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FEAD—FEATHERSTONE. Sheik of Damanhour of an attack by the enemy being meditated on the British. During the campaign Mr. Fead also served with the boats in the gallant operations against the small fortified island of Marabut. In Dec. 1802 he next joined the 32, Capt. John Stiles, under whom he assisted on one occasion in driving 32 armed vessels into Granville. After 12 months’ servitude, as Master’s Mate, on the West India and American stations, in the 74, Capts. Graham Moore and Rich. Henry Alex. Bennett, during which period he went in pursuit, with Sir John Borlase Warren, of Jerome Buonaparte, Mr. Fead was promoted to a Lieutenancy, 30 Dec. 1806, in the 98, Capt. Alex. Frazer. His subsequent subordinate appointments, we find, were, on the Mediterranean, Home, and American stations — 11 Feb. 1807, to the Royal 100, bearing the flag of Vice-Admiral Thornbrough — 14 July, 1812, to the  74, Capt. Lord Colville — 12 May, 1813, to the  64, flag ship of Vice-Admiral Thos. Foley — and, 5 March, 1814, to the 50, Capt. Sir Geo. Ralph Collier. While Acting-First-Lieutenant of the, Mr. Fead landed, in command of the boats belonging to that ship, on the north coast of Spain, and, although exposed to a heavy fire, assisted in dragging a heavy gun across a mountainous country towards the fort of Gueteria. He also, when in the, cruized in the Channel in command of the and  cutters; and, during his attachment to the , he received a violent contusion in an endeavour to rescue the 60th regiment from a situation of extreme peril on the banks of Newfoundland. Assuming command, 4 Oct. 1814, of the bomb, Capt. Fead joined in the ensuing operations against New Orleans, and in Feb. 1815 distinguished himself by his “judicious and officer-like conduct” at the capture of Fort Bowyer, on Mobile Point. Having paid off the in Aug. 1815, he remained on shore until 1 June, 1824, when he received an appointment to the  18, and was for some time employed in cruizing with an experimental squadron. He invalided from the latter sloop, then on the Jamaica station, 28 June, 1825 — attained Post-rank 1 Nov. 1826 — and on 1 Oct. 1846 accepted the Retirement.

Capt. Fead was a Justice of the Peace for co. Kent, and the originator of many useful improvements in the art of naval gunnery. He married, in 1824, Helen Mary, daughter of the late Robt. Scott, Esq., of Shineliffe Hall, co. Durham, by whom he has left, with other issue, a son, the present  — Hallett and Robinson.

 FEAD. 

is nephew of the late Capt. Fras. Fead, R.N.

This officer entered the Navy, 9 June, 1824, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the 18, Capt. Fras. Fead; and, from 1 June, 1825, until 20 Aug. 1830, on which date he passed his examination, served, as Midshipman, on the Home and Mediterranean stations, in the 120, flag-ship of Sir Robt. Moorsom, 18, Capts. Robt. Aitchison and Robt. Deans, and 10, Capt. Chas. Graham. He afterwards joined, in the capacity of Mate, the 78, Capts. Chas. Orlando Brjdgeman and Jas. Hillyar, 28, Capt. C. Graham,  steamer, Lieut.-Commanders Wm. Henry Symons and Andw. Kennedy, 38, Capt. Hon. Fred. Wm. Grey, 36, Capts. John Hayes and Dan. Pring, and 74, Capts. Maurice Fred. Fitzhardinge Berkeley and John Toup Nicolas; and in those ships he served in every quarter of the globe. His appointments as Lieutenant, which rank he attained 28 June, 1838, appear to have been — 8 April, 1839, to the 24, Capt. Jenkin Jones, on the South American station — 30 Oct. 1840, to the  16, Capt. Wm. Smyth, at the Cape of Good Hope — and, in 1844-5, to the 104,  110, and  120, flag-ships at Sheerness of Sir John Chambers White. Being First-Lieutenant of the when visited by Her Majesty at Spithead, he was in consequence promoted to the rank of Commander, by commission dated 21 June, 1845. Since that period he has been unemployed.

Commander Fead married, 1 Aug. 1843, Charlotte, daughter of W. Hillier, Esq., of Boley Hill, Rochester, and widow of Lieut. Rawlings, of the 48th Regiment.

 FEAD. 

is son of the late Capt. Fras. Fead, R.N.

This officer passed his examination 3 Dec. 1845; became, 7 Jan. 1846, Mate of the 20, Capt. Jas. Rich. Dacres, on the coast of Africa; and on 1 Feb. 1847, as a tribute to his father’s worth, was promoted to the rank he now holds. He is still serving, on the African station, on board the 6, Capt. Wm. Ellis, of which sloop he had been nominated Acting-Lieutenant 20 July, 1846.

 FEATHERSTONE. 

entered the Navy, in Nov. 1811, as a Volunteer, on board the 36, Capts. Geo. Burdett and Wm. Skipeey. During the four years of his continuance in that ship, he assisted in taking a large number of American privateers; contributed, among other boat services, to the capture of four large armed schooners in the Rappahannock river; aided in beating off 13 heavy gun-boats after an action of four hours; was at the taking of Georgetown and Frederickstown; and twice fell into the hands of the enemy — on the last occasion, after an ineffectual resistance offered by himself and his only two companions against a body of 45 men. Mr. Featherstone — who, in consequence of the misfortune we have just recorded, remained nine months in captivity — subsequently joined the 50; from which ship, commanded by Capt. Skipsey, he was discharged, as Master’s Mate, in July, 1816, into the  bomb, Capt. Constantino Rich. Moorsom. On his return to England, after participating in the battle of Algiers, he became attached with Capt. Moorsom to the sloop, employed on Channel service; and from 1818, in which year he passed his examination, until Jan. 1825, he served, on the Home and Cape of Good Hope stations, in the  40, Capt. Wm. M‘Culloch, and in the and  frigates, both commanded by Capt. C. R. Moorsom. He then, as Acting-Lieutenant, rejoined the, commanded at the time by Capt. Isham Fleming Chapman; and, being confirmed 3 July following, was next appointed — 17 Dec. 1825, to the 120, flag-ship until 1827 of Sir Robt. Moorsom at the Nore — and, 2 Dec. 1841, to the command of the steam-vessel, in which, for three days, he had the honour of entertaining the Queen Dowager and suite. Since his last promotion, which took place 24 Feb. 1844, Commander Featherstone has been on half-pay.

 FEATHERSTONE. 

entered the Navy, 1 March, 1800, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the 74, Capts. Wm. Wolseley and Fras. Fayerman, one of the ships employed in the ensuing expedition to Quiberon. In Oct. 1802, he became Midshipman of the 18, Capt. Henry Vaughan, on the coast of Africa; and, in 1805, he next joined the  tender, Lieut.-Commander Wm. Featherstone, on the Home station. Becoming attached, in April, 1806, to the 98, Capt. Chas. Boyles, he presently witnessed the capture of four heavy French frigates by a squadron under Sir Sam. Hood; and, in Feb. 1807, he passed the Dardanells. During the last seven years of the war, two of which were passed in the West Indies, and the rest on the Home station, Mr. Featherstone successively joined the, 