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1276 WESTROPP. 

entered the Navy 2 April, 1810; passed his examination in 1316; and was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant 30 Dec. 1825. He has since been on half-pay. At present he is Secretary to the Royal Humane Society.

 WETHERALL. 

was born 20 Feb. 1788.

This officer entered the Navy, in 1800, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the 32, Capt. John Erskine Douglas, stationed on the coast of North America where, after having served as Midshipman with different Captains in the  50,  50, and  40, he was nominated, 30 Oct. 1806, Acting-Lieutenant of the  sloop, Capt. Hon. Geo. Alfred Crofton. While in the, under the present Sir John Talbot, he assisted at the capture, 23 Feb. 1805, of La Ville de Milan of 46 guns, and her prize the 32, both which ships had been much shattered during a recent engagement. Being confirmed a Lieutenant of the 24 Feb. 1807, he continued employed in that vessel, on the North American and West India stations, until Nov. 1810. He was afforded an opportunity in consequence of co-operating in the reduction of Martinique and Guadeloupe; and was in company (as Acting-Commander of the ) with the 38, Capt. John Shortland, when that ship was capiured, after a noble defence, by four French frigates, 13 Dec. 1809. He was appointed, 18 Aug. 1812, to the 42, Capt. Brian Hodgson, on the East India station; he attained the rank of Commander 15 June, 1814; and from 26 July, 1825, until Posted 13 Nov. 1826, he served in that capacity in the  18, again in the East Indies, where he was present at Rangoon during the Burmese war. He accepted the Retirement 1 Oct. 1846.

Capt. Wetherall married Mary, eldest daughter of H. Hamilton, Esq., and niece of Mr. Hamilton, M.P. for co. Meath, by whom he has issue five children. – Hallett and Robinson.

 WETTENHALL. 

entered the Navy 12 July, 1810; and on 2 Feb. 1811, being then in the 36, Capt. Stephen Thos. Digby, assisted in the boats of that frigate, commanded by Lieut. Henry Meynell, at the capture of a French merchant-brig lying aground under the batteries near Dieppe. He was also present at the cutting out of a sloop in the neighbourhood of Boulogne. He passed his examination in 1817; obtained his commission 22 July, 1830; was employed in the Coast Guard from 1 March, 1832, until 1835; and has since been on half-pay. – J. Hinxman.

 WHARTON. 

is son of the late

This officer passed his examination 26 Sept. 1836; and, after having served on the Mediterranean, North America and West India, Plymouth, Pacific, and Portsmouth stations, as Mate, in the 36, Capts. Edw. Boxer, Rich. Augustus Yates, and Henry Forbes, 120, flag-ship of Sir David Milne,  42, Capt. John Alex. Duntze, and 12, Capt. Robt. Harris, was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant 12 Sept. 1844. In the following month he was appointed to the 12, Capt. Fred. Patten, under whom he was wrecked, in March, 1846, on the coast of New Zealand, where he had been of late actively employed. Soon after the court-martial, which assembled to try the officers and crew, he was appointed, 19 April, 1847, to the 6, Capt. Wm. Cotterell Wood, fitting for the coast of Africa, whence he returned on the occasion of his promotion to the rank of Commander 29 Feb. 1848.

 WHARTON. 

died in Oct. 1848.

This officer entered the Navy, 6 July, 1792, as Captain’s Servant, on board the 98, in which ship and the  98, both commanded by Capt. Byard, he served for about 12 months at Plymouth. He was next, from July, 1793, until Aug. 1798, employed in the Channel and Mediterranean, and off Cadiz, as Midshipman and Master’s Mate, in the 80, Capts. Thos. Mackenzie and Hon. Thos. Pakenham, 74, Capt. Geo. Blagden Westcott, and 110, flag-ship of Lord St. Vincent. In the he fought in Lord Howe’s action 1 June, 1794. He was nominated Acting-Lieutenant of his former ship, the, 28 Oct. 1798 (she was then commanded by Capt. Robt. Cuthbert); he was confirmed 26 Dec. following; and he was appointed afterwards – 12 June, 1799, to the frigate, Capt. Edmonds, in the Mediterranean – 28 April, 1800, to the  74, Capt. Alan Gardner, on the Home station – 25 April, 1801, to the  armed-ship, Capt. Robt. Elliot, under whom he obtained the Turkish gold medal for his services in Egypt – 7 Jan. and 19 Dec. 1803, to the 20, Capt. Henry Hill, and  sloop, Capt. Henry Manaton Ommanney, at Newfoundland – 16 March, 1804, and 12 Aug. 1806, to the  74, Capts. Chas. Brisbane and Robt. Barton, and 74, Capt. Sir Rich. King, employed off Brest, Rochefort, and Corunna – in 1809, to the command, for a short time, of the armed-ship at Plymouth – and, in 1811-12-13, to the, , and  prison-ships at Portsmouth and Plymouth, the first and last commanded by himself, the  by Lieut. Duncan Menzies. In the, , and he was First-Lieutenant, as he was also, for some time, in the , in which ship he assisted at the capture, 11 and 18 Aug. 1805, of Le Faune French brig, of 16, and La Torche corvette, of 18 guns. He left the in June, 1814. He was admitted to the Out-Pension of Greenwich Hospital 18 July, 1837; and placed on the List of Retired Commanders 10 May, 1838.

Commander Wharton, whose first wife died at the commencement of 1837, married a second time, 19 Dec. in the same year, Eliza, eldest daughter of the late Timothy Lyon, Esq. He has left, with other issue, two sons, one of them,, the other, , R.N.

 WHARTON. 

is son of the late

This officer entered the Navy 6 May, 1826; and on 20 Oct. 1827 was present in the 74, Capt. Walter Bathurst, at the battle of Navarin. He passed his examination 7 May, 1834; and, while serving at the Cape of Good Hope as Mate in the 10, Lieut.-Commander Wm. Robinson, was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant 27 Nov. 1841, and nominated Additional of the 50, flag-ship of Sir Edw. Durnford King on the same station, where he was transferred, in 1842, to the 50, bearing the flag of Hon. Josceline Percy. He was afterwards, from 12 April, 1843, until paid off at the close of 1847, employed as Second and First-Lieutenant in the steam-sloop, of 300 horse-power, Capts. Geo. Thos. Gordon and Fred. Beauchamp Paget Seymour, on the South American station.

 WHEATLEY. 

was born 15 Nov. 1801.

This officer entered the Navy, 5 Aug. 1813, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the 74, Capt. Robt. Lambert. He served subsequently, as Midshipman and Master’s Mate, in the 100,  38, Capts. Robt. Bloye and Jas. Lillicrap,