Later Career
Seymour then served on the Walcheren Campaign, and on its conclusion, was appointed to command his prize, HMS Niemen, which had subsequently been taken into the navy. He then command the 74-gun third rate HMS Hannibal, and on 26 May 1814 he captured the 44-gun Sultane. He was nominated a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in January 1815 and moved aboard the Royal Yacht several years later. He became Commissioner of Portsmouth Dockyard, but after the post was abolished, was promoted to Rear-Admiral, and appointed to command the South American Station. He received a pension of £300 for the loss of his arm.
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