815%29 HMS Cambridge (1815) | Capt. Sir Joseph Yorke Joseph Sydney Yorke Sir Joseph Sydney Yorke KCB was an officer of the Royal Navy. He served during the American Revolutionary, the French Revolutionary and the Napoleonic Wars, eventually rising to the rank of Admiral.-Family and early life:... |
Channel English Channel The English Channel , often referred to simply as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. It is about long and varies in width from at its widest to in the Strait of Dover... |
14 May 1808 | 8 June 1810 |
| Appointed Commander Commander Commander is a naval rank which is also sometimes used as a military title depending on the individual customs of a given military service. Commander is also used as a rank or title in some organizations outside of the armed forces, particularly in police and law enforcement.-Commander as a naval... |
26 September 1811 | ||||
| Commander Commander Commander is a naval rank which is also sometimes used as a military title depending on the individual customs of a given military service. Commander is also used as a rank or title in some organizations outside of the armed forces, particularly in police and law enforcement.-Commander as a naval... |
Caledonia HMS Caledonia (1808) HMS Caledonia was a 120-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 25 June 1808 at Plymouth. She was Admiral Pellew's flagship in the Mediterranean.... |
Adm. Sir E. Pellew Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth Admiral Sir Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth, GCB was a British naval officer. He fought during the American War of Independence, the French Revolutionary, and the Napoleonic Wars... /Self |
Mediterranean | 29 July 1810 | 6 October 1811 |
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http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pbtyc/Univ Dir of GB/RN Ships A-Z.html HMS Rainbow (1809) | Self | Mediterranean | 16 November 1811 | 19 June 1812 |
| Captain | San Juan | R. Adm. Hon C. E. Fleeming Charles Elphinstone Fleeming Admiral Charles Elphinstone Fleeming was an officer of the Royal Navy who served during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He commanded a succession of smaller vessels during the early years of the wars, achieving some successes against French cruisers, merchants and privateers, before... / Self |
Gibraltar Gibraltar Gibraltar is a British overseas territory located on the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula at the entrance of the Mediterranean. A peninsula with an area of , it has a northern border with Andalusia, Spain. The Rock of Gibraltar is the major landmark of the region... |
8 April 1814 | 7 June 1814 |
| Captain | Elizabeth HMS Elizabeth (1807) HMS Elizabeth was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 23 May 1807 at Blackwall.Elizabeth was broken up in 1820.... |
R. Adm Fleeming Charles Elphinstone Fleeming Admiral Charles Elphinstone Fleeming was an officer of the Royal Navy who served during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He commanded a succession of smaller vessels during the early years of the wars, achieving some successes against French cruisers, merchants and privateers, before... / Self |
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7 June 1814 | 3 July 1815 |
| Captain | Tribune | Self | Mediterranean | 29 November 1822 | 1826 |
From June 1818 until November 1818 Gardiner Henry made a grand Tour through France
France
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le Havre
Le Havre
Le Havre is a city in the Seine-Maritime department of the Haute-Normandie region in France. It is situated in north-western France, on the right bank of the mouth of the river Seine on the English Channel. Le Havre is the most populous commune in the Haute-Normandie region, although the total...
- Paris
Paris
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,
a circular tour south of Paris,
Paris - Bayonne
Bayonne
Bayonne is a city and commune in south-western France at the confluence of the Nive and Adour rivers, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, of which it is a sub-prefecture...
- St. Sebastian along the Atlantis coast, St. Sebastian - Bayonne - probably Marseille
Marseille
Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...
or Toulon
Toulon
Toulon is a town in southern France and a large military harbor on the Mediterranean coast, with a major French naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region, Toulon is the capital of the Var department in the former province of Provence....
along the Spanish border and the Mediterranean coast. Where his tour ended and how he returned to England is unknown.
After his last mission on the the Tribune, he made from 1827-1832 a grand tour though Italy
Italy
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and visited Bologna
Bologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
, Verona
Verona
Verona ; German Bern, Dietrichsbern or Welschbern) is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy, with approx. 265,000 inhabitants and one of the seven chef-lieus of the region. It is the second largest city municipality in the region and the third of North-Eastern Italy. The metropolitan area of Verona...
, Venice
Venice
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and Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
.
On this tour he bought several charts of the towns he passed and made several sketches and drawing of people, animals and landscapes.
During this tour, his only daughter married 1828 Dr Charles James Fox in London
His last chart he bought in Luzern. He died 1832 in Thun
Thun
Thun is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland with about 42,136 inhabitants , as of 1 January 2006....
, on his way back to England.
From "Memoirs of the services" of the Royal Navy
GARDINER HENRY GUION, ESQ.We first find this officer serving under Sir Joseph S. Yorke, as senior lieutenant of the Christian VII. and commanding her boats at the capture and destruction of twelve French merchantmen, laden with wines, brandies, &c. near Rochelle, in Jan, 1810. His spirited conduct in a subsequent affair with the enemy is thus officially described:-
"H.M. S. Christian VII. in Basque Roads, Feb. 13, 1810.
"Three vessels, being part of a convoy of ten sail, laden with brandy, &c. that sailed last night in thick bowing weather, wind W. S. W. from the Charentc, bound to the northward, having got on the reef that projects from the point of Chatelaillon, between Aix and Rochelle, I directed the boats of this squadron to destroy them. This was forthwith attempted to be executed, when the enemy made a movement to prevent it, Our boats were eight in number, und the enemy's nine , our's armed in the usual way, their's more formidable, all of them being gun-boats, each carrying a 12-pounder carronade and 6 swivels, and rowing from 20 to 30 oars.
" Lieutenant Guion, who directed the operations, made a feint of retreating, to decoy the enemy from their shore defences, when suddenly turning on them, they fled. The barge of this ship, in which he was, being the fleetest boat, advanced most gallantly along the rear of the enemy's line to their third boat, but finding from circumstances that the rear boat was the only one likely to be successfully attacked, he boarded and carried her sword in hand. Two others were closely pursued to the beach by Lieutenant Roberts, of the Armide, and must, from his steady fire within
pistol-shot, have lost men. The gun-boat taken by Lieutenant Guion had 2 killed and 3 wounded, amongst the latter was her commander, severely.
The vessels alluded to above were then burnt,
Signed - Joseph S. Yorke
Lieutenant Guion was made a commander, and appointed to the Philomel brig of 18 guns, on the Mediterranean station, May 17, 1810. On the 31st Aug. following, that vessel was chased by a French squadron, off Toulon, and rescued in the most noble manner by the Repulse 74, Captain John Halliday, now Rear-Admiral Tollemache. This affair not having been noticed as it deserved in our first volume, more from the modesty of that excellent officer than from any indifference on our part, we have much pleasure in now giving a full account of it.
In the early part of August, three French store-ships, bound to Toulon, were chased into the anchorage of Porquerolle, one of the Ilieres islands, and were there watched by Captain Guion. On the 26th, at day-light, they pushed out, and one of them succeeded in getting to Toulon, covered by a division of the French fleet from the outer road: the others, however, were obliged to put back to their former place of shelter, On the 30th, they removed to the entrance of the Little Pass, preparatory to a third attempt to reach their destined port, On the next morning, at day-light,
the Toulon fleet was seen in motion; and at 8-30 A. M. the two store-ships were again under weigh. At 9-30, the Philomel, still at her post, tacked, the wind blowing a light breeze from the E. S. E., and at 10•30 she exchanged a few distant shot with them, as they were rounding Point Escampebarion. In ten minutes afterwards, Captain Halliday, who was lyingto on the larboard tack, at some distance outside the brig, exchanged shot with the enemy's advanced frigates: meanwhile the store-ships, favored by the wind and protected by their friends, got into Toulon.
Having accomplished this object, the French squadron under Rear-Admiral Baudin, in the Majestueux of 120 guns, continued working out, in the hope, apparently, of capturing the Philomel, whose commander now made all possible sail to get clear of the enemy. At noon their two headmost frigates opened a fire upon the brig, which she returned with her stern-chasers. About half an hour afterwards, the Repulse also commenced firing her stern guns; but finding that the shot of the frigates were passing over the Philomel, Captain Halliday instantly bore up
to keep astern of her, and treated them with so heavy and well-directed a fire, that, in the
course of a quarter of an hour, they wore, and joined the line-of-battle ships, several of which were also, by this time, far advanced in the chase, By 5 P.M. the whole of Mons. Baudin's division were again at anchor in the outer road.
At the time this daring act was performed by Captain Halliday, the British fleet was out of sight to leeward, except one 74 and a frigate, both of which were about 9 miloes distant in the same direction. In a spirit of honorable gratitude Captain Guion thus appropriately telegraphed the Repulse, "You repulsed the enemy, and nobly saved us; grant me permission to return thanks."
Captain Guion was posted into the Rainbow of 26 guns, Sept. 26, 1811; and we subsequently find him actively employed in co-operation with the patriots of Catalonia, His last appointment was, Nov.29, 1822, to the Tribune frigate.
Agents.-Messrs. Cooke, Halford, and Son.
Family
Capt. Gardiner Henry Guion (Londen, 22 Feb 1775 ; bapt. St Olave, LondonLondon
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, 1 Apr 1775, - Thun
Thun
Thun is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland with about 42,136 inhabitants , as of 1 January 2006....
, CH, 27 Sep 1832 ) son of Daniel Guion and Ann Harwood)
Gardiner had one daughter with Polini Bonaparte
Bonaparte
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and married after the death of Polini in July 1802 Harriet Grindal Holt, niece of Admiral Richard Grindall
Richard Grindall
Vice Admiral Sir Richard Grindall KCB was an officer in the British Royal Navy whose distinguished career during the American War of Independence, the French Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic Wars was highlighted by his presence at the battle of Trafalgar in 1805, when despite being cursed with...
.
Daughter Anne Mary Guion (London
London
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, 4 Nov 1798, ; bapt 6 Aug 1802, St George the Martyr, Queen Square, Holborn
St George the Martyr Holborn
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- Londen, 12 Mar 1876) married Windsor, 12 Aug 1828 Charles James Fox
Dr Charles James Fox
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, son of Joseph Fox
Joseph Fox the younger
Joseph Fox 1st Internist London Hospital. Born a Quaker, he became a catholic on what was supposed to be his deathbed and lived a year afterwards.-Life:...
Last Will
[PROB 11/1815]A
This is the last Will and Testament of me Gardiner Henry Guion Captain in the Royal Navy being in sound health of body and mind I do hereby (annulling and cancelling all former wills and testaments at any time made) appoint and constitute my dear Sister in law Sarah Guion my sole Executrix and residuary legatee giving and bequeathing to her all my Estates real and personal of which I may be possessed or may be entitled to as residuary legatee under the will of my late wife Harriet Grindal Guion together with all arrears of interest due to me under my marriage settlement whereof Mr Richard Holt and Mr John Holt are trustees and who I hope will do justice and consider that I have been deprived during my life of my wifes legacy to me and the sum settled on me by my mother which was disposed of for the benefit of my late wife (so his mother, who died 1811, lived when he married Harriet) under a promise from the trustee that it should be replaced by the house at Frensham I consider as the property of my said Executrix Sarah Guion
Ponsonby
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++ she having lent me a sum of money more than equal to the purchase of it and as it is my Intention to sell it and place the said purchase money in the funds in her name this is to notify that the said house at Frensham is already her property though not legally conveyed to her in consequence of its being on sale but in case of my death before the said house be disposed of I bequeath it to her and all property of every sort at my disposal.
Signed and seal with my seal this 10th day of March 1822 Gardiner Henry Guion
Seal.
B
Being in treaty with Mr Richard and John Holt for an arrangement with the legatees under the will of my deceased wife Harriet Grindal Guion and having accepted their offer of paying half the principal sums bequeathed to them at my decease which agreement when completed will leave at my disposal the remainder I hereby confirm and by this codicil to give all the proceeds and residue of my property to my said Sister in law Sarah Guion in consideration of her great kindness in giving me all her plate linen and the furniture of the Tribune I consider myself her debtor for the whole of my fit out and as I shall desire my agents to insure my property on board the Tribune for three hundred pounds in the event of any accident to that ship she is to recover the same and is to have the same for her use.
Written and signed at Chatham the 20th February 1823 G.H.Guion.
Witness W.Payne W.R.Payne Junior
I republish and declare this to be my last will and testament dated at Saltham in the County of Middlesex this 23rd day of February 1823. G.H.Guion
Witness F.I.Hartwell Bart. Louisa Hartwell James Dobson.
Proved at London as contained in paper writings marked A and B - 14 May 1833- before the worshipful William Robinson Doctor of Law and Surrogate by the oath of Sarah Guion widow the sole Executrix to whom admon was granted being first sworn duly to admr.-
Signed 1867
++ Sarah Guion, née Ponsonby was the wife of his brother Daniel