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HADAWAY—HAGAN—HAGGARD—HAINES—HAINS—HALAHAN—HALE. class of the order of Charles III. He attained his present rank 28 June, 1838.

Capt. Hackett is in the receipt of a pension for his wounds of 182l. 10s. – Messrs. Chard.

 HADAWAY. 

entered the Navy 14 April, 1810; passed his examination in 1816; and was promoted to a Lieutenancy, 5 Feb. 1828, in the 18, Capts. John Alex. Duntze and Jas. Burney, stationed in South America, whence he returned home and was paid off in March, 1830. His subsequent appointments were – 27 Oct. 1840, to the 104, Capt. Thos. Forrest, of which ship, attached to the force in the Mediterranean, he served for a considerable time as First-Lieutenant – 25 Sept. 1843, in the latter capacity, to the steam-frigate, bearing the broad pendant of Commodore Wm. Jones on the coast of Africa, where he continued until the early part of 1845 – and, 20 Oct. 1845, again as Senior, to the 90, Capt. Nicholas Lockyer, forming part of the Channel squadron. He attained his present rank 9 Nov. 1846; and is now on half-pay.

 HAGAN, Kt. 

, born 3 Nov. 1794, at Magherafelt, co. Londonderry, is fifth son of the late John Hagan, Esq., of that place, a descendant of the princely house of O’Neill.

This officer entered the Navy, 22 Dec. 1807, as Third-cl. Vol., on board the 38, Capt. Sir Geo. Ralph Collier, of which frigate he became Midshipman 2 Sept. 1809, and Master’s Mate 1 March, 1813. During the six years of his attachment to her, he made a voyage to Brazil, and was very actively employed, after conveying Sir Arthur Wellesley to Portugal, in the Bay of Biscay (where he assisted at the capture, 30 Oct. 1809, of the national corvette Le Milan of 18 guns), and also on the north coast of Spain. While on the latter station Mr. Hagan was present at the reduction, in 1811-12-13, of several of the enemy’s towns and forts, including those of Lequeytio, Bermeo, Galea, Algorta, Bagona, El Campillo las Quersas, Xebiles, Castro St. Ano, Guetaria, Santander, Santa Clara, and St. Sebastian. Removing, in Dec. 1813, to the 22, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Chas. Vinicombe Penrose, he witnessed, in the early part of the following year, the celebrated entrance into the Adour of a British flotilla sent to co-operate with Lord Wellington’s army in its investment of Bayonne; as he further did, in the Gironde, the destruction of a French line-of-battle ship, three brigs of war, and several smaller vessels, together with all the enemy’s forts and batteries on the north side of that river. From Nov. 1815, Mr. Hagan (who during the last sixteen months had been officiating as Acting-Lieutenant of the ), until May, 1819, commanded the and  Colonial vessels on the coast of Africa, where he was officially promoted by commission dated 25 Oct. 1816. In the last-mentioned brig he appears to have been wounded, and to have gained distinction by his conduct in capturing the Paz, a piratical vessel superior to him in force. While in subsequent command, from May, 1819, until his advancement to the next superior rank in his profession, 15 May, 1823, of the gun-brig, he contrived, without collateral assistance of any sort, to capture 40 sail of vessels, and rescue 4000 persons from bondage. Previously to his departure from the scene of his surprising exertions, the members of Council and foreign Judges at Sierra Leone addressed a letter of thanks to him, accompanied by a piece of plate as a mark of their esteem; and the mercantile community equally manifested the feelings with which he had impressed them by presenting him with a similar address and a sword valued at 100 guineas. With the exception of a period of two years in 1836-8, Capt. Hagan was afterwards, from 10 Oct. 1829, until elevated to his present rank, 11 Jan. 1843, employed as an Inspecting Commander in the Irish Coast Guard. He has since been on half-pay.

Sir Robt. Hagan, upon whoin the honour of knighthood was conferred in 1835, married, in 1819, the only daughter of Capt. Henry Levitt Hall, of Park Hall, Notts, by whom he has issue. – Collier and Snee.

 HAGGARD. 

passed his examination 6 Sept. 1841; and served as Mate, on the Home and Cape of Good Hope stations, in the 78, Capt. Edw. Barnard, 120, flag-ship of Sir Chas. Rowley,  16, Capt. Hon. Geo. Hope, and 50, bearing the flag of Hon. Josceline Percy. He was promoted, 8 June, 1846, to a Lieutenancy in the 8, commanded on particular service by Capt. Gower Lowe; with whom, since 18 of the following Nov., he has been employed on board the  troop-ship.

 HAINES. 

entered the Navy 18 Aug. 1812; passed his examination in 1819; and was made a Lieutenant, 25 Aug. 1826, into the 10, Capt. Chas. Elliot, on the Jamaica station, where he had command for some time of the tender. His subsequent appointments were – 20 Aug. 1831, to the 42, Capt. Chas. Napier, employed on particular service – 15 Oct. 1832, as Senior, to the 16, Capt. John Chas. Symonds, fitting at Portsmouth – 22 Jan. 1835, in a similar capacity, to the 16, Capt. Rich. Crozier, with whom he served on the East India station until the early part of 1839 – and, 11 May, 1841, again as First-Lieutenant, to the 50, bearing the flag in the Pacific of Rear-Admiral Rich. Thomas, He was promoted, on returning home from the latter station, to his present rank, by commission dated 25 July, 1845, but has not since been afloat.

Commander Haines married, 3 March, 1840, Elizabeth, widow of John Parker, Esq., of Bildeston, co. Suffolk. – Messrs. Stilwell.

 HAINS. 

served as Master’s Mate of the 64, Capt. Thos. Harvey, and was wounded at the passage of the Dardanells in Feb. 1807. His appointments, since his promotion to the rank of Lieutenant, which took place 2 Feb. 1815, have been – 26 May, 1827, to the Coast Blockade, in which service he was employed, until Nov. 1830, as Supernumerary of the and  74’s, Capt. Hugh Pigot – 24 May, 1831, to the Coast Guard – 2 July, 1840, to the command of the  revenue-vessel – and 18 June, 1845, again to the Coast Guard, in which he is at present employed. Lieut. Hains’ services in the last-mentioned departments of the Navy extend over a period of more than 20 years.

 HALAHAN. 

entered the Navy, at the commencement of 1807, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the 18, Capts. Thos. Ussher, Edw. Augustus Down, and Sir John Gordon Sinclair, stationed in the Mediterranean, where, during a servitude of six years in that vessel, he figured, part of the time as Midshipman, in a variety of brilliant operations. He was subsequently employed with Capt. Ussher and Sir John Poo Beresford, latterly as Master’s Mate, in the 38, and  74, on the same and the Brazilian stations. He has not been afloat since his promotion to the rank of Lieutenant, which took place 27 Feb. 1815. J. Hinxman.

 HALE. 

entered the Navy 9 May, 1815 : passed his examination in 1822; and obtained his commission 8 June, 1826. He has not been since employed.

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