ALEXANDER FRANCIS ELPHINSTONE, Esq.
[Commander.]
Only son of the late Samuel William Elphinstohe, Esq. a captain in the Russian navy, by Catherine, daughter of Admiral Kruse; and grandson of Captain John Elphinstone, R.N., Lieutenant-General, Vice-Admiral, and commander-in chief of the Russian fleet, in 1769.
This officer was made a lieutenant on the 9th June, 1807, and promoted from the Caledonia 120 (bearing the flag of Lord Exmouth, on the Mediterranean station) to his present rank, June 15th, 1814.
GEORGE PENRUDDOCKE, Esq.
[Commander.]
Obtained the rank of lieutenant in July, 1807; and distinguished himself on many occasions, while serving as first of the Pilot sloop, Captain John Toup Nicolas, on the Mediterranean station[1]; was appointed to the Fame 74, Captain Walter Bathurst, in June 1811; and promoted from that ship to the rank of commander, June 15th, 1814.
FRANCIS DUVAL, Esq.
[Commander.]
Was made a lieutenant into the Unité frigate. Captain Patrick Campbell, on the Mediterranean station, Nov. 26th, 1807. Shortly afterwards, he was placed in charge of a prize, which, after encountering a series of bad weather, foundered about twenty miles N.E. of Manopoli, in the Adriatic. Having reached that place in a small boat, he was made prisoner, sent to Naples, and there confined, for a considerable time, in the castle of Carmine. His promotion to the rank of commander took place June 15th, 1814.
