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Rh station, in the 42, Capt. Sir John Gordon Sinclair, and  18, Capt. Edw. Handfield; and he next, from June, 1828, until Oct, 1832, and from June, 1834, until he invalided in Sept. 1837, officiated as Mate, in the East Indies and Mediterranean, of the 28 and  18, Capts. John Wm. Montagu and Hon. Henry Keppel. His appointments, since his promotion to the rank of Lieutenant, which took place 28 June, 1838, have been – 22 May, 1839, as Additional, to the 50, fitting at Chatham for the flag of Sir Thos. Harvey – 7 Sept. following, to the 26, Capt. Alex. Milne, on the North America and West India station, whence he invalided in Aug. 1840 – 26 May, 1841, to the 72, Capt. John Toup Nicolas, which ship, in the following Oct., was paid off at Plymouth, where she had been for some time stationary – 3 March, 1842, as Additional, for a few months, to the  72, bearing the flag of Sir Chas. Adam in North America and the West Indies – and, 4 Sept. 1844, to the command, which he still retains, of a station in the Coast Guard.

In 1825 Lieut. O’Brien, then belonging to the, received the thanks of the Admiralty for his conduct in having saved the life of a man who had fallen overboard. During his servitude in the he had the misfortune to dislocate his shoulder-joint, and also to receive much injury by a block falling on his head. – Hallett and Robinson.

 O’CALLAGHAN. 

was born 15 Aug. 1811.

This officer entered the Navy, 28 May, 1825, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the 10, Capts. Geo. Robt. Lambert and Mich. Seymour, stationed in the Channel. In July, 1826, he became Midshipman of the 74, Capt. Hugh Pigot, lying in the Downs for the purposes of the Coast Blockade; and he was next, from Feb. 1827 until July, 1831, employed in the West Indies in the  50, flag-ship of Hon. Chas. Elphinstone Fleeming, 46, Capt. Williams Sandom,  18, Capt. Chas. Deare, and 26, Capt. Geo. Wm. Conway Courtenay. Prior to his examination, which he passed 8 Sept. 1831, he served for a short period also in the 50, Capt. Geo. Rennie. In the early part of 1831 he sailed for the East Indies as Mate of the 18, Capt. Spencer Lambert Hunter Vassall; in command of one of the boats belonging to which vessel we find him on two occasions engaged in attacks upon the Malay pirates. Being advanced to the rank of Lieutenant 6 June, 1834, and appointed, a few months afterwards, to the 28, Capt. Henry Ducie Chads, also on the East India station, he was slightly wounded, while in that frigate, in endeavouring to effect the suppression of piracy in the straits of Malacca, and for his services was presented, in common with the other officers employed, with a sword by the merchants, &c., of Bombay, besides receiving the thanks of the Admiralty and of the Chambers of Commerce at Calcutta and Madras. He returned to England in Sept. 1837; and was afterwards appointed, on the Mediterranean station – 24 April, 1838, to the 28, Capt. Henry John Codrington – 25 Oct. following, to the  84, Capt. Wm. Fisher – 29 Jan. 1839, as First, to the steamer, Capt. Arth. Wakefield, which vessel he left in July, 1840 – and in June, 1841, in a similar capacity, to the 74, Capt. Edw, Harvey. He obtained a second promotal commission 11 Aug. 1841; and from 22 March, 1845, until advanced to his present rank, 30 Nov. 1846, had command of the steam-sloop of 280 horse power on the North America and West India station. He has since been on half-pay.

Capt. O’Callaghan married, 25 Aug, 1840, Miss Harriet Graves Barton, and by that lady has issue. – Messrs. Halford and Co.

 O’CALLAGHAN. 

obtained his commission 25 Feb. 1815. He has since been on half-pay. – Frederick Dufaur.

 O’CONNELL. 

entered the Navy, 1 Jan. 1806, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the 36, Capts. John Wm. Spranger and Mich. Seymour, on the Cork station; where, in the following Aug., he removed to the 32, Capts, Bennett, Hon. Donald Hugh Mackay, and Sir Wm. Bolton. In Nov. 1809, being at the time in the Bay of Biscay, he participated in an unsuccessful attack made by the boats of the latter frigate on two French national vessels; the result of which was the slaughter of two Lieutenants and several men, and the capture of himself and 20 others. Being retaken in a few days by the, he continued in that ship until Sept. 1810, when he followed Sir Wm. Bolton into the 40, a very active cruizer. Joining next, in May, 1812, the 36, Capt. Hood Hanway Christian, he served for some time in co-operation with the patriots on the north coast of Spain, where, among other places, he beheld the capture of Castro. On one occasion he was sent to assist in cutting out an American brig which had been chased into Vivero harbour. On the return of the party with their prize, a gale arose which caused two boats with 3 men to become detached, and drift towards an inaccessible rock. In this emergency Mr. O’Connell volunteered to go with another boat to their rescue, and in his humane efforts he happily succeeded. The gale, however, continuing, he was obliged to put into Vivero, and thence to travel with his men, 13 in number, overland to Corunna – 10 weeks elapsing before he was enabled to rejoin his ship. During that period we find him serving (as Supernumerary of the 10, Capt. Robt. Bloye) in a battery at the defence of Castro, when attacked and stormed by a very superior French force. On leaving the in July, 1813, he rejoined Sir Wm. Bolton, as Master’s Mate, on board the 40. In March, 1814, he was present in that ship when sent, with the 50, Capt. Sam, Butcher, and a Russian frigate, to reinforce a squadron stationed in the West Scheldt, While in the act, for this purpose, of forcing the Hondt passage, the  unfortuately grounded within shell-range of Flushing; and in consequence he was at night ordered to assist in bringing several schuyts down the river to lighten her. When afterwards on the coast of North America he served at the blockade of New York, and was engaged at the attack and capture of an American brig chased into Egg harbour, an exploit in the achievement of which the First-Lieutenant of the was severely wounded. In Aug. 1815, having passed his examination at the commencement of 1812, Mr. O’Connell took up a commission bearing date 14 of the preceding Feb. He has been employed in the Coast Guard since 12 Jan. 1836.

He married Agnes, daughter of the late Geo. Gorham, Esq., of Obrennan, co. Kerry, by whom he has issue four sons and one daughter. – Messrs. Halford and Co.

 O’CONOR, K.C.H.

is second son of the late Sir Pat. O’Conor, of Cork, by Miss Terry, of Castle Terry, in that co.

This officer entered the Navy, in Sept. 1798, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the 36, Capt. Lord Amelius Beauclerk, employed on the Cork station, where, in 1799, he removed to the  36, Capt. Lord Ranelagh. In 1801 he again joined Lord Amelius Beauclerk, as Midshipman, on board the frigate, attached to the Channel fleet, with which he continued to serve, until Aug. 1805, in the  and  74’s, Capts. Graham Eden Hamond and Lord A. Beauclerk, and 110, flag-ship of Lord Gardner. He was then