The Sun.
London, England, 1852-03-08 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

DEATH OF VICE-ADMIRAL SIR W. A. MON-
TAGU, C. 8., K C.H.
This gallant and distinguished officer died at his resi-
dence, Ryde, on Saturday last, deeply regretted by an
extensive circle of naval and other friends. He had
served afloat for 23 years, but principally during the
war. He entered the navy Sept. 4, 1796, on board the
Glatton, 50, Captain Henry Trollope, under whom he
continued employed on the home station as midshipman,
in the Russell, 74 (part of the victorious fleet in the
action off Camperdown, Oct. 11, 1797), and Juste, 80,
until transferred, about the close of 1800, to the Sirius,
36, Captain Sir Richard King. In that ship he witnessed
Jan. 27,1801, the surrender of the French 36-gun frigate
La D‘laigneuse. After a servitude of four year in the
East Indies, he was successively cnifirmd lieutenant
and commander by commission dated Nov. 14, 1804,
and Oct. 31, 1805; he was then nominated, June 8,
1807, acting captain of the Terpischore frigate. In
March of the following year Captain Montagu, whose
ship mounted but 28 guns and had only 180 men on board,
fell in with, fought, and (with a loss to himself of 21
men killed and 22 wounded) fairly beat off the French
frigate Seinillante of 40 guns and a crew of at least 300
men. Being soon afterwards appointed to the Corn-
wallis of 50 guns and 335 men, he assisted, in the early
part of 1810, at the reduction of the island of Amboyna.
About the same period Captain Montagu succeeded in
effecting the capture of the Mitch corvettes Mandarin
and Debßuyter. In the following November he was in-
trusted with tho command of the naval haigade landed
to assist at the reduction of the Isle of Fracce during
the operations connected with which, particularly on the
occasion of the defeat of the French troops before St.
Louis, Dec. 1, his zeal and exertions were such as to
call forth the sincere acknowledgments of Major-General
Abercromby. His last appointments were, Sept. 8, 1812,
to the Niobe, 40, employed until June, 1814, on the
Channel, American, and Lisbon stations; Oct. 29, 1819,
to the Phaeton, 46, which ship he commanded on ser-
vice at Halifax until put out of commission in Sept.,
1822, and July 25, 1834, to the Malabar, 74, fitting for
the Mediterranean, where, and off Lisbon, -he---eene.
tinned until ordered home at the close of 1837, for the
purpose of being 'paid off. He attained flag-rank Nov.
23, 1841. • The Rear-Admiral (a deputy-lieutenant for
the county of Huntingdon) was nominated a C. 8., Dec.
8, 1815; a K.H., Oct. 5, 1830, and a K.C.H. (accom-
panied with the honour of knighthood) in Jan., 1832.
He married, August 26, 1823, Anne, third daughter of
the late Sir Geo. Wm. Leeds, Bart., of Croxton Park,
Cambridgeshire.
By the death of Sir Wiliam Montagu the following
promotions take place:-
Rear-Admiral W. Bowles, C. 8., M.P., becomes Vice-
Admiral of the Blue; John B. Pasco becomes Rer-Ad-
miral of the. Red ; and Robert Wauchope Rear-Admiral
of tha White.

Captain Donat Henchy O'Brien (1821), one of the
most.distinguished officers in the list, who, daring 20
years' service in the war, suffered shipwreck, captivity,
and imprisonment, and ma.do one of the most desperate
escapes from his captors on record, after three unsuc-
cessful attempts-who was second-lieutenant of the Am-
phion at the celebrated action off Lissa, and was Sir W.
Eloste's first-lieutenant in all his most brilliant cutting-
out exploits in the Adriatic.-This officer not having
had interest enough to procure employment as a captain
is thereby ineligible for active flag rank, and obtains his
promotion only to the reserved half-pay list. Rear-Ad-
miral O'Brien is about 67 years of age.
Captain Edward Lloyd, K.H. (1821), next in seniority
to the abpve officer, is also in the same position. He has
' Eta' unable to procure employment as a captain since
his promotion, although ho served 15 years afloat during
the war-in fact, from his first entry into the service to
1815 he served almost continuously; and we have heard
that for seven years he was never ashore in England
once. He was at the landing in Egypt, and in the sub-
saquent battles ashore. He commanded a party at the
attack at Buenos Ayres and Monte Video; was with Sir
Willoughby Nesbit in many of the desperate exploits at
the Isle of France; he also served at the attack of Mau-
ritius, and subsequently with the army during the Javese
campaign...
Captain B. M. Kelly (1821), the third on the active
list, is in the same position as Messrs. O'Brien and
Lloyd. He served 17 years afloat, chiefly during- the
war. Ho was at the landing in Egypt, was at the cap-
ture of Rear-Admiral Ferree's squadron, was at the re-
duction of Ss. Domingo, and in rooting out the enemy's
privateers, and was senior officer for some time of the
African squadron. Although incessant in his app i. ica-
bans, the Elliots, Greys, Ellices, Granvilles, and Sy-
mondses were preferred to this war officer, and conse-
quently we shall see these favoured; family officers with
their flags flying, when O'Brien, Lloyd, Kelly, and
other distinguished men are consigned to the faded
yellow list.
Captain Armsr Lowry Corry (1821), the fourth on
the list, having rendered himself eligible by service as
a captain, becomes entitled to his promotion to the
active flag list. Ho has served afloat above 20 years,
and for the last 15 months has been serving as superin-
tendent of packets at Southampton. Captain (now Rear-
and Buenos
Admiral) Corry,, soooraing to O'Byrne's Biography,
1807, as mid hip
entered the service in 1805, on board the Diadem, 64,'
Captfrin Sir Home Popham; and, after assisting in the
64. Joining then the Led s 8-
ehrewe3anr
da us i nwgr
eabe, ok3me
operations against the Cape of Good Hope
Ayres; returned to England in May,
man of the Sampson,
bCaarpdtma ienn Ht
o. fllnYm Copenhagen,an ' h e aansdsis wasted atattt
/ and appears
stet on; near the entrance of Milford Haven, Jan.
re-
ceived his first commission April '2B, 1812
to have been successively appointed to thel,NleBrouBs, 32
Impregnable,
the Duke of Cla-
and Montagu, 74, on the Brazilian
rleon4c'eflag
-wship
chofhhei his
Kinil tiedoyai t o Highnessthia country
of Prussia, and to the Tay, 24.
g to the rank of commander, June
sgs i ab
been promoted
th e
Hofeßriun
13, 1815, in 1820, Was
Satelite, 18, East Indies, where appointed
to the command of the
flag captain in the Leander, ere he became, July 23, 1821,
Sir Henry Bißckwood r, 60, to
hie old friend the Hon.
until February, 1822, f with whom he continued
the Semarang, 28. when he invalided home on board
of the Barham, 50, Assuming command, April 4, 1835,
Constantinople,
and •
conveyed the Earl of Durham to
while subsequently stationed in
charge of a squadron Spain, received the
thanks of the _ on the coast of .
Queen her Ministers, end the captains-
general of the •
various provinces, for his exertions in
landing with the various
ships' companies under his or-
ders, and preserving to her Majesty the towns of Barce-
lona and Valencia. The Barham being paid off in April,
1839, he commissioned, September 7, 1844, the a
Fire-
brana steam-frigate, and superintended the trial sailings
of experimental squadron of brigs; and on his return to
Port was transferred, Dee. 13, in the same year, to the
Superb, 80, in which he took part in other trial cruises
in the Channel and Mediterranean. Captain Curry
married, Sept. 10, 1842, Eliza Massy Dawson, widow of
the late Eyre, Cooto, Esq., of West Park, Fording-
bridge, Hants.
In addition to the above pront9.jans
,the following,
captatus OTI
• , thec'eetired'iisCorlB46, senior to being
Cap-
tain Corry, become entitled to their flag rank on the re-
tired list, but without increase of pay :_a . •
Captains Alexander Montgornerie (Oct. 3, 1820), Hon.
George William Montague (Nov. 30, 1820), and
George Bryce Campbell (Jan. 27. 1821).
Rear-Admiral Hyde Parker, C.B. the second member
of the new Bond of Admiralty, is'
now senior rear-ad-
miral of the red for promotion. Captain Sir Edward
Parry (1821), superintendent of Clarence-yard and Has-
Jar Hospital, is the senior on the active captains' list.
Captains J. O'Brien, H. Smith, C. 8., S. Lushington,
and J. N. Duntze (1829), will succeed to the senior half-
pay list; and Captains Crozier, Lord Clarence Paget,
R. H. King, and R. L. Warren (1839), succeed to the
12s. 6cl. half-pay list.
By the above promotions two good service pensions,