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GENNYS—GEORGE.  – 22 July, 1803, to the 36, Capt. Wm. Robt. Broughton – 28 Feb. 1804, to the, Capt. Woodley Losack – in the course of the same year to the Sea-Fencible service at North Yarmouth – and, 25 June and 27 Sept. 1805, to the command of the cutter, and  gun-brig. On 10 Noy. 1811, being in company, in the latter vessel, with the sloop, Lieut. Gedge effected the capture of one and destruction of another of a flotilla of 12 vessels, under a heavy fire of four hours from the enemy’s batteries and musketry, near Calais; and, for his conduct on that occasion, which was officially reported as deserving the highest praise and recommendation, he was promoted to the rank of Commander on 5 of the same month. He had previously, on 26 Feb. 1811, taken, close in with Dunkerque, a French national armed vessel carrying 2 long 12-pounders with small arms. His next appointment was, 7 June, 1814, to the 10, on the North Sea station, where he served until paid off in Dec. 1818. He attained Post-rank 19 July, 1821; and accepted the Retirement 1 Oct. 1846.

Capt. Gedge is married, and has issue,

 GENNYS. 

entered the Navy (from the Royal Naval College), in 1824, as a Volunteer, on board the 48, Capt. Gawen Wm. Hamilton, under whom, after participating, as Midshipman, in the battle of Navarin, as also in the capture of numerous pirates, he was wrecked, during an attack on a nest of those marauders at Carabusa, 31 Jan. 1828. He then joined the 18, Capt. Pat. Duff Henry Hay; and, from 1829 until his first promotion, 19 Feb. 1838, served, as Mate, on the Mediterranean, North America, West India, and Lisbon stations, of the 18, Capt. Joseph Harrison,  52, flag-ship of Sir Edw. Griffith Colpoys, 28, Capts. Hon. Geo. Rolle Walpole Trefusis and Lord Wm. Paget, 78, Capt. Arthur Fanshawe,  10, Lieut.-Commander Chas, Anstruther Barlow, and  80, Capts. Hon. Duncombe Pleydell Bouverie and Sir Thos. Fellowes. During his servitude in the, in 1832, he appears to have been employed on shore with a detachment of men for the protection of Montego Bay, at the period of the rebellion in Jamaica; and, when in the Royalist, in 1835, he took part in the operations against the Carlists on the North Coast of Spain. In the course of 1838, Mr. Gennys assumed command, in the Mediterranean, of the steamer, and he next became successively attached to the  104, flag-ship of Sir Robt. Stopford, and 92, Capt. Hyde Parker. In 1840-1 he served at Plymouth, on board the 72, Capt. John Toup Nicolas; and, on 19 Jan. 1844, he was appointed to the  104, as Flag-Lieutenant at the Nore to Vice-Admiral Sir John Chambers White. Since his attainment of his present rank, 17 ApriL 1845, Connnander Genpys has been on half-pay.

 GENNYS. 

entered the Navy 2 July, 1826; passed his examination in 1834; and, for his services on the coast of Syria, where he assisted in the ’s barge at the attack upon Tortosa, and witnessed the fall of St. Jean d’Acre, was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant 5 Nov. 1840. His appointments have since been – 1 Dec. 1840, to the 26, Capt. Robt. Fanshawe Stopford, in the Mediterranean – and, 29 April, 1843, to the 36, Capt. Chas. Graham, under whom he is now serving in the East Indies as First-Lieutenant.

 GEORGE. 

entered the Navy, 3 Sept. 1793, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the 98, Capt. Fras. Pender, bearing the broad pendant in the Channel of Hon. Geo. Murray, whom he accompanied, the year following, to North America, as Midshipman of the 74. From that ship, after serving for some time also on board the 32, Capts. Chas. Vinicombe Penrose and Chas. Rowley, he was promoted to an Acting-Lieutenancy, in May, 1797, in the 16, Capt. Robt. Hall; under whom he assisted at the capture, 27 June, 1798, after a running fight of several hours, of Le Mentor privateer of 14 guns and 79 men. On leaving the, which vessel he had had the good fortune to preserve from destruction during a violent hurricane, Mr. George was confirmed, by commission dated 26 Nov. 1799, into the 32, Capt. John Erskine Douglas. While in command, during the following year, of a boat belonging to that frigate, he succeeded in capturing off St. Domingo, both on the same day, a French schooner of 6 guns, and a Dutch sloop mounting 4 swivels. He afterwards, when on his passage home, towards the close of 1802, in the troop-ship, Capt. Joseph Spear, again proved instrumental, through great presence of mind, in saving that vessel from being lost on the rocks near the Isle of Wight. After assisting, as First-Lieutenant of the same ship, at the reduction, in June, 1803, of the islands of Tobago and Ste. Lucie, Mr. George was successively appointed – 5 July, 1804, as Senior, to the sloop, Capt. Major Jacob Henniker, on the Guernsey station – in the course of 1806, to the, , and  98’s, Capts. Fras. Pender and Wm. Lechmere – and, 25 Oct. 1808, to the command of a Signal Station. On 8 Oct. 1804, while in the, Mr. George induced, and obtained the high approbation of his Captain for the very animated part he bore in, an attack which led to the destruction of five armed luggers, under a heavy fire from the enemy’s battery and vessels near Grosnez de Flamanville. He subsequently fitted out the at Spithead, as her First-Lieutenant, and, for the activity he displayed on that occasion, received the thanks of the Port-Admiial; Six Geo. Montagu. The subject of this memoir, who has been on half-pay since 1816, assumed the rank of Retired-Commander on the Senior List 31 May, 1844.

 GEORGE. 

was born 25 Dec. 1786.

This officer entered tie Navy (into which he was impressed), 29 March, 1805, as A.B., on board the 20, Capt. Hon. Edw. King; and, on 7 July following, became Midshipman of the bomb, Capts. Robt. Elliot and Robt. Hall. After assisting, as Master’s Mate, at the passage of the Dardanells, and participating in other services, he successively joined, as Acting-Master, in the course of 1809-10, the, , and , all commanded by Capt. Edw. Wallis Hoare, and 74, Capts. Wm. Robt. Broughton, Robt. Worgan Geo. Festing, and Robt. Maunsell. In the two latter ships he appears to have been employed at the blockade of the Isle of France, and, as Acting-Lieutenant, at the reduction of Java. He was confirmed to a Lieutenancy, 8 May, 1812, in the 18, Capts. Chas. Rayley and Chas. Hawkey; and, while in that sloop, was actively engaged in the suppression ot piracy in the Java sea and on the coast of Borneo. He has not been afloat since 16 Nov. 1814.

Lieut. George is at present employed as Assistant Superintendent of Quarantine at Milford Haven. He married, first, in Sept. 1816, and again in 1829; and has issue seven children. – Holmes and Folkard.

 GEORGE. 

entered the Navy 6 April, 1809; passed his examination in 1815; and was made Lieutenant 24 July, 1825, into the 18, Capts. Fred. Augustus Wetherall and Follett Walrond Pennell, on the East India station. Since