appointed to the Princess Augusta yacht, the command of which he retained till the summer of 1815. He subsequently commanded in succession the Ramillies, Malta, and Rivoli, ships of the line; succeeded to the Baronetcy on the demise of his father, Aug. 27, 1816; and became a Flag-Officer, Aug. 12, 1819.
Sir Charles Ogle married, first, April 22, 1802, Charlotte, a daughter of the late General Thomas Gage, second son of the first Viscount Gage. Secondly, Sept. 4, 1820, Letitia, daughter of Sir William Burroughs, Baronet, of Castle -Bagshaw, co. Cavan, Ireland. His eldest son, Chaloner, is an Ensign in the 22d regiment of foot, now stationed in Ireland.
Town-residence.– 42, Berkeley Square.
Country-seat.– Worthy, near Winchester.
HENRY RAPER, Esq
Rear-Admiral of the White.
This officer was a Lieutenant of the Queen Charlotte, the flag-ship of Earl Howe, in the battle of June 1, 1794; soon after which glorious event, he was promoted to the rank of Commander; and in the following year appointed, at the recommendation of the above-named nobleman, Major of Signals to the Portuguese squadron, acting in conjunction with the British fleet under his Lordship’s orders. In consideration of his services, the Chevalier d’Almeida, by order of his court, presented Captain Raper with an elegant dress sword, the hilt of which is of gold, beautifully ornamented with medallions, and richly set round with diamonds.
His next appointment was to the Racoon sloop; and on the 1st Feb. 1796, he obtained post rank in the Champion, of 20 guns, which ship formed part of the squadron employed under the orders of the late Sir Home Popham, in the unfortunate expedition against Ostend[1]. She also assisted at the capture
- ↑ In the spring of 1798, the British government having received intelligence that a great number of gun-boats and transport-scbuyts had been collected at Flushing, formed a plan for the destruction of the locks and sluice-gates of the Bruges canal, by which they were about to proceed to Dunkirk and Ostend, in order to be employed in the threatened invasion of
