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ELLIS—ELLMAN—ELMHURST—ELMSLEY—ELPHICK. Cape St. Vincent, 14 Feb. 1797. As Lieutenant of the same ship (commission dated 29 April, 1797), we subsequently find him sharing, under Capt. Thos. Foley, in much hard boat-service off Cadiz, and participating with Lord Nelson in the bombardment of that town. Until the peace of Amiens, Mr. Ellis next served in the 98, Capts. Thos. Sotheby and Wm. Luke, and in the 32. At the recommencement of hostilities, he was employed for about 12 months in the Sea Fencible service at Yarmouth; after which he appears to have successively joined, chiefly on the Home station, and generally as First-Lieutenant, the 24, Capt. Anselm John Griffiths,  64, bearing the flag of Vice-Admiral Thos. Macnamara Russell, 74, Capt. Geo. Dundas,, Capt. Williams, part of the force employed in the attack on Copenhagen in Sept. 1807, and 18, Capt. Dan. Barber. He invalided from the latter vessel in 1812; and does not appear to have been further employed. Commander Ellis, who had been on the Junior List of Retired Commanders since 26 Nov. 1830, was placed on the Senior List 20 Nov. 1839.

 ELLIS. 

entered the Navy, 15 April, 1824, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the 42, Capt. Hon. Jas. Ashley Maude, with whom, after visiting the West Indies, he removed, in Sept. 1825, to the 50, and was eventually present at the battle of Navarin, 20 Oct. 1827. Having accomplished his time, as Midshipman, in the 76, Capt. Fred. Warren, and 28, Capts. Hon. Chas. Orlando Bridgeman, Sir Thos. Pasley, and Chas. Graham, he passed his examination, 9 Nov. 1830; and then, continuing to serve in the, proceeded to South America in the capacity of Mate. Between Jan. 1834, and his promotion to the rank of Lieutenant, 15 March, 1841, Mr. Ellis was next employed, on the Home, African, and West India stations, in the gunnery-ship, Capt. Thos. Hastings, steam-vessel, Capts. Wm. Arlett and Alex. Thos. Emeric Vidal, 3, Lieut.-Commander Geo. Gover Miall, and steam-vessel, Lieut.-Commander Edw. Barnett. On 18 Aug. 1841, he was appointed to the 18, Capts. Philip Gostling and Arthur Darley, and in that ship he continued until 4 April, 1842. He has been in charge, since 25 April, 1846, of a station in the Coast Guard. – Joseph Woodhead.

 ELLIS. 

entered the Navy, 27 Nov. 1819, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the 26, Capt. Wm. Shepheard, in which ship, and, as Midshipman, in the 26, and  74, Capts. Sam. Roberts and Edw. Durnford King, he served, on the St. Helena, Irish, Newfoundland, and Home stations, until 1826. He then passed his examination, and, until the receipt of his first commission, bearing date 10 Jan. 1837, officiated, as Mate, in the 28, Capts. Jas. Kearny White and Sir Rich. Grant, 42, Commodore John Hayes,  steamer, Lieut.-Commander John Wright,  110, and  104, flag-ships of Sir Wm. Hargood, and steam-vessel, Capts. M‘Dougall and Sidney Colpoys Dacres, on the North American, African, Mediterranean, and Home stations. His next appointments were – 14 Feb. 1837, to the 46, Capt. John Leith, employed in the West Indies – and, 12 March, 1841, to the Soudan steam-vessel, Capt. Bird Allen, fitting for an explorative voyage to the river. On his return from that deplorable expedition, in Sept. 1842, Mr. Ellis, who for the last seven months had had the acting-command of the Soudan, found that he had been promoted to his present rank on 30 of the previous March. He has had command, since 3 July, 1846, of the 6, on the coast of Africa.

 ELLMAN. 

, born in 1811, in the parish of West Firle, co. Sussex, is eldest son of John Ellman, Esq., of Glynde, a Magistrate and Deputy-Lieutenant for that co.

This officer entered the Navy, 31 March, 1825, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the 46, Capts. John Maxwell and Chas. John Austen, of which frigate, employed on the Lisbon and West India stations, he became Midshipman 23 May, 1826. In 1829, having in the mean time returned to England, he again sailed for the West Indies, on board the 42, Capt. Chas. Napier; and from April, 1830, until June, 1833, he served, nearly the whole time as Mate, in the 42, and  28, commanded on the Home and South American stations by Capts. Wm. Jas. Mingaye and Chas. Hope. He then, in consequence of his promotion, which had taken place 4 Oct. 1832, came home, and was subsequently appointed, in North America and the West Indies – 22 Nov. 1833, to the 16, Capt. Wm. Fred. Lapidge – 18 March, 1836, to the 74, Capt. Robt. Worgan Geo. Feshing, flag-ship latterly of Hon. Sir Chas. Paget – 19 Jan. 1838, to the command of the Harpy 10 – and, 6 Nov. 1840, as Senior Lieutenant, to the 20, Capt. Hugh Donald Cameron Douglas. He was promoted (while serving on the south-east coast of America, as First of the steam-frigate, Capt. W. F. Lapidge) to the rank he now holds, 15 Nov. 1845; and since that period has been unemployed.

 ELMHURST. 

entered the Navy, 15 Aug. 1805, as A.B,, on board the 64, Capt. Henry Digby; under whom he was presently wounded, as Midshipman, in the action off Cape Trafalgar. While afterwards attached to the 74, Capts. Geo. Eyre and Willoughby Thos. Lake, in which ship he served from 5 Oct. 1806, until the date of his promotion, 27 May, 1814, Mr. Elmhurst assisted, as Master’s Mate, at the reduction, in Oct. 1809, and April, 1810, of the islands of Zante, Cephalonia, and Sta. Maura, and was long actively employed in co-operation, during the year 1812, with the patriots on the north coast of Spain. He subsequently joined the 50, and  troop-ship, Capts. Lord Geo. Stuart and Sam. Malbon; and, as First-Lieutenant of the 12, Capt. Jas. Montagu, joined in the attack on New Orleans. He has not been afloat since June, 1815. In consideration of the wound above alluded to, Mr. Elmhurst was presented with a gratuity from the Patriotic Fund. – Messrs. Chard.

 ELMSLEY. 

entered the Navy 11 Nov. 1815; and obtained his commission 3 Aug. 1824. He has not since been employed.

 ELPHICK. 

entered the Navy 25 July, 1795, as A.B., on board the 64, Capt. Solomon Ferris, stationed in the North Sea; proceeded to Newfoundland, in 1798, as Midshipman bf the  28, Capt. Hon. Henry Blackwood; and, after participating in a very spirited engagement with the French 44-gun frigates Vertu and Régénérée, accompanied that officer into the  36. On 31 March, 1800, while at the blockade of Malta, he assisted at the hard-wrought capture of Le Guillaume Tell, of 84 guns and 1000 men, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Decrès; subsequently to which event he attended the expedition to Egypt. He became Acting-Lieutenant, 5 Nov. 1801, of the 36, Capt. Wm. Bowen, and, being officially promoted 5 Jan. 1802, was afterwards appointed, 5 April, 1803, to the 120, Capt. the Earl of Northesk, employed in the Channel and off Cadiz – and 13 Jan. and 24 Sept.