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CRISP—CRISPIN—CRISPO—CRISWICK. the 32, and  38; in the former of which vessels he served at the blockade of the Elbe, and assisted at the capture of L’Iris French national-ship, of 24 guns and 110 men, after a short running fight, 3 Feb. 1809. While in the, Mr. Crisp, who had attained the rating of Master’s Mate, routed, on 2 Aug. 1812, a party of small-arm men on the coast of Norway, and then distinguished himself, in command of one of four boats under Lieut. Abraham Mills Hawkins, at the capture of a Danish schooner and cutter, mounting 10 guns between them, which were not subdued until a sanguinary combat had occasioned a loss to the British of 9 men killed and 16 wounded, and to themselves of 10 killed and 13 wounded. He was afterwards appointed to an Acting-Lieutenancy in the same ship; and in that capacity he was present, in Dec., at the reduction of the islands of Schouwen and Tholen. During his attachment to the, Mr. Crisp again visited the Cape of Good Hope. He was confirmed in his present rank 3 March, 1815; but has not since been afloat.

 CRISP. 

, born 17 Aug. 1796, is son of the late Robt. Crisp, Esq., of Alnwick, co., Adjutant of the Militia.

This officer entered the Navy, 14 Nov. 1809, as Sec.-cl. Boy, on board 36, Capt. Hon. Josceline Percy; with whom he continued to serve, the greater part of the time in the  36, until Nov. 1815. While in the latter frigate, Mr. Crisp was present, as Midshipman, 8 Sept. 1811, in an attack made by Capt. Percy on seven of the enemy’s gun-brigs off Calvados, on which occasion the, having grounded, lay exposed for four hours to a heavy fire from the vessels, a battery, and some field-pieces, which inflicted on her a loss of 5 men killed and 22 wounded. He also commanded a launch belonging to the same ship at the reduction, in the summer of 1813, of a strong fort, occupied by the French, on the north coast of Spain. On leaving the, Mr. Crisp passed his examination, and then joined the 36, bearing the broad pendant of Sir Jas. Lucas Yeo on the coast of Africa, where he served nearly two years, and assisted, in the boats under Lieut. Geo. Harrison, at the cutting-out of a slaver from beneath the batteries of Prince’s Island. In March, 1818, he became Master’s Mate of the 36, Capt. Hyde Parker, in time to escort to Quebec the Duke of Richmond, the new Governor-General of Canada; after which he appears to have been employed (until confirmed in the rank he now holds, 21 May, 1823), as Admiralty-Midshipman and Acting-Lieutenant, on board the  50, and  60, Capts. Wm. M‘Culloch and Chas. Richardson, on the Home station – 74, flag-ship at St. Helena of Rear-Admiral Robt. Lambert – 20, Capt. Percy Grace – and  36, Commodore Sir Robt. Mends, and 20, Capt. Chas. Phillips, both on the coast of Africa. He subsequently served on the Coast Blockade as Lieutenant of the 74, Capt. Hugh Pigot, from Dec. 1825 to Feb. 1826; but was then superseded, in consequence of ill health contracted on the coast of Africa; and has since been on half-pay.

Lieut. Crisp has been in the enjoyment, since 20 Feb. 1842, of 20l. a year, as a pension for wounds received in the right leg and hand, during his attachments to the and. He is married. – Pettet and Newton.

 CRISPIN. 

, born 6 July, 1803, is son of Capt. Benj. Crispin, R.N. (1813), who served as Midshipman of the 74, and  98, in the actions of Howe and Bridport – was promoted to the rank of Commander for his conduct, as First-Lieutenant of the  80, on the occasion of Sir Rich. Strachan’s capture of the four line-of-battle ships escaped from Trafalgar, 4 Nov. 1805 – and died 7 March, 1836.

This officer entered the Navy, (from the Royal Naval College,) in Nov. 1818, as Midshipman, on board the 42, Capt. Thos. Searle, in which frigate he proceeded to South America. We next find him serving, in the Channel and off Newfoundland, on board the 10, Capt. Wm. Jas. Mingaye, and 26, Capt. Peter Fisher; and afterwards in the West Indies, as Mate of the  74, Capt. Sir Edw. W. C. R. Owen, schooner, Lieut.-Commander Wm. Hobson, and Rattlesnake 26, Capt. Hugh Patton. In consideration of his gallant services against the pirates of Cuba when in the, Mr. Crispin was rewarded with a commission dated 4 Oct. 1825. After serving some time in the 10, Capt. John Geo. Graham, he was appointed to a station in the Coast Guard 4 April, 1829, and subsequently invested with the command – 22 March and 19 Sept. 1833, of the and  Revenue vessels – 30 July, 1835, again of a Coast Guard station – and, 25 March, 1837, of the, a steam-cruizer. For services rendered to the Revenue during that period, Mr. Crispin was promoted to his present rank 5 Jan. 1844. He has been in command, since 1 Jan. 1845, of the steam-yacht, Capt. Lord Adolphus FitzClarence.

He married, 15 April, 1845, Caroline Busfeild Ferrand, daughter of the late C. F. Busfeild, Esq., of Cottinglay Bridge, co. York, and by that lady, who died 13 Feb. 1846, had issue. – Hallett and Robinson.

 CRISPO. 

entered the Navy, 20 April, 1808, as Midshipman, on board the 18, Capt. John Crispo, and sailed for the coast of Africa. Between May, 1809, and Aug. 1814, he next served – on the Baltic, Halifax, and South American stations – in the 64, Capts. Robt. Hall and Robt. Williams, again. 74, bearing the flag of Sir John Borlase Warren, and 32, Capts. Hon. Wm. Pakenham, Wm. Bowles, and Jas. Boxer. He then joined the 74, Capt. David Lloyd, stationed in the Channel; obtained his commission 8 March, 1815; served on the Coast Blockade, from 20 Sept. 1825 until 1831, as a Supernumerary-Lieutenant of the  74, and  42, Capts. Hugh Pigot and Wm. Jas. Mingaye; and was appointed to a station in the Coast Guard 5 April, 1831. He has been on half-pay since 1835.

 CRISWICK. 

entered the Navy, 17 March, 1805, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the 98, Capt. Edw. Rotheram, bearing the flag off Cadiz of Vice-Admiral Collingwood; and, on accompanying those officers into the 100, took part in the battle of Trafalgar, 21 Oct. 1805. In Nov. following he removed with Capt. Rotheram, as Midshipman, to the 74, commanded afterwards in the Baltic and North Sea by Capts. Sam. Warren, Wm. Henry Dillon, and John Halsted, with whom he continued until transferred, in Feb. 1811, to the, of 38 guns and 212 men, Capt. Sir Jas. Lucas Yeo. On 3 Feb. 1812, he assisted at the capture of the Haytian frigate Amthyste, of 44 guns and 700 men, at the close of a sharp contest, in which the enemy had 105 men killed and 120 wounded, and the British only 1 man killed and 10 wounded. The, after making prize of the United States brig Vixen 14, was eventually wrecked on a reef of rocks near Conception island, 27 Nov. 1812. From May, 1813, until Sept. 1814, Mr. Criswick appears to have been next employed on the Canadian lakes in the capacity of Acting-Lieutenant. In March of the latter year, while commanding a division of gun-boats under Capt. Dan. Pring, he co-operated with Major Handcock in the defence of La Cole Mill, by forwarding stores and landing guns, as also by effectually obstructing the passage of General Wilkinson’s army