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made a lieutenant on the 22d Feb. 1808; and subsequently served, for about three years, in the Prometheus sloop, under Captains Hercules Robinson and William B. Dashwood, on the Jamaica and Channel stations. We next find him in the flag-ship of Sir Edward Thornbrough, commander-in-chief at Portsmouth.

On the 7th Nov. 1818, after displaying great activity in favor of Captain Sir Murray Maxwell, at the recent Westminster election. Lieutenant Reeve was appointed to the command of the Starling cutter, which vessel he paid off, and re-commissioned, Oct. 14th, 1820. He afterwards served under Sir Murray Maxwell .and Captain Benjamin Clement, in the Briton and Shannon frigates, on the South American and West India stations. His promotion to the rank of commander took place on the 2d Feb. 1830.

This officer married, Sept. 8th, 1818, Miss Emma Caplin, of Charlton, co. Sussex. 



his examination at Plymouth, in Sept. 1814; obtained his first commission on the 6th Mar. 1815; was advanced to his present rank Feb. 10th, 1830; and appointed to the Melville 74, flag-ship of Sir John Gore, on the East India station, Nov. 16th, 1830. 



made a lieutenant into the Liverpool 50, Captain (now Sir Francis A.) Collier, on the East India station, Nov. 28th, 1820; and appointed to the Primrose sloop. Commander T. S. Griffinhoofe, fitting out for the African station, Aug. 9th, 1827. The following is taken from the “Hampshire Telegraph:”

“Letters from Sierra Leone, dated Mar. 2d, 1829, state that his 