Made
captain in 1790, Countess was in command of
HMS Charon in 1794 and witnessed the
Glorious First of June from her, although she was not engaged as she was a
hospital ship. In 1798, Countess was instrumental in hunting down the French squadron under
Jean-Baptiste-François Bompart. This squadron was intending to invade
Ireland, and it was only the perseverance of Countess in
HMS Ethalion which led the squadron under
Sir John Borlase Warren right to the French. Countess was heavily engaged at the victory of the
Battle of Tory Island which followed and was given large financial rewards for this service. In 1799 he captured two French 18-gun privateers cruising off Ireland. Countess was promoted to
rear-admiral in 1809, but died in 1811. Point Countess in
Alaska is named for him. ==Notes==