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AMIEL—AMPHLETT—AMSINCK—ANDERSON.  Hall Dixon, Sir Edw. Tucker, and Joseph Patey) he continued to serve, in the 64, and, , , and  74’s, on the Baltic and Brazilian stations,, until presented by him with a hauling-down commission, 3 May, 1815. During the term of his servitude in the Baltic, Mr. Amherst was much employed in escorting large convoys through the Baltic and protecting them against the repeated attacks of the enemy’s flotilla. His appointments, subsequent to the peace, appear to have been – 1 May, 1830, to the  120, bearing the flag, latterly in the Channel, of Sir Manley Dixon and Sir Edw. Codrington – and, 26 Nov. 1831, to the  110, flag-ship of the former officer at Plymouth. He has been on halfpay since May, 1833.

 AMIEL. 

was born, 5 March, 1792, at Cheltenham.

This officer entered the Navy, 17 Aug. 1803, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the, Capt. Woodley Losack, on removing with whom to the 18, he assisted, as Midshipman, at the capture, 5 June, 1805, of the Santa Leocadia, Spanish privateer, of 14 guns and 114 men. Proceeding subsequently to the West Indies in the 98, Capt. Geo. Losack, he there served, from 1808 to 1810, in the 36, commanded by Capt. Chas. Dashwood, and while on that station was intrusted with the charge of a boat at the reduction, in Dec. of the former year, of the Fort of Samana, St. Domingo. After a further servitude with Capt. Dashwood in the 38, on the Baltic and Mediterranean stations, Mr. Amiel was promoted to a Lieutenancy, 21 March, 1812, in the  74, bearing the flag in the East Indies of Sir Samuel Hood. His subsequent appointments afloat were, on his return home in the 32, Capt. Barrington Reynolds – 25 Oct. 1813, as Senior, to the  18, Capt. Bentinck Cavendish Doyle, under whom he participated in the operations of 1814 on the river Gironde – and, 12 Nov. 1815, to the  50, Capt. Arch. Duff, which ship he left in Sept. 1816. With the exception of the command, from 5 March, 1832, to 5 March, 1837, of the Semaphore station at Kingston, in Surrey, he has not since been employed.

He married, first, 18 Aug. 1818, Martha, only daughter of T. Moore, Esq., of Park Place, St. James’s, by whom he had, with two daughters, three sons, of whom the eldest is a Lieutenant in H.M. 55th Regiment; and secondly, 11 Oct. 1838, Margaret Anne, third daughter of the Rev. Wm. Morgan, D.D., Rector of Aston Clinton, Bucks, and granddaughter of the late Wm. Minshull, Esq., of Boreton House and Aston Clinton.

 AMPHLETT. 

entered the Navy in 1835; passed his examination 25 July, 1842; and after intermediately serving as Mate, on the Mediterranean and Home stations, of the 36, Capt. Fred. Thos. Michell, and gunnery-ship, Capt. Sir Thos. Hastings, was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, 23 Dec. 1844, and at once appointed to the 26. Capt. Geo. Mansel, now employed on the coast of Africa.

 AMSINCK. 

entered the Navy, 6 Sept. 1811, at Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the 38, Capt. Sir Michael Seymour, under whom, on being transferred to the  74, he assisted, as Midshipman, at the capture, 26 March, 1814, of La Sultane French frigate, of 44 guns and 330 men. Until officially promoted, 20 Jan. 1824, he afterwards served, latterly as Acting-Lieutenant, in the 74, Capt. Jas. Walker, 38, Capt. John Rich. Lumley,, , and 74’s, Capts. Jas. Walker, Sir M. Seymour, and Thos. Harvey,, Coast-Blockade ship, Capt. Wm. M’Culloch, and  again, Capts. T. Harvey, Thos. Jas. Maling, and Sir Wm. Hoste, 42, bearing the broad pendant of Sir Robt. Mends, and 20, Capts. Geo. Wm. Conway Courtenay and Geo. Woolcombe. The two last-mentioned ships were employed on the coast of Africa – the others chiefly on the Home station. Lieut. Amsinck, who returned to England in May, 1824, has since been on half-pay.

He married, 4 Jan. 1827, Charlotte Elizabeth, only daughter of the Rev. Geo. Wilson, of Kirby Hall, CO. Norfolk. – Frederick Dufaur.

 ANDERSON. 

entered the Navy 18 July, 1832; passed his examination 17 Sept. 1838; and, as Mate of the 42, Capt. Thos. Bourchier, was afterwards most actively employed on the coast of China. During the hostilities in that quarter he served in the boats at the capture of several rafts, and of the last fort protecting the approaches to Canton, 13 March, 1841; took a similar part in the ensuing capture of that city; was officially mentioned by Capt. Bourchier, on the occasion of the capture of Amoy, 26 Aug. following, as a “young officer of much promise;” and on 10 Oct. commanded a gun-boat at the reduction of Chinghae. In 1842 he assisted on shore, under Capt. Bourchier, in the operations at Tze-kee, the storming of Chapoo, and the attack on the batteries of Woosung. In acknowledgment of these services, Mr. Anderson was awarded a commission dated 23 Dec. 1842. His appointments have since been – 26 Jan. 1844, to the 72, flag-ship of Sir Wm. Parker – and, 29 July following, as First Lieutenant, to the 26, surveying-vessel, Capt. Sir Edw. Belcher, both employed on the East India station, whence he is now on his return.

 ANDERSON. 

(a) entered the Navy, in Jan. 1801, as A.B., on board the 74, Capt. Peter Turner Bover, bearing the flag in the North Sea of Sir Arch. Dickson. From June, 1802, until March, 1807, he served as Midshipman, on the East India station, of and  frigates, both commanded by Capt. John Wood. He then became Acting-Lieutenant of the 74, Capt. Joseph Bingham; and on being confirmed, 24 June, 1808, was appointed to the  80, Capts. Joseph Sydney Yorke, John Hancock, and Woodley Losack, flag-ship for some time of Sir Edw. Pellew, off Flushing. Following the last-mentioned officer, in May, 1811, into the 120, Mr. Anderson, who continued in that ship until the conclusion of the war, served in the two partial actions with the French fleet, off Toulon, 5 Nov. 1813, and 13 Feb. 1814. His subsequent appointments were – 1 June, 1822, as First Lieutenant, to the 74, Capt. Sir Wm. Hoste, guard-ship at Portsmouth – and, 30 April, 1823, in a similar capacity, to the 74, bearing the flag in the Mediterranean of Sir Harry Burrard Neale. He was promoted to the rank he now holds 25 Nov. following, but has not since been afloat.

Commander Anderson became a widower 31 May, 1845.

 ANDERSON. 

(b) is brother, of Wm. Geo. Anderson, Esq., Assistant-Paymaster-General, and of Chas. Henry Anderson, Esq., Cashier in the General Register Office.

This officer entered the Navy, 17 Sept. 1808, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the, Capt. Hon. Courtenay Boyle, flag-ship at Spithead of Admiral Geo. Montagu; and while afterwards serving in the 18, Capts. Thos. Innes and Clement Sneyd, contributed to the capture of two slave