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44-813: It was built in order to give training to those who worked on the wards of Bristol Infirmary (founded 1737), the Clifton Dispensary (founded 1812) and the General Hospital (founded 1832). In 1873 due to poverty and poor building infrastructure the Medical School sought Association with the Bristol Library Society and the Bristol Institution for the advancement of Science, Literature and the Arts. The Library and

88-599: A prize crew on a captured Spanish merchantman. Benefiting from lax discipline, Percival led an uprising and escaped to the American merchant ship Washington . Again impressment interrupted his homeward journey—this time by the Dutch Navy . Managing to escape a second time, once home, he decided to enter the U.S. Navy in 1799. Subsequently, he served in the Quasi-War with France as a master's mate and midshipman . He

132-685: A brief summary of his career. As well as anything, the inscription explains the man. Percival wrote: "This Cup, with the Donor, has made three cruises to the Pacific, one to the Mediterranean, one to the Brazils, two to the West Indies, and once around the world, a distance of about 150,000 miles. Has been 37 years in service and has never refused duty." Some years ago, a private collector found

176-443: A mere receiving (barracks) ship at Norfolk. Naval Constructor Foster Rhodes figured it would cost $ 70,000 to fit her out for sea. But the department did not have the money. Acting Secretary David Henshaw, from Massachusetts, knew about Mad Jack's reputation for seamanship and frugality. He told Percival to take a look. Percival reported he could do the work for $ 10,000. Despite widespread doubts about Percival's findings, Henshaw gave him

220-764: A short while later Lefevere gained his freedom and the French credited the American effort for saving his life. King Louis Philippe intended to reward officers and crew. But political turmoil interfered. Since the king "took a hurried journey from his capital, ... no recognition of their services was ever received by the American tars." Their compensation went "over the walls of the Tuileries gardens" as Louis Philippe escaped to London. After Constitution returned from her voyage in October 1845, Captain Percival went on leave and

264-468: A taught hand, ... He goes by the name of Mad Jack." This is the earliest record of Percival's colorful nickname. Apparently tracing to his intense command style, the application of monikers to military and naval officers was common to the time. After a cruise to South America, he returned to serve as executive officer at the Boston yard. In late 1823, he transferred to the frigate USS  United States on

308-757: A year later and sailed her to Europe on a diplomatic mission. From the beginning of the War of 1812 , Lawrence and Hornet cruised actively, capturing the privateer Dolphin in July 1812. Later in the year Hornet blockaded the British sloop HMS  Bonne Citoyenne at Bahia, Brazil , and on February 24, 1813 captured HMS  Peacock . Upon his return to the United States in March, Lawrence learned of his promotion to captain . Two months later he took command of

352-553: Is in the neighborhood of his birthplace, the homestead long since torn down. Percival Street on Meeting House Hill in Dorchester is named for him. James Lawrence James Lawrence (October 1, 1781 – June 4, 1813) was an officer of the United States Navy . During the War of 1812 , he commanded USS  Chesapeake in a single-ship action against HMS  Shannon , commanded by Philip Broke . He

396-692: Is probably best known today for his last words, "Don't give up the ship!", uttered during the capture of the Chesapeake . The quotation is still a popular naval battle cry , and was invoked in Oliver Hazard Perry 's personal battle flag, adopted to commemorate his dead friend. Lawrence was born on October 1, 1781, the son of John and Martha (Tallman) Lawrence, in Burlington, New Jersey , but raised in Woodbury . His mother died when he

440-559: The Quasi-War with France , he served on USS  Ganges and the frigate USS  Adams in the Caribbean . He was commissioned a lieutenant on April 6, 1802, and served aboard USS  Enterprise in the Mediterranean , taking part in a successful attack on enemy craft on June 2, 1803. In February 1804, he was second in command during the expedition to destroy the captured frigate USS  Philadelphia . Later in

484-684: The United States Navy during the Quasi-War with France , the War of 1812 , the campaign against West Indies pirates, and the Mexican–American War . Born in West Barnstable, Massachusetts , Percival left his Cape Cod home at thirteen to work as a cabin boy on a Boston coaster . He moved to the merchant service, became a second mate, and while at Lisbon , he was impressed by the Royal Navy . First sent to HMS  Victory under Lord Jervis , he soon received an assignment to

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528-486: The Mediterranean to again serve under Hull. A principal ancillary duty involved educating and training young midshipman. Percival undertook the task with zeal and passion. Prominent men and fellow officers with midshipmen sons commonly asked for their youngster to be placed under the stern tutelage of Mad Jack. The young men did not always appreciate it at the time, but many went on to notable careers. As one example, Gustavus V. Fox chafed under Percival's disciplined approach on

572-685: The Museum were promoters of the scheme for a College of Science which John Percival and Benjamin Jowett were able to translate into University College, Bristol . During this time the Medical School was hampered by a political split with the Infirmary Conservative and the General Hospital Liberal which for some time damaged the development of the hospital. An agreement to affiliate with University College, Bristol

616-559: The Pacific station under Commodore Isaac Hull . The two New Englanders were close associates and friends throughout their careers. Hull considered Percival "the best sailor I ever saw!" In 1826, Hull put him in command of USS  Dolphin and directed him to the far reaches of the uncharted Pacific to track down the mutineers of the Nantucket whaleship Globe . In the Mulgrave Islands , he recovered two innocent crewmen,

660-587: The United States Navy." Percival left Cyane late in 1839 due to poor health. While waiting for an assignment, he received promotion to captain in September 1841, the highest U.S. Navy rank at the time. He began the most memorable chapter of his life in November 1843. The frigate USS  Constitution presented a major concern to the department. In disrepair, the venerable old ship served as

704-427: The United States. On June 12, 1805, Gunboat No. 6 encountered a Royal Navy vessel that impressed three seamen. Subsequently, Lieutenant Lawrence commanded the warships USS  Vixen , USS  Wasp and USS  Argus . In 1810, he also took part in trials of an experimental spar torpedo . Promoted to the rank of Master Commandant in November 1810, he took command of the sloop of war USS  Hornet

748-489: The captured Eagle into port and delivered his prisoners to New York City's Whitehall Street docks as thousands of Americans were celebrating Independence Day . Percival joined USS  Peacock on 9 March 1814 and made three cruises during which the ship sloop captured nineteen merchantmen and two warships, HMS  Epervier and the East India Company armed brig HCS  Nautilus , 12 percent of

792-578: The conflict he commanded Enterprise and a gunboat in battles with the Tripolitans . He was also First Lieutenant of the frigate Adams and, in 1805, commanded the small Gunboat No. 6 during a voyage across the Atlantic to North Africa. Although Gunboats No. 2 through 10 (minus No. 7 ) arrived in the Mediterranean too late to see action, they remained there with Commodore Rodgers's squadron until summer 1806, at which time they sailed back to

836-513: The cruise, and one officer even sketched entertaining watercolors of scenes and incidents along the way. Added to official correspondence, the result is a well-documented trip. One episode stands out above all others. In early May 1845, the ship anchored in Touron Bay, Cochin China (now Vietnam). On the second day, Percival received a note from a French missionary, Bishop Dominique Lefevere, saying

880-451: The cruise, but went on to become Lincoln's assistant secretary of the navy. Others distinguished themselves in combat. John L. Worden, a Cyane midshipman, became an admiral and is remembered as a hero of the Battle of Hampton Roads . One of the most irksome midshipmen on the cruise, nonetheless, recognized and appreciated their skipper. Henry A. Wise summarized the almost universal feeling in

924-453: The cup in a London flea market, and it was sold for $ 10,000 in a 2016 Cape Cod auction. Often described as colorful, Mad Jack attracted the attention of famed authors such as Hawthorne, Melville, and Michener. Melville, in fact, patterned his fictional character Lieutenant Mad Jack after his acquaintance, Percival. In the end, Percival's legendary status is enhanced by the fact his first naval ship, HMS Victory and his last, USS Constitution ,

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968-546: The date Dolphin left the islands in 1826. Percival next commanded the U.S. schooner Porpoise on an 1830–1831 cruise against the troublesome West Indian pirates. While on leave in 1832, the department notified him of his promotion to Master Commandant effective in March 1831. After, in 1834–1835, he had the U.S. sloop-of-war Erie on the Brazil station. In 1836, once again, he took over as executive officer in Boston. While assigned this duty, Percival displayed his concern for

1012-400: The first U.S. ambassador to Brazil, proceed to the east coast of Africa and on to the China seas, making his best way back to the United States. He left New York at the end of May 1844. Before the voyage ended in Boston 495 days later, the ship sailed 52,370.5 miles, circumnavigating the globe for the only time in her illustrious career. A number of members of the crew kept detailed journals of

1056-489: The frigate Chesapeake , then preparing for sea at Boston . He left port on June 1, 1813, and immediately engaged the blockading Royal Navy frigate Shannon in a fierce battle . Although slightly smaller, the British ship disabled Chesapeake with gunfire within the first few minutes. Captain Lawrence, mortally wounded by small arms fire, ordered his officers, "Don't give up the ship. Fight her till she sinks." or "Tell

1100-412: The local authorities had him under arrest and condemned him to death. Within an hour, Mad Jack led 80 well-armed men ashore. Percival left a letter for the king of Cochin China demanding the bishop's release. To make his point, he returned to the ship with three mandarins held as hostages. The next day, Percival pressed the issue by capturing three junks belonging to the king, and moved his warship closer to

1144-537: The local civil authorities. Under growing pressure from visiting merchant and whaling crews, the authorities rescinded a missionary-advocated ban on young women swimming out to the visiting vessels. The missionaries blamed their loss of influence on Percival. Their forceful complaints to Washington compelled Percival to eventually ask for a court of inquiry to clear his name. The court absolved him of wrongdoing, while to this day, United States destroyer squadrons based at Pearl Harbor celebrate Mad Jack Percival Day each May 11,

1188-479: The local forts. On the following day, the prize junks attempted to escape, but were recovered after a brief skirmish. Percival, as well as the Cochin Chinese themselves, denied the gunplay resulted in any casualties. Nonetheless, a rumor of fatalities continued into the 20th century when the confrontation became known as the first armed intervention by a Western nation against present-day Vietnam. In any event,

1232-501: The matter can be found in his papers at the Massachusetts Historical Society. (This relatively insignificant episode warrants this brief mention, because a careless writer, relying on insufficient research, wrongly charged that Percival absconded with the funds. From time to time, the misrepresentation is repeated.) In 1838, he received command of the second-class ship sloop USS  Cyane and headed to

1276-413: The men to fire faster! Don't give up the ship." Men carried him below, and his crew was overwhelmed by a British boarding party shortly afterward. James Lawrence died of his wounds on June 4, 1813, while his captors directed Chesapeake to Halifax, Nova Scotia . After Lawrence's death was reported to his friend and fellow officer Oliver Hazard Perry , he ordered a large blue battle ensign, stitched with

1320-589: The oldest commissioned warship and the oldest commissioned warship afloat, remain national shrines for their respective nations. Captain Percival died at the age of 83 on 7 September 1862 in Dorchester, Massachusetts and is buried near his birthplace in West Barnstable's Ancient Cemetery. Source – Mad Jack Percival . James H. Ellis. Naval Institute Press. 2002. Two US Navy ships have been named USS Percival . Percival Drive in West Barnstable, MA

1364-468: The only survivors of the ill-fated whaler. The culprits behind the mutiny had killed one another or were dispatched by natives. Mad Jack returned by way of the Sandwich Islands ( Hawaii ), the first American naval ship to visit the place. His stay proved controversial and provided fodder for writers over the years. American missionaries clashed with the naval officer who challenged their sway over

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1408-766: The phrase "DONT GIVE UP THE SHIP" [ sic ] in bold white letters. The Perry Flag was displayed on his flagship during a victorious engagement against the British on Lake Erie in September 1813. The original flag is displayed in the Naval Academy Museum and a replica is displayed in Memorial Hall at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland . A replica is also on view at Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial, on South Bass Island, Ohio. Lawrence

1452-439: The schooner HMS Eagle . Eagle had a notorious reputation among local fishermen for seizing both fishing boat crews and the boats' valuable cargoes. John Percival volunteered to end the threat, and acquired a fishing boat named Yankee . On the morning of 4 July 1813, he concealed 34 armed volunteers in the hold , while he and two volunteers stayed on deck dressed as fishermen. Percival then sailed Yankee as though it

1496-488: The service when he noted: "There is not a better sailor in the world than Cap. Percival or a man of better judgement in the qualities requisite for a Seaman. ... One would suppose from his impatient & passionate temper, that in case of danger he would lose all command of himself. On the contrary no one is cooler or more able to fulfill the duties of his station. To give the devil his due—I would rather trust my life to his charge in case of emergency at Sea than any other man in

1540-412: The task. By mid-January 1844 Percival informed the secretary he "unhesitatingly" determined the ship ready for "a two or even a three year cruise." And he was prepared to stake "his life and reputation" on his assessment. Accordingly, Henshaw told the captain to get his ship ready for sea. Percival found it necessary to sail to New York to complete his 447-man crew. Percival's orders directed him to carry

1584-546: The total taken by the U.S. Navy during the war. For his gallantry in the capture of HMS Epervier , he was promoted to lieutenant and presented with a special sword by Congress , shown in the accompanying portrait from about 1860. After the war, the Navy assigned Percival to the Boston Navy Yard. Within weeks, he reported for duty on USS  Macedonian . The captain's clerk, Charles J. Deblois, noted "Lt. P. carries

1628-556: The welfare of the common sailor. A group of seamen transferring from the Brooklyn yard to Boston were injured, four of them seriously, when their train derailed along the way. The four received a total settlement of $ 12,862. Percival volunteered to administer a trust set up in behalf of the men. He did so over several years with prudence and faithfulness, paying out every cent to the beneficiaries or their survivors. The extensive and detailed record of Percival's careful and honest handling of

1672-456: Was AAA at A Level, including Biology and Chemistry plus either Physics or Mathematics. The UKCAT score is also considered, with high shortlisting cutoffs. The following shows the UKCAT cut off scores attained for those who were invited to interview in recent years: John Percival John Percival (3 April 1779 – 7 September 1862), known as Mad Jack Percival , was a celebrated officer in

1716-463: Was agreed in 1879 and amalgamation finally took place in 1893. As of 2008 the medical school accepts some 216 home students and a further 19 from overseas. The 5-year MB ChB degree is offered. Students may study an additional year if they opt to do the additional BSc degree jointly with the MB ChB. The medical school remains extremely competitive with high entry standards. Requirements for 2024 entry

1760-589: Was an infant, and his Loyalist father fled to Canada during the American Revolution , leaving his half-sister to care for the young Lawrence. He attended Woodbury Academy. Though Lawrence studied law, he entered the United States Navy as a midshipman in 1798. Lawrence hailed from a New England family of English descent, as his first ancestor to the American Colonies was William Lawrence, sailing from Hertfordshire, England . During

1804-472: Was buried with military honors at present-day CFB Halifax , Nova Scotia, but reinterred at Trinity Church Cemetery in New York City . He was survived by his wife, Julia (Montaudevert) Lawrence, who lived until 1865, and their two-year-old daughter, Mary Neill Lawrence. In 1838 Mary married a Navy officer, Lt. William Preston Griffin. On July 4, 1813, Lawrence was posthumously elected to membership in

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1848-757: Was departing on a fishing voyage. Eagle's commander spotted Yankee and sailed in close so he could order it to transfer the livestock it carried on deck to the nearby Poictiers . Percival pretended to comply, and when Eagle was less than ten feet away, he signaled his volunteers to launch a surprise attack by shouting "Lawrence!" in honor of slain U.S. Navy Captain James Lawrence . Percival's volunteers poured out on deck and began firing. Eagle's crew were taken by surprise and fled below deck. One of Eagle's crew struck her colors, thus surrendering to Yankee . Three British sailors were killed and there were no American casualties. Percival brought

1892-749: Was discharged in the demobilization of 1801 and went back to the merchant service. Percival married Maria Pinkerton of Trenton, New Jersey in 1809. The couple did not have children although they informally adopted a relative, Maria Weeks. In 1809, he returned to the U.S. Navy as a sailing master , assigned to USS  Syren at the Norfolk Navy Yard. In 1813, the British Royal Navy continued to blockade America's major ports. The British flagship HMS Poictiers , commanded by Commodore J.B. Beresford maintained station just outside Sandy Hook on Lower New York Bay , supported by

1936-600: Was placed on "waiting orders" status. In 1855, when Percival was 76 years old, the Navy Department placed him on the newly created "Reserve List", a forerunner of the Retired List. Although Percival was alive during the first year of the American Civil War, he took no part in it. In his last years, Percival gave silver cups to a few people close to him. One, given to the son of his attorney, offered

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