John Luttrell-Olmius, Third Earl of Carhampton

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JOHN LUTTRELL,

afterwards LUTTRELL-OLMIUS

(d. 1829)

third earl of Carhampton

Elder brother of Capt. James Luttrell,

with whom he is frequently confused.

A captain in the navy of 1762 (e.g. European Mag. 1783, iii. 6). When captain of the Charon, he commanded the squadron which reduced Omoa in the Gulf of Honduras on 17 Oct. 1779 (BEATSON, iv. 484). He afterwards retired from the service; was in 1784 appointed one of the commissioners for managing the excise; in 1787, on the death of Lord Waltham, his first wife's brother, took the name and arms of Olmius; he succeeded as third Earl of Carhampton in 1821 (on death of his brother, Henry Lawes Luttrell, the second earl of Carhampton). After his first wife's death in 1797, he married in 1798, Maria, daughter of John Morgan, recorder of Maidstone; and died in 1829, when the title became extinct (UHARNOCK, Biog. Nav. vi. 507).

[Gent. Mag. 1788, pt. ii. p. 1131 ; Beatson's Nav. and Mil. Memoirs, v. 677 ; Memoirs of Sir Michael Seymour, Bart, (privatelyprinwd, 1878), pp. 4-12; Nary Lists; commission and warrant books in Public Record Office.] .T. K. L.

from Dictionary of National Biography

from Journal of Rear-Admiral Bartholomew James, 1752-1828

. . .we sailed from the Mosquito shore on the 6th instant with

light westerly winds, and on the 7th saw three large

sail to the northward in chase of us, which having

spoke, we found to be his Majesty's ships Charon,

Lowestoft and Pomona on a cruise ; they confirmed

the success of the Spaniards in the Gulf of Honduras,

and further informed us that they had been

in quest of two Spanish galleons, which had taken

shelter under the garrison of Saint Ferdinand de

Omoa, which place they found too strong to make

an attack against ; but the reinforcement of the

Porcupine and Indians being judged sufficient, it

was unanimously agreed to besiege the place by sea

and land. We accordingly put ourselves under the

command of Commodore Luttrell,1 and made sail to

the westward. The 8th we passed the island of

Bonacca. Moving slowly on with variable winds,

making scaling ladders, fascines, and the proper

arrangements for the attack, on the loth we anchored

in the Bay of Truxillo, where we watered

and wooded the ships, and on the nth sailed again

with our whole force, consisting of the following

ships and vessels :

Guns Men

Charon . . .44 300

Lowestoft . . -32 220

Pomona . . .28 200

Porcupine . . .16 100

Racehorse... 8 50

Peggy ... 6 15

loo Indians and Volunteers

12 Loyal Irish.

1 John Luttrell, afterwards Luttrell-Olmius, third Earl of

Carhampton, a captain of 1762. Shortly after the Charon returned to England he retired, and in 1784 was made Commissioner of Excise. See/w/, p. 90.

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"In September 1779 when Dalling learned that the Spanish were attacking Belize, he sent a naval force there under John Lutterell. Commanding three frigates and a schooner. . .he arrived too late, but was able to cooperate with Captain William Dalrymple in launching an unauthorized attack on Fort Omoa. The fort was taken but abandoned with the approach of the Spanish relief force".

from Historical Dictionary of Honduras



	TheLuttrells.com Close this page to return to the previous page Information about JOHN LUTTRELL, afterwards LUTTRELL-OLMIUS (d. 1829) third earl of Carhampton Elder brother of Capt. James Luttrell, with whom he is frequently confused. A captain in the navy of 1762 (e.g. European Mag. 1783, iii. 6). When captain of the Charon, he commanded the squadron which reduced Omoa in the Gulf of Honduras on 17 Oct. 1779 (BEATSON, iv. 484). He afterwards retired from the service; was in 1784 appointed one of the commissioners for managing the excise; in 1787, on the death of Lord Waltham, his first wife's brother, took the name and arms of Olmius; he succeeded as third Earl of Carhampton in 1821 (on death of his brother, Henry Lawes Luttrell, the second earl of Carhampton). After his first wife's death in 1797, he married in 1798, Maria, daughter of John Morgan, recorder of Maidstone; and died in 1829, when the title became extinct (UHARNOCK, Biog. Nav. vi. 507). [Gent. Mag. 1788, pt. ii. p. 1131 ; Beatson's Nav. and Mil. Memoirs, v. 677 ; Memoirs of Sir Michael Seymour, Bart, (privatelyprinwd, 1878), pp. 4-12; Nary Lists; commission and warrant books in Public Record Office.] .T. K. L. from Dictionary of National Biography

		from Journal of Rear-Admiral Bartholomew James, 1752-1828 . . .we sailed from the Mosquito shore on the 6th instant with light westerly winds, and on the 7th saw three large sail to the northward in chase of us, which having spoke, we found to be his Majesty's ships Charon, Lowestoft and Pomona on a cruise ; they confirmed the success of the Spaniards in the Gulf of Honduras, and further informed us that they had been in quest of two Spanish galleons, which had taken shelter under the garrison of Saint Ferdinand de Omoa, which place they found too strong to make an attack against ; but the reinforcement of the Porcupine and Indians being judged sufficient, it was unanimously agreed to besiege the place by sea and land. We accordingly put ourselves under the command of Commodore Luttrell,1 and made sail to the westward. The 8th we passed the island of Bonacca. Moving slowly on with variable winds, making scaling ladders, fascines, and the proper arrangements for the attack, on the loth we anchored in the Bay of Truxillo, where we watered and wooded the ships, and on the nth sailed again with our whole force, consisting of the following ships and vessels : Guns Men Charon . . .44 300 Lowestoft . . -32 220 Pomona . . .28 200 Porcupine . . .16 100 Racehorse... 8 50 Peggy ... 6 15 loo Indians and Volunteers 12 Loyal Irish. 1 John Luttrell, afterwards Luttrell-Olmius, third Earl of Carhampton, a captain of 1762. Shortly after the Charon returned to England he retired, and in 1784 was made Commissioner of Excise. See/w/, p. 90. ______________________________________ "In September 1779 when Dalling learned that the Spanish were attacking Belize, he sent a naval force there under John Lutterell. Commanding three frigates and a schooner. . .he arrived too late, but was able to cooperate with Captain William Dalrymple in launching an unauthorized attack on Fort Omoa. The fort was taken but abandoned with the approach of the Spanish relief force". from Historical Dictionary of Honduras