The Sun.
London, England, 1856-01-15 00:00:00

THE GOOD-SERVICE PENSION.

By the death of Admiral Richard Curry, C. 8., the
First Lord of the Admiralty hag been pleased to place
Vice-Admiral of the Blue Manley IT. Dixon (1855) on
the reserved half-pay list of flag officers in receipt of ser-
vice pensions. This officer was born Sth of June, 1786,
and is son of the late Admiral Sir Manley Dixon, K.C.B.
He entered the navy in June, 1794, as first-class volun-
teer, on hoard the Porcupine, 24, commanded by his
father, with whom he continued to serve as midship-
man, master's mate, and acting lieutenant, in L'Espion,
38, the Lion, 64, and Le Genereux, 74, on the Chan-
nel, North Sea, Irish and Mediterranean stations, un-
til August, 1801. On 15th July, 1798, being off Cartha.-
gena, he took part in a brilliant action between the Lion
and 4 Spanish frigates of 42 guns each, which termi-
nated in the surrender of one of the latter, the Santa
Dorothea ; subsequently to which, when in company
with the Penelope and Fourdroyant, at the blockade of
Malta, he further assisted at the capture, 31st March,
1800, of the French 80-gun ship Guillaume Tell, after
a tremendous conflict, in which the Lion experienced a
loss of 8 men killed and 38 wounded. When in Le
Genereux, Mr. Dixon witees3ed the taking, 24th August,
1800, of La Diane, of 42 guns, and the surrender, in
September following, of the island of Malta. On next
accompanying
his father into the Alexander, 74, he was
gdinciallY promoted, by commission dated 10th April,
1802. The latter ship being paid off in the ensuing
August, he was afterwards appointed-7th October,
1803, to the Terrible, 74, Captain Lord Henry Paulet,
which ship, while in pursuit, in the West Indies of a
squadron under M. Vithiumez, was totally disrnasted.
mad all but lost during a terrific hurricane of 36 hours'
continuance, 18th and 19th August, 1806—and 4th J tine,
1807, to the Horatio, 38, Captain George Scott. On
10th February, 1809, raring first lieutenant of that fri-
gate, Mr. Dixon was ha fly woun led by a musket-b'll,
which entered the left groin and passed through the
thigh, while sharing iu a long and severe action which
terminated in the capture—with a loss to the Horatio
(then in company with the Latona, 38, and Sup6rieure
and Driver sloops) of 7 men killed, and 26 wounded—
of the French 40-gun frigate La Junon. For his gal.o Patriotic2so Capt.Fund,as
a d for
his wounds
a pension sDixon,
D
w
lantry on the occasion he was eventually promoted
to the rank of commander by commission dated
back to the day of theasc,ti2on2d Oct., 1810, to the
; and, besides the
r ewcae pd te of gratuity fromthei
p of
whose next appointment wa
Fly brig, attained post-rank 28th Jute, 1811. From
that time be officiated as flag-captain to his father, in
the Vigo and Montagu, 74's, on the Baltic and South
American stations, until 29th July, 1813, when he ex-
changed into the Nereus, 42. After accompanying the
homeward-bound trade to the northward as far as the
Equator, Capt. Dixon assumed charge of a small squad-
ron stationed in the Rio de la Plata. He left the Ne-
reus 11th Jan., 1815 ; afterwards commanded the Pallas,
42, on the West India station, from 15th March, 1131,
until some time in the following year ; and since 22d
May, 1545, has been employed as captain of the Cale-
donia, 120, at Devonport.

The late Mr. Rogers's personal property is said to be
under 25,0011. The pictures and books are possibly
worth 40,0001. In his later years Rogers lived oc at
auaity frets the Beak.