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Commander Abdiel Orfeur, Helder frigate, Capt. John Serrell, Redbreast gun-brig, Lieut.-Commander Sir Geo. Mouat Keith, Christian VII. 80, Capt. Henry Lidgbird Ball, Snap 16, Capts. Geo. Rose Sartorius and Wm. Bateman Dashwood, and Tigre 74, Capt. John Halliday. The Snap, on 1 Nov. 1813, fell in, off the coast of France, with five privateer luggers, one of which, Le Lion of 16 guns and 69 men, she brought to close action, and in a few minutes captured. Mr. Featherstone obtained his commission 2 Feb. 1815, but has not since been employed.
FEGEN. (Lieutenant, 1845.)
Charles Goodwin Fegen passed his examination 6 Sept. 1837; served for a considerable period in the Mediterranean and Sonth America, as Mate of the Monarch 84, Capt. Sam. Chambers, and Philomel surveying-vessel, Capt. Bartholomew Jas. Sulivan; obtained his commission 8 Aug. 1845; and since 28 June, 1846, has been employed in the Racer 16, Capt. Arch. Reed, on the South-East coast of America.
FEGEN. (Commander, 1828. f-p., 29; h-p., 24.)
Richard Fegen entered the Navy, in March, 1794, as Midshipman, on board the London packet, Lieut.-Commander Jas. Fegen; removed, in 1798, to the Galatea 32, Capt. Hon. Geo. Byng; and on joining the Tamar 38, Capt. Thos. Western, assisted, in 1799, at the reduction of the Dutch colony of Surinam, and the capture, after a close action of 10 minutes, of the French 28-gun frigate Républicaine. Removing, next, to the Dromedary store-ship, Capt. Bridges Watkinson Taylor, he served in the boats at the destruction of a ship under the batteries of Guadeloupe, and the capture of a schooner-of-war; and, on 10 Aug. 1800, he was wrecked in the Bocca, near the island of Trinidad. Until March, 1806, Mr. Fegen was afterwards employed, on the West India and Home stations, in the Leviathan 74, bearing the flag of Sir John Duckworth, Magnanime 44, Capt. Taylor, and Locust, Milbrook, and Cracker gun-brigs, Lieut.-Commanders John Lake, Mauritius Adolphus Newton De Starck, and John Leach. After a further servitude of eight months as Sub-Lieutenant in the Sprightly, Lieut.Commander Jas. Gordon, he obtained a full Lieutenancy, 8 Nov. 1806, in the Hermes sloop, Capt. Edw. Reynolds Sibly, under whom, in the year following, he attended the expedition to Monte Video. In the course of 1808 Mr. Fegen further joined the Sceptre 74, Capt. Joseph Bingham, and Eijderin, Capt. Pengelly; and, then assuming command of the Fanny cutter, he co-operated in the attack upon Flushing in Aug. 1809. During the remainder of the war he served (principally on the Home station, although for some time in the West Indies) in command of the scp, and on board the Favourite, Capt. Benj. Clements, Gannet, Capt. Jas. Stevenson, Kangaroo, Capt. Lloyd, and Prince, flag-ship of Sir Rich. Bickerton. His subsequent appointments were – 14 June, 1819, and 23 Nov. 1822, to the Tigre and Lapwing Revenue-cutters, in which he made some valuable captures – 28 Nov. 1822, to the Preventive Water-Guard Service – and, 19 Dec. 1826, to the command of the Pincher 5, on the Jamaica station. Since his attainment of the rank he now holds, 9 Feb. 1828, Commander Fegen has been on half-pay.
He married, 13 May, 1831, Miss Banks, of Ryde, in the Isle of Wight, and has issue.
FELLOWES. (Lieutenant, 1846.)
Charles Fellowes passed his examination 19 Oct. 1842; and served as Mate, on the Plymouth, North America and West India, and Pacific stations, on board the Caledonia 120, and Illustrious 72, flagships of Sir David Milne and Sir Chas. Adam, and in the America 50., Capt. Hon. John Gordon. On the attainment of his present rank, 29 June, 1846, he joined, as Additional-Lieutenant, the Collingwood 80, bearing the flag of Sir Geo. Fras. Seymour, Commander-in-Chief in the Pacific. He was appointed, 17 Oct. following, to the Queen 110, Capt. Sir Henry John Leeke, at Devonport; and, since 5 Jan. 1847, has been attached to the Superb 80, Capt. Armar Lowry Corry, part of the Channel squadron.
FELLOWES. (Lieutenant, 1838.)
James Fellowes, born 31 July, 1813, is fourth and youngest son of the late Wm. Henry Fellowes, Esq., of Ramsey Abbey, M.P. for Huntingdonshire, by Emma, fourth daughter of Rich. Benyon, Esq., of Englefield House, co. Berks; brother of the present Edw. Fellowes, Esq., of Ramsey Abbey, co. Huntingdon, and of Haverland Hall, co. Norfolk, a Deputy-Lieutenant for the shire; and nephew of Vice-Admiral of the Red Sir Edw. Fellowes, who commanded the Tourterelle 26, at the reduction of Ste. Lucie in 1796, and the Alarm 32, at the conquest of Trinidad in 1797, and died in 1841, in the 70th year of his age.
This officer entered the Navy 3 Aug. 1826; passed his examination in 1832; obtained his commission 28 June, 1838; and was afterwards appointed, 5 July, 1838, and 5 Dec. 1839, to the Cornwallis 74, flag-ship in North America and the West Indies of Sir Chas. Paget, and Pique 36, Capt. Edw. Boxer, in the Mediterranean. Since 1841 he has been unemployed. Agents – Messrs. Stilwell.
FELLOWES, Kt., C.B., K.C.C., K.L.H., K.S.A., K.R.G. (Captain, 1811. f-p., 25; h-p., 25.)
Sir Thomas Fellowes, born in 1778, at Minorca, is fifth and youngest son of the late Dr. Wm. Fellowes. of Bath, Physician Extraordinary to George IV. when Prince Regent, by the eldest daughter of Peregrine Butler, Esq., of Dungarvon, co. Waterford. He is brother of Sir Jas. Fellowes, Kt., M.D., F.R.S., who served as Inspector of Hospitals to the British army during the Peninsular war; and of Wm. Dorset Fellowes, Esq., formerly Commander in the Navy, who officiated as Secretary to the Lord Great Chamberlain at the Coronation of George IV. His eldest sister, on the latter occasion, led the royal procession to Westminster Abbey in the character of Principal Herb Woman.
This officer (who had previously been a Midshipman in the Hon.E.I.Co.’s service) entered the Navy, towards the close of 1797, as Master’s Mate, on board the Royal George 100, Capt. Wm. Domett, bearing the flag in the Channel of Lord Bridport. After cruizing for some time on the Irish station as Acting-Lieutenant of the Diana 38, Capt. Jonathan Faulknor, he proceeded to the West Indies as Master’s Mate of the Crescent 36, Capt. Wm. Grenville Lobb, and there, within sight of a Spanish line-of-battle ship and frigate, assisted at the capture, 15 Nov. 1799, of the corvette El Galgo of 16 guns. Until discharged at the peace, Mr. Fellowes further served on the same station as Master’s Mate of the Queen 98, and Sans Pareil 80, flag-ships of Sir Hyde Parker and Lord Hugh Seymour, and as Acting-Lieutenant of the Cumberland 74, Capt. Wm. Henry Bayntun, Snake sloop, Capt. Wm. Roberts, and Carnatic 74, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Robt. Montagu. From the recommencement of hostilities until promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, 29 June, 1807, we find him employed in the East and West Indies on board the Culloden 74, flag-ship of Sir Edw. Pellew, Howe frigate, Capt. Edw. Ratsey, Cornwallis and Hindostan 50’s, Capts. Chas. Jas. Johnston and Alex. Fraser, and Acasta 40, Capt. Philip Beaver. He then for a short period joined the Northumberland 74, bearing the flag of Sir Alex. Cochrane; and during a subsequent attachment of several months to the Melville sloop, Capt. Hon. Jas. Wm. King, assisted at the reduction of the Danish West India islands. Being next appointed to the command of the Swinger gun-brig, Lieut. Fellowes, in March, 1808, contributed to the capture of the
