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622  Seniavin’s squadron from Lisbon to England, then visiting Vigo, and, in Jan. 1809, assisting at the embarkation of Sir John Moore’s army after the battle of Corunna. In the course of the latter year, having joined the 36, Capt. Jas. Giles Vashon, Mr. Knocker made a voyage to Quebec, and accompanied, as Midshipman, the expedition to the Walcheren. He next, it appears, joined the 74, commanded in the Downs by Capt. Fras. Beauman, and 32, Capt. Jos. Baker, on the Baltic station. On the occasion of the latter ship being wrecked, 18 Aug. 1811, it was Mr. Knocker’s fortune to be absent in a prize. He was afterwards, until Aug. 1815, employed in the 38, Capt. Philip Carteret,  98, flag-ship of Admiral Wm. Young, 36, Capt. Wm. Henry Shirreff, 18, Capt. Rich. Augustus Yates, and 36, Capt. Edw. Kittoe. He served, during that period, with Admiral Young, at the blockade of the Scheldt – was present with Capt. Shirreff in many active operations in the Chesapeake, and went with him to the West Indies, where, while on duty aloft, he met an accident from the effects of which he has never recovered – and was sent in the to France, during the war of 100 days, on a mission of peculiar delicacy and hazard. On the date above mentioned Mr. Knocker, who then took up a commission dated 8 March, 1815, received an appointment to the 18, Capts. Timothy Scriven, Geo. Bentham, and Herbert Brace Powell, under the second of whom he fought at Algiers 27 Aug. 1816. He was superseded at his own request in Feb. 1817, for the purpose of recruiting his health, and has since been on half-pay.

From 1819 until 1832 Lieut. Knocker had command, on the Harwich station, of the Dover packet, under the direction of the Post-office. He has been in charge, since, of different private steamers. He married, 10 Sept. 1821, Augusta Ann, daughter of Capt. Thos. Bridge, and by that lady, who died in 1839, has issue nine children.

 KNOLLES, K.T.S.

entered the Navy in 1808; and served for nearly four years with Admiral Hon. Michael De Courcy, under whom, in the 80, he assisted in embarking the army after the battle of Corunna, and was for a long time employed, in the  80, on the Brazilian station. In Sept. 1813 we find him employed at the siege of St. Sebastian in the 38, Capt. John Chas. Woolcombe. He passed his examination in 1814; and after an intermediate servitude in various ships, part of the time on the Cape station, was promoted, 3 June, 1824, to a Lieutenancy in the 74, Capt. Chas. Dashwood, at the particular request of Don John of Portugal, upon whose fugitive family, while Mate of that ship, he had been in especial attendance during the height of the rebellion. As a further mark of favour, the same monarch created him a K.T.S. He has been on half-pay since 1825. – J. Hinxman.

 KNOTT. 

passed his examination in 1828; obtained his commission 28 June, 1838; and was subsequently appointed – 20 Nov. 1839, to the 50, flag-ship in the Pacific of Rear-Admiral Chas. Bayne Hodgson Ross – 26 Feb. 1841, to the 26, Capt. Robt. Russell, with whom he returned home from the latter station and was paid off in the summer of 1842 – and 22 March, 1845, to the 50, flag-ship of Rear-Admiral Sam. Hood Inglefield on the southeast coast of America. Since 1846 he has again been on half-pay.

 KNOTT. 

entered the Navy 1 Sept. 1823; passed his examination in 1830; and on the occasion of his promotion to the rank of Lieutenant, 26 Oct. 1840, was appointed to the 50, flag-ship of Sir Edw. Durnford King on the Brazils and Cape of Good Hope station, whence he returned to England and was paid off towards the close of 1842. On 5 July, 1843, he became Additional of the 50, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Rich. Thomas in South America, where, from 29 Nov. 1843, until promoted to the rank of Commander 9 Nov. 1846, he officiated as First-Lieutenant of the 24, Capts. Sir Thos. Sabine Pasley and Wm. Broughton. He is now on half pay.

 KNOX. 

, born in 1787, is second son of Thomas, first Earl of Ranfurly, by Diana Jane, eldest daughter and coheir of Edmund Viscount Pery, Speaker of the Irish House of Commons in the Parliaments of 1771, 1776, and 1783. He is brother of the present Earl of Ranfurly.

This officer entered the Navy, in Nov. 1799, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the 38, Capt. John Clarke Searle, and on 25 of the following Dec. was wrecked on the Penmarck rocks. In May, 1800, he joined the 38, Capt. Edw. Jas. Foote, under whom we find him escorting Rear-Admiral Sir Rich. Bickerton and General Sir Ralph Abercromby to the Mediterranean, the latter back again to England, and 10 sail of Indiamen to Calcutta, besides being for some time employed in attendance upon the King and Queen off Weymouth. From Oct. 1802 until Feb. 1806 Mr. Knox served in the Mediterranean as Midshipman of the 32, Capt. Henry Richardson. He then became attached for short periods to the 16, Capt. Henry Whitmarsh Pearse,  98, flag-ship of Lord Collingwood, and  cutter, Lieut.Commander Robt. Benj. Young; and on 1 Sept. in the same year, 1806, he was made Lieutenant into the 40, Capts. Rich. Dalling Dunn and Philip Beaver, lying at Plymouth. His succeeding appointments were – on 18 of the latter month, to the 32, Capt. Chas. Malcolm, stationed in the Channel – 16 Jan. 1808, to the 38, Capt. Geo. Tobin, with whom he was for eight months employed on the coast of Ireland – and 5 July, 1809, to the acting-command of the sloop in the West Indies, whence he invalided in the ensuing Aug. On 24 Feb. 1810 Capt. Knox, who had been confirmed in the rank of Commander by commission dated 2 June, 1809, was appointed to the  sloop off Deal. Continuing but two months in that vessel, he next, on 3 Aug. 1810, obtained command of the troop-ship. He attained Post-rank 28 Feb. 1812; and was lastly, from 22 March until 21 June, 1814, employed as Flag-Captain to Rear-Admirals Hon. Chas. Elphinstone Fleeming and Sam. Hood Linzee, in the 38, off Cadiz and Gibraltar. He accepted his present rank 1 Oct. 1846.

The Rear-Admiral married, 3 July, 1813, Jane Sophia, fifth daughter of Wm. Hope Vere, Esq., and sister of Jas. Hope, Esq., of Craigie Hall, West Lothian, N.B. By that lady he has issue one son (an officer in the Army) and three daughters.

 KNOX. 

entered the Navy 1 Sept. 1824; passed his examination in 1831; and, including the civil war in 1834, was for many years employed on the north coast of Spain in the 36, and  28, both commanded by Lord John Hay. He obtained his commission 1 Aug. 1840; served for nearly two years as Lieutenant in the