Ordinary, on board the Glory 98, Capt. Bourmaster, attached to the Channel fleet. Removing, in Dec. of the same year, to the Prince of Wales 98, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Henry Harvey, he served in that ship in the action off Ile de Groix 23 June, 1795, and also at the reduction of Trinidad in Feb. 1797. On his return to England in Jan. 1800 in the Concorde 36, Capt. Robt. Barton, he was received on board the Royal William, Capt. Fras. Pickmore, lying at Spithead. Being soon again ordered to the West Indies in the Juno 32, Capt. Geo. Dundas, he there, 11 April, 1800, joined the Busy 18, Capts. John Acworth Ommanney, Lord Viscount Falkland, Win. Henry Byam, Michael Spencer, and Timothy Clinch; in which vessel he assisted at the capture of a Spanish letter-of-marque, and continued employed, as Midshipman, Master’s Mate, and Acting-Master, until Oct. 1803. In Jan. 1804 he became Master’s Mate of the Volcano bomb, on the coast of France; where, from Jan. 1805 until presented with a full commission bearing date 12 Sept. 1806, he officiated as Sub-Lieutenant on board the Thrasher, Clinker, and Sparkler gun-brigs. His subsequent appointments were – 14 Oct. 1806, to the Mars 74, Capt. Wm. Lukin, in which ship he was slightly wounded during the attack of 1807 upon Copenhagen – in Sept. and Oct. 1809, to the Trinculo and Goldfinch sloops, the latter commanded by Capt. Arden Adderley – and, for a few months in 1815, to the Cherokee 10, Capt. Wm. Ramage, and, as Senior, to the Cyrus 20, Capt. Wm. Fairbrother Carroll. From May, 1810, to May, 1814, Lieut. Norie was a prisoner of war in France. He accepted his present rank 13 Oct. 1840.
NORMAN. (Commander, 1845.)
Charles Spry Norman entered the Navy 6 Jan. 1829; passed his examination in 1835; and as a reward for his services as Mate of the Edinburgh 72, Capt. Wm. Wilmott Henderson, during the war in Syria, where on the night of 2 Oct. 185) he assisted in the boats under Capt. Fras. Decimus Hastings in removing a quantity of powder from the castle of Beyrout,[1] was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant 4 Nov. 1840. His succeeding appointments were – 28 May, 1341, as Additional, to the Cornwallis 72, flag-ship of Sir Wm. Parker during the latter part of the hostilities with China – 22 Jan. and 29 Aug. 1842, to the Cruizer 16, and Nimrod 20, Capts. Joseph Pearse and Fred. Henry Hastings Glasse, both in the East Indies, whence he returned to England and was paid off at the close of 1844 – and, 25 Feb. 1845, as Senior, to the Comus 18, Capt. Thos. Sparke Thompson. For his conduct in the latter ship during the warfare carried on against General Rosas in the Parana, he was advanced to the rank he now holds 18 Nov. 1845. Since the receipt of his commission he has been on half-pay. Agent-Joseph Woodhead.
NORMAN. (Lieut., 1841. f-p., 11; h-p., 5.)
Henry Anne Norman, born 14 Jan. 1816, is son of Rich. Norman, Esq., by the Lady Elizabeth Isabella Manners, eldest daughter of Charles, fourth Duke of Rutland, K.G., who died Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland 24 Oct. 1787. He is nephew of his Grace the present Duke; and also of Lord Chas. Henry Somerset Manners, K.C.B., M.P., a General officer in the Army, and Colonel of the 11th Dragoon Guards.
This officer entered the Navy, 13 Feb. 1831, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Sapphire 28, Capts. Hon. Wm. Wellesley and Hon. Geo. Rolle Walpole Trefusis, employed in North America and the West Indies; where, in Jan. 1833, he rejoined Capt. Wellesley as Midshipman on board the Winchester 52. Returning home in the following June he was received, in Nov. of the same year, on board the Edinburgh 74, Capt. Jas. Rich. Dacres, fitting for the Mediterranean; on which station he continued to serve in the Orestes 18, Capts. Henry John Codrington, Julius Jas. Farmer Newell, and Wm. Holt, until April, 1838-the last 12 months in the capacity of Mate. In the summer of 1809 Mr. Norman was successively appointed to the Excellent gunnery-ship at Portsmouth, Capt. Sir Thos. Hastings, and Blenheim 72, Capts. Sir Humphrey Le Fleming Senhouse and Sir Thos. Herbert. Participating in the latter ship in the operations in China, he assisted, in 1841, at the attack on Chuenpee, the capture of the Bogue forts, the second series of operations against Canton (during which he served with Sir H. Le F. Senhouse as part of the staff belonging to Major-General Sir Hugh Gough),[2] the storming of Amoy, the re-taking of Chusan, the assault upon Chinghae,[3] and the occupation of Ningpo. On hearing of his promotion to the rank of Lieutenant, which had taken place 3 Sept. 1841, Mr. Norman, in May, 1842, returned to England a passenger in the Hyacinth 18, Capt. Geo. Goldsmith. His last appointment was, 17 Sept. 1846, to the Rodney 92, Capt. Edw. Collier, in which ship he was for some months employed in the Channel and Mediterranean.
He married, 10 May, 1843, Helen, daughter of the late T. C. Worsley, Esq., of Platt Hall, Lancashire, by whom he has issue.
NORMAN. (Lieutenant, 1842.)
John Norris Norman is son of the Rev. J. H. Norman, of Deal, co. Kent.
This officer entered the Navy 3 April, 1829; passed his examination 26 April, 1836; and at the period of his promotion to the rank of Lieutenant, which took place 18 Nov. 1842, had been serving for some months in North America and the West Indies as Mate of the Racer 18, Capt. Thos. Harvey. His appointments have since been – 4 July, 1843, to the Winchester 50, flag-ship of Hon. Josceline Percy at the Cape of Good Hope – 5 Feb. 1845, to the Helena 16, Capt. Sir Cornwallis Ricketts, on the same station – and, 30 Oct. 1847, as First (soon after the latter vessel had been paid off), to the Alert 6, Capt. Hugh Dunlop, fitting for the coast of Africa, where he is at present employed.
NORMAN. (Lieut., 1814. f-p., 17; h-p., 31.)
Masters Norman was born 30 March, 1784, at Portsea, co. Hants. His eldest brother, James, died First-Lieutenant of the Prince George 98; the second, William, after having fought as Second-Lieutenant of the Thunderer 74, at Trafalgar, was killed (before he had received a Commander’s commission which had been made out for him) while leading, as Senior of the Sirius 36, Capt. Sam. Pym, the party which stormed and took the Ile de la Passe, in the Isle of France, 13 Aug. 1810; and the third, Chas. Rice, a Lieutenant of the Rota 38, Capt. Philip Somerville, was killed in the boats in a sanguinary attack on the General Armstrong American privateer, in Fayal Roads, 26 Sept. 1814. His uncle, Capt. Jas. Norman, R.N., died in 1807.
This officer entered the Navy, 3 Sept. 1799, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Cormorant 24, Capt. Hon. Courtenay Boyle; in which ship, after having assisted at the capture of 'El Batador' Spanish privateer of 14 guns, he was wrecked, while in the conveyance of despatches from Lord Keith to Sir Wm. Sidney Smith, off Damietta, 20 May, 1800. On being exchanged after a few months of cruel captivity, he joined in succession the Mercury 28, Tigre 74, Capt. Sir W. S. Smith, King George transport, and Penelope and Diane frigates. In the latter ship, commanded by Capt. Stevenson, he shared as Midshipman in the operations of 1801 in Egypt, whence, at the peace, he returned to England. In March, 1803, he re-embarked on board the Alcmène 32, Capt. John Stiles, attached to the force in the Channel, on which station he cruized with much activity until transferred, in June, 1805, to the Zealous 74, Capts. John Okes Hardy and John Giffard, employed for some time off Cadiz,
