Page:A Naval Biographical Dictionary.djvu/343

Rh  Mate of the 26, Capt. Thos. Herbert. He acquired great credit, during the Chinese war, by his conduct in the boats under Lieut. Rundle Burges Watson, in an impressive attack made upon 13 Chinese war-junks, near Chuenpee, 7 Jan. 1841. He was similarly employed, we find, at the storming and destruction, on 23 Feb., of a fort, mounting 20 guns in battery, at a place called Sanmmonhow, situated at the back of the island of Anunghoy; and he was also engaged in the boats of the at the capture, on 13 March, of several rafts and of the last fort protecting the approaches to Canton. After serving with the western division of the flotilla at the ensuing capture of that city, he took part in the series of operations which were re-enacted against it in the following May; on 26 of which month he landed and assisted at the destruction of the whole line of defences, extending about two miles from the British factory, where 64 pieces of cannon were disabled. Being promoted for these services, by commission dated 8 June, 1841, Mr. Egerton, on 16 of the proximate October, was appointed Lieutenant of the 72, Capt. Thos. Maitland, and next, 12 Sept. 1842, of the 26, Capt. Sir Jas. Everard Home, both stationed in the East Indies. While attached to the latter ship, he commanded the rocket party in an attack made upon a rebel New-Zealand chief named Kawiti; whose strongly-fortified pah, situated many miles inland, was at length, on 11 Jan. 1846, after several days of labour and fatigue, stormed and, notwithstanding a desperate fight of four hours, triumphantly carried. The share borne by Mr. Egerton in the achievement procured him the rank he now holds – his promotion being dated back to the day above mentioned. He is at present on half-pay. – Joseph Woodhead. 

EGERTON. 

served as Fst.-cl. Vol. of the 104, flagship of Hon. Sir Robt. Stopford, during the operations of 1840 on the coast of Syria, including the bombardment of St. Jean d’Acre; and during a portion of them was employed on shore. He passed is examination 7 June, 1845; and after an intermediate attachment to the gunnery-ship at Portsmouth, Capts. Sir Thos. Hastings and Henry Ducie Chads, and 50, fitting for the broad pendant of Sir Thos. Herbert, was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant 4 May, 1846. He was reappointed to the latter ship on 18 of the same month, and is now serving in her on the S.E. coast of America. 

EGERTON. 

passed his examination in 1833; and obtained his first commission 8 Jan. 1836. His appointments as Lieutenant were – 23 March, 1836, and 15 Sept. 1840, to the 80, and  84, Capts. Hon. Duncombe Pleydell Bouverie, Sir Thos. Fellowes, and Sir Sam. Roberts, on the Mediterranean station – and, 8 Feb. 1842, to the 72, flag-ship in the East Indies of Sir Thos. John Cochrane. Since his attainment of his present rank, 9 Aug. 1844, he has been in command of the 18, on the station last named. During an expedition conducted in July, 1846, by Sir Thos. Cochrane against the Sultan of Borneo, we find him intrusted with the command (under Capt. Wm. J. H. Johnstone, of the ) of the brigade, rockets, and field-pieces, and assisting on 8 of that month at the capture and destruction of the enemy’s forts and batteries in the river Brune. He appears, on a previous occasion, to have narrowly escaped falling into a trap laid by the Sultan to get him into his city, for the purpose, we believe, of putting him to death. 

EGERTON. 

, born 30 April, 1816, is sixth son of the late Rev. Sir Philip Egerton, Bart., of Oulton Park, Cheshire, by Rebecca, daughter of the late Josias Dupre, Esq., of Wilton Park, Bucks; and great-grandson, maternally, of the first Earl of Caledon. He is brother of the present Sir Philip de Malpas Grey Egerton, Bart., – of Chas. Dupre Egerton, Esq., a Captain in the Army – of John Eras. Egerton, Esq., Capt. E.I.Co.’s Horse Artillery – and of Caledon Rich. Egerton, Esq., Capt. 89th Regt.

This officer entered the Navy (from the Royal Naval College) 23 Dec. 1830; passed his examination 22 May, 1835; and served for some time, as Mate, in the 10, Lieut.-Commander John Thos. Paulson, on the Lisbon station. He obtained his commission 23 Nov. 1841; and, since 3 May, 1842, has been employed, off the coast of South America, in the 18, Capts. Robt. Fitzgerald Gambier and Robt. Hibbert Bartholomew Rowley. – Joseph Woodhead. 

EGMONT, Earl of. 

, born 14 March, 1794, is eldest surviving son of the late Lord Arden, by Margaret Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the late Sir Thos. Spencer Wilson, Bart., of Charlton, co. Kent. He succeeded his cousin, as sixth Earl of Egmont, 23 Dec. 1841. This officer, then Hon. Mr. Perceval, served, as Midshipman, in the 74, Capt. Edw. Codrington, at the battle of Trafalgar, 21 Oct. 1805; and on the night of 31 Oct. 1809, commanded a boat belonging to the 74, Capt. Benj. Hallowell, at the capture and destruction, after a fearful struggle, and a loss to the British of 15 men killed and 55 wounded, of the French armed store-ship Lamproie, of 16 guns and 116 men, bombards Victoire and Grandeur, and armed xebec Normande, with a convoy of seven merchantmen, defended by numerous strong batteries in the Bay of Rosas. Obtaining a commission 7 June, 1813, he joined about the same period the 38, Capt. Hyde Parker, and in Sept. 1814, while in charge of a boat belonging to that ship, accompanied a very successful expedition sent up the Penobscot for the purpose of capturing or destroying the United States’ ship Adams, of 26 guns. He was advanced to the rank of Commander 13 June, 1815, and, being subsequently appointed to the bomb, served in that vessel at the bombardment of Algiers, 27 Aug. 1816. His Post-commission bears date 7 Dec. 1818.

The Earl married, 24 July, 1819, Jane, eldest daughter of John Hornby, Esq., of The Hook, Hants. 

EGREMONT, Earl of. 

was born in Oct. 1786, and died 2 April, 1845. He was eldest son of the late Hon. Wm. Fred. Wyndham, by Frances Mary Harford, daughter of Fred. Calvert, Lord Baltimore. His uncle, whom he succeeded as fourth Earl 11 Nov. 1837, was Lord Lieutenant, Custos Rotulorum, and Vice-Admiral of co. Sussex.

This officer obtained his first commission 7 July, 1806; became a Commander 30 April, 1810; was very actively employed, towards the close of 1811, in the brig, on the Cherbourg station; obtained Post-rank 3 July, 1812; and subsequently commanded the  troop-ship, in the Mediterranean.

He married, 14 Nov. 1820, Jane, third daughter of the Rev. Wm. Roberts, Vice-Provost of Eton College, and sister of Capt. John Walter Roberts, R.N. Dying without issue, his title is now extinct. 

EKINS, K.C.B., K.W.N.

, born in 1768, is son of the late Dr. Ekins, Bishop of Dromore; and nephew