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1206 surrender of the Russian fleet in the Tagus; he united, too, in Oct. 1809, in the pursuit which led to the self-destruction, near Cape Cette, of the ships-of-the-line Robuste and Lion; and, besides serving at the blockade of Toulon, he aided in rescuing two Spanish first-rates from the French at Carthagena, and in conducting them in safety to Cadiz. In the Mr. Trounsell continued employed on the Mediterranean and Channel stations, latterly under the flag of Lord Keith, until Feb. 1813. He then removed with his Lordship to the 100; and from the followmg April until promoted to the rank of Lieutenant 20 Feb. 1815, he served with Capt. James Galloway in the  18, and with Capts. John Campbell and Dowell O’Reilly in the 16 and  10. In 1812-13 he took part in a variety of operations on the north coast of Spain, including the siege of St. Sebastian. He was likewise, in the early part of 1814, present when the flotilla under Rear-Admiral Chas. Vinicombe Penrose crossed the bar at the mouth of the Adour. After having spent nine years in the merchant seryice he procured, in 1828, an appointment in the Coast Guard. He commanded next, from 1 July, 1830, until June, 1833, the Revenue-cutter of 86 tons and 20 men; and from 6 Sept. in the latter year until the end of 1843 he was again employed in the Coast Guard. During his command of the he detained and brought into Plymouth the Java Dutch Indiaman, of 800 tons, 6 nine-pounders, and 33 men. He received a medal from the King of the French, and a letter of thanks from the Russian Ambassador for services rendered by him to vessels wrecked on the coast of Cornwall; and he obtained the acknowledgments of the magistrates of that county for the protection he afforded to property during the corn riots.

 TRUPPO. 

died in 1845.

This officer entered the Navy 31 Aug. 1808; passed his examination in 1814; obtained his commission 10 Jan. 1825; served in the Coast Blockade as Supernumerary-Lieutenant of the 74, Capt. Hugh Pigot, from 12 June, 1826, until about the end of 1829; and from 8 March, 1834, until the period of his death, was employed in the Coast Guard.

 TRUSCOTT. 

is sixth son of the late Rear-Admiral Wm. Truscott.

This officer entered the Navy, in 1793, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the 74, commanded by his father on the West India station. From 1794 until 1796 he served with Capts. Thos. Louis and Francis Pender in the Mediterranean on board the 74 and  64; and from 1799 until June, 1806, he was employed, again in the West Indies, and also in the Channel, the greater part of the time as Midshipman, in the  74, flag-ship of Hon. Geo. Cranfield Berkeley, 98, Capt. Rich. Grindall, frigate, Capt. Jas. Katon, 98, Capt. R. Grindall, and  74, Capts. Boyle, Rich. Lee, and Jas. Bissett. In the ship last mentioned, of which he was created a Lieutenant 28 Feb. 1805, he fought in Sir Rich. Strachan’s action. From Aug. 1807 until promoted to the rank of Commander 21 March, 1812, he was stationed in the Mediterranean and Channel in the 74, Capt. Jas. Nicoll Morris, 98, Capt. Payne, and, as First-Lieutenant, in the  36, Capt. Edw. Galwey. In 1812 he was employed at the different Arsenals; and from 6 Dec. 1813 until 1815 he commanded the Havoc sloop, on the North Sea, Channel, and American stations. He accepted his present rank 1 Feb. 1845. While serving in 1811 in the, Capt. Truscott invented the Force Pump, by which fresh water is now obtained from the hold without disturbing its stowage. He married, first, 29 Nov. 1820, the only daughter of the late Michael Stritch, Esq., of Exeter; and secondly, in 1833, Eliza Jope, youngest daughter of R. J. Kinsman, Esq., of Falmouth.

 TRYON. 

entered the Navy, 14 Jan. 1809, as Ordinary, on board the 36, Capt. Sam. Pym. Under that officer he assisted at the capture, in Sept. 1809, of the town of St. Paul’s, Ile de Bourbon, together with all the shipping in the harbour, consisting of La Caroline French frigate, two prize Indiamen, and a brig-of-war. He contributed also, in July, 1810, to the reduction of the Ile de Bourbon itself; and in the following month he took part, as Midshipman, in a series of valorous, but unsuccessful operations which, by the 28th, terminated in the self-destruction, in Port Sud-Est, Isle of France, of the and  36’s, and the capture, by a powerful French squadron, of the  and  frigates. In the following Dec, having been exchanged, he was afforded, on board the, an opportunity of aiding at the conquest of the Mauritius. On his return to England in La Manche, one of the prizes there taken, he joined, in May, 1811, the 36, Capts. Hon. Geo. Cadogan, Edw. Reynolds Sibly, and Gawen Wm. Hamilton; employed at first in the Channel and subsequently in the Adriatic and on the coast of North America. In the Adriatic he saw much active service, was wounded at the cutting-out of some vessels off Tremiti, and obtained a gold medal from the Austrian Government for his conduct at the capture, after an investment of 13 days, of the strong fortress of Zara, mounting 110 guns, 7 large mortars, and 11 howitzers, and garrisoned by 2000 veteran troops under the command of Baron Roise. While on the American station he was present in the attack upon Baltimore, and was again, in Dec. 1814, wounded and taken prisoner in a cutting-out affair on the river Potomac. He regained his liberty at the peace; and on 18 March, 1815, was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant. From 6 Sept. until 14 Nov. 1837 he officiated as Admiralty-Agent on board a contract mail steam-vessel. With the exception of that short interval he has not been afloat since the war.

The Lieutenant is married and has issue.

 TRYON. 

is fourth son of the late T. Tryon, Esq., of Bulwick Park, Northamptonshire.

This officer entered the Navy 6 July, 1824; passed his examination in 1830; obtained his first commission 28 Aug. 1834; and was appointed – 3 Sept. following, as Additional Lieutenant, to the 46, hearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Patrick Campbell at the Cape of Good Hope – 19 Jan. 1835, to the  16, Capts. Jas. Rich. Booth and Henry Joseph Paget, on the same station – 11 Feb. 1836, again to the, as Flag-Lieutenant to Rear-Admiral Campbell, with whom he returned to England in 1838 – and 23 Feb. 1839, to the yacht, Capt. Lord Adolphus FitzClarence. He attained the rank of Commander 23 Nov. 1841; served in that capacity in the 12, in the Mediterranean from 29 Sept. 1846 until advanced to his present rank 27 Oct. 1847; and has since been on half-pay.

Capt. Tryon married, 9 Dec. 1840, Henrietta, youngest daughter of. He was left a widower 1 Aug. 1848.

 TUCKER, K.C.B.

entered the Navy, 2 May, 1791, as Captain’s Servant, on board the 32, Capt. Hon. Robt. Stopford, stationed in the Mediterranean. In Dec. 1793 he removed as Midshipman (he had already attained that rating) to the 44, Capt. Edw. Buller; under whom, after serving for upwards of 12 months on the coast of North America, he proceeded in the frigate to the Cape of Good Hope;