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FUGE—FULFORD—FULLARTON—FULLER—FURBER. he served off St. Helena until Aug. 1816. He has not since been employed.

He holds a civil situation at Van Diemen’s Land. – Goode and Lawrence.

 FUGE. 

passed his examination 23 June, 1836; and after serving for some time as Mate of the 120, flag-ship at Plymouth of Sir Graham Moore, and  10, Lieut.-Commander John Harrison Bowker, on the Mediterranean station, obtained a commission dated 8 Nov. 1844. Since 18 of the following Dec. he has been serving in the Mediterranean, on board the 16, Capts. Sir Fred. Wm. Erskine Nicholson and Thos. Philip Le Hardy, latterly as First-Lieutenant.

 FULFORD. 

, born 16 Feb. 1809, is third son of Baldwin Fulford, Esq., of Great Fulford, co. Devon, Lieut.-Colonel of the Devon Militia, by Anna Maria, eldest daughter of the late Wm. Adams, Esq., of Bowdon, Totness, M.P. for that borough. This officer entered the Royal Naval College 6 Dec. 1821; and embarked, 10 Oct. 1823, as a Volunteer, on board the 26, Capt. Jas. John Gordon Bremer, with whom he proceeded to the East Indies. After an attachment of three years, as Midshipman and Master’s Mate, to the 28, Capt. Adolphus FitzClarence, and  18, Capts. Rich. Dickinson, Hon. Wm. Wellesley, Chas. Basden, Edw. Hoste, and Brunswick Popham, on the Home and Mediterranean stations, he was appointed Acting-Lieutenant, 14 Nov. 1830, of the 120, flag-ship of Sir Pulteney Malcolm. He |returned to the in a similar capacity 3 Dec. following; and being officially promoted 29 July, 1831, was afterwards appointed, chiefly in the Mediterranean – 14 Feb. and 8 May, 1833, to the  74 and  120, bearing each the flag of Sir P. Malcolm – 20 Aug. 1834, to the  74, Capt. Jas. Rich. Dacres – 30 Nov. 1835, to the 18, Capts. Henry John Codrington, Julius Jas. Farmer Newell, and Wm. Holt – 8 Sept. 1838, to the 104, flag-ship of Sir Robt. Stopford – and, 25 Oct. following, to the 28, Capt. H. J. Codrington. For his services as Senior Lieutenant of the latter frigate at the bombardment of St. Jean d’Acre, he was advanced to the rank of Commander 4 Nov. 1840; in which capacity his appointments have since been – 31 May, 1841, to the 74, Capt. Houston Stewart, also in the Mediterranean – 27 May, 1842, to the  104, flag-ship of Sir Edw. Brace at Sheerness – 3 July, 1844, to the Coast Guard at Hastings – and 29 Oct. 1845, to the 50, flag-ship at the Cape of Good Hope of his old Captain, Rear-Admiral J. R. Dacres, with whom he is now serving.

He married, 6 June, 1844, Isabella, eldest daughter of John Russell, Esq., Principal Clerk of Session in Scotland, by whom he has issue. – J. Hinxman.

 FULLARTON. 

was born 2 Oct. 1802, at Fairfield, in Ayrshire. This officer entered the Navy, 21 May, 1815, as a Volunteer, on board the 20, Capt. Sir John Gordon Sinclair, on the Home station, where he next joined the  18, Capts. John Macpherson Ferguson and John Windham Dalling. From 1 Feb. 1819, until 2 Oct. 1821, on which date he passed his examination, he further served on board the and  74’s, both commanded by Capt. Fred. Lewis Maltland – in the former of which ships he visited South America and the Mediterranean. During the next six years we find him successively officiating as Mate, on various stations, of the 98, flag-ship of Hon. Sir Alex. Cochrane, 60, Capt. Geo. Aug. Westphal, 50, Capt. Chas. Grant, 84, Capt. Mark John Currie,  84, Capt. Patrick Campbell, and  42, Capt. Sir J. G. Sinclair. In the Mr. Fullarton escorted Lord Amherst to India in 1822. On 27 Nov. 1827 he became Acting-Lieutenant of the 26, Capts. Chas. Gordon and Thos. Bourchier, in South America. Being confirmed while in that vessel by commission dated 29 March, 1828, he was afterwards appointed on the same and East India sta^ tions – 4 June, 1831, to the 28, Capt. Chas. Henry Paget – 11 Aug. 1832, as First-Lieutenant to the 18, Capt. John Jas. Onslow, in which sloop he continued until 17 June, 1833 – 17 July, 1837, in a similar capacity, to the 74, flag-ship of Sir F. L. Maitland – and,, to the  18, Capt. Robt. Contart M‘Crea. He has been on half-pay since 27 Oct. 1838.

Lieut. Fullarton married, 3 Feb. 1835, Rosa, only daughter of – Sherwood, Esq., of Chichester.

 FULLER. 

is youngest son of the late John Trayton Fuller, Esq., of Ashdown House, co. Sussex, by Anne Eliott, daughter of Geo. Augustus Eliott, who was created Baron Heathfield for his memorable defence of Gibraltar. He is collaterally descended from the great Sir Fras. Drake, and is brother of Augustus Eliott Fuller, Esq., M.P. for East Sussex – of the present Sir Thos. Drake, Bart., of Nutwell Court, co. Devon – and of Commander Wm. Stephen Fuller, R.N., who died 10 Sept. 1815.

This officer entered the Navy, in 1804 as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the 28, Capts. Fras. Wm. Fane and Clotworthy Upton, in which frigate he cruized among the Western Islands and on the Cork station until the summer of 1805, when he rejoined Capt. Fane on board the 28. In June, 1808, he followed the same officer into the 40, commanded afterwards by Capt. Chas. Bullen; and, on 13 Dec. 1810, he appears to have been twice wounded, as Master’s Mate, while serving in her boats, with those of a squadron, at the destruction, in the Mole of Palamos, of a large convoy protected by two batteries, on which occasion, out of 600 British officers and men, upwards of 200 were killed, wounded, and taken prisoners. Obtaining his first commission 21 March, 1812, Lieut. Fuller, on 12 Aug. 1812, was appointed to the 74, Capts. Jeremiah Coghlan and Edw. Stirling Dickson; and in the boats of that ship he was again very severely wounded, 26 Nov. 1813, at the capture, by boarding, of the Charlemagne privateer, of 8 guns and 93 men, whose fire, besides wounding 14 of the ’s people, killed 5 of their number. Since his last promotion, which took place 15 June, 1814, Commander Fuller, who for his wounds receives a pension of 150l., has been on half-pay.

He married, in Nov. 1831, Margaretta Jane, sister of the present Sir Robt. Sheffield, Bart., of Normanby, co. Lincoln, by whom he has issue.

 FULLER. 

entered the Navy 1 Nov. 1809; passed his examination in 1824; obtained his commission 31 Dec. 1827; joined the Coast Guard 28 June, 1841; and, since 7 Feb. 1844, has been in command of the Revenue-vessel. He married, 25 Sept. 1828, Elizabeth Mary, eldest daughter of the late Wm. Bampton, Esq., of Claremont Square, London, and has issue. – Messrs. Ommanney.

 FURBER. 

had a brother who was Signal Officer, on board the, to Sir Thos. Troubridge, when that ship was lost in 1807.

This officer entered the Navy, in Aug. 1795, on board the 40, Capts. Henry Roberts and Robt. Winthrop, bearing the broad pendant