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CLARKE. 1 Dec. in that year, until 1845, served, on the Mediterranean station, in the 84, Capts. Sir Chas. Sullivan, Bt., and Geo. Fred. Rich, flagship latterly of Sir Edw. W. C. R. Owen. He is now on half-pay.

 CLARKE. 

was born 26 Oct. 1813.

This officer entered the Navy, 26 July, 1828, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the 74, Capt. Hugh Pigot, lying in the Downs, and afterwards served, until he invalided, in June, 1835, as Midshipman, in the  20, Capt. Sam. Radford, and surveying-vessel, Capt. Rich. Copeland, on the Irish and Mediterranean stations. While with the latter officer, he assisted, 20 March, 1833, at the capture of some notorious pirates near, the island of Thasos. In June, 1836, having passed his examination 18 months previously, he returned to the Mediterranean as Mate of the surveying-vessel, Lieut.-Commander Thos. Saumarez Brock. He was invested, in April, 1839, with the command of the tender, for the purpose of surveying the Orkneys; attained his present rank 26 Aug. 1841; and was afterwards appointed, 2 Sept. 1841, to the  42, Capt. Chas. Hope, in China – 21 Aug. 1843, to the 104, flag-ship of Sir Edw. Brace at the Nore – 28 Dec. 1843, to the steam-sloop, Capt. Jas. Paterson Bower, on the coast of Ireland – 4 April, 1845, to the, another steam-sloop, Capt. Geo. Wm. Douglas O’Callaghan, employed on the North America and West India station – and, 3 July, 1845, to the troop-ship, Capt. Wm. Radcliffe.

Lieut. Clarke married in 1840. – J. Hinxman.

 CLARKE. 

, born 20 May, 1816, is youngest son of the late Rich. Clarke, Esq., of Welton Place, co. Northampton, an officer in the 3rd Dragoon Guards, by Philippa, daughter and heir of the Rev. Geo. Tymms, M.A., Rector of Harpole, and Vicar of Dallington.

This officer entered the Navy 27 June, 1828; passed his examination 3 June, 1835; served in North America and the West Indies, as Mate of the steam-vessel, Capt. Alex. Murray; attained the rank he now holds 26 Jan. 1843; joined, 15 May following, the gunnery-ship at Portsmouth, Capt. Sir. Thos. Hastings; and, since 11 Oct. 1843, has been employed in the steam-sloop, Capt. Thos. Fisher, on particular service.

 CLARKE. 

entered the Navy 16 May, 1832; passed his examination 14 Jan. 1837; was for some time employed in North America and the West Indies, as Mate of the 26, Capt. Alex. Milne; and, for his services in the Yang-tse-Kiang river, as Mate of the 26, Capt. Sir Jas. Everard Home, and on shore at the capture of the batteries of Woosung, was promoted, 23 Dec. 1842, to the rank of Lieutenant. He has been serving, since 18 March, 1843, on board the 18, Capts. Chas. Bell and Fras. Philip Egerton, on the East India station.

 CLARKE. 

entered the Navy, 29 June, 1791, as Captain’s Seirvant, on bbatd the 74, Capt. Sir Andw. Snape Hamond, lying at Portsmouth; removed, as Midshipman, with the same officer, in March, 1793, to the 90, bearing the broad pendant, afterwards, of Commodore Murray, in the West Indies; and next served, until the close of 1798, off Newfoundland and in the North Sea, on board the  32, and  64, both commanded by Capt. Robt. Plampin, 18, Capt. David Lloyd, and  16, Capt. Chas. Lock, of which latter vessel he was created a Lieutenant 27 Sept. 1797. Until he invalided in Aug. 1807, his further appointments were, as First-Lieutenant – 31 Dec. 1798, and 19 July, 1801, to the 82, and  36, Capts. Robt. Plampin and Robt. Mends, on the Jamaica station – 17 July, 1803, to the 74, Capt. Thos. Fras. Fremantle, employed off France and Ferrol – and, 12 Dec. 1804, and 17 Aug. 1805, to the 50, and  74, both commanded by Capt. R. Plampin in the North Sea and East Indies. On the latter station Mr. Clarke assisted at the capture, 13 June and 9 July, 1806, of the privateers La Henriette, of 20 guns and 124 men, and, after a running fight of nearly two hours, and some loss, La Bellone, of 30 guns and 194 men. He subsequently joined, 23 Aug. 1810, also as Senior, the 98, Rear-Admiral T. F. Fremantle, fitting for the Mediterranean, but, prior to sailing, was promoted, 21 Oct. following, to the rank of Commander. Capt. Clarke, who has been ever since on half-pay, accepted a retired Captaincy 10 Sept. 1840. – Pellet and Newton.

 CLARKE. 

entered the Navy, in May, 1811, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the 18, Capt. Hon. Henry Dilkes Byng, on the North American station, where, removing soon afterwards, as Midshipman, to the  18, Capt. Wm. Howe Mulcaster, he assisted, 30 July, 1812, at the capture of the Gossamer United States privateer, of 14 guns and 100 men, and was wrecked, on Sable Island, 3 Aug. following. He next joined the 32, Capt. Lord. Jas. Townshend, from which frigate he appears to have been transferred to the 24, Capt. Thos. Graham, in time to be again wrecked, on the Silver Keys, Bahama Islands, 22 Oct. 1813. After an additional servitude in the 36, Capt. Wm. Henry Shirreff, and 20, Capt. Nathaniel Mitchell, on the America and West India station, Mr. Clarke, in 1815, sailed for the East Indies on board the  36, Capt. John Clavell, and, on his return to England in 1818, entered the Coast Blockade service, as Midshipman of the, Capt. Wm. M‘Culloch. On 30 June, 1820, we find him, as Acting-Lieutenant, assuming an appointment, under the Hon. Capt. Byng, on Lake Champlain, of which – being officially promoted 26 Dec. 1822 – he retained possession until 1826. He returned to Canada early in 1839, as Lieutenant of the 20, Capt. Williams Sandom, but came home in 1840, and, on 5 April, 1342, obtained a command in the Coast Guard. Since the spring of 1843, Lieut. Clarke has again been on half-pay. – Messrs. Stilwell.

 CLARKE. 

, born 25 Nov. 1813, is son of the late Wm. Stanley Clarke, Esq.

This officer entered the Royal Naval College at Portsmouth in Feb. 1827; and embarked, 18 Dec. 1828, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the 76, Capts. Sir Robt. Cavendish Spencer and Edm. Lyons, on the Mediterranean station, where he attained the rating of Midshipman 18 Doc. 1829, and continued to serve, until 1834, on board the 84, Capt. Geo. Burdett, 10, Capt. Hon. Edw. Thornton Wodehouse, and 120, flag-ship of Sir Henry Hotham, – by whom he appears to have been lent, for some months in 1832-3, to his old ship the. Having passed his examination 11 Feb. 1883, he was promoted, from the 20, Capt. John M‘Dougall, to a Lieutenancy in the  26, Capt. Lord Edw. Russell, on the South American station, 12 Nov. 1834; after which he joined, 12 Oct. 1835, the 50, flag-ship in the Pacific of Sir Graham Eden Hamond, and, 14 Nov. 1837, the  74, as Flag-Lieutenant at the Cape of Hope to the Hon. Geo. Elliot. Being advanced to the command, 3 June, 1840, of the sloop, Capt. Clarke bore an able and conspicuous part, until Oct. 1841, in the