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DUNSTERVILLE—DUNTZE—D’URBAN—DURBIN—DURHAM.  of the Saintes. After a brief servitude, towards the close of 1810, in the 74, Capt. Graham Moore, and, bearing the flag of Sir Rich. Bickerton, Mr. Dunstan joined the 74, Capt. Pulteney Malcolm; under whom, on 15 Nov. in the same year, we find him assisting in an attack made by Capt. Grant of the  on the two French frigates Amazone and Eliza, protected by the fire of several formidable batteries near Cherbourg. From March, 1811, to Nov. 1813, he next served on board the 74, Capt. John Poo Beresford; and while in that ship, on the Home station, he appears to have been frequently detached in command of a boat, for the purpose of cutting out the enemy’s vessels, and of otherwise annoying them. Proceeding, subsequently, to North America, Mr. Dunstan witnessed the capture of the United States brig Wasp, of 18 guns, and, after conducting that vessel to Bermuda, officiated for some time as Acting-Lieutenant of the. On rejoining the he assisted, among other captures, in making prize of the York Town East Indiaman, which was ultimately ransomed for 45,000l.; after which he was appointed, in Nov. 1813, Master’s Mate of  74, Capt. Hon. Thos. Bladen Capel. On 8 April, 1814, having accompanied a detachment of six boats under Capt. Rich. Coote to the neighbourhood of Pettipagne Point, on the river Connecticut, he there contributed to the gallant destruction of 27 of the enemy’s vessels, three of which were heavy privateers, and the aggregate burden of the whole inwards of 5000 tons. In the following summer Mr. Dunstan joined the 38, commanded by his old Captain, Sir Thos. John Cochrane, of which ship, after serving on shore during the unsuccessful attack on Baltimore, he was created an Acting-Lieutenant 12 Oct. 1814. He continued to be very actively and responsibly employed on the coast of America until the conclusion of hostilities, when he returned home, and found that he had been officially promoted by commission dated 7 Feb. 1815. With the exception of a temporary command, in 1829-30, of H.M. hired-packet, he has not since been able to procure employment. Lieut. Dunstan has been Superintendent, since 1834, of the Bodmin and Wadebridge Railway. He married, 9 May, 1820, Joice, daughter of Rich. Vercoe, Esq., of Bodmin, co. Cornwall; and by that lady, who died 5 March, 1843, had issue two sons and a daughter. His eldest son, who was in the Royal Engineers, died at Jamaica in July, 1840.

 DUNSTERVILLE. 

entered the Navy 15 June, 1823; passed his examination in 1830; and was, for his services during the Syrian campaign, including the bombardment of St. Jean d’Acre, awarded a commission dated 5 Nov. 1840. His appointments have since been – 12 Aug. 1841, and 6 March, 1843, to the 16, and  26, Capts. Geo. Ramsay, Wallace Houston, and Hon. C. G. J. B. Elliot, on the North America and West India station – and, 14 Feb. 1846, as First-Lieutenant, to the 16, Capt. Thos. Bourmaster Brown, with whom he is now serving at the Cape of Good Hope. – Messrs. Stilwell.

 DUNTZE. 

entered the Navy 6 Aug. 1818; and was promoted, 28 May, 1825, to a Lieutenancy in the 80, Capt. John Sykes, off Lisbon. His next appointments were – 30 March, 1826, and 31 May, 1827, to the 18, Capts. Robt. Tait and Hon. Fred. Wm. Grey, and 84, Capt. Sam. Hood Inglefield, both on the South American station, where he was advanced to the command, 19 April, 1828, of the, and posted, 24 Dec. 1829, into the 42. While in the latter ship, which he paid off towards the close of 1831, Capt. Duntze served at the blockade of Callao, and captured the Peruvian corvette Libertad, laden with dollars for the payment of the Columbians. He has been in command, since 13 May, 1843, of the 42, in the Pacific.

He is married, and has issue. – Hallett and Robinson.

 D’URBAN. 

died 28 Sept. 1845, aged 45 He was son, we believe, of Lieut.-General Sir Benj. D’Urban, K.C.H., C.T.S., Col. of the 51st Regt., a distinguished soldier of the Peninsula.

This officer entered the Navy, 10 Sept. 1812, as a Supernumerary, on board the 32, Capt. Rich. Curry, bearing the flag at North Yarmouth of Vice-Admiral Robt. Murray. While attached, during the two last years of the war, to the 36, Capts. Arthur Farquhar and Wm. Woolridge, he took part in various operations on the river Elbe, and assisted at the reduction of Cuxhaven and Gluckstadt. Between April, 1814, and his promotion to the rank of Lieutenant, 10 Oct. 1822, he served, as Midshipman and Master’s Mate, on various stations, in the 40, Capt. A. Farquhar,  74, Capt. Thos. Alexander, 24, Capt. Thos. Gordon Falcon, 10, Capts. Patrick D. H. Hay and Rich. Anderson, and 28, flag-ship of Sir John Poo Beresford. As a Lieutenant, he was subsequently appointed to the 18, Capt. Geo. Gosling, the 74, Capt. John Acworth Ommanney – under whom he was wounded at the battle of Navarin, 20 Oct. 1827 – the  18, Capt. P. D. H. Hay, the  46, Capt. A. Farquhar, the  80, Capt. Sam. Chambers, the 28, Capt. Lord Viscount Ingestre, and the  brigantine. After holding command for nearly five years of the latter vessel, Mr. D’Urban was at length awarded a second promotal commission, dated 5 Nov. 1841. He was not afterwards employed.

 DURBIN. 

passed his examination 10 May, 1839; and after officiating for some time as Mate of the 50, bearing the broad pendant in South America of Commodore John Brett Purvis, was appointed, 26 June, 1844, to the  26, Capt. Chas. Talbot, on the East India station. For his conduct in command of the cutter belonging to that frigate, at the capture and destruction, 19 Aug. 1845, of Maloodo, a strong fortification in the possession of Scheriff Osman, a rebel Borneo chieftain, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant by commission dated 6 April, 1846. He has been since serving in the 72, flag-ship of Sir Thos. John Cochrane.

 DURHAM, G.C.B., G.C.M.F.

was born in 1763, and died, at Naples, 2 April, 1845. He was second son of Jas. Durham, Esq., of Largo, co. Fife, and of Polton, co. Midlothian (a lineal descendant of Sir Wm. Durham, a personage of rank and high distinction in the reign of Robert Bruce), by Anne, daughter of Thos. Calderwood, Esq., of Polton. His elder brother, Lieut.-General Jas. Durham, whom he succeeded in the estates of Largo, died 6 Feb. 1840.

This officer entered the Navy, in July, 1777, as Captain’s Servant, on board the 64, Capt. John Elliott, and, after conveying to their destination the British Commissioners appointed to negociate with America, served, as Midshipman, in the boats, at the evacuation of Philadelphia, and was present in a skirmish between Lord Howe and the Comte d’Estaing. Joining Capt. Elliott, subsequently, in the 74, Mr. Durham sailed with the fleet under Sir Geo. Rodney for the relief of Gibraltar, on his passage whither he witnessed the capture of a 64-gun ship in charge of a large convoy, and bore a warm part in the action with Don Juan de Langara, 16 Jan. 1780. After an active employment of some months in the gun-boat service at