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 the Turkish government, as an acknowledgment of their meritorious conduct whilst employed on that memorable service. He returned home from the Mediterranean in Feb. 1802.

Captain Elliot’s next appointment was, about April 1804, to the Lucifer bomb, then on the Downs station, but afterwards forming part of the squadron sent against Constantinople, under the orders of Sir John T. Duckworth, whom he also accompanied to Alexandria, in the spring of 1807. On his return from that place to Malta, he hoisted the flag of Sir Alexander J. Ball, whom he assisted in carrying on the port duties at Valette, until he received a post commission, dated June 27, 1808, appointing him to the Porcupine 24; in which ship he was actively employed on various services for upwards of five years. During the winter of 1813, we find him commanding the Surveillante frigate, on the north coast of Spain.

Although Captain Elliot has not been so fortunate as to have any opportunity of particularly distinguishing himself, yet we can safely aver that he has ever been a most active and zealous officer, meriting and obtaining at all times the approbation of the Admiralty, and of every superior under whom he more immediately served. He married Ann, daughter of Andrew Hilley, of Plymouth, Esq., by whom he has three children. His only son, Robert H. Elliott, is a Midshipman, R.N.

Agents.– Messrs. Stilwell. 

 first find this officer serving as senior Lieutenant of the Arrow sloop, Captain Richard Budd Vincent; from one of whose official letters we make the following extracts relative to the destruction of l’Actif French privateer, under the island of Fano, at the entrance of the Adriatic, in June 1804:

“I kept plying to windward, and observed a great number of her crew on shore upon the cliffs, all with muskets, and others carrying arms and ammunition from the vessel to the shore: the privateer being hauled close to the beach, under a cliff, with colours and pendant flying, moored with