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 the commander-in-chief’s despatches to England; but owing to adverse winds, the duplicates brought overland by Captain James Brisbane, of the Queen Charlotte, were received at the Admiralty several days before the Rear-Admiral arrived in England.

Captain Brace having been nominated a Companion of the Bath in 1815, could not, consistently with the regulations of that Order, receive any personal mark of distinction from his own government, for this most hazardous but brilliant service: it having some time previously been determined, not to confer the insignia of a Knight Commander on any other than Flag-Officers in the navy, and General Officers in the army. He however received the Orders of Wilhelm of the Netherlands, and St. Maurice and St. Lazarus of Sardinia, for the skill and valour he had displayed at Algiers; and that of Charles III. of Spain, for his services at Cadiz in 1811.

On the 1st Aug. 1821, Captain Brace was appointed to the Ramillies 74, stationed at Portsmouth; and on the 31st May, 1823, to the Ganges of 84 guns; in which ship he is now absent on foreign service, with the Superb 78 under his orders.

It will thus appear that, during the long period of 43 years, this officer has been in almost constant employ, on various stations and services; his intervals of living on shore out of commission, being very few and very short.

One of Captain Brace’s sisters married the late Captain Newman, of whom we have spoken in the course of this memoir; another is the lady of Rear-Admiral Poyntz. Two of his nephews are also in the navy, viz. Herbert Brace Powell, Esq., a Post-Captain, and Francis Brace, Esq., a Commander. The names and services of those officers will appear in their proper places.

Agents.– Messrs. Atkins and Son. 

 Knight Commander of the most Honorable Military Order of the Bath: and a Knight Grand Cross of the Neapolitan Order of St. Ferdinand and of Merit.

officer is a son of the late Rear-Admiral Jahleel 