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Rh Victualling and Dookyards at Deptford and Chatham – and from 24 Aug. 1847, until the period of his death, as Admiral-Superintendent at Portsmouth. His promotion to Flag-rank took place 9 Nov. 1846.

Rear-Admiral Shirreff married, 29 June, 1810, Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the late Hon. David Murray, grand-uncle of the present Lord Elibank, by whom he has left issue.

 SHORE. 

passed his examination 16 June, 1835; and for his services in China as Mate of the 42, Capt. Chas. Hope, was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant 23 Dec. 1842. His next appointments were – 20 Oct. 1843, as Additional, to the 50, bearing the broad pendant of Commodore John Brett Purvis on the coast of Brazil – 2 Aug. 1844, to the  16, Capt. Arch. Reed, on the coast of Africa – 8 Sept. 1846, again as Additional, to the steam-sloop. Commodore Sir Chas. Hotham, on the same station – and 30 Sept. 1846, for a few months, to the Coast Guard.

 SHORT. 

died 4 Nov. 1844, of typhus fever, at Ballina, co. Mayo.

This officer entered the Navy 16 June, 1805, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the, Capt. J. Short, fitting, we believe, for New South Wales, whence he returned, in 1807, in the store-ship. In Aug. 1808, eight months after he had been discharged from the latter vessel, he was received into the Royal Naval College at Portsmouth. He next, in June, 1811, joined the, Capt. Nash, lying at Plymouth, and, in the course of the same month, the 38, Capt. Philip Somerville, with whom he served on the Home, North America, and West India stations, as Midshipman and Master’s Mate, until May, 1815. He then removed in succession to the 74, Capt. Jas. Walker, and and  frigates, both commanded by Capt. Fras. Stanfell; and in the following Nov. he was presented with a commission bearing date 3 Aug. 1815. His last appointments were – 23 July, 1823, to the sloop, Capt, John Weeks, on the Cork station – 20 Nov. 1824, to the  74, Capt. Hugh Downman, lying at Plymouth – and, 21 Jan. 1825, to the Coast Blockade, as Supernumerary-Lieutenant of the  74, Capts. Wm. M‘Culloch and Hugh Pigot.

Lieut. Short was married and has left issue.

 SHORT. 

(b) entered the Navy, 22 Sept. 1805, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the, Capts. J. Short and John Porteous, in which vessel he was for about five years employed at New South Wales, part of the time as Master’s Mate and Acting-Lieutenant. He served subsequently, from Dec. 1810 until June, 1815, in the Mediterranean, Channel, and West Indies, in the, Master-Commander Wm. Lloyd, gun-brig, Lieut.-Commander Jas. Harvey, 38, Capt. Jas. Alex. Gordon, 12, Capt. Chas. Hope Reid, 74, flag-ship of Rear-Admiral Wm. Brown, sloop, Capts. John Gore, Chas. Sam. White, John Undrell, and Chas. Strangways, and, Master-Commander Thos. Cooke. He was for seven months Second-Master of the and, and for 20, Acting-Master of the. After he had been for nearly three months employed in Portsmouth Harbour in the 98, flag-ship of Sir Edw. Thornbrough, 100,  10, Capt. Robt. Riddell (now Carre), and 38, Capt. Hon. Fred. Wm. Aylmer, he took up, in Oct. 1815, a commission bearing date 13 of the preceding March. His last appointment was to the Coast Blockade, on which service he continued for about three years as Supernumerary-Lieutenant of the 42, Capt. Wm. Jas. Mingaye, and 74, Capts. Wm. M‘Culloch and Hugh Pigot. – Holmes and Folkard.

 SHORT. 

entered the Navy 14 March, 1823; passed his examination in 1830; and for his services on the coast of Syria, including the bombardment of St. Jean d’Acre, was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant 5 Nov. 1840. His appointments have since been – 15 Dec. 1840, to the steamer, Capt. Horatio Thos. Austin, in the Mediterranean – 8 April, 1843, as Additional, to the 110, flag-ship of Sir Edw. W. C. R. Owen, on the same station – 11 Dec. following, to the steamer, Lieut.-Commander John Lunn, also in the Mediterranean – 23 April, 1844, again to the, bearing the flag of Sir Chas. Rowley at Portsmouth – and, 26 Aug. 1844, to the command, which he still retains, of a station in the Coast Guard.

Lieut. Short married, 8 Dec. 1846, Anne, eldest daughter of

 SHORTLAND. 

entered the Navy 15 Jan. 1827; passed his examination 4 Dec. 1834; was promoted (from the gunnery-ship at Portsmouth, Capt. Sir Thos. Hastings) to the rank of Lieutenant 1 April, 1842; and, from 11 May following until advanced to the rank of Commander 20 Jan. 1848, was employed on surveying service in North America in the  steamer, commanded during that period by Lieuts. Alfred Kortright and John Harding, by Capt. Wm. Fitzwilliam Owen, and for upwards of two years by himself. – Messrs. Stilwell.

 SHORTLAND. 

entered the Navy (from the Royal Naval College) 9 Jan. 1818; passed his examination in 1823; and obtained his commission 18 Jan. 1828. His succeeding appointments were – 24 Aug. 1828, to the 42, Capt. Sir Chas. Sullivan, employed on particular service – 19 Dec. 1829, to the 28, Capt. Wm. Walpole, on the Jamaica station – and, 21 March, 1831, to the command of the schooner, of 5 guns, also in the West Indies, where he remained until superseded in June, 1833.

He is at present Colonial Secretary at New Zealand. – Messrs. Stilwell.

 SHORTT. 

was born 3 June, 1791.

This officer entered the Navy, 20 April, 1807, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the 36, Capt. Loftus Otway Bland, in which frigate he was wrecked on the coast of Holland while holding the rating of Midshipman 19 Jan. 1808. On being released after a few months of captivity, he was received, in July of the same year, on board the 74, Capt. Geo. Parker, attached to the force in the North Sea. He was subsequently employed – from 24 March, 1809, until 18 March, 1813 (on the Baltic and Halifax stations), in the 64, Capts. L. O. Bland Geo. Fred. Ryves, and John Bastard, flag-ship for some time of Rear-Admiral Herbert Sawyer – from 19 March, 1813, until 25 Oct. 1815, in the 74, Capt. Sir Christopher Cole, and  32, Capts. Jas. Pattison Stewart, John Brett Purvis, and Wm. Bowles, in the Channel and among the Western Islands – from 26 Oct. 1815 until 3 Aug. 1819, in the 42, Capt. John Brett Purvis, in the East Indies – and, from 30 March, 1820, until 21 Aug. 1821 in the  18, Capt. Chas. Grenville Randolph, on the Irish station. In the, , and he held (as he had latterly done in the ) the rating of Master’s Mate, and in the  that of Admiralty Midshipman. He saw much boat-service in the Africa on the Danish coast, and was much employed in her in chasing American frigates and privateers; and he was present in the at the capture, 21 Oct. 1813, of the French frigate Le Weser of 44 guns. On leaving<section end="Shortt, Charles"/>