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1044 1836; and on his return from the Pacific, where he had been serving as Mate in the 50, flagship of Rear-Admiral Chas. Bayne Hodgson Ross, was promoted, 17 May, 1842, to the rank of Lieutenant. From 25 June, 1812, until 1847, he was again employed in the Pacific in the steam-sloop, Capt. Andrew Snape Hamond; and from 19 July in the latter year until advanced to his present rank 28 July, 1848, he officiated as First of the  steam-sloop, Capts. Alfred Phillipps Ryder and Robt. Jenner, on the North America and West India station.

 SCOTT. 

entered the Navy, 25 Dec. 1792, as a Volunteer, on board the 98, Capt. Wm. Hancock Kelly, with whom he continued to serve on the Home and West India stations as Midshipman in the 98,  32 (part of the force engaged in 1794 at the reduction of the French islands), and  64, until Sept. 1796. After he had been for rather more than two years employed on the coast of France and at Portsmouth in the 38, Capts. Fras. Cole and Thos. Twysden, and 38, Capt. Alex. Fraser, he was made Lieutenant, 10 May, 1799, into the, Capt. Thos. Geo. Shortland. He remained in that vessel but a few days; and was subsequently appointed – 1 June, 1800, for two years, to the 38, Capt. Chas. Cunningham, on the Guernsey station – 31 Oct. 1803, to the 38, Capt. Hon. Chas. Herbert, in which frigate he made a voyage to the West Indies – 21 Aug. 1808, after two years of half-pay, to the 120, flag-ship of Sir Chas. Cotton at Lisbon, where he continued a short time – in 1809, to the and  74’s, Capts. Edm. Soger and Sam. Hood Linzee, also attached to the force off Lisbon – and, 15 Sept. 1810, to his former ship the, commanded by Capt. Thos. White. He attained the rank of Commander 21 Oct. 1810; and from 21 March, 1812, until posted 7 June, 1814, was employed in the troop-ship.

He accepted the Retirement 1 Oct. 1846.

 SCRIVEN. 

entered the Navy, 19 Nov. 1803, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the 74, Capt. Lord Henry Paulet, under whom he attained in 1804 the rating of Midshipman, and continued employed in the Channel and Mediterranean, until Oct. 1809, when he returned to England in the  18, Capt. George Crawley. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant as soon as he had passed his examination 4 Jan. 1810; and from the following May until paid off in Aug. 1815, he served on the Home, North American, West India, and Brazilian stations in the 74, Capts. Robt. Dudley Oliver and Zachary Mudge. Since 25 Feb. 1848 he has filled the appointment of Admiralty Agent on board a contract mail-steam-vessel.

He married in Dec. 1825 and has issue three children. – J. Hinxman.

 SCRIVEN. 

was born 29 May, 1796, at Weymouth, co. Dorset. He is brother of Commander Timothy Scriven, R.N., C.B. (1813), an officer of distinguished merit, who, when commander of different vessels, fought the enemies of his country with a surprising degree of gallantry and success, and who died, universally lamented, 25 March, 1824.

This officer entered the Navy, in Dec. 1809, as Midshipman, on board the 98, Capt. Jas. Athol Wood, bearing the flag of Hon. Sir Alex. Cochrane in the West Indies; where, and on the coast of France and in the North Sea, he was employed, during the after-part of the war, in the and  frigates, both under the orders of Capt. Volant Vashon Ballard,  schooner, commanded by his brother, then Lieut. Scriven, and sloop and  98. While stationed in the North Sea he assisted at the reduction of Cuxhaven and Glückstadt, and was intrusted with the command, off Hamburgh, of gun-boat No. 4. His promotion to the rank of Lieutenant took place 26 Dec. 1822. He served subsequently in the Coast Guard. His appointments since he left that service have been, 13 May and 1 Sept. 1841 and 11 Jan. 1848, to the command of the, , and , Weymouth and Dover packets; in the last-mentioned of which he is now employed.

Lieut. Scriven married Sarah Mary, daughter of Geo. Peace Scott, Esq., of Dorchester, a lady by whom he has issue six children.

 SCROGGS. 

passed his examination 11 March, 1845; and from 18 June following until 1848 was employed in the Pacific on surveying service in the 22, Capt. Henry Kellett. His commission bears date 1 May, 1847.

 SCRYMGOUR. 

entered the Navy, 18 May, 1805, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the 74, Capt. Geo. Dundas, in which ship he served in the North Sea and West Indies until Sept. 1807. From Aug. 1808 until July, 1814, he was employed as Midshipman, chiefly on the Mediterranean station, in the 74, Capt. Benj. Hallowell, 100, Capt. Joseph Spear,  98, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Fras. Pickmore, and 98, Capts. Sam. Hood Linzee, Wm. Kent, and Robt. Rolles. During that period he was in frequent action with the enemy’s batteries; he aided in the, in Oct. 1809, in causing the self-destruction, near Cape Cette, of the French ships-of-the- line Robuste and Lion; and in the , besides sharing in two partial actions, fought 5 Nov. 1813 and 13 Feb. 1814, with the French Toulon fleet, he beheld the fall of Genoa. On leaving the ship last mentioned he became Master’s Mate of the armée en flûte, Capt. Dan. Lawrence, and sailed soon afterwards with the expedition against New Orleans. While there he was for six weeks employed in a boat in co-operation with the army, was particularly active along the left bank of the Mississippi, and, during the retreat of the British, commanded a schooner. In the fulfilment of his duties his conduct was such as to elicit the highest commendations of Capt. Lawrence. On leaving the, about Sept. 1815, he took up a commission bearing date 15 March in that year. He was afterwards employed in the Transport Service – from 22 Aug. 1820 until 13 June, 1822, on board the, in conveying troops and stores to the West Indies, Davis’ Strait (whither in 1821 he accompanied Capt. Parry’s Polar Expedition), and the Cape of Good Hope – from 14 Nov. 1822 until 10 Nov. 1824, on board the and , for the purpose of keeping up the communication in the West India Islands – from 11 Nov. 1824 until 3 March, 1833, as Resident Agent at Gibraltar – from 4 March, 1833, until 25 Nov. 1834, as Agent in the  at Bermuda and in the West Indies – from 24 April, 1835, until 6 Sept. 1838, on board the , in North America and the West Indies, in the Mediterranean, and on the north coast of Spain – from 19 Dec. 1838 until 27 June, 1339, on board the  in the West Indies – and from 15 Oct. 1839 until 1 July, 1840, in the  at the Cape of Good Hope. During 18 years that be was so engaged, his intelligence, skill, and judgment, his zeal and unremitting activity, procured him testimonials of no ordinary character, conveying to him, in the most lively and flattering terms, the praises of Sir Wm. Edw. Parry, Lieut.-General Henry Warde, Military Commander-in-Chief in the West Indies, Lieut.-Colonels J. Marshall and J. Mair, Military Secretaries to Sir Geo. Don and Sir Wm. Houston, Governors of Gibraltar, Colonel D. Falla, Town Major of Gibraltar, Admiral Sir Thos. Byam Martin, Comptroller of the Navy, J. Meek, Esq., Comptroller of the 