Only a short notice of him appears in the 'Biographia Britannica,' published in 1766, during his lifetime'-- the facts of which were obtained from himself.

A few notices of him appear in the 'Annual Register,' also published during his lifetime.

The final notice appeared in the volume published in 1777, the year after his death.

No Life of him has since appeared.

Had he been a destructive hero, and fought battles by land or sea, we should have had biographies of him without end.