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ELLIOT—ELLIOTT. activity and successful exertions on the occasions) the privateers Epervier of 4 guns, 3 swivels, and 29 men, and L’Amitié, of 14 guns and 55 men. For his eventual services in the, another hired armed-lugger, in which he had been promoted to the rank of Commander 14 Feb. 1801, Capt. Elliot obtained the Egyptian gold medal. On being next appointed, 11 April, 1804, to the bomb, he proceeded to the Mediterranean, and, after entering the Dardanells, was particularly active off the island of Prota, where he assisted, 27 Feb. 1807, in covering the landing of the boats previously to an attack on the enemy, whose retreat he was subsequently, with the launches of the squadron under his orders, employed to intercept, He afterwards hoisted the flag of Sir Alex. Ball, whom he assisted in carrying on the port-duties at Valetta, until posted, 27 June, 1808, into the  24. During the ensuing five years Capt. Elliot was most actively employed. His last appointment was, 20 Oct. 1813, to the 38, in which frigate he served off the north coast of Spain. He went on half-pay in March, 1814; obtained the Captain’s Good-Service Pension 19 Feb. 1842; and was admitted to the out-pension of Greenwich Hospital 15 July, 1844. His assumption of Flag-rank took place 9 Nov. 1846.

Rear-Admiral Elliot has for the last eight or ten years been perfectly blind, a misfortune partly attributable to his services in Egypt. He married Ann, daughter of Andrew Hilley, Esq., of Plymouth, by whom he has, with two daughters, one son, the present, R.N. Agents – Messrs. Stilwell.

 ELLIOT. 

, born 18 July, 1804, is only son of

This officer entered the Navy, 15 Nov. 1818, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the 50, Capt. Hon. Henry Duncan, employed on particular service. Between July, 1821, and Feb. 1825, we find him officiating as Midshipman, on the South American station, in the 42, Capt. Thos. Graham, 42, Commodore Sir Thos. Masterman Hardy, 22, Capt. Arch. M‘Lean, and 46, Capt. Henry Prescott. He then, having passed his examination, became successively Mate of the 104, and  50, flag-ships at Portsmouth and in the West Indies of Sir Geo. Martin and Hon. Chas. Elphinstone Fleeming, and schooner, Lieut.-Commander Edw. Holland. For his conduct in the latter vessel at the capture, 19 Dec. 1827, of the Guerrero slaver, of superior force, Mr. Elliot was promoted, 3 Feb. 1828, to a Lieutenancy in the 20, Capt. the Earl of Huntingdon. He returned home from the West Indies in the following Sept., and subsequently joined, on the Lisbon and Mediterranean stations – 3 June, 1831, the 46, Capt. John Duff Markland – 19 June, 1833, the  50, Capt. Sam. Roberts – 2 Dec. 1833, the 76, Capts. Hon. Donald Hugh Mackay and Wm. Elliott – 2 March, 1836, the steam-vessel, Capt. Horatio Thos. Austin – and, 1 Jan. 1839, the 84, Capt. Chas. Napier. After serving throughout the Syrian war, and witnessing the fall of St. Jean d’Acre, he was at length advanced to the rank he now holds, 4 Nov. 1840. Since 8 July, 1844, he has been employed as an Inspecting-Commander in the Coast Guard. – Messrs. Stilwell.

 ELLIOT. 

entered the Navy, 26 Feb. 1802, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the 40, Capt. Philip Chas. Durham, lying at Portsmouth; served as Midshipman, from June, 1802, until Oct. 1806, in the 40, and  and  50’s, flag-ships at Halifax of Vice-Admirals Sir Andrew Mitchell and Hon. Geo. Cranfield Berkeley; then sailed for the East Indies on board the 36, Capt. Hon. Geo. Elliot; and was there promoted, 5 Aug. 1808, to a Lieutenancy in the 32, Capts. Hon. Arch. Cochrane, Henry Hart, and Wm. Wells. In the course of the latter year, we find him severely wounded in an attempt made by the boats to cut out a ship from Batavia Roads. He continued to serve in the Bast Indies, latterly in the 38, Capt. Fleetwood Broughton Reynolds Pellew, and  and  frigates, both commanded by Capt. Hon. Geo. Elliot, until his return to England, where he was paid off in June, 1814. He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 27 of the following Aug.; but has not since been afloat. – Hallett and Robinson.

 ELLIOTT. 

entered the Navy 22 June, 1808; and, as Midshipman of the, assisted, in 1810, at the reduction of Guadeloupe, the cutting out of a brig and schooner, and the capture of two forts. Towards the close of the war he served, in the Channel, on board the 74, and  16. Having passed his examination in 1815, he was ultimately promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, 27 March, 1826; since which period his appointments appear to have been – 7 June, 1831, to the Coast Guard – 4 Oct. 1834, to the Revenue-vessel – 25 Oct. 1837, again to the Coast Guard – 25 May, 1839, to the, another Revenue-cruizer – and, 27 Feb. 1843, once more to the Coast Guard, in which he is at present employed.

Lieut. Elliott married, in 1837, Eliza, only daughter of J. D. Walton, Esq., of Kinsale.

 ELLIOTT. 

, born 22 Aug. 1791, is brother (with John Elliott, Esq., Purser and Paymaster, R.N., and Storekeeper’s Assistant at Deptford Dockyard) of the late Capt. Sir Wm. Elliott, Kt., C.B., K.C.H., K.T.S., and of the late Lieut. Thos. Elliott, R.N.

This officer entered the Navy, 4 March, 1803, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the 74, Capts. Graham Eden Hamond, Hon. Michael De Courcy, and Fras. Pender; of which ship, employed in the Channel, he became a Midshipman 20 Feb. 1804. After assisting at the capture of L’Atalante privateer, of 22 guns and 120 men, he removed, in April, 1805, to the 98, Capt. Rich. Grindall, under whom be fought in the battle off Cape Trafalgar, 21 Oct. 1805. Rejoining the, in Dec. 1806, at that time commanded by Capt. Wm. Bradley, he took command in 1808 of a boat belonging to that ship, and, after an exposure of three hours to a heavy fire from the enemy, assisted in rescuing an English sloop-of-war which had been becalmed under the fort of St. Julien, near Lisbon. He was also, for several successive nights in 1809, employed in the boats when they were placed under a Russian fort in Revel Bay, preparatory to an attack upon some hostile vessels; and in 1812, leaving intermediately served in the and, flag-ships at Plymouth and Halifax of