This officer married, Nov. 30th, 1830, Henrietta, second daughter of Mr. Samuel Higham, of Torrington Square, London.
CHARLES HAMLYN, Esq.
[Commander.]
Second son of Sir James Hamlyn-Williams, Bart, (of Edwinsford, co. Carmarthen, and Clovelly Court, in Devonshire), by Diana Anne, daughter of Abraham Whittaker, of Stratford, co. Essex, Esq.
This officer entered the royal navy in Aug. 1803; obtained the rank of lieutenant in April, 1811; served for some time under the flag of Sir W. Sidney Smith; and was made a commander on the 27th Aug. 1814.
RICHARD STEPHENS HARNESS, Esq.
[Commander.]
Son of the late Dr. John Harness, F.L.S., for many years a commissioner of the Transport Board[1].
This officer was born at Wickham, co. Hants, in July, 1792. He entered the royal navy as midshipman on board the Diadem 64, Captain Sir Home Popham, in July, 1805; was present, in that ship, at the capture of the Cape of Good Hope and Buenos Ayres, in 1806; and subsequently served in the Sampson and Inflexible 64’s. The latter ship formed part of the fleet under Admiral (now Lord) Gambier, at the siege of Copenhagen, in 1807.
After the surrender of the Danish capital and navy, Mr. Harness joined the Volontaire frigate, Captain Charles Bullen, by which excellent officer he was selected to assist at the successful attack upon a French convoy in the Bay of Rosas, on the night of Oct. 31st, 1809[2]. He obtained the
- ↑ See Nav. Chron. v. 35. p. 265 et seq.
- ↑ See Suppl. Part III. p. 159.
