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1004 year, was confirmed in that rank. He served on shore in April, 1810, at the reduction of Sta. Maura; and was lastly, from July, 1811, until Oct. 1815, employed on the Leith and North American stations in the brig, Capts; Joseph Pearce and Henry Edw. Napier. Under Capt. Pearce he assisted at the capture of and Belfast, and took part in other operations in the Penobscot. He accepted his present rank 27 July, 1847. – Goode and Lawrence.

 ROSE. 

entered the Navy, 6 June, 1800, as Third-cl. Vol., on board the 74, Capt. Chas. Stirling, under whom he fought in the action off Algeciras, 6 July, 1801, and assisted at the blockade of Cadiz. For a short time at the commencement of 1802, and from April, 1803, until Sept. 1804, he served in the Channel and at Plymouth with Sir Edw. Pellew in the 74, and with Capt. Barrington Dacres and Vice-Admiral Young in the  74 and ; and he was next, between Aug. 1806 and Sept. 1815, employed on the Home, Mediterranean, and African stations, chiefly in the capacities of Midshipman and Master’s Mate, in the  100 and  110, flag-ships of Sir John Thos. Duckworth (in the former of which he passed the Dardanells in Feb. 1807), again. sloop, Capts. Delamere Wynter and Jas. Stuart, 74 and  again, flag-ships of Admirals Sir Thos. Wiliams and Fras. Pickmore,, Capt. Thos. Saunders Groves, and 44, Capt. Thos. Browne. He then took up a commission bearing date 10 March, 1815; and has not been since afloat. – Messrs. Stilwell.

 ROSE. 

entered the Navy 1 Sept. 1827; passed his examination 7 May, 1834; obtained his commission 23 Nov. 1841; and from 31 Dec. following until the early part of 1845 was employed in the 72, flag-ship of Sir Wm. Parker, and 18, Capt. Chas. Bell, both on the East India station.

 ROSE. 

entered the Navy, in 1789, as A.B., on board the sloop, commanded by the late Sir Harry Burrard Neale, with whom he served in the Channel for about two years. In 1793 he became Midshipman of the 74, Capt. Sir John Collins, stationed in the Mediterranean; where from 1794 until 1800 he acted as Master in the  sloop, Capts. Robt. Gambier Middleton and Wm. Hotham, 20; Capts. R. G. Middleton and Robt. Plampin, 74, Capt. John Sutton,, Capt. Rich. Retallick, and 74, Capt. Edw. Thos. Troubridge. During the seven years he was employed in the Mediterranean he assisted at the capture, including Toulon, of all the places but two that were wrested from the enemy. He saw a vast deal of service on the coast of Italy; was in 20 severe skirmishes in the boats and on shore; fought in the in Hotham’s two actions and in the  at the battle of the Nile; and was once severely, and six times slightly, wounded. Towards the close of the French revolutionary war he served as Midshipman and as Lieutenant (his commission was dated 6 Aug. 1801) in the Channel on board the. 110 flag-ship of Earl St. Vincent and Hon. Wm. Cornwallis, and yacht, Capt. Geo. Grey. He afterwards, ftom 1806 until 1814, had charge of a Signal station on the coast of Kent. He became a Retired Commander on the Junior List 16 Dec. 1831; and on the Senior 28 Jan. 1847. – Fred. Dufaur.

 ROSS, C.B.

is son of the late Lieut. Ross, R.N.

This officer entered the Navy, 1 March, 1788, as Captain’s Servant, on board the sloop, Capt. Robt. Carthew Reynolds, on the books of which vessel, stationed at Newfoundland, his name continued borne until the following Dec. In Feb. 1790 he was received on board the 74, Capt. Anthony Jas. Pye Molloy, lying at Portsmouth; in April of the same year he removed to the 50, flag-ship of Vice-Admiral Mark Milbanke at Newfoundland; and, after having again served, with Capt. Albemarle Bertie, in the Edgar, he was employed, from March, 1793, until April, 1796, as Master’s Mate and Midshipman, in the  fire-ship and  28, both commanded by Capt. Thos. Fras. Fremantfe, 98 and  100, each the flag-ship of Sir Hyde Parker, and  100, bearing the flag of Sir John Jervis. While attached to the and  he served on shore at the capture and evacuation of Toulon, was present at the destruction of the arsenal and shipping at that place, took part in the land operations connected with the capture of San Fiorenza, Bastia, and Calvi, in the island of Corsica, and fought in Hotham’s two actions, 14 March and 13 July, 1795. On 14 July, 1796, he was made Lieutenant into the 74, Capt. Jas. Douglas, stationed off Cadiz; and he was next, 26 Aug. 1797 and 5 June, 1798, appointed to 20, Capt. Geo. Eyre, and 98, flagship of Sir Hyde Parker, both in the West Indies; where he served on shore at St. Nicolas Mole and contributed to the capture and destruction of several privateers and armed boats on the coast of St. Domingo. In Jan. 1800 he was nominated Acting- Commander of the 18; and in that vessel (to which he was confirmed 11 June following) he was wrecked, in Sept. of the same year, on the Honda bank, near Cuba. After commanding, for about six months, the 32, he was ordered, 5 July, 1802, to act as Captain in  36. He was officially posted 15 Oct. following; and, continuing in the same frigate until removed, in Dec. 1803, to 36, was employed at the blockade of St. Domingo and witnessed the surrender of the French squadron with the remains of General Rochambeau’s army from Cape François. In Jan. 1804, being then in, he commanded a brigade of seamen and marines in the unsuccessful attack upon Curaçoa, where he came into frequent collision with the enemy, set fire to the town of Otrabundi, and destroyed all the wells on the lagoon. In the course of 1804-5 he made prize of Le Terreur French cutter of 10 guns and 75 men, and of the Spanish ships-of-war Diligentia (taken in company with the 38) and Orguijo. He also contrived, 26 March, 1806, to effect the capture of the French corvettes Phaeton and Voltigeur of 16 guns and 115 men each; the former of which vessels offered so fierce a resistance that 9 of the British were killed and 14 of them wounded in the act of boarding. During his command of the and, in the latter of which he remained until Aug. 1807, Capt. Ross took, in different prizes, as many as 140 guns and 1500 men; four of his captures were added to the British Navy. From 13 Aug. 1812 until 15 Aug. 1816 he officiated as Flag-Captain, in the, , , and 74’s, to the present Sir Geo. Cockburn, under whom, in the three first, he partook of all the operations on the coast of North America detailed in of the gallant officer. While in the he conducted a boat expedition up St. Mary’s river, whence he returned to Cumberland Island, on the coast of Georgia, with a ship loaded with timber, and an English East Indiaman which had been captured by an American privateer. He also embarked all the produce collected at the town of St. Mary’s in the vessels taken there by Capt. Robt, Barrie, blew up the fort on Point Petre and a battery, 