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GLASCOCK—GLASGOW—GLASSCOTT—GLASSE—GLENNIE—GLINN.  Admiral Cornwallis’ ensuing pursuit of the French fleet into Brest. He obtained a Lieutenancy, 8 Nov. 1808, in the 74, Capt. Jas. Bissett, and was afterwards successively appointed, chiefly on the Home, but latterly on the Mediterranean and Newfoundland stations — 17 Jan. 1810, to the 36, Capt. Stephen Thos. Digby — 23 April, 1811, to the 32, Capt. Hon. Duncombe Pleydell Bouverie — 1 July, 1812, to the  74, Capt. H. Vansittart — 5 July, 1814, to the  38, Capt. Jas. Rich. Dacres — 24 Nov. 1815, and 24 Oct. 1816, to the and  frigates, Capt. Sir Jas. Alex. Gordon — 1 April, 1817, to the 26, Capt. Hon. Robt. Cavendish Spencer — and 4 May, 1818, to the 38, flag-ship of Sir Chas. Hamilton. While in the, Mr. Glascock appears to have suffered much from Walcheren fever during the operations of Aug. 1809; and by his coolness and presence of mind he was greatly instrumentai in saving the , when that vessel struck on the Garbard Sand near Orfordness, in a gale of wind, 19 Dec. 1816. Being conflrmed in the command, 31 Dec. 1818, of the 18, Capt. Glascock continued to serve both in that sloop and in the  10, until Dec. 1819, when he was compelled to invalid. His next appointment, we find, was, on 10 March, 1831, to the 18; a vessel whose arduous services in the river Douro procured her Commander, who there acted as Senior Officer for nearly twelve months of a small squadron employed for the protection of British commerce during the hostilities carried on between Pedro and Miguel, a Post-commission dated 3 June, 1833. Capt. Glascock was subsequently, from 18 April, 1843, until Jan. 1847, employed in the 26, on the Mediterranean station. He has since been on half-pay.

This officer is well known in the literary world as the author of the ‘Naval Sketch Book’, ‘Talcs of a Tar’, ‘Land-Sharks and Sea-Gulls’, ‘Sailors and Saints’, &c. He was appointed, immediately after the paying-off of the, to act as one of the Inspectors of Relief in Ireland; and he has since received the thanks of the French Government for his conduct in having, when on his passage home in the , rescued from destruction, during a hurricane in the Bay of Biscay, the French bark Marie et Pauline, on board of which was a cargo worth 20,000l. The bark, it appears, was in such a perilous condition, that the was obliged to remain by her for five days and nights. — Messrs. Ommanney.

 GLASGOW, Earl of, formerly Viscount Kelburne. 

, born 10 April, 1792, is second son of the late Earl of Glasgow, G.C.H., F.R.S., by Augusta, daughter of James, 14th Earl of Erroll; brother of the late Viscount Kelburne, an officer in the Navy, who died in 1818; and brother-in-law of Lord Fred. FitzClarence. His Lordship succeeded his father, as fifth Earl, in July, 1843.

This officer (then Hon. Mr. Boyle) entered the Navy, 17 May, 1807, as Sec.-cl. Vol., on board the frigate, Capt. Jas. Brisbane, under whom — with the exception of an attachment of a few months in 1810-11 to the 26, and  36, Capts. Robt. Cathcart and Hon. Josceline Percy — he continued to serve, the greater part of the time as Midshipman of the 38, and  74, until 12 Dec. 1812. During that period, besides contributing to the capture of other smaller vessels, he assisted in the at the taking of Le Var of 26 guns, laden with corn for the relief of the French garrison at Corfu, 15 Feb. 1809, and was also present at the reduction, in 1809-10, of the islands of Zante, Cephalonia, and Sta. Maura. Until confirmed in his present rank by commission dated 8 Jan. 1814, Mr. Boyle was further employed, for some time as Acting-Lieutenant, in the 100, Capts. Jas. Bissett and Thos. Gordon Caulfeild, on the North American station. His succeeding appointments were — 27 March, 1814, to the 98, Capt. John Maitland, off Toulon — 13 May, 1815, to the  20, Capt. Geo. Wm. Henry Knight, on the coast of France — 18 Sept. 1815, to the 38, Capt. Jas. Rich. Dacres, on the Newfoundland station — 13 Sept. 1816, for passage home, to the sloop, Capt. John Cookesley — and, 11 July, 1818, to the, Capt. W. Robinson, off St. Helena. Since the period of his quitting the latter vessel he has been on half-pay.

The Earl is Deputy-Lieutenant for the counties of Bute and Renfrew. He married, 4 Aug. 1821, Georgiana, daughter of the late Edw. Hay Mackenzie, Esq., of New Hall and Cromarty.

 GLASSCOTT. 

entered the Navy 12 Oct. 1821; passed his examination 5 Aug. 1829; and obtained his commission 23 Nov. 1841. He has not since been employed.

 GLASSE. 

, born 11 April, 1806, is only son of the late Rev. Geo. Henry Glasse, A.M., Rector of Hanwell, co. Middlesex, Chaplain to the Duke of Cambridge, and a Magistrate for Middlesex, by his second wife, Harriet, daughter and heiress of Thos. Wheeler, Esq., R.M., of Waterford; and half-brother of the present Geo. Henry Elliot, Esq., of Binfield Park, Berks. His mother married, secondly,

This officer entered the Navy 20 Nov. 1818; and passed his examination in 1825. Obtaining his first commission 20 Feb. 1826, he was afterwards appointed — 28 Nov. 1828, to the Coast Blockade, as Supernumerary-Lieutenant of the 42, Capt. Wm. Jas. Mingaye — 7 Sept. 1829 and 1 May, 1830, to the and, flag-ships at Plymouth — and, 28 Aug. and 11 Nov. 1833, to the command, on the Home, Lisbon, and African stations, of the  4, and  10. He paid the latter vessel off towards the close of 1837; attained the rank of Commander 28 June, 1838; served from 28 June, 1841, until put out of commission at the close of 1844, in the 20, on the East India station; and was awarded a Post-commission 9 Nov. 1846. He is now unemployed. — J. Hinxman.

 GLENNIE. 

entered the Navy 14 Aug. 1812; passed his examination in 1819; and attained his present rank 14 Jan. 1825. He has not, we believe, been since employed.

He married, 26 Nov. 1833, Elizabeth Catherine, eldest daughter of H. A. Barker, Esq., of Wilbridge, Gloucestershire, by whom he has issue. — Holmes and Folkard.

 GLINN. 

entered the Navy 2 Oct. 1829; passed his examination 11 Nov. 1836; and served for some time, as Mate, in the steam-vessel, Capt. Wm. Wilmott Henderson, and 104, flagship at the Nore of Sir Edw. Brace. While in the he commanded a boat during the operations of 1840 on the coast of Syria. His appointments, since his promotion, which took place 21 Sept. 1842, have been — 17 Nov. 1842, again to the — 13 Dec. 1843, to the  120, flag-ship of Rear-Admiral Wm. Bowles, employed on Particular Service — 30 Jan. 1844, to the 90, Capt. Nicholas Lockyer, at Portsmouth — 11 March, 1845, as Senior, to the  steam-frigate, Capt. Wm. Fred. Lapidge, on the S.E. coast of America — and, 6 Feb. 1847, as Additional, to the 80, guard-ship at Sheerness, in whose tender, the, he is now serving. — Messrs. Stilwell.

