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436 which she was joined by the Amazon, compelled them to strike, They proved to be the Marengo, of 80 guns and 740 men, and Belle Poule, of 40 guns and 320 men, returning to France from the East Indies; these ships being the remainder of the French squadron that had committed so much depredation upon the British commerce in the Eastern hemisphere In this action, the London had 10 men killed and 22 wounded; the Amazon 4 killed and 6 wounded. The loss sustained by the enemy amounted to 65 slain and 80 wounded; among the latter was the French Admiral Linois.

Early in 1808, Sir Harry Neale was appointed Captain of the Channel fleet, under Lord Gambier. In the following year he was present at the destruction of the French ships in Aix Roads, and in common with the other officers received the thanks of Parliament for his conduct on that occasion. He afterwards commanded the blockading squadron off Rochefort. At the beginning of 1811, we find his flag in the Boyne of 98 guns, on board which ship it remained till the spring of 1813, when he shifted it into the Ville de Paris, a first rate, where it continued until the peace.

Our officer became a Rear-Admiral, July 31, 1810; Vice-Admiral, June 4, 1814; K.C.B. Jan. 2, 1815; and G.C.B. Sept. 14, 1822. He has for many years sat in Parliament as representative for Lymington, in which borough, being lord of the manor, he possesses great influence.

At the funeral of his late Majesty, Sir Harry Neale walked in the procession as a Groom of the Bedchamber.

Residence.– Walhampton, near Lymington, co. Hants.



 Vice-Admiral of the White; Knight Commander of the most honorable Military Order of the Bath; Member of Parliament for Reygate; and a Director of Greenwich Hospital.

officer is the youngest son of the late Right Hon. Charles Yorke, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain, by 