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FESTING—FFARINGTON—FIELD —FIGG. Rear-Admiral Festing was nominated a C.B. 20 July, 1838. – Messrs. Stilwell.

 FESTING. 

is third son of the late Commander Henry Festing, R.N.; and brother of

This officer entered the Navy, 17 March, 1803, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the 80, Capt. Sir Edw. Pellew, off Ferrol. He removed as Midshipman, in June, 1804, to the 98, commanded by his uncle, Capt. Rich. Grindall, on the Channel station; and, with the exception of an attachment of a few months, in 1807, to the 64, Capt. Joshua Rowley Watson, served, from April, 1805, until June, 1810, latterly as Master’s Mate, in the  110,  110, and  again, flag-ships in the Channel and Mediterranean of Sir Chas. Cotton. He then successively joined, as Acting-Lieutenant, the 80, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Geo. Martin, and sloop, Capt. John Duff Markland; and, on 23 Nov. 1810, was confirmed into the  74, Capt. Geo. Eyre. He was afterwards appointed, on the Mediterranean station – 1 Oct. 1812, to the 24, Capts. Thos. Ussher and Alex. Renton Sharpe – and, 6 March, 1814, to the 16, Capt. Jas. Arthur Murray. Since 11 Dec. 1814, Lieut. Festing has not been afloat.

He married Elizabeth, sister of the Rev. Dr. Gaisford, Dean of Oxford. – Messrs. Stilwell.

 FFARINGTON. 

, born in 1777, is eldest son of the late Wm. Ffarington, Esq. (of the family of Ffarington of Warden, co. Lancaster), by Ann Frances, daughter of Capt. Wm. Nash.

This officer entered the Navy, 13 Oct. 1785, as Captain’s Servant, on board the 74, Capt. Sir Roger Curtis, on the books of which ship he was borne until Dec. 1787. In June, 1792, he joined the, Capt. Anthony Hunt, on the Channel station, where, until Oct. 1799, he afterwards served (with the exception of a period of nearly two years, between May, 1796, and March, 1798), chiefly as Master’s Mate, in the and  frigates, both commanded by Capt. Robt. Barlow, and 64, Capt. Chas. Boyles – the, during the period, forming part of the force under Lord Bridport in the action of 23 June, 1795. Being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, 14 Oct, 1799, Mr. Ffarington joined the sloop, Capt. John Chesshyre, and subsequently, on the West India and Home stations, the  74, Capt. Alan Gardner,  36, Capt. Stephen G. Church,  74, Capt. Chas. Vinicombe Penrose, 74, Capt. Wm. Bedford, tad, Trent, and , flag-ships of Lord Gardner, to whom he acted as Signal-Lieutenant from Feb. 1806 until the receipt of his second promotal commission, 7 May, 1808. In Feb. 1804, he had been on board one of a fleet of 16 Indiamen, which gallantly beat off a powerful French squadron under Admiral Linois; and in Aug. 1809, we find him serving as a Volunteer in the expedition to the Walcheren. From 22 Oct. 1810, until his advancement to Post-rank 18 Sept. 1815, Capt. Ffarington commanded the 16, on the Leith station. He accepted the Retirement 1 Oct. 1846.

He married Frances Anne, daughter of Edm. Green, Esq., and has issue three sons and a daughter.

 FIELD. 

entered the Navy, 14 April, 1796, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the 28, Capt. Hon. Geo. Byng, but was discharged in consequence of ill health, 23 Sept. 1797. On 7 Sept. 1800, he re-embarked on board the 64, Capts. Solomon Ferris, Sir Edw. Berry, and Henry Hill; with the latter of whom he afterwards served as Midshipman, from March, 1803, to June, 1807, in the 20,  32, and  64, on the North American and Home stations. After a further servitude, with Capt. John Richards, in the 18, Mr. Field, who had passed his examination 2 July, 1806, became, early in 1808, Sub-Lieutenant of the  gun-brig, Lieut-Commanders Joshua Birks, Jas. Leach, and Robt. Ellary; and while in that vessel, in which he continued until promoted to his present rank, 25 March, 1809, he was frequently employed on the hazardous service of landing manifestoes and other similar documents on the coast of France. He then joined the 64, Capt. Thos. Ussher, and, after attending the expedition to the Walcheren, successively joined 32, and  38, both commanded by Capt. Lord Geo. Stuart, in the North Sea. From 5 Jan. 1813, until 23 July, 1814, we find him employed in the Mediterranean on board the 110, flag-ship of Rear-Admirals Edw. Jas. Foote and Sir Rich. King, and also in the 98, Capt. Robt. Rolles, under whom he witnessed the fall of Genoa, in April, 1814. His subsequent appointments were – 29 May, 1817, to the 36, Capt. Thos. Forrest, on the North Sea and Baltic stations – and, 2 June, 1820, to the command of the Revenue-cutter. Since Aug. 1823, he has been on half-pay.

Lieut. Field is married.

 FIELD. 

passed his examination 19 Sept. 1839; and until promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, 9 Jan. 1846, served on the African and South American stations, in the 10, Capt. Edm. Wilson, 18, Capt. John Jas. Onslow, 50, bearing the broad pendant of Commodore John Brett Purvis,  cutter, Capt. Justus Peter Roepel, and  12, Capt. Chas. Foreman Brown. He was then for a short time appointed Additional-Lieutenant of the steam-frigate, bearing the broad pendant of Commodore Wm. Jones on the coast of Africa; and since 11 March, 1847, has been similarly borne on the books of the 104, flag-ship of Sir Wm. Parker, Commander-in-Chief on the Mediterranean station.

 FIELD. 

entered the Navy 3 Nov. 1819; passed his examination in 1826; and obtained his commission 30 Aug. 1832. He was afterwards appointed – 15 Aug. 1833, to the 80, Capts. Edw. Barnard and Alex. Ellice, guardship at Sheerness – and, 27 Aug. 1835, to the 120, bearing the flag at the same place of Hon. Chas. Elphinstone Fleeming. He has been unemployed since 1836. – Goode and Lawrence.

 FIGG. 

, born 27 Aug. 1783, at Berwick-upon-Tweed, is eldest son of Capt. Jas. Figg, of the Royal Invalids, who served during the reigns of George II. and George III., was wounded at the battle of Bunker’s Hill, and died one of the oldest officers in the army. His only brother, Edward, a Lieut.-Colonel in the Royal Engineers, died in active service in Canada in 1829.

This officer entered the Navy, 8 Aug. 1796, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the 18, Capt. John Chesshyre, and, on removing to the  74, flag-ship of Lord Duncan, Served in the battle off, 11 Oct. 1797. After a further attachment with the latter officer, as Midshipman, to the 74, he joined the  74, Capt. Sir Thos. Boulden Thompson, under whom he received, in the action off Copenhagen, 2 April, 1801, a wound So severe as to have ever since impaired the use of his left arm. From May in the latter year, until Sept. 1805, we find him serving, on the Channel, Newfoundland, and