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ELIOTT—ELLERMAN—ELLICE. This officer entered the Royal Naval College 4 June, 1812; and first embarked on borad the 74, Capt. Thos. Briggs, stationed in the Mediterranean. From 1816 until March, 1822, he was afterwards employed, as Midshipman, on the West India and African stations, in the 50, flag-ship of Rear-Admiral John Erskine Douglas, and  and  frigates, bearing the broad pendants of Sir Geo. Ralph Collier and Sir Robt. Mends. He then, having passed his examination in 1818, became Acting-First-Lieutenant of the 26, Capt. Douglas Chas. Clavering, and, being confirmed while in that ship, by commission dated 10 July, 1822, was subsequently appointed, on the Mediterranean station – in 1825, to the 74, Capt. Joshua Sydney Horton – 23 Feb. 1827, to the  74, Capt. Fred. Lewis Maitland – 9 July, 1829, and 28 April, 1830, to the 84, and  120, flag-ships of Sir Pulteney Malcolm – and, 26 July, 1831, and 28 July, 1833, as First, to the  28, and  46, Capts. Sir John Franklin and Edm. Lyons. During the disturbances in Greece, Mr. Eliott landed at Patras in command of the seamen and marines of the and, and kept possession for some time of the town and fort against the insurgents, a service for which he obtained the order of the Redeemer of Greece. Assuming the rank of Commander, 21 Jan. 1835, he was next appointed, 19 Jan. 1836, to the 74, flag-ship of Sir Peter Halkett on the North America and West India station, where he remained until Sept. 1837. Since his last promotion, which took place 27 June, 1838, Capt. Eliott has been on half-pay.

He married, 6 May, 1837, Alicia Anne, only daughter of the Hon. Thos. N. Jeffery, Collector of the Customs at Halifax, Nova Scotia, and has issue two sons. – Messrs. Chard.

 ELIOTT. 

, born 26 March, 1802, at Stobs Castle, Roxburghshire, is brother of

This officer entered the Navy, 16 Nov. 1814, as a Volunteer, on board the 18, Capt. Robt. Lisle Coulson, whom he followed, in Sept. 1815, into the 16. He continued on the Home station until 1817, when, becoming Midshipman of the, Capt. Hercules Robinson, he successively visited St. Helena, the Brazils, and Newfoundland. _ Between 1821, in which year he passed his examination, and the date of his promotion to the rank of Lieutenant, 14 Jan. 1825, Mr. Eliott further officiated as Mate of the 44, Capt. Sir. Thos. John Cochrane, 46, Capt. Geo. Harris, and 50, flag-ship of Sir Lawrence Wm. Halsted, all on the West India station; where we afterwards find him serving, latterly as First-Lieutenant, on board the again, Capt. Harris,  26, Capt. Hugh Patton,  74, receiving-ship,  18, Capt. Lloyd,  18, Capt. Chas. Elliot, 50, flag-ship, and  18, Capts. O’Brien and Drinkwater. The latter sloop, to the command of which he had been promoted 5 Sept. 1829, Capt. Eliott brought home and paid off in 1830. His next appointment appears to have been, 13 July, 1836, to the 18, on the South American station, whence he returned on being advanced to Post-rank 28 June, 1838. He has not since been employed.

Capt. Eliott married, in Feb. 1830, Bethia, eldest daughter of the late Sir Wm. Russell, Bart., and by that lady, who died 22 Aug. 1843, he had issue four children.

 ELLERMAN. 

was born 1 April, 1813, at Heligoland.

This officer entered the Royal Naval College 7 Sept. 1826; and, on leaving that establishment in June, 1828, for the purpose of embarking, carried off the second mathematical medal and two prizes. Indeed, he so distinguished himself, that his late Majesty, then Duke of Clarence, promised him a commission immediately he should have passed his examination for Lieutenant. The latter event took place in 1833; but, in spite of the promise, Mr. Ellerman did not obtain his promotion until 23 Nov. 1841 – at which period he was acting in the 18. On 24 June, 1840, he had landed with his Captain, Walt. Croker, and a detachment of seamen and marines, at Tonga-taboo, one of the Friendly Islands, for the purpose of assisting the native Christians in a war that had been raging between them and the heathen part of the population. At the onset of an attack which the British presently made on a fortress situated five miles inshore, and of extraordinary strength, their allies deserted; in consequence of which misfortune, and of the death, with many others, of Capt. Croker, they were compelled to retreat. Mr. Ellerman, who himself was among the wounded, continued to serve in the, under Capt. Thos. Ross Sulivan, until June, 1843, when he paid her off as First-Lieutenant. Since 20 Nov. 1843, he has been serving in the 18, Capt. John Wm. Douglas Brisbane, on the Coast of Africa. – Messrs. Ommanney.

 ELLICE. 

entered the Navy, 2 Aug. 1806, as a Volunteer, on board the, Capt. Geo. Edm. Byron Bettesworth; and, on afterwards joining, as Midshipman, the 32, was present, 15 May, 1808, in a severe action of an hour and a half with a Danish flotilla, near Bergen, on which occasion Capt. Bettesworth was killed. He continued to serve in the, under Capt. Joseph Baker, until transferred, in June, 1809, to the 100, flag-ship in the Baltic of Sir Jas. Saumarez. From Jan. 1811, until June, 1813, he was afterwards employed in the Mediterranean, under Capt. Hon. Henry Duncan, in the 33; and during that period, among other services, he shared, 17 Aug. 1812, in a spirited skirmish with a powerful Neapolitan squadron in the Bay of Naples. Being promoted, from the 74, Capt. Wm. Hall Gage, to the rank of Lieutenant, 30 Oct. 1813, Mr. Ellice subsequently joined – 18 Jan. 1814, the 120, bearing the flag of Lord Exmouth, under whom he appears to have been soon afterwards present in a partial action with the Toulon fleet – 2 June, 1814, and 29 April, 1815, the  22, and  38, commanded on the North American station by Capts. Lord Prudhoe, Hon. Robt. Rodney, and Hyde Parker – 6 March, 1816, the 74, Capt. Wm. Paterson, in which ship, after participating in the battle of Algiers, he served for four years in the East Indies under the flag of Sir Rich. King – and, 27 May, 1822, as First-Lieutenant, the 50, Capt. Geo. Augustus Westphall, employed on Particular Service. As Commander, a rank he attained 19 Feb. 1823, Capt. Ellice was stationed, for some months in 1831, off Oporto, in the 18. Attaining Post-rank on 20 Dec. in that year, he was next appointed – 16 Aug. 1834, and 27 Aug. 1835, to the 80, and  120, flag-ships at Sheerness of Hon. Chas. Elphinstone Fleeming – 6 Aug. 1841, to the 6, on the Falmouth station – and, 10 Sept. 1843, to the Packet service at Southampton, with his name on the books of the Victory. He has been on half-pay since 1846.

Capt. Ellice was appointed, 2 Dec. 1846, to succeed Sir Wm. Edw. Parry in the Comptrollership of Steam Machinery. He married, 28 Sept. 1826 Lucy Frances, daughter of the late Chas. Locke, Esq and grand-daughter of the late Duchess of Leinster. – Messrs. Stilwell. 