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whom he was made a commander, April 29th, ; 802. His next appointment was, in May, 1803, to the Serapis 44, armed en flûte, which ship formed part of the squadron under Commodore Hood, at the reduction of Surinam, in May, 1804. He married, April 4th, 1805, Mary, only daughter of John Henry Franks, of Misleton, co. Leicester. His third son, David, a midshipman of the Active frigate. Captain Andrew King, died in consequence of a fall from the rigging, in 1823.



JOHN DOUGLAS, Esq.
[Commander.]

Was made a lieutenant in 1794, and severely wounded in the hand while serving under Captain T. F. Fremantle, of the Seahorse frigate, at the unsuccessful attack upon Santa Cruz, in July, 1797. He obtained a pension, the present amount of which is £150 per annum, Jan. 30th, 1800; and was advanced to the rank of commander in April, 1802.



GEORGE CLARKE HURDIS, Esq.
[Commander.]

Was made a lieutenant in 1795; promoted to the rank of commander in April, 1802; and subsequently employed in the Irish Sea-Fencible service.




JAMES JOHN CHARLES AGASSIZ, Esq.
[Commander.]

Obtained the rank of lieutenant in 1795; and commanded the boats of a small squadron, under the orders of Captain Jonas Rose, at the capture and destruction of six flat-bottomed gun-vessels, and a vessel laden with pitch, tar, and turpentine, near St. Valery, Aug. 21st, 1801. He obtained his present rank in April, 1802; and we subsequently find him in the Rattler sloop, employed in convoying the trade to and from Newfoundland. He has a son in the royal marines.