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CHARLES BURNET, Esq.
[Commander.]

Was made a lieutenant in Nov. 1821; and commander on the 4th Dec. 1832.



JOHN WHEATLEY, Esq.
[Commander.]

Was made a lieutenant on the 9th Jan. 1823, in consequence of the death of Admiral Sir George Campbell, commander-in-chief at Portsmouth. He obtained his present rank on the 5th Dec. 1832.



THOMAS GREGORY, Esq.
[Commander.]

Was made a lieutenant on the 20th July, 1810; and subsequently served under Captains Daniel Barber, John Hancock, Matthew Smith, and the Hon. Fleetwood B. R. Pellew, in the Dauntless sloop, and Nymphen and Revolutionnaire frigates. He obtained his present rank on the 7th Jan. 1833.



HON. HENRY KEPPEL.
[Commander.]

Fourth son of the Earl of Albemarle, by his first countess, Elizabeth, fourth daughter of Edward Lord De Clifford. This officer was made a lieutenant in Jan. 1829; advanced to the rank of commander on the 30th Jan. 1833; and appointed to the Childers sloop, fitting out for the Mediterranean station, May 16th, 1834. He sailed from Portsmouth on the 27th July following.



JOHN TALBOT WARREN, Esq.
[Commander.]

Entered the royal navy in Jan. 1806; and served for nearly four years as midshipman, under Captain Samuel Jackson, in the Mosquito sloop, and Superb 74, on the Downs, Baltic, Channel, and North Sea stations. The Mos-