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Rh boarded and, after a most obstinate resistance on the part of the enemy, succeeded in carrying the American letter-of-marque Lottery of 6 12-pounder carronades and 29 men, of whom 19, including the Captain mortally, were wounded. The British had 1 man killed and 5 wounded. Although the gallantry of the exploit was such as to obtain the especial thanks of Rear-Admiral Cockburn, an expression of approbation on the part of the Admiralty, and a certain prospect of promotion from Capt. Burdett, yet was its brave conductor suffered to pass wholly unrewarded. He subsequently, 6 May, 1814, led the second division of boats under the immediate orders of Rear-Admiral Cockburn up the Sassafras River, and, having assisted in routing a body of about 400 men, who had opened on them a fire from an entrenched position on the two opposite banks of the stream, contributed to the demolition of the settlements of Georgetown and Frederickstown. On 27 of the ensuing June he was present at the destruction of an American torpedo-boat on Long Island, sent from New York for the purpose of destroying H.M. shipping. Independently of the above, Lieut. Nazer was on many occasions in action with the enemy. He returned to England in Oct. 1814 on board 74, Capt. Hon. Thos. Bladen Capel; and on 3 Feb. 1847 he accepted the rank he now holds.

At the commencement of the peace Commander Nazer took charge of a merchant-ship, and made eight voyages to Jamaica. He married, 11 July, 1821, Miss Cecilia Burlingson. Agents – Collier and Snee.

 NEALE. 

entered the Navy, 30 May, 1796, as Midshipman, on board the 74, Capts. Wm. Johnstone Hope and Wm. Geo. Fairfax, bearing the flag of Lord Duncan, under whom he fought as Signal-Midshipman in the action off 11 Oct. 1797. While attached, between March, 1798, and Nov. 1804, to the 74, Capts. W. J. Hope, Mansell, John Stewart, Pulteney Malcolm, and John White, successive flag-ship of Lord Duncan and Sir Rich. Bickerton, he was at first employed in the operations connected with the expedition to Holland, where he served on shore with a party of seamen and two field-pieces throughout the whole campaign. He also, in 1801, assisted in expelling the French from Egypt, after having participated, with the naval brigade under the orders of Sir Wm. Sidney Smith, in the battles of 8, 13, and 21 March. On 3 Aug. 1805, at which period he had been nine months in the North Sea on board the 50, Capt. Geo. Burlton, he was there nominated Sub-Lieutenant of the gun-brig, Lieut.-Commander Chas. Napier. He removed as Acting-Lieutenant, 31 Jan. 1806, to the 36, Capt. Burton; and on 22 Sept. in the same year he was confirmed into the  44, flag-ship of Rear-Admiral Billy Douglas at Yarmouth. In 1809 he took part, in the gun-brig, in the siege of Flushing, and was often in action with the enemy’s gun-boats, privateers, &c. Assuming command, 22 March, 1810, of the cutter, he effected the capture, on one occasion, of four gun-boats, whose resistance occasioned him a loss of nearly a third of his crew; and on another, he landed on the coast of Holland, and succeeded, after overcoming severe opposition, in recovering a gentleman who had been employed on shore on secret service. He left the in Feb. 1812; and accepted his present rank 27 Oct. 1846.

 NEAME. 

entered the Navy, in 1799, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the gun-brig; in which vessel, commanded by a Lieutenant, he served in the North Sea and West Indies until 1802 – the last two years in the capacity of Midshipman. Be then successively joined the sloop, Capt. John Nash, and  74, Capts. Hon. Robt. Stopford and J. Nash; and next, in 1803, the 74, Capt. Hon. B. Stopford. For his conduct (on his return from the Mediterranean to the West Indies) in the action off St. Domingo 6 Feb. 1806, on which occasion he was slightly wounded, he was immediately nominated Acting-Lieutenant of the 80, flag-ship of Rear-Admirals Sir Thos. Louis and Geo Martin. Under the former of those officers he assisted, in 1806-7, at the capture of the French frigate Le Président, and was present in the expeditions to the Dardanells and Egypt. His promotion being confirmed by commission dated 28 June, 1808, he subsequently, 22 Nov. 1809 and 6 March, 1814, became Senior of the 18, Capts. Alex. Renton Sharpe, Benj. Crispin, and Jas. Arthur Murray, and 24, Capt. A. B. Sharpe, on the Mediterranean and Home stations. In the he was again (severely) wounded, while contributing, in company with the  38 and  36, to the destruction, 1 May, 1811, of the French store-ships Giraffe and Nourrice, each mounting from 20 to 30 guns, and both protected by a 5-gun battery, a martello-tower, and a body of about 200 regular troops, in Sagone Bay, Island of Corsica; where the service was accomplished at the close of a gallant action of an hour and a half, attended with a loss to the British of 2 men killed and 25 wounded. Having left the in Sept. 1815, he was appointed, 10 Jan. 1817, a Chief officer in the Water Guard. He removed, 28 Sept. 1818, to the command of a Revenue-vessel; and from 6 Sept. 1820 until awarded his present rank 4 April, 1832, he was employed as an Inspecting-Commander in the Coast Guard. He was re-appointed to the latter service as an Inspecting-Commander 18 March, 1834; and since 5 of the following Sept. has held in it the office of Deputy-Inspector-General.

The injuries received by Commander Neame during the war procured him gratuities from the Patriotic Fund. – Messrs. Halford and Co.

 NEED. 

is eldest surviving son of the late Lieut.-General Sam. Need, of Fountain Dale, Notts, Colonel of H.M. 9th Lancers; and brother of Lieut. Chas. Need, of the 7th Native Infantry.

This officer entered the Navy 16 March, 1833; passed his examination 1 May, 1839; was subsequently employed, as Mate, in the 72, Capt. Hon. Rich. Saunders Dundas, on the East India station; and for his services in that capacity, while attached to the 44, Capt. Henry Smith, in the operations of May, 1841, against Canton, was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant 8 Oct. in the same year. His appointments have since been – 15 March, 1843, to the 16, Capt. Hon. Geo. Fowler Hastings, again in the East Indies, whence he returned in the early part of 184.5 – and, 6 Dec. in the latter year, to the steam-frigate, of 800 horse-power, Capt. Wm. Ramsay, under whom he is now employed, as Senior-Lieutenant, on particular service.

He married, 23 Dec. 1845, Jane, eldest daughter of Jas. M‘Dowell, Esq., of Portland Place, London, and East Bridgeford, Notts. – Messrs. Stilwell.

 NEED. 

entered the Navy 1 1 Dec. 1824; passed his examination in 1831; and obtained his first commission 28 June, 1838. His succeeding appointments were – 10 April, 1839, and 20 May, 1841, to the 72, Capt. John Toup Nicolas, and  84, Capt. Sam. Chambers, both in the Mediterranean, whence he returned to England and was paid off at the close of 1843 – 4 Jan. 1845, as Senior, to the 26, Capt. Geo. Mansel, fitting for the coast of Africa, where he was superseded in the latter part of the same year – and, 4