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 of the Magnificent, receiving ship at Jamaica, Sept. 8th, 1829. He obtained his present rank in the beginning of 1831, but his commission as captain bears the same date as the last mentioned appointment.



 of Rear-Admiral the Hon. Sir Charles Paget, and nephew to the Marquis of Anglesey.

This officer was promoted, while serving as midshipman of the Royal George yatch, Jan. 3d, 1826; appointed flag-lieutenant to Rear-Admiral (now Sir Robert W.) Otway, on the 20th of the following month; advanced to the rank of commander Feb. 21st, 1828; and appointed to the Procris sloop, on the Cork station, Aug. 12th, in the same year. His commission as captain bears date Oct. 28th, 1829.



 made a lieutenant July 13th, 1824; appointed to the Zebra sloop. Commander Edward R. Williams, fitting out for the Mediterranean station, Feb. 5th, 1825; removed to the Cambrian frigate. Captain Gawen W. Hamilton, C.B., Dec. 7th, 1825; removed to the Asia 84, bearing the flag of Sir Edward Codrington, four days after the battle of Navarin; and appointed to the command of the AEtna bomb, May 13th, 1828. In Oct. following he assisted at the reduction of the Chateau de Morée, as will be seen by the following copies of official documents:

“H.M.S. Asia, off Poros, 17th Nov. 1828.

“Sir,– I have much pleasure in transmitting to be laid before the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, a letter from Captain Lyons of H.M.S. Blonde, detailing the attack made on the Castle of Morea, at Patras, in concert with His Most Christian Majesty’s ship Conquerant, bearing the flag of Vice-Admiral de Rigny, and the three frigates named in the margin, and with a division of the French army on shore, under