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London, England, 1818-09-04 00:00:00

(To in con fint;ed.)

SIR JAMES LUCAS SIT.
CAPTAIN IN TUC ReTil. WV.

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[From " Tits Nava Ciiro.nritle.l

This officer is the sun 01,
.11111ek Veit. El.. for..
merly Arent Victualler at Minocea. lie was born
tin the 7th of October, 17/12, rod etliic tied at the
ger. Nit-. IViikeg's academy, at Bis aip's Wmldiom,
near %Vim:lirkttr. Having tires, tot. n.lrd fur the
naval profession, lie wilt to sea at a very a
under the auspices of the late Atlinitail C41.4y, tie
the Windsor Castle. At the close of tiie ynar.l794.
having served at the taking, of :I:iitiloitjoinj. 0.1,017
sica, lie returned to Englund wt h Atimizsl
anal, in the spring ttf 1795, is was iettioveil it to die
Leviathan, of 74 gusts, caiuminitleil by Captais4
Duckworth, with whom he proceeilt tl to Jiimoico.
In September, 1796, when Captain Out had
lio:siesl•his broad pendant in Leviathan, its r,”si-
nialider-inscLief, he was promoted, by that officer,
tip-the rink of Lieutenorst ; and, we hztieve, he was
afterwards engaged in
.tlw capture of tkeiertil of the
enemy's privateers and merchakt vessels.
Li 4799, his health having so.Tereil severely by
the yellow fever, Lieutenant Yeo was ohltged to re.
torn to Erigl slid; when he wag otipointed to the
Veteran. of 64 guns, Captain Muss; in the North
Sert. Soot. afterwards, in 1799, he was oppointed
First Lieutenant of the Chorqm, of 44 guns, Cup-
h•liellar, in which he tiglin went to the Me.
diterrirmaii. On his arrival 011 that station, lie was
retrieved into it/ Corso. as First Liaviteinteat ; am!,
at the Itlockoile of Genoa, is IW°, whets the
launches belonging to the respective ships of Lord
Keith's squadron were employed in th•
went or that city, he Wll4 engaged with the enemies'
batteries nearly every evening, fur some week.. .
After the evacorstioit of Genoa by the French,
which tank place in the 11..4:joining of uue, tl
Corso, Into roam-wiled by Captain. it ckette, pro.
ceedell up the Adriatic ; and, on the night of
August t 26, Lieutetiant Yeo was ordered, with the
'nuts of that vessel, mud of the Pivoy cutter, to
the attack of Cesenatien t the object of which was
to destroy the shipping in the hat haw, the arsenal,
the pier-heads, &c. all of which was completely ef-
fected, in the face of the troops by whit li the place
was defended, and of a party of Freya,' horse ap..
prosching. .Ctiptoin Iticketto, as nuiy he inferred
hunt his official letter on the subject, had previ.
OUSty illtentird to make the attack from the ships.
ping ; but, finding it impossible to get within
grapowshot of the Mole, he woo under 14 11eC115111131
of deferring the attack till the time stated. Soon
after day-light, on the following inonunpt, he per.
vetoed his party to be in full possession of the town;
successfully maintai ii il ig a position against 1101118
French troops iii the tieighbotirliooll ; bait, about
eight o'clock, abserving a party of horse in full
speed front Cervis, lie judged it prudent to roll his
boats immediately on board ; not befose he
6.4 had the satisfaction of seeing that the gallantry of
Lieutetiont Yen, aided by Mr. I)otiglas, master ~r
the Pigmy, had been crowned with the fullest suc-
cess, the vessels said harbour at that time foriniox
hit one flame." Lieutenant rest, in Ins report to
Captain ltii keels, too this oz•cssion. sale—" Of
thirteen vessels of differem desccipilinis lying *Wink
the Mole of C. senatico, two were sneak and dram
burnt, tine of them deeply laden with copy tr tummy
and bale goods the harbour clinked hi the wreck
of .four, sunk its the mouth of it, anal both pieri
entiirly consumed."
Li the following year, the island of Zsate bring
II Aare of revolt, Lieutenant Vet) SCIII to 111 s.
p1114C114 Colonel Colander (who had usurped the
1:W11110114 of that place). au object which lie also
succeeded iu ace: ;dishing ; and, hating ;domed
the colourwof the Sept-insular gepublic in the fur-
Ins., lie restored the island to its riglitlul wissew,
sort. Fur this service, the Turkish
him the honour of piesenting him wills .1 itaiielsonies
pelisse, as a clistioguishing mask of the iligh score
which lie eutertained of his conduct.
On his return to Malt», Lord Keith, th.! Com-
gaitioder-iii-Clioef of the fleet, rapproimell lam 1'%,••
LieUtriPilit the Genteel's-, ro whitii lie t•ahu.f to
England, and was paid off.
In 1804. a sew series of ho..tilities having been
cncousenced against France,, Mr. Yet. w..t. app.:ott-
er! First Lieutenant of thr 61. tabu*. 01.74 ;
but, wSc:i Sir Thomas Troutaidge hoisted his a .1;