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1254 had command of the western division of boats, he again elicited the acknowledgments of Capt. Herbert, who declared that “too much praise could not be given to him, his officers and crew, for the manner in which the was conducted through the intricate and difficult tracks and channels of the river, piloted by Commander Belcher.” In the second attack upon Canton, in May, 1841, Capt. Warren bore a most conspicuous part; he, however, to adopt the words of the late gallant Sir Humphrey Le Fleming Senhouse, “only continued on that path of able and judicious service on which he had so long travelled.” As a reward for his exertions he was advanced to his present rank by a commission bearing date 6 May, 1841; and was nominated a C.B. 14 Oct. following. He returned to England towards the close of the latter year (he had previously acted as Captain of the 26); and since 20 July, 1847, has been in command of the  24, on the North America and West India station.

Capt. Warren married, 15 April, 1842, at Leatherhead, Mary Anne Gray, second daughter of W. Stanley Clarke, Esq. – J. Hinxman.

 WARREN. 

passed his examination 6 Jan. 1837; served as Mate, on the North America and West India, Plymouth, and North American stations, in the 26, Capts. Thos. Wren Carter and John Parker, 120, flag-ship of Sir David Milne, and  steamer, Capt. Geo. Thos. Gordon; and was advanced to the rank of Lieutenant 28 May, 1845. He was employed, from 18 Dec. 1845 until paid off at the commencement of 1848, in the 44, Capts. Geo. Robt. Lambert, Geo. Wm. Conway Courtenay, and Hon. Geo. Fowler Hastings, again in North America and the West Indies; and has been serving, since 1 Aug. in the latter year, as Additional, in the 104, flag-ship of Sir Wm. Parker, in the Mediterranean.

 WARTON. 

, born 6 Aug. 1780, is eldest son of the late Rev. Joseph Warton; grandson of the Rev. Joseph Warton, D.D., who was Head Master of Winchester College; grand-nephew of Thos. Warton, the Poet Laureate; and a descendant of the Rev. Anthony Warton, LL.B., Rector in 1673 of Bremier, in the New Forest, who, for the protection he afforded in his own house to King Charles, was presented by that monarch with his portrait. One of his brothers, Thomas, was a Midshipman of the 74, Capt. Wm. Hargood, at the battle of Trafalgar, and was afterwards, when a Lieutenant of the sloop, drowned in a boat off Portland; another, Benjamin, was a Captain and Paymaster in the Army.

This officer entered the Navy, 13 May, 1796, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the 36, Capts. Wm. Henry Ricketts and Wm. Ogilvy. In that ship, of which he was rated Midshipman in the ensuing Aug., he sailed with intelligence of the war with Spain for the West Indies; where he removed, in Dec. 1798, to the 74, Capts. John Cochet, John Crawley, Temple Hardy, Robt. Mends, Wm. Henry Bayntun, and Henry Vansittart, and continued until his return to England in June, 1801. In the he assisted at the capture of several privateers and merchant-vessels. For two of the latter alone he received, as his own share, the sum of 450l. During his sojourn in the West Indies Mr. Warton saw a great deal of boat-service. Between June, 1801, and the date of his promotion to the rank of Lieutenant 3 March, 1804, he was employed on the Home station and again in the West Indies, in the 74, Capt. Wm. Henry Jervis, 36, Capt. Benj. Wm. Page, 64 and  60, flag-ships of Admirals Edw. Thornbrough and Sir Jas. Saumarez, 36, Capt. Wm. Geo. Rutherford, 74, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Jas. Rich. Dacres, and frigate, Capt. Hon. Chas. Herbert. He served afterwards in the Leeward Islands, Channel, East Indies, Downs, on the coast of Spain, and again in the East Indies, in the 74, Commodore Sir Sam. Hood, 74, Capt. John Loring,  74, Capt. Robt. Plampin, sloop, Capt. John Duff Markland,  110 and  98, both commanded by Capt. John Surman Carden, and  74, Capt. Wm. Robt. Broughton. He was employed in the boats of the at Batavia; in the  he was engaged in landing secret papers on the coast of France; he assisted in the  in embarking the troops after the battle of Corunna; and in the  he co-operated in the reduction of the Isle of France. He was placed on half-pay in Jan. 1811; and invested with his present rank 18 July, 1836.

Commander Warton is Collector of the Assessed, Land, and Property Tax, and Registrar of Births and Deaths, at Sandhurst, in Berkshire. He has been three times married, and has issue four children. – Messrs. Chard.

 WASEY. 

passed his examination 31 Jan. 1842; and after having served, as Mate on the North America and West India and African stations in the 16, Capts. Geo. Ramsay and Wallace Houstoun, steam-frigate. Commodore Wm. Jones, and sloop, Capt. Chas. John Bosanquet, was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant 10 March, 1846. He has been employed, since 24 April in that year, in the steam-sloop of 200-horse power, Capts. Jas. Johnstone M‘Cleverty and Rich. Borough Crawford. On 8 Nov. 1848 he was severely wounded by a ball lodging in the bone of his right arm, in a successful attempt made by the to retake from the Moorish pirates a merchant-brig, the Three Sisters, lying in a small bay, partly surrounded by an amphitheatre of precipices, high rocks, and ravines, all of which places were crowded with men, in number at least 500, armed with long muskets, who, on the approach of the British, opened a fire from all points. Mr. Wasey’s able support of his Captain on this occasion obtained official mention.

 WASHINGTON. 

entered the Navy, 15 May, 1812, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the of 46 guns, Capt. Jas. Sanders, fitting for the North American station; where he took part in many operations in the Chesapeake, assisted in making prize of several of the enemy’s vessels, and contributed, in company with the and  frigates, to the complete discomfiture of 15 gun-boats that had been despatched for the express purpose of capturing the, after an action of three hours, in which the latter had 2 men killed and 3 wounded, 20 June, 1813. Removing, as Midshipman, in the following Oct., to the 44, he sailed in that ship in 1814, under Capt. Thos. Forrest, with the 74, Capt. Hugh Downman, for the latitude of Greenland, in fruitless pursuit of the American Commodore, Rodgers. In Nov. of the same year, having returned to England, he entered the Royal Naval College. On leaving that institution he was received, in May, 1816, on board the 40, Capt. Sir Thos. Louis; under whom he was again for upwards of three years employed on the coast of North America. He then in succession, in July, 1819, and Aug. 1820, joined the 74, Capt. Fred. Lewis Maitland, and 78, Capts. Thos. White and Adam Mackenzie, both on the South American station; where he remained until some months after his promotion to the rank of Lieutenant, which took place 1 Jan. 1821. His