Charles Cuthbert Southey:

The Life and Correspondence of Robert Southey

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Sir William Sidney Smith (1764-1840)

Naval commander; he made his reputation by raising the French siege of Acre (1799); he was MP for Rochester (1801) and promoted to admiral (1821). He spent his later years on the Continent avoiding creditors. Naval commander; he made his reputation by raising the French siege of Acre (1799); he was MP for Rochester (1801) and promoted to admiral (1821). He spent his later years on the Continent avoiding creditors.