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DOUGLAS. thrown overboard. Wlile in the same ship, Mr. Dougal had the misfortune to lose the sight of his right eye, in consequence of a marine firing a musket across his face, while he was in the act of saving a drunken man from falling overboard. For this injury, however, he was never able to procure a pension. The being put out of commission in Sept. 1805, he next, for short periods, joined the  74, Capt. Robt. Plampin, 110, Capt. John Loring, and  and  64’s, flag-ships of Rear-Admiral Chas. Stirling. After witnessing, in the latter vessel) the fall of Monte Video, Mr. Dougal, as Acting-Lieutenant, assumed command, 22 April, 1807, of the schooner of 8 guns, in the Rio de la Plata, where he very gallantly repelled, 2 June following, a simultaneous night-attack made upon that vessel by two Spanish vessels of 6 and 8 guns each. He subsequently assisted in battering the sea-defences of Buenos Ayres, at the time of its unfortunate investment by Lieut.-General Whitelocke. On eventually returning home in the  64, Capt. Henry Wm. Bayntun, he obtained a commission dated 9 June, 1808; a few days after which he joined the  16, Capts. Jas. Gifford and John Sanderson Gibson, under whom we find him frequently skirmishing with the Baltic gunboats. His next appointments were – 6 April, 1810, as First-Lieutenant, to the  14, Capts. Thos. Oliver and Fred. Hoffman – and, 15 Jan. 1813, to the  18, Capt. John Taylor, on the Home and West India stations. The former vessel, on 3 May, 1812, ran on shore near Boulogne, and fell into the hands of the French; but Lieut. Dougal (who was wounded in the left arm by a grape-shot) contrived, with several others, to effect a timely flight in the boats. He left the 19 March, 1814; and, since his promotion to the rank of Commander, 13 June, 1815, has been on half-pay.

 DOUGLAS. 

passed his examination 5 Oct. 1840. We subsequently find him employed, as Mate, on the Mediterranean and Home stations, of the 78, Capt. Sir Jas. Stirling, 84, Capts. Sir Chas. Sullivan and Geo. Fred. Rich (flag-ship for some time of Sir Edw. W. C. E. Owen), steam-vessel, Lieut.-Commander Fred. Lowe, and 80, Capt. Armar Lowry Corry, He obtained his commission 10 March, 1846; and, since the 20th of the same month, has been attached to the  12, and  16, Capts. John Chas. Pitman and Thos. Bourmaster Brown, on the East India and Cape of Good Hope stations.

 DOUGLAS. 

, born 12 Jan. 1802, is fourth son of the late Hon. John Douglas, by Lady Frances Lascelles, eldest daughter of Edward, Earl of Harewood; brother of the present Earl of Morton, and of Lieut.-Col. Hon. E. G. Douglas Pennant, M.P. for Carnarvonshire; brother-in-law of the Earl of Aberdeen, and of Lieut.-Gen. the late Hon. Sir Wm. Stewart, G.C.B.; and uncle of the Marquess of Abercorn, of Lieut. Hon. Geo. Henry Douglas, R.N., and of Lieut. Wm. Grant Douglas, R.N.

This officer entered the Navy 24 Feb. 1816; passed his examination in 1822; obtained his first commission 28 Feb. 1825; and was afterwards appointed – 4 March, 1825, to the 42, Capt. Thos. Brown, on the South American station – and, 20 Nov. 1829, to the 46, Capts. Geo. Fras. Seymour and Hon. Wm. Gordon, employed on particular service. Since his last promotion, which took place 20 Nov. 1829, Commander Douglas has not been afloat. – Messrs. Stilwell.

 DOUGLAS. 

entered the Navy 9 April, 1827; passed his examination in 1835; obtained his first commission 9 May, 1839; was afterwards appointed, 3 Jan. 1840, and 11 March, 1841, to the 72, and  44, Capts. Thos. Maitland and Henry Smith, on the East India station; and was advanced to the rank he now holds 10 July, 1844. He has since been on half-pay. – Messrs. Stilwell.

 DOUGLAS. 

passed his examination 4 July, 1838; was appointed Mate, in 1843, of the 18, Capt. John Wm. Douglas Brisbane, off the coast of Africa; removed, in 1845, to the store-ship, Capt. Arthur Morrell, at Ascension; was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant 15 Jan. 1846; joined, 4 March following, the  12, Capt. Philip Hodge Somerville, fitting at Portsmouth; and from 23 April, until Aug. in the same year, was employed in the East Indies on board the  12, Capt. John Chas. Pitman. He has since been on half-pay.

 DOUGLAS. 

, born 5 Oct. 1821, is second son of the Earl of Morton, by Frances Theodora, eldest daughter of the Right Hon. Sir Geo. Henry Rose, G.C.B.; brother-in-law of Viscount Milton; and nephew of Commander Hon. Arthur Jas. Douglas, R.N.

This officer was officially noticed for his services on the coast of Syria, when Midshipman of the 26, Capt. Henry Byam Martin. He passed his examination 29 July, 1841; served afterwards in the East Indies on board the 42, Capt. Chas. Hope, and 16, Capt. Geo. Henry Seymour; and, on 22 Oct. 1844, was promoted to his present rank, while in the yacht, Capt. Lord Adolphus FitzClarence. His appointments have since been – 16 Nov. 1844, to the 120, flag-ship at Devonport of Sir David Milne – and, 11 March, 1845, to the  104, bearing the flag of Sir Wm. Parker, under whom he is now serving in the Mediterranean.

 DOUGLAS. 

entered the Navy, in Oct. 1805, as Fst.-cl.Vol., on borad the 80, Capt; Wm. Hargood; with whom, after witnessing the destruction of the French 74-gun ship L’Impétueux off Cape Henry, 14 Sept. 1806, he removed, in 1807, as Midshipman, to the 74. During the three following years, we find him successively employed on the West India and Mediterranean stations. He then joined the, of 42 guns and 271 men, Capt. Chas. Marsh Schomberg; and on 20 May, 1811, contributed (while cruizing off Madagascar in company with the and, frigates about equal in force to the , and 18-gun brig ) to the capture – after a long and trying action with the French 40-gun frigates Rénommée, Clorinde, and Néréide, in which the  had 2 men killed and 16 wounded – of the Rénommée. On 25 of the same month, he was further present at the surrender of the Néréide, and of the settlement of Tamatave. From Oct. 1813, until May, 1814, he next served on the Guernsey station in the 22, and  bomb, bearing each the flag of Rear-Admiral Wm. Hargood. Mr. Douglas, whose commission bears date 4 Feb. 1815, appears to have been further employed, from Sept. 1814 until Nov. 1816, on the Lakes of Canada, under the orders of Sir Jas. Lucas Yeo and Sir Edw. W. C. R. Owen. He has since been on half-pay. – Hallett and Robinson.

 DOUGLAS. 

entered the Navy 27 Jan. 1833; and obtained his first commission 14 Feb. 1840. He was afterwards appointed – 13 Oct. following, to the 72, Capt. John Lawrence – 1 April, 1841, to the  104,<section end="Douglas, Henry John"/>