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D’EYNCOURT—DICK. , 23 Feb. 1841. He further landed at the storming, on 27 of the same month, of the enemy’s works close to Whampoa Reach, where 54 pieces of cannon were taken – was present in the boats, on 13 March, at the capture of several rafts, and of the last fort protecting the approaches to Canton took a similar part in the ensuing capture of that city – and again commanded a boat at the destruction of a fleet of more than 30 war-junks and fishing-vessels, 22 May. Mr. Dewes, who was rewarded for these services by a commission dated 8 June, 1841, has been employed in the East Indies since 9 Sept. 1844, as Lieutenant of the 12, Capt. Thos. Pickering Thompson.

 D’EYNCOURT. 

, born at Caenby Hall, co. Lincoln, is second son of the Right Hon. Chas. Tennyson D’Eyncourt, M.P. for Lambeth.

This officer entered the Royal Naval College 3 Aug,1826, and embarked, 5 July,1828, as Fst.-cl.Vol., on board the 28, Capt. Fanshawe Martin, on the Mediterranean station; where, until July 1833, he afterwards served, as Midshipman, in the  84, and  120, flag-ships of Sir Pulteney Malcolm, the  26, Capt. Hon. Fred. Wm. Grey, and the 10, Capt. Chas. Henry Swinburne. Having passed his examination 22 Oct. 1832, he next, from Nov. 1833, to Sept. 1836, officiated as Mate of the gunnery-ship at Portsmouth, Capt. Thos. Hastings, and of the 50, Capt. Hon. F. W. Grey, under whom he escorted Lord Auckland to India. On the receipt of his first commission, 21 Feb. 1837, Mr. D’Eyncourt became for a few months Flag-Lieutenant, in the 120, to Sir Robt. Otway, Commander-in-Chief at the Nore; after which he joined, 11 Nov. in the same year, the 26, Capt. Thos. Herbert, successively employed on the South American and East India stations. As Aide-de-camp to the latter officer, he took an active part in the hostilities of 1841 in China. He assisted, on 7 Jan. in that year, at the capture of Chuenpee; was slightly wounded at the taking, 26 Feb., of the forts at the Boca Tigris; and, on the following day, witnessed the destruction of the enemy’s camp, fort, and ship Cambridge, bearing the Chinese Admiral’s flag, containing in the whole 98 guns, at their position below Whampoa Reach – on which occasion he appears to have been sent with the despatches, and the defeated Admiral’s flag, to Sir Gordon Bremer, the Commander-in-Chief. We subsequently find him employed in the boats, at the capture, on 13 and 18 March, of the last fort protecting the approaches to Canton, and also of the city itself; and next, assisting meritoriously, during the after-operations against that place, at the destruction, 22 and 26 May, of a fleet of more than 30 wax-junks and fishing-vessels, and of the whole of the defences extending about two miles from the British factory, where 64 heavy cannon were destroyed. He was promoted (shortly after his removal with Capt. Herbert to the 72) to the rank of Commander, by commission dated 8 June, 1841. Since 17 Nov. 1846, he has been in command of the 18, on the southeast coast of America. – Messrs. Stilwell.

 DICK, K.C.

, born at Rochester, is son of the late Jas. Dick, Esq., who passed his life in the civil department of the Navy; and cousin of Sir Robt. Keith Dick, Bart.

This officer entered the Navy, in Sept. 1785, as a Volunteer, on board the 74, Capt. Sir Andrew Snape Hamond, under whom, and Capts. Skeffington Lutwidge and Thos. West, of the and, he served, in the River Medway, until 1790. He then became Midshipman of the 50, Capt. John Drew, flag-ship in the West Indies of Sir John Laforey; removed, in Aug. 1793, to the  28, Capt. Fras. Laforey, in the North Sea; and after a further servitude of six months in the Channel, on board the 38, Capt. Andrew Snape Douglas, and  64, Capt. Billy Douglas, was promoted to a Lieutenancy, 4 Aug. 1794, in the  74, Capt. John Brown. From 17 March, 17S5, until promoted to the command, 28 June, 1796, of the sloop, he again served with Sir John Laforey in the West Indies on board  32, the  40, and the  74. We next, during the summer of 1797, find him commanding a division of gun-boats for the suppression of the mutiny at the Nore; after which he successively joined, 4 June, 1798, and 11 Aug. 1800, the bomb, and  18. While in the former vessel Capt. Dick attended the expedition to the Helder in 1799, where he covered the landing of the troops, and served on shore with the army till the final evacuation of Holland. For his meritorious vigilance, in the, as senior officer of the squadron employed at the blockade of Alexandria, and in co-operating with the Turks at the capture of Damietta, he was knighted by Sultan Selim, and invested with the insignia of a K.C. of the third class, 8 Oct. 1801. Attaining Post-rank, April, 1802, Capt. Dick was next appointed, 24 Nov. 1804, to the 24, from the command of which ship, after an intermediate employment on the Newfoundland and Channel stations, he was transferred, in May, 1807, to that of the  36. After conveying Major-Gen. Sir Geo. Prevost to Barbadoes, and escorting thither four chosen regiments destined to assist at the reduction of Martinique, he proceeded to the latter island, and acquired the particular thanks of Capt. Philip Beaver, the commanding officer, for his services in superintending the disembarkation of the troops, Jan. 1809. He afterwards landed with a party of seamen, and succeeded in securing Fort Trinité and other works on the windward side of the island. Capt. Dick, who left the 26 Sept. 1810, and subsequently commanded the  78, in the Mediterranean, from 22 July, 1830, until the summer of 1832, attained flag-rank 10 Jan. 1837. His last promotion took place 9 Nov. 1846.

The Vice-Admiral, now a widower, married Augusta, daughter of Bartlet Goodrich, of Saling Grove, co. Essex, by whom he had, with other issue, two sons,, and another, Francis, a Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery. – Goode and Lawrence.

 DICK. 

, born 22 Nov. 1806, is eldest son of.

This officer entered the Royal Naval College 7 Oct. 1819, and embarked, 9 Oct. 1821, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the 42, Capt. Augustus Wm. Jas. Clifford, fitting at Portsmouth. On being soon after transferred to the 50, bearing the broad pendant of Commodore Chas. Grant, he proceeded to the East Indies, where he bore a part in the Burmese war in 1824-5, and was present, on 11 May in the former year, at the capture of Rangoon. In Nov. 1825, he next joined the 24, Capt. Wm. Fitzwilliam Owen, under whom, and Capt. Alex. Thos. Emeric Vidal of the Baracouta surveying-tender, he served, off the coast of Africa, until a few days after his examination for Lieutenant, which took place 6 Sept. 1826. From the following Dec. until the receipt of his first commission, 28 March, 1831, Mr. Dick appears to have been further employed, as Mate, and latterly as Acting-Lieutenant, in the 78, Capt. Fred. Warren, tender, Lieut.-Commander Wm. Fred. Lapidge, 80, Capt. Patrick Campbell,  18, Capts. Thos. Edw. Hoste and Brunswick Popham, and 10, Capt. Hugh