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sent, besides, in a rocket-boat, at the bombardment of Stonington, 11 Aug. 1814; and, when in the Fury, he fought at Algiers. After having acted for two months, Mr. Gore was confirmed a Lieutenant, 9 Dec. 1817, in the {{sc|Fly} sloop, Capt. John Baldwin; which vessel, in Feb. 1818, had to cut her way through the ice at St. John’s, Newfoundland, for the purpose of bringing home the remains of Vice-Admiral Pickmore, and was afterwards all but lost on her passage. Mr. Gore’s next appointments were – 26 April, 1819, to the Tamar 26, Capt. Hon. John Gordon – in the course of 1827, to the Fairy 10, Capt. Geo. Wm. Conway Courtenay, Melville 74, Capt. Henry Garrett, and Victory 104, Capt. Geo. Elliot – and 10 June, 1828, to the Royal Sovereign yacht, as Flag-Lieutenant to the Lord High Admiral. He was promoted to his present rank on 8 of the following Aug.; and has since been on half-pay.
Commander Gore married in 1797, and has issue a son and two daughters. Agents – Hallett and Robinson.
GORE. (Lieutenant, 1843. f-p., 15; h-p., 0.)
George Edward Knox Gore entered the Navy, 12 March, 1832, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Conway 28, Capt. Henry Eden, employed, until Oct. 1835, on the West India, Home, Lisbon, and South American stations. After serving next for short periods in the Scout 18, Howe 120, and Hercules 74, he appears to have been three years employed off the coast of Spain, and on the North America and West India station, on board the Pique 36, Capts. Hon. Henry John Rous and Edw. Boxer. Removing in June, 1839, to the Druid 44, Capts. Lord Henry John Spencer Churchill and Henry Smith, Mr. Gore, we find, served in that ship throughout the whole of the campaign in China; where he commanded her launch at the taking of the Macao barrier in Aug. 1840, was present at the subsequent capture of the Bogue forts and of the city of Amoy, and was constantly employed on boat-service. He was promoted, soon after the paying off of the Druid, to his present rank, by commission dated 20 Sept. 1843. His appointments have since been – 18 Oct. 1843, to the Stromboli steam-sloop, Capt. Hon. Edw. Plunkett, employed on particular service – and 7 May, 1844, to the Collingwood 80, now flag-ship in the Pacific of Sir Geo. Fras. Seymour. Agents – Messrs. Stilwell.
GORE. (Commander, 1846.)
Graham Gore entered the Navy 27 April, 1820; served, as Midshipman of the Albion 74, Capt. John Acworth Ommanney, at the battle of Navarin, 20 Oct. 1827; passed his examination in 1829; and obtained his first commission 10 Jan. 1837. His appointments as Lieutenant, we find, were – 22 Nov. 1837, to the Modeste 18, Capt. Harry Eyres, lying at Woolwich – 23 Jan. 1838, to the Volage 28, Capt. Henry Smith, in which ship he assisted at the capture of Aden in 1839, and of the Bogue forts and Chusan in 1840 – 28 Oct. 1840, to the Herald 26, Capt. Joseph Nias, on the East India station, whence he returned home and was paid off in the early part of 1843 – 11 Dec. in the atter year, as First, to the Cyclops steam-frigate, Capt. Wm. Fred. Lapidge, employed on particular service – and, 8 March, 1845, to the Erebus discovery-ship, Capt. Sir John Franklin, with whom he sailed on a North-west Passage explorative expedition. He was advanced to the rank he now holds 9 Nov. 1846, but is still serving in the Erebus. Commander Gore was also for a considerable time First-Lieutenant both of the Volage and Herald. Agents – Messrs. Halford and Co.
GORE. (Captain, 1821. f-p., 22; h-p., 36.)
John Gore (a) entered the Navy, 3 June, 1789, as A.B., on board the Guardian, Lieut.-Commander Edw. Riou, of which ship, employed in conveying provisions to New South Wales, he successively became Midshipman and Master’s Mate. While next attached, from July, 1791, until Sept. 1793, to the Assistant armed tender, Lieut.-Commander Nathaniel Portlock, we find him engaged, in company with H.M.S. Providence, in carrying the bread-fruit plant to the West Indies. From the latter date, until promoted to the rank of Lieutenant 19 Aug. 1795, he served, on the Home station, in the Resolution, Arrogant, and Defence 74’s, Capts. Cumming, Jas. Hawkins Whitshed, and Thos. Wells, and in the Namur 98, Capt. J. H. Whitshed. His subsequent appointments were, on the Channel, West India, and South American stations – 19 Aug. 1795, to the Minerva frigate, Capt. Thos. Peyton – 27 Dec. 1796, to the Ramillies 74, Capts. Sir Rich. Bickerton and Bartholomew Sam. Rowley – in the course of 1799, to the Formidable 98, Capt. J. H. Whitshed, Melampus 36, Capt. Graham Moore, and Téméraire 98, flag-ship of Admirals J. H. Whitshed, Sir John Warren, and Geo. Campbell – 11 July,, 1803, after nine months of half-pay, to the Indefatigable 44, Capts. Graham Moore and John Tremayne Rodd – and, 29 Oct. 1805, and 30 July, 1807, to the Fame and Marlborough 74’s, both commanded by Capt. G. Moore, under whom, in the last-mentioned ship, he escorted the Royal Family of Portugal to the Brazils. When with the same officer in the Indefatigable, Mr. Gore appears to have contributed to the capture of three Spanish frigates laden with treasure, and the destruction of a fourth, off Cape St. Mary, 5 Oct. 1804; and to have been recommended in the strongest manner for his conduct on that occasion.[1] He attained the rank of Commander 23 June, 1808, but did not again go afloat until appointed, 13 Feb. 1818, to the Dotterel 18, on the St. Helena station, where he served until promoted to Post-rank, 19 July, 1821. Capt. Gore accepted the Retirement 1 Oct. 1846. Agents – Pettet and Newton.
GORE. (Captain, 1825. f-p., 21; h-p., 29.)
John Gore (b) entered the Navy, in Sept. 1797, as Midshipman, on board the Santa Margarita 36, Capt. Geo. Parker, on the Irish station. He came home in 1802, after visiting the West Indies, in the Porcupine 24, Capt. Bridges Watkinson Taylor, and, prior to his return thither in 1804, served, further, in the Oiseau, Capt. Phillips, Nemesis 28, Capt. Somerville, and Culloden 74, and San Josef 110, flag-ships of Sir Edw. Pellew and Sir Chas. Cotton. Being confirmed a Lieutenant, on 10 Oct. in the latter year, in the Clorinde frigate, Capt. M‘Donald, Mr. Gore was next employed in that capacity, on the Channel, North Sea, Baltic, and Jamaica stations, in the Aimable 32, Capt. Sir Wm. Bolton, Stately 64, Capt. Geo. Parker, Prince of Wales 98, bearing the flag of Lord Gambier, Polyphemus 64, flag-ship of Vice-Admiral Bartholomew Sam. Rowley, and Shark sloop, Capt. Edw. Henry A’Court. After the reduction of Copenhagen, where he had been present on board the Prince of Wales, he brought home, in Oct. 1807, the Nijaden, one of the enemy’s captured frigates. From 1 March until 17 July, 1809, he acted as Commander of the Thrush and Griffon sloops, in the latter of which he was engaged at the blockade and surrender of the city of St. Domingo. He then returned to the Polyphemus, as Flag-Lieutenant to Admiral Rowley, and was afterwards employed, still on the Jamaica station, in the Hebe, Capt. John Fyffe, Sapphire, Capt. Henry Haynes, and Shark, Capt. Morrison. He was confirmed (after having acted for upwards of seven months) in the command of the latter sloop, by commission dated 10 Oct. 1812. He left the Shark in July, 1814, for the purpose of joining the Emulous; the command of which vessel he resigned 3 Feb. 1815. Capt. Gore’s last appointment was, on 18 Aug. 1815 to the Saracen 16, employed on the American station, whence he returned home and was paid off in Dec. 1818. He acquired Post-rank 27 July, 1825; and was placed upon the list of Retired Captains 1 Oct. 1846. Agents- Pettet and Newton.
- ↑ Vide Gaz. 1804, p. 1310.
