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 at which period he was serving as junior lieutenant of the Cornwallis frigate. Captain Charles James Johnston, then proceeding from Madras to the west coast of America. We next find him in the Dreadnought 98, bearing the flag of Vice-Admiral Thomas Sotheby, employed off Ushant; on which station he was wounded in a sanguinary boat attack, Sept. 9th, 1810. He subsequently served under the flag of Lord Exmouth, in the Caledonia 120; from which ship he appears to have been promoted to the command of the Cephalus sloop, June 7th, 1814.

Commander Elton married, July 20th, 1816, Mary, daughter of the late Sir Francis Ford, bart. and relict of Peter Touchet, Esq., and has issue. 



his first commission in May, 1807 and served for some time in the Ville de Paris 110, bearing the flag of Lord Collingwood, on the Mediterranean station. He was promoted to the command of the Pandora sloop, June 7th, 1814. 



the only son of the late Hon. Samuel Byam Athill, pro tempore commander-in-chief at Antigua. He passed his examination, and obtained a lieutenant’s commission, in June, 1809; was appointed to the Venerable 74, fitting out for the flag of Rear-Admiral (now Sir Philip C. H.) Durham, Dec. 18th, 1813; promoted to the command of the Mutine sloop, June 7th, 1814; and appointed to the Hardy, April 20th, 1815.

Commander Athill married, Nov. 8th, 1819, Selina Theresa, third daughter of the late C. Bishop, Esq. H.M. Procurator-General; and died at the island of Antigua, April 9th, 1825.

