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# Royal Naval Biography/Elliot, Robert

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ROBERT ELLIOT, Esq. [Post-Captain of 1808.]
A native of Roxburghshire, N.B. and brother to Major-General Henry Elliot.
This officer was born in Oct. 1769; and he appears to have entered the navy in 1781, under the patronage of Captain (afterwards Rear-Admiral) Thomas Lenox Frederick, with whom he first went to sea in the Diomede 44, which ship was actively and very successfully employed on the North American station until the cessation of hostilities in 1783.
After passing his examination for a Lieutenant (1788), Mr. Elliot accepted a commission in the Swedish marine, promotion at home being unattainable by any one destitute of parliamentary interest. Some of the battles in which he bore a part have been briefly noticed at p. 292 et seq. of our first volume.
At the conclusion of the war between Gustavus and Catharine, Mr. Elliot returned to England; and in July 1793, we find him appointed senior Lieutenant of the Savage sloop of war. He subsequently served as first of the Greyhound frigate; and towards the close of 1796, obtained the command of the Plymouth hired lugger, in which vessel he captured two French privateers and several merchantmen, one of the former mounting 14 guns, with a complement of 55 men. His promotion to the rank of Commander took place Feb. 14, 1801.
During the remainder of the French revolutionary war, Captain Elliot commanded the Good Design armed ship, attached to the Egyptian expedition; and his name appears in the list of officers who were presented with gold medals by ​the Turkish government, as an acknowledgment of their meritorious conduct whilst employed on that memorable service. He returned home from the Mediterranean in Feb. 1802.
Captain Elliot’s next appointment was, about April 1804, to the Lucifer bomb, then on the Downs station, but afterwards forming part of the squadron sent against Constantinople, under the orders of Sir John T. Duckworth, whom he also accompanied to Alexandria, in the spring of 1807. On his return from that place to Malta, he hoisted the flag of Sir Alexander J. Ball, whom he assisted in carrying on the port duties at Valette, until he received a post commission, dated June 27, 1808, appointing him to the Porcupine 24; in which ship he was actively employed on various services for upwards of five years. During the winter of 1813, we find him commanding the Surveillante frigate, on the north coast of Spain.
Although Captain Elliot has not been so fortunate as to have any opportunity of particularly distinguishing himself, yet we can safely aver that he has ever been a most active and zealous officer, meriting and obtaining at all times the approbation of the Admiralty, and of every superior under whom he more immediately served. He married Ann, daughter of Andrew Hilley, of Plymouth, Esq., by whom he has three children. His only son, Robert H. Elliott, is a Midshipman, R.N.
Agents.– Messrs. Stilwell.
# Royal Naval Biography/Elliot, Robert James

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ROBERT JAMES ELLIOT, Esq. [Commander.]
Was made a lieutenant in Aug. 1808; and commander on the 27th Aug. 1814.
# Royal Naval Biography/Ellis, Henry

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HENRY ELLIS, Esq. [Commander.]
Entered as midshipman on board the Galatea frigate, Captain George Byng (afterwards Viscount Torrington); served for a short time as sub-lieutenant of the Growler gun-brig, Lieutenant James Rose; and obtained his first commission in March 1805: during the last three years of the war with France, he was senior lieutenant of the Egmont 74; Captain Joseph Bingham; and subsequently of the Rivoli and Ramillies, third rates. His promotion to the rank of commander took place on the 19th July 1821; since which he has been employed in the coast guard service.
# Royal Naval Biography/Ellis, James

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JAMES ELLIS, Esq. [Commander.]
Was first lieutenant of the Arethusa 32, Captain Samuel Marshall, and wounded in her celebrated action with the ​French frigate Belle Poule, July 17th, 1778. He obtained the rank of commander on the 10th Nov. in the same year; and the out-pension of Greenwich Hospital Sept. 22d, 1806. His demise took place Sept. 7th, 1824, at which period he was in the 79th year of his age.
# Royal Naval Biography/Ellis, John

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JOHN ELLIS, Esq. [Post-Captain of 1814.]
Was made commander Jan. 22, 1806, and appointed to the Spitfire sloop, Feb. 18, 1807, from which period he appears to have been actively employed in that vessel until his promotion to post rank, June 7, 1814.
Agent.– ___ M‘Inerheny, Esq.
# Royal Naval Biography/Elphick, James

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JAMES ELPHICK, Esq. [Commander.]
Obtained his first commission on the 15th Jan. 1802; and was senior lieutenant of the Magnificent 74, Captain (now Sir George) Eyre, at the siege of St. Maura in March and April 1810, during which he distinguished himself as “a very gallant and zealous officer.” He continued in the same ship successively commanded by Captains Willoughby T. Lake and John Hayes, until the final termination of hostilities in 1815. His promotion to the rank of commander took place July 19th, 1821.
# Royal Naval Biography/Horn, Philip Thicknesse

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PHILIP THICKNESSE HORN, Esq. [Commander.]
Was wounded while serving as master’s-mate of the Amazon frigate, Captain Edward Riou, at the battle of ​Copenhagen, April 2d, 1801. He obtained his first commission on the 7th Oct. 1805; and, after successively serving as senior lieutenant of the Indus 74, Captain William Hall Gage; Boyne 98, Captain Frederick L. Maitland; Vengeur 74, Captains Tristram R. Ricketts, and Thomas Alexander; and Superb 74, Captain Charles Elkins, in which ship he received a severe wound at the battle of Algiers, was promoted to the rank of commander, Sept. 16th, 1816.
# Royal Naval Biography/Hornby, Phipps

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PHIPPS HORNBY, Esq. A Companion of the Most Honorable Military Order of the Bath. [Post-Captain of 1810.]
This officer is a son of the late Rev. Geoffrey Hornby, rector of Winwick, a valuable living in Lancashire, by Miss Lucy Stanley, sister to the present Earl of Derby. He was made a Lieutenant, Nov. 16, 1804; Commander, Aug. 15, 1806; and Post-Captain, Feb. 16, 1810: but he does not appear to have had any opportunity of distinguishing himself until March 13, 1811; on which day he commanded the Volage a 22 gun ship, and bore a very conspicuous part in the action off Lissa, officially described at pp. 472–476 of Vol. II. Part I. The Volage, on that occasion, was very much cut up in her hull, masts, sails, and rigging: her loss amounted to 13 killed and 33 wounded.
On Captain Hornby’s return to his native place, a deputation of the inhabitants of Winwick waited upon him to offer their congratulations upon his safety, and to convey the wishes of the parish at large that he would honor with his presence a public festival, to be celebrated upon the 26th Aug. 1812, in commemoration of the victory off Lissa, and as a tribute of their respect for himself and his family.
Captain Hornby subsequently commanded the Stag 36 and Spartan 38, which latter frigate he paid off about July, 1816. He married, Nov. 22, 1S14, a daughter of the late Lieutenant-General Burgoyne.
Agents.– Messrs. Cooke, Halford, and Son.
* ↑ See note * at the latter page.
* ↑ See Nav. Chron. Vol. xxvii, pp. 204–212.
# Royal Naval Biography/Hoskins, Samuel

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SAMUEL HOSKINS, Esq. [Commander.]
Passed his examination in Sept. 1809; obtained the rank of lieutenant on the 4th April, 1810; and was made a commander, July 4th, 1814. He married, in 1820, Mary Anne, youngest daughter of the late commander Daniel Folliott.
# Royal Naval Biography/Hopkinson, Simon

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SIMON HOPKINSON, Esq. [Commander.]
Was made a lieutenant July 18th, 1801; and commander July 19th, 1821.
# Royal Naval Biography/Hoppner, Henry Parkyns

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HENRY PARKYNS HOPPNER, Esq. [Post-Captain of 1825.]
Is a son of the late celebrated artist, and brother to Richard Belgrave Hoppner, Esq. formerly H.M. Consul-General at Venice.
This officer received his first commission in Sept. 1815; and served as junior lieutenant of the Alceste frigate, Captain (now Sir Murray) Maxwell, during Lord Amherst’s embassy to China, in 1816. After the loss of that ship in the Straits of Caspar, he was selected to conduct his lordship and suite, in two boats, from Pulo-Leat to Batavia. His next appointment was, Jan. 14th, 1818, to the Alexander brig, commanded by Lieutenant (now Sir William Edward) Parry, and fitting out for the purpose of accompanying Captain John Ross in an expedition to the arctic regions. The manner in which he was employed, from that period until he lost the Fury sloop, in lat. 72° 42' 30" N., long. 91° 50' 6" W., Aug. 1826, will be seen on reference to pp. 318–364 of Suppl. Part IV. The details of this disaster we now find would occupy too large a portion of our remaining pages, ​and prevent the insertion of much more interesting as well as original matter. His commission as a commander bears date Jan. 25th, 1822; and he obtained his present rank, Dec. 30th, 1825.
Agents.– Messrs. Stillwell.
* ↑ See Vol. II. Part II. pp. 805–816.
* ↑ Erratum, Suppl. Part IV. p. 350, line 12 from the bottom, for carried, read carried from the Atlantic.
# Royal Naval Biography/Hore, Herbert William

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HERBERT WILLIAM HORE, Esq. [Commander.]
Was made a lieutenant in Nov. 1808, and commander on the 11th June, 1814. He died at Ryde, in the Isle of Wight, Jan. 10th, 1823, aged 36 years.
# Royal Naval Biography/Hore, Samuel Bradstreet

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SAMUEL BRADSTREET HORE, Esq. [Commander.]
Third son of the late William Hore, of Harperstown, co. Wexford, Esq. by the only daughter of Sir Simon Bradstreet, Bart. whose wife was a sister to the Right Hon. Sir Henry Cavendish, Bart.
​This officer obtained his first commission in Oct, 1807; served as lieutenant of the Caesar 80, Captain Charles Richardson, at the capture of Flushing, in Aug. 1809; and was promoted to the command of the Fairy sloop, on the Cape station, May 13th, 1813. He married, Sept. 8th, 1821, Jane Caroline, youngest daughter of the late Richard Solly, of York Place, Portman Square, London, and grand-daughter of Sir Frederick Flood, Bart. His eldest brother, Walter Hore, Esq. enjoys the estate of Harperstown (granted to their ancestor in or about the year 1160), and is married to a daughter of the late Lord Ruthven. His second brother, William, a major in the 67th regiment, died in 1830. Those junior to himself are, Henry Cavendish, a lieutenant in the royal navy; James Stopford, a commander, promoted to that rank in 1828; and Thomas, a first lieutenant in the corps of royal engineers. His only sister is married to a clergyman of the established church.
* ↑ See Vol. II. Part II. p. 906, et seq.
* ↑ The grandfather of those gentlemen married Lady Anne Stopford, daughter of the first Earl of Courtown.
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# Royal Naval Biography/Hoste, Thomas Edward

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THOMAS EDWARD HOSTE, Esq. [Captain of 1830.]
Brother to the late Captain Sir William Hoste, Bart, and K.C.B., under whom he appears to have served his time as midshipman, on board the Amphion and Bacchante frigates. On the 27th Aug. 1809, he was employed in the boats of the former ship, at the capture of an enemy’s convoy, in the port of Cortelazzo, situated between Venice and Trieste. On the 29th of June in the following year, he assisted in capturing and destroying sixteen vessels laden with naval stores, in the harbour of Groa. On the 13th Mar. 1811, he was wounded in action with a squadron of French frigates, near Lissa. On the 6th Jan. 1813, he bore a conspicuous part at the capture of three gun-vessels, near Otranto. And, on the 12th June, he distinguished himself in a successful attack upon ten gun-vessels and fourteen sail of merchantmen, on the coast of Abruzza. His promotion to the rank of lieutenant took place July 4th, 1814; he obtained a commission as commander in Jan. 1826; and was made a captain Feb. 26th, 1830.
Agent.– C. Clementson, Esq.
# Russell v. Stansell

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United States Supreme Court
105 U.S. 303
Russell v. Stansell
MOTION to dismiss an appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Mississippi.
Mr. H. T. Ellett in support of the motion.
There was no opposing counsel.
MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE delivered the opinion of the court.

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# Russell v. Post

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United States Supreme Court
138 U.S. 425
Russell v. Post
The plaintiff here, plaintiff below, is the receiver of the American National Life & Trust Company of New Haven. This action, originally commenced in the supreme court of the city and county of New York, and thence removed to the circuit court for the southern district of New York, is one to recover damages resulting from certain alleged fraudulent acts by the defendant Post, who alone answered, in conjunction with other parties, by which a large quantity of valuable assets were abstracted from the possession of the American National Life & Trust Company, and wholly lost to it. The company was an insurance company, organized under the laws of the state of Connecticut. Proceedings were duly instituted for winding up its affairs and annulling its charter, and under these proceedings the plaintiff was appointed receiver, and authorized to maintain this action. This appointment was made on November 8, 1878. Some time before his appointment a large bulk of the assets of the corporation were transferred to the National Capital Insurance Company of Washington, D. C., and wholly lost to the Connecticut corporation, as well as to the parties having policies in such company.
S. E. Baldwin and T. H. Russell, for plaintiff in error.
L. Laflin Kellogg and Wm. G. Choate, for defendant in error.
Mr. Justice BREWER, after stating the facts as above, delivered the opinion of the court.

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# Russell v. Sebastian

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United States Supreme Court
233 U.S. 195
Russell v. Sebastian
Argued: January 6, 1914. --- Decided: April 6, 1914
[Syllabus from pages 195-197 intentionally omitted]
Messrs. Garret W. McEnerney, Oscar A. Trippet, Warren Gregory, H. H. Trowbridge, and W. H. Chickering for plaintiff in error.
Messrs. Ray E. Nimmo, Albert Lee Stephens, John W. Shenk, and William J. Carr for defendant in error.
Messrs. Charles S. Wheeler and John F. Bowie as amici curioe.
Mr. Justice Hughes delivered the opinion of the court:

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# Russell v. Todd

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United States Supreme Court
309 U.S. 280
Russell v. Todd
Argued: Jan. 12, 1940. --- Decided: Feb 26, 1940
See 310 U.S. 658, 60 S.Ct. 1091, 84 L.Ed. --.
Messrs. Ralph M. Carson and Samuel A. Pleasants, both of New York City, for petitioners.
[Argument of Counsel from pages 281-282 intentionally omitted]
Mr. George A. Spiegelberg, of New York City, for respondents.
[Argument of Counsel from Page 283 intentionally omitted]
Mr. Justice STONE delivered the opinion of the Court.

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# Riel letter to a relative

Revolutionary Métis leader Louis Riel's letter to an unnamed relative. His lack of familiarity with the English language results in awkward wording.
Dear Relative: We thank you for the good news that you took the trouble to send us. Since you are willing to help us, may God bless you in all what is to be done for our common salvation.
Justice commands to take- up arms. And if you see the police passing by, stop it and take away their arms.
Afterwards notify the Wood Indians that they might be surprised; let them be ready to all events, in being calm and courageous, to take all the powder, the shot, the lead, the posts and the cartridges from the Hudson's Bay store, at Nut Lake and Fishing Lake. Do not kill anybody. No, not molest nor ill-treat anybody. Fear not, but take away the arms.
LOUIS 'DAVID' RIEL
# Riggan v. Virginia/Dissent Clark

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United States Supreme Court
384 U.S. 152
Riggan v. Virginia
Mr. Justice CLARK, with whom Mr. Justice BLACK, Mr. Justice HARLAN, and Mr. Justice STEWART join, dissenting.
Probable cause for the issuance of the warrant in this case authorizing the search of apartment 604C, 3000 Spout Run Parkway, Arlington, Virginia, was based upon the recital in the affidavit of 'personal observation of the premises' by Officer Stover, the affiant, and 'information from sources believed by the police department to be reliable.'
The Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia found that Officer Stover had the apartment building at 3000 Spout Run Parkway under his personal surveillance in December 1962 and January 1963. During those months he saw the petitioner Riggan 'come and go' from the building. Riggan was known to the police, having been arrested in November 1962 on a charge of assault. That arrest was made at apartment 604C by Officer Hartel, who noticed telephones cut from their wires and placed in a closet, along with other suspicious circumstances. After he reported this to the police department, the vice squad, of which Officer Stover was a member, began to investigate activities on the premises. In addition to receiving this report, Officer Stover learned from two fellow police officers and two other informants, whom he believed to be reliable, that a lottery was being conducted from apartment 604C.
In view of these facts I do not see how this case can be controlled by Aguilar v. State of Texas, 378 U.S. 108, 84 S.Ct. 1509, 12 L.Ed.2d 723 (1964). There the affidavit was based purely on hearsay. It was found inadequate under the rule applied in Giordenello v. United States, 357 U.S. 480, 78 S.Ct. 1245, 2 L.Ed.2d 1503 (1958), where a majority of the Court found that the complaint 'does not indicate any sources for the complainant's belief; and it does not set forth any other sufficient basis upon which a finding of probable cause could be made.' At 486, 78 S.Ct. at 1250. The affidavit here not only alleged 'personal observation' but recited that the affiant had information from other reliable 'sources,' who were subsequently identified as police officers and private informants.
I therefore dissent.

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# Riggin v. Magwire/Opinion of the Court

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United States Supreme Court
82 U.S. 549
Riggin v. Magwire
It is argued that under the right given by the fifth section of the Bankrupt Act of 1841 to prove 'uncertain and contingent demands,' the claim in this case could have been proven under the act. But the better opinion is, that as long as it remained wholly uncertain whether a contract or engagement would ever give rise to an actual duty or liability, and there was no means of removing the uncertainty by calculation, such contract or engagement was not provable under the act of 1841. See 1 Smith's Leading Cases, notes to Mills v. Auriol, by Hare. In 1843 Martin Thomas was still living, and there was no certainty that his wife would ever survive him. It was uncertain whether there would ever be any claim or demand. On what principle, then, could the covenant have been liquidated or reduced to present or probable value? If an action at law had been brought on the covenant at that time nominal damages at most, if any damages at all, could have been recovered. It did not come within the category of annuities and debts payable in future, which are absolute existing claims. If it had come within that category, the value of the wife's probability of survivorship after the death of her husband might have been calculated on the principles of life annuities. Had a proposition for a compromise of her right been made between her and the owner of the land, such a mode of estimation would have been very proper. But, without authority from the statute, the assignee would not have been justified in receiving such an estimate and making a dividend on it.
It is unnecessary to review the authorities pro and con on the subject. They are quite numerous, and are mostly cited in the note of Mr. Hare, above referred to. The case is so clear that we have hardly entertained a doubt about it.
JUDGMENT AFFIRMED.

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* ↑ Page 1137, 6th American edition.
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# Riehle v. Margolies

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United States Supreme Court
279 U.S. 218
Riehle v. Margolies
Argued: March 1-5, 1929. --- Decided: April 8, 1929
Messrs. F. Wright Moxley, of New York City, and Harry F. White, of Washington, D. C., for petitioner.
Mr. Sol. A. Rosenblatt, of New York City, for respondent.
Mr. Justice BRANDEIS delivered the opinion of the Court.

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# Riggan v. Virginia/Opinion of the Court

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United States Supreme Court
384 U.S. 152
Riggan v. Virginia
The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted. The judgment is reversed. Aguilar v. State of Texas, 378 U.S. 108, 84 S.Ct. 1509, 12 L.Ed.2d 723.
Mr. Justice CLARK, with whom Mr. Justice BLACK, Mr. Justice HARLAN, and Mr. Justice STEWART join, dissenting.

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