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wound, he was taken prisoner, near Havre, in April, 1796. He obtained the rank of lieutenant in 1802; and was most honorably mentioned by Sir Sidney, in his reports of the capture of the island of Capri, and the destruction of a Turkish squadron at the entrance of the Dardanelles, in May, 1806, and Feb. 1807. His commission as commander bore date Oct. 3d, 1809; and at the time of his decease, in 1825, he enjoyed a pension for his wounds, of £150 per annum.



HENRY CONYNGHAM COXEN, Esq.
[Commander.]

Was made a lieutenant in Nov. 1803; and advanced to the rank he now holds in Oct. 1809.



THOMAS CUNNINGHAM, Esq.
[Commander.]

Was made a lieutenant in 1765; and commander Oct. 25th, 1809, on which day His Majesty King George III. entered into the fiftieth year of his reign. This officer died in 1823.



JOSEPH HAYNES, Esq.
[Commander.]

Was made a lieutenant in 1774, and commander Oct. 25th, 1809. He died in 1828, aged 84 years.



GEORGE TURNBULL, Esq.
[Commander.]

Was made a lieutenant in 1774, and commander Oct. 25th, 1809. He died in the beginning of 1826.



JOHN WYBORN, Esq.
[Commander.]

Entered the navy in 1793, as midshipman on board the Savage sloop, on the Downs station; but left that vessel, and joined the Ramillies 74, Captain (afterwards Sir Henry)