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CAMPBELL. of an hour and forty minutes, which, in rendering the Active captor of La Pamone, of 44 guns and 332 men, 50 of whom were killed and wounded, cost that ship a loss of 8 killed and 27 wounded, including Capt. Gordon, who lost a leg. During his servitude in the, Mr. Cammilleri was present, in Aug. 1814, at the capture of Fort Washington and the capitulation of Alexandria; and, on the descent of the Potomac, we find him twice despatched in charge of the ship’s cutter, for the purpose of protecting the grounded from the attacks of Commodore Rodgere, one of whose fire-vessels he succeeded in drawing off. He also served on shore with the small-arm men in the expedition against Baltimore, and, on the night the army retreated, commanded the launch in an attack on the enemy’s gun-boats and batteries. On 14 Dec. following Mr. Cammilleri served with the boats of the and of a squadron, at the capture, on Lake Borgne, of five American gun-boats under Commodore Jones, which did not surrender until the British, after a severe conflict, had been occasioned a loss of 17 men killed and 77 wounded. During the ensuing attack upon New Orleans he was again very responsibly employed on numerous detached services. On 25 Feb. 1815, Mr. Cammilleri, who had passed his examination 3 April, 1813, was advanced to the rank of Lieutenant; after which he appears to have been successively appointed – 20 Oct. 1819, to the 28, bearing the flags on the Leith station of Sir Robt. Waller Otway and Sir John Poo Beresford, pending his attachment to which ship we find him cruizing, in command of her tender, the cutter, for the suppression of smuggling in the Firth of Forth – 24 Sept. 1823, to the  26, Capt. Houston Stewart, fitting out at Portsmouth – 12 Dec. 1823, to the  74, guard-ship at the latter port, Capt. Sir Wm. Hoste – 5 May, 1824, to the bomb, Capt. Williams Sandom, whom he accompanied, as a volunteer, in the expedition against Algiers – 5 March, 1825, to the  42, Capt. Wm. Jas, Mingaye, employed in the Coast Blockade – and, 24 Dec. 1825, for a short time, to the 120, flagship at the Nore of Sir Robt. Moorsom. He was promoted to his present rank, for his services while in command of the Malta Colonial yacht, 1 Jan. 1829, and was afterwards employed as an Inspecting-Commander in the Coast Guard from 14 July, 1837, until July, 1840, and again from 8 Feb. 1841, until May, 1844. He has since been on half-pay.

Commander Cammilleri, who is Senior of 1829, married Mary, daughter of Thos. Freak, Esq., of Blackheath, co. Kent, and has issue six children.

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entered the Navy, 2 Nov. 1807, as Ordinary, on board the 74, Capts. Edw. Rotheram and Sam. Warren, flag-ship in succession of Rear-Admirals Bertie and Lord Gardner on the Channel and Baltic stations, from the latter of which he returned to England in Sept. 1809, in consequence of the loss of his left arm and of other wounds received in action with the enemy. On 23 Dec. 1809, he became Midshipman of the 80, Capts. Sir Charles Hamilton and Hassaard Stackpoole, employed in the Channel and off Cadiz; after which he served, between Sept. 1810, and Nov. 1814, in the yacht, Capt. Sir C. Hamilton,  74, Capt. Hon. Thos. Bladen Capel, and and Prince, flag-ships of Sir Rich. Bickerton, all on the Home station. He was then appointed Acting-Master of the sloop, Capt. Arthur M‘Meekan; but since the attainment of his present rank, 18 Feb. 1815, has been on half-pay.

Lieut. Campbell was granted a pension of 91l. 5s. for his wounds 28 May, 1816. He is married. – Case and Loudonsack.

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entered the Navy, 3 June, 1823, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the frigate; became Midshipman, in 1826, of the  84, flag-ship of Sir Edw. Codrington on the Mediterranean station, where, on being lent to the 18, Capt. Lewis Davies, he was present at the battle of Navarin, 20 Oct. 1827; passed his examination in June, 1829; and obtained his commission 31 March, 1832. He was afterwards appmnted – 17 Dec. 1832, to the 18, Capt. Wm. Price Hamilton, while on the books of which vessel he commanded the and  schooners in the West Indies – 23 Jan. 1834, to the  16, Capt. Evan Nepean, on the same station – 28 March and 13 July, 1836, to the  74, Capt. Alex. Renton Sharpe, and 18, Capt. Russell Elliott, both fitting at Plymouth – 8 Oct. 1836, to the  120, as Flag-Lieutenant to Hon. Chas. Elphinstone Fleeming, Commander-in-Chief at the Nore – and, 27 Oct. 1840, to the 104, Capt. Thos. Forrest, fitting at Plymouth for the Mediterranean, whence he returned home and was paid off early in 1843. Lieut. Campbell, since 6 March, 1846, has been employed in the Coast Guard.

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(a), born in 1787 at Woodhall, co. Lanark, is fourth son of Walter Campbell, Esq., of Shawfield and Woodhall, both in the same shire, and of the island of May, co. Argyle.

This officer entered the Navy, 18 Aug. 1799, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the 44, Capt. Philip Chas. Durham, with whom he served, latterly as Midshipman, in the same ship, and in the 40, on the Channel and Mediterranean stations, and off St. Helena and Lisbon, until April, 1802, and contributed to the capture of several privateers and other armed vessels. He then joined in succession the 74, Capt. Rich. John Strachan, in the Channel, 54, Capt. Jas. Collnett, whom he accompanied to New South Wales, and 74, Capt. P. C. Durham, in which ship we find him, in 1805, participating, as Master’s Mate, in Sir Robt. Calder’s action and in the battle of Trafalgar. Having obtained his first commission 22 Jan. 1806, Mr. Campbell was next appointed, in the North Sea and West Indies, to the 36, Capt. Jas. Oswald, and to the, , and , the latter the flag-ship of Sir Alex. Cochrane. He was confirmed, 22 Sept. 1809, in the command of the sloop; and he subsequently served in the  and  sloops, and for upwards of 12 months, as Acting-Captain, on the Mediterranean station, of the  36. He was officially posted 28 Feb. 1812, and advanced to Flag-rank 1 Oct. 1846.

The Rear-Admiral, as we are given to understand, served at the reduction of Martinique and Guadeloupe in 1809-10. He married, in 1827, Harriet, daughter of Jas. Royds, Esq., of Mount Falinge, Lancashire, by whom he has issue four children, of whom the eldest son, Jas. Carter Campbell, is a Midshipman, R.N. – Messrs. Stilwell.

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is only son of, by his first marriage.

This officer passed his examination in 1833; and was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant 24 Jan. 1838. His succeeding appointments were – 4 June, 1838, to the 74, flag-ship at the Cape of Good Hope of Hon. Geo. ElUot – 5 March, 1840, to the 36, Capt. Dan. Pring, on the Mediterranean station – and, 28 Nov. 1843, as First-Lieutenant, to the 18, commanded in the West Indies by Capt. Fras. Scott. He attained his present rank 9 Nov. 1846. – Messrs. Ommanney.

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, born in 1788, is eldest son of the late Colin Campbell, Esq., of Auchendoun, co. Argyle; brother of Lieut. Duncan Fred. Campbell,