Vice-Admiral William Bentinck FRS (17 June 1764 – 21 February 1813) was a Royal Navy officer and colonial administrator who served as the governor of Saint Vincent from 1798 to 1802.

A cutter was sent after them but they ran aground on a salt march and the crew together with its commander Hamilton Halyburton died of exposure to the cold.

Logbooks[3] written by Bentinck has been preserved from a journey with Atalanta from Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, July–August, 1784.

During this time he made some journeys as a partial log[3] exists with sailing instructions for a number of North American and West Indian harbours, February–July 1800, written by Bentinck.

The French military was at the same time advancing into Russia and it was necessary to end the wars and instead create a united front against France and its allies.

Bentinck had family connections in the Russian court and he also seems to have had a good relation to the Swedish Crown Prince Carl Johan Bernadotte.

The American ambassador in Saint Petersburg, John Quincy Adams wrote to the Secretary of State James Monroe in August 1812: "A circumstance not a little extraordinary is, that the conclusion of peace with England, if accomplished, has not yet been made public.