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CREAK—CREASE—CRELLIN—CRESER—CREYKE.  of a tender, was taken prisoner at the close of a gallant conflict of two hours and a half with several American gun-boats, each his superior in force. For his conduct on that occasion Mr. Creagh, on returning to the, deservedly received the thanks of his Captain; under whom we subsequently find him serving in the river Gironde, and assisting at the bombardment of Algiers 27 Aug. 1816. Obtaining his first commission 16 Sept. following, he was next appointed, 24 April, 1823, to the 26, Capt. John Macpherson Ferguson, fitting for the South American station, on the paying off of which frigate he was promoted to his present rank, 31 March, 1827. Commander Creagh, who has since held two appointments in the Coast Guard, from 26 June, 1835, to 1838, and from 7 July, 1840, to 1845, is now on half-pay.

He married, 1 Sept. 1835, Grace Emily, daughter of Garrett O’Moore, Esq., of Cloghan Castle, co. Kerry, by whom he has issue three sons and two daughters. – J. Chippendale.

 CREAK. 

entered the Navy, 20 March, 1806, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the 32, Capt. Geo. M‘Kinley; and on accompanying that officer, after a cruize of three months on the coast of Holland, into the 38, took part, as Midshipman, in various operations on the river Tagus – contributed to the reduction of Vigo and Santiago in 1809 – and was finally wrecked, off the island of Malta, in Aug. 1810. From the following Nov., until promoted, 3 Feb. 1815, he afterwards served on the Mediterranean, Home, and American stations, on board the 74, Capt. John Talbot,  38, Capt. John Allen,  74, Capt. Geo. M‘Kinley, 58, Capt. Lord Geo. Stuart, and 80, flag-ship of Hon. Sir Alex. Cochrane. He was next employed, from 29 Sept. 1815, until paid off; 16 Sept. 1818, in the 16, Capts. Jas. Mould and Wm. Sargent, on the Cork station; and since 14 Jan. 1845, has been officiating as Lieutenant of the 104, bearing the flag at Portsmouth of Admiral Superintendent Hyde Parker. – Coplands and Burnett.

 CREASE. 

entered the Navy, 2 March, 1798, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the 46, Capts. Sir Edw. Pellew, Hon. Henry Curzon, and Matthew Henry Scott; in which ship, under Capt. Curzon, he attended, as Midshipman, the expedition against Ferrol in the autumn of 1800; and assisted at the capture, 22 Oct. following, of La Venus French frigate of 32 guns. Having been paid off in April, 1802, he rejoined Sir Edw. Pellew, in April, 1803, as Master’s Mate, on board the 80; and on that officer hoisting his flag on board the  74, accompanied him to India, where he officiated as his Acting First-Lieutenant, from 1 April, 1805, until confirmed by the Admiralty, 31 Jan. 1806. From Oct. in the latter year until Aug. 1812, he continued actively employed on the same station as Senior of the and  frigates, Capts. Pownall Bastard, and Fleetwood Broughton Reynolds, Pellew; and on 27 May, 1813, we find him appointed, in a similar capacity, to the 38, Capts. Sir Peter Parker and Edw. Dix. Under the former officer Mr. Crease landed near Baltimore in command of one of two divisions, consisting of 134 seamen and marines, and essentially contributed to the defeat of a very superior body of the enemy, 30 Aug. 1814; on which occasion, however, the British sustained a loss of 14 killed, including Sir Peter Parker, and 27 wounded. The being paid off in Oct. 1815, the subject of this sketch was next appointed, 18 Sept. 1817, again as First-Lieutenant, to the  104, flag-ship of his old Captain, Lord Exmouth, at Plymouth, where he remained until promoted to the rank of Commander, 12 Feb. 1821. He has not been since employed.

Commander Crease is married, and has issue.

 CRELLIN. 

entered the Navy, 20 July, 1806, as Sec.-cl. Vol., on board the 74, Capts. Jas. Nicoll Morris and Thos. Alexander; and, on ultimately proceeding to the Mediterranean, there served, until Dec. 1814, in the 74, Capts. Edw. Griffith and John West. He next became attached, in the West Indies, to the 16, Capt. Wm. Hendry, 10, Capt. John Undrell, and  16, Capt. Alex. Campbell. Having acquired his present rank 25 Feb. 1815, he returned home in Feb. 1816 on board the 74, Capt. Alex. Skene; and since that period has been on half-pay.

 CRESER. 

entered the Navy 3 Nov. 1809; and served as Midshipman of the 36, Capt. Woodley Losack, in a long and desperate action fought off Madagascar, 20 May, 1811, between a British squadron, consisting of the above ship, the 36-gun frigates  and, and 18-gun brig , the whole under the orders of Commodore Chas. Marsh Schomberg, and a French force, composed of the 40-gun frigates Rénommée, Néréide, and Clorinde, the two former of which were captured, after a loss to the of 16 men killed and 46 wounded. We subsequently find Mr. Creser on board the 56, Capt. John Hayes, at the capture, 3 Feb. 1814, of the Terpsichore French frigate, of 44 guns, after a running fight of two hours and a half, as also, 15 Jan. 1815, of the American ship President, of 56 guns. He passed his examination in 1816; ultimately obtained a commission 10 Jan. 1826; and on rejoining Capt. Hayes on 18 Sept. 1829 in the 84, at Portsmouth, continued to serve with him, latterly in the  42, until Sept. 1831. He then assumed charge for a few months of the gun-brig, on the coast of Africa, where, in conjunction with the military, he appears to have conducted a successful enterprise against the natives in the river Gambia. His appointments have since been to the command, on the Falmouth station – 26 Sept. 1839, of the 10 – 5 July, 1841, of the  6 – and, 23 Oct. 1843, of the  6, in which latter vessel he is now serving.

Lieut. Creser married, 15 Jan. 1829, Elizabeth Rose, youngest daughter of the late W. Davy, Esq., by whom he has issue. – Messrs. Ommanney.

 CREYKE. 

is son of the late Capt. Rich. Creyke, R.N., by Anne Leming, eldest daughter of Geo. Adey, Esq., of London; brother of the late Capt. Geo. Adey Creyke, R.N.; and cousin of the present This officer entered the Navy, 6 March, 1800, as Sec.-cl. Boy, on board the 80, flag-ship at Plymouth of Sir Thos. Pasley. He removed, as Midshipman, 5 June, 1801, to the 98, bearing the flag in the Channel of Sir Erasmus Gower; served for a few months in 1802 on board the  32, Capt. Geo. Wolfe; and, on accompanying that officer into the 36, witnessed, 12 July, 1804, the destruction, off the coast of France, of La Charente of 20, and La Joie of 8 guns. In May, 1805, he joined the 40, Capt. Rich. Dalling Dunn, with whom we find him enacting a part in the battle off St. Domingo, 6 Feb. 1806, and