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 Islands station, where he captured an American letter of marque and several unarmed merchantmen. From Aug. 1815 until his demise, in June, 1825, he had the direction of the eastern division of the coast blockade service.



 his first commission April 6, 1804, and served as lieutenant on board the Hibernia 110, bearing the flag of Earl St. Vincent, who made him a commander Aug. 4, 1806.

On the 21st Feb. 1811, Captain Adderley, then in the Echo sloop, on the Downs station, captured la Confiance French privateer schooner, of 16 guns and 62 men. His next appointment was to the Crocus brig, in which vessel he captured le Formica privateer, of 2 guns and 25 men, on the coast of Barbary, Sept. 4, 1812. He obtained post rank July 19, 1814.

Agent.– J. Copland, Esq. 

 a native of Dover. We first find him serving as master’s-mate of the Tigre 80, Captain Sir Sidney Smith, who gave him the command of a gun-boat, employed in the defence of St. Jean d’Acre. His advancement to the rank of lieutenant took place in Nov. 1800; and he was subsequently presented with the Turkish gold medal for his services in the Levant.

Mr. Boxer next presents himself to our notice as lieutenant of the Pompée 74, at the seige of Copenhagen; and he appears to have been included in the general promotion of officers belonging to Lord Gambier’s fleet, Oct. 13, 1807. In the spring of 1809, being then commander of the Skylark brig, he was employed in ascertaining the strength of the enemy’s defences at Flushing, &c. preparatory to the commencement of the Walcheren expedition.

On the 10th Nov. 1811, the Skylark, in company with the