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CONJUIT—CONN—CONNER. Master, Master’s Mate, and Admiralty-Midshipman, in the 20, Capt. Geo. Wm. Blarney, and 74, and  50, flag-ships of Sir R. G. Keats, until promoted, on his return home, 6 May, 1816. From 7 June, 1831, until 1845, he held command of a station in the Coast Guard. He is now unemployed.

Lieut. Congdon is married, and has issue.

 CONJUIT. 

, born 2 Nov. 1794, is descended, we believe, from John Conjuit, Esq., Master of the Mint at the commencement of the last century, whose memory is perpetuated by a monument in Westminster Abbey.

This officer entered the Navy, 6 Nov. 1809, as Midshipman, on board the 74, Capt. Chas. Rowley; while under whose command he subsequently assisted at the defence of Cadiz, and at the reduction of Fiumé, Ravenna, Trieste, and other places on the coasts of Italy, Istria, and Dalmatia. He was also frequently employed in batteries on shore; took part in many cutting-out expeditions; boarded and carried, on one occasion, with the ’s cutter and only seven men under his orders, and in face of a heavy fire from a brass gun, swivels, and musketry, an enemy’s gun-boat, Le Courier with a crew of 25 men, commanded by a Lieutenant of the French navy; and was altogether two-and-twenty times personally engaged with the foe. During the six years immediately following the peace Mr. Conjuit, who passed his examination 23 Nov. 1815, further served, chiefly in the West Indies, on board the 50, Capt. John Hancock,  74, Rear-Admiral John Erskine Douglas,  28, Capt. Thos. Coe, 18, Capt. Houston Stewart,  50, Capt. John Mackellar,  10, Capt. Geo. Domett (under whom, while acting as Lieutenant, he was wrecked, 5 Nov. 1816, on a desolate part of the island of Cuba, and remained in consequence exposed for more than two months to the greatest hardships, being nearly destitute the whole time of provisions and clothing), 36, Capt. Robt. Henderson, 80, flag-ship successively (in the Mediterranean) of Sir Thos. Fremantle and Sir Graham Moore, and 38, Capt. Joshua Ricketts Rowley. On 9 Oct. 1821, he was promoted to a Lieutenancy in the 36, Capt. Nesbit Josiah Willougnby; and being next appointed, 15 April, 1824, to the Coast Blockade, continued in that service, as a Supernumerary-Lieutenant of the  and, Capts. Wm. M‘Culloch and Wm. Jas. Mingaye, until the receipt of his present appointment to the Coast Guard 16 March, 1831.

In the execution of his night duties Lieut. Conjuit has had the misfortune to be severely ruptured, and injured in the spine. He married, 24 Aug. 1822, Charlotte, eldest daughter of Mr. Wm. Muddoll, of H.M. Dockyard, Chatham.

 CONN. 

entered the Navy, 2 Nov. 1802, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the 74, commanded by his relative, Capt. John Conn, with whom he continued to serve, on the Mediterranean, Home, and Halifax Stations, in the  80, s[c] 98,  110,  110, and  74, under the flags of Admirals Geo. Campbell, Sir Jas. Saumarez, and Sir John Borlase Warren, until appointed Acting-Lieutenant, 9 May, 1809, of the 38, Capt. John Shortland, to which ship he was confirmed by commission dated 18 Aug. in the same year. On 13 of the ensuing Dec, however, the was unfortunately captured, near Guadeloupe, after an heroically desperate resistance of 45 minutes, and a loss of 20 men killed and 40 wounded, by a French squadron, consisting of the 40-gun frigates Renommée and Clorinde, and armées en flûte Loire and Seine, carrying each 20 guns, with the two former of whom she appears to have sustained a yard-arm-and-yard-arm conflict until on the verge of sinking. Lieut Conn was in consequence retained a prisoner in France until 6 Oct. 1812. He has since been on half-pay. – J. Hinxman.

 CONNER. 

is son of Dan. Conner, Esq., of Ballybrecken, near Cork; and brother-in-law of Rear-Admiral of the Red the late Sir Fred. Lewis Maitland, K.C.B.

This officer entered the Navy, 2 Sept. 1803, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the, of 46 guns, Capt. F. L. Maitland; attained the rating of Midshipman 23 Aug. 1804; and, with one or two brief interruptions, continued to serve under the same Commander, in the 38, and  36, until Oct. 1809. During that period he assisted at the capture, 16 March and 17 Aug. 1804, of the French privateers Braave, of 16, and (after a running fight of 15 minutes) Blonde, of 30 guns, on which latter occasion he was wounded; was under fire of the batteries in Muros Bay, when they were gallantly stormed and carried, and the privateers Confiance and Bélier taken, by the boats under Lieut, the late Sir Jas. Lucas Yeo, 4 June, 1805; aided, on 25 of the same month, in capturing another privateer, Le Vaillant, of force similar to the Blonde; was in company, on 24 Dec. following, with, at the capture, after an obstinate resistance, of La Libre, of 40 guns; conveyed, in July, 1806, to Sir Rich. Keats, off L’Orient, intelligence which led to the capture of Le Rhin, of 44 guns; further contributed, in the course of 1807, to the capture of many other vessels, and the blockade of Rochefort; and, in April, 1809, witnessed the destruction of the French shipping in Basque Roads. On leaving the, Mr. Conner was awarded an Acting-Lieutenancy in the 32, Capt. Sir Wm. Bolton; and, obtaining his official promotion 5 Jan. 1810, was then appointed to the 38, Capt. Clotworthy Upton, on the Irish station. He subsequently joined, on the Home station – 16 March, 1812 and 11 Jan. 1813, the and, flag-ships of Lord Keith – 5 Dec. 1814 and 6 April, 1815, the  98, and  74, both commanded by Capt. F. L. Maitland – 28 April, 1815, the  110, bearing the flag also of Lord Keith – 19 Sept. 1815, the  36, Capts. Wm. Paterson and Wm. King – and, 23 Sept. 1818, 18 May, 1821, and 12 March, 1827, the, , and 74’s, all commanded by Capt. Maitland, in the first of which we find him escorting the King of the Two Sicilies from Naples to Leghorn in Dec. 1820. Since the date of his last promotion, 19 May, 1828, Commander Conner has been unemployed.

He married, in 1831, Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Sam. Perrott, Esq., of Olive Hill, co. Cork, by whom he has issue.

 CONNER. 

entered the Navy, 17 March, 1807, as Midshipman, on board the 98, flag-ship in the Channel of Sir Jas. Saumarez; removed, successively, in May following and Feb. 1809, to the 18, and  20, Capts. Thos. Mansell, Philip Pipon, and Jas. Green, on the Baltic station; became Master’s Mate, in Sept. 1814, of the 24, Capts. Wm. Robilliard and Robt. Bloye, employed off the Scilly Islands; and, on 2 March, 1815, was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant. He afterwards obtained an appointment in the Coast Guard, 5 April, 1831; and, from 7 Feb. 1834, until March, 1837, cominanded the and  Revenue-vessels. From the latter date until 1845 he was again employed in the Coast Guard. He is now on half-pay.

 CONNER. 

entered the Navy, 9 Dec. 1808, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the 36, Capt. Fred. Lewis Maitland; in which frigate