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ANNESLEY—ANSON—ANTHONY. Guadeloupe, he joined the 74, bearing the flag of Sir Fras. Laforey, on leaving whom, in Feb. 1811, he appears to have been employed for two years with Capt. Dilkes, in the 32, on the Jamaica and Mediterranean stations. He then became successively attached to the 74, Capt. Edw. Codrington, 40, Capt. Sir Wm. Bolton, and 80, bearing the flag of Sir A. Cochrane; and, in Sept. 1814, was appointed Acting-Lieutenant of the  74. In that ship he served under Sir Pulteney Malcolm in the ensuing attack upon New Orleans. Since his official promotion, which took place 13 June, 1815, he has been on half-pay. – Hallett and Robinson.

 ANNESLEY. 

died, 30 Jan. 1846.

This officer entered the Navy, in Jan. 1798, as a Volunteer, on board the 32, Capt. Rich. Lee, on the West India station; became Midshipman, in Feb. 1799, of the 64, Capt. John Smith, in the North Sea; served, during a subsequent attachment of four years to the  32, Capts. Wm. Lukin and Aiskew Paffard Hollis, in Sir Jas. Saumarez’ action vrith the combined squadrons in the Gut of Gibraltar, 13 July, 1801; and after a further employment of 18 months with Capt. Stephen Thos. Digby in the and  frigates, on the Home and Africa stations, was appointed Acting-Lieutenant, in Oct. 1806, of the  22, Capt. Keith Maxwell. Being officially promoted while in the West Indies, by commission dated 14 Jan. 1808, he next served as Lieutenant, from April following until March, 1812, of the 18, Capt. John Toup Nicolas, on the Mediterranean station. During that period Mr. Annesley bore a distinguished share in many gallant and important enterprizes, particularly on 8 July, 1810, when, in conjunction with Lieut. Geo. Penruddocke, he brought out two gun-boats well fastened to a small island on the coast of Naples, and thence defended by a heavy fire of musketry – on 25 of the same month, when he similarly shared in the capture and destruction of 31 transports, laden with stores and provisions for Murat’s army at Scylla, together with seven large gun-boats and five armed scampavias – in April, 1811, when he was especially noticed for his zeal and exertions in getting off three vessels hauled high on the beach under the town of Monasteracci, and protected by a party of soldiers and armed peasantry – and on 26 May following, when the boats of the, under the orders of Lieut. Alex. Campbell and himself, took and destroyed, on the beach close to the town of Strongoli, four settees, laden with commissariat stores, and guarded by a tower within half musket-shot distance, as well as by a detachment of at least 140 troops. Until advanced to the rank of Commander, 30 July, 1814, Mr. Annesley afterwards served in the, , and , flag-ships in the West Indies of Rear- Admirals Sir Fras. Laforey and Philip Chas. Durham. He then successively joined the, , and sloops, the latter of which he paid off about Sept. 1815. Commander Annesley was not afterwards employed.

 ANSON. 

, born 26 Nov. 1809, is second son of Gen. Sir Geo. Anson, G.C.B. (Governor of Chelsea Hospital, Colonel of the 4th Dragoon Guards, Equerry to the Duchess of Kent, and Groom of the Bedchamber to Prince Albert), by Frances, daughter of the late John Hamilton, Esq., and sister of Sir Fred. Hamilton, Bart. Capt. Anson, a collateral descendant of Vice-Admiral Lord Anson, is nephew of Gen. Sir Wm. Anson, Bart., G.C.B., also of the late Viscount Anson, and first cousin (with ) of the Earl of Lichfield, formerly Postmaster-General. His sister, Mary Anne, married Robert Plumer Ward, Esq., the distinguished novelist, and is consequently step-mother of H. G. Ward, Esq., the present Secretary to the Admiralty.

This officer entered the Navy, 16 June, 1824, on board the 10, Capt. Octavius Venables Vernon, with whom, and Capts. Hon. Chas. Orlando Bridgeman and Hon. Rich. Saunders Dundas, he afterwards served in the 18,  28, and  42, on the West India and Mediterranean stations, until advanced to the rank of Lieutenant, 12 March, 1823. His appointments in the latter capacity were, 3 Sept. 1831, to the 76, Capt. Robt. Tait, 12 June, 1834, to the 46, Capt. Fras. Mason, and 14 Feb. 1837, to the 46, Capt. John Leith, in which ships he appears to have been employed both in South America and in the West Indies. Obtaining a second commission, 30 June, 1838, Capt. Anson, on 12 Dec. 1839, assumed command of the 18. For his subsequent services in China, where he took an able and indefatigable part in the operations against Canton, and witnessed the fall of Amoy, he was elevated to Post-rank, 8 June, 1841. He returned to England in 1842, and now commands the 22.

Capt. Anson married, 13 June, 1843, Sarah Ann, daughter of the late Rich. Potter, Esq., of Manchester, by whom (who died 5 May, 1846) he had issue. – Messrs. Chard.

 ANSON. 

was born 24 May, 1820, and died in 1845. He was fourth son of the Hon. and Rev. Fred. Anson, Prebendary of Southwell, by Mary Anne, only daughter of the Rev. Rich. Levett, of Milford, co. Stafford; and first cousin of

This officer entered the Navy, 2 June, 1833, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the 84, Capt. Peter Richards, off Lisbon. The whole of his time appears to have been served in that ship, and in the 36,  74, and  18, Capts. Hon. Henry John Rous, Maurice Fred. Fitzhardinge Berkeley, Russell Eliott, and Granville Gower Loch – the last four years on the South America station. Passing his examination 8 Aug. 1840, he next became Mate in succession of the 78, Capt. Sir Jas. Stirling, and 72, bearing the flag of Sir Wm. Parker. While in the latter ship, on the China station, he was present, in the course of 1842, at the capture of Chapoo, the attack on the batteries of Woosung, the reduction of Shanghae, the storming of Chin-Keang-Foo, and the pacification of Nankin. He obtained his commission 17 Feb. 1843, and from 13 April following until 18 July, 1844, served on the South America and Mediterranean stations in the steam-vessel, Capt. Geo. Thos. Gordon, Queen 110, flag-ship of Sir Edw. W. C. R. Owen, and 24, Capt. Lord Clarence Edw. Paget. During the few months that preceded his death Mr. Anson was unemployed. – J. Chippendale.

 ANTHONY. 

entered the Navy, 6 March, 1793, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the 74, Capts. John Willet Payne and Thos. Larcom, the former of whom, after participating in the actions of Howe and Bridport, he rejoined, in Otet. 1796, on board the 74. During the three following years he served, as Midshipman and Master’s Mate, under Sir Thos. Livingstone, Sir Home Popham, and other officers, in the Expedition armée en flûte, on the Home station, subsequently to which he sailed for the Mediterranean as Acting-Lieutenant of the 54, Capt. Thos. Elphinstone, and was there confirmed, from the 74, bearing the flag of Lord Keith, into the, Capt. John Burn, 29 Aug. 1800. For his services, as First of that ship, in the expedition of 1801 to Egypt, where he assisted at the disembarkation of the troops in Aboukir Bay, commanded a gun-boat up