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 has been pleased to place
Vice-Admiral of the Bine Manley H. Dixon (1855) on
the reserved half-pay list of flag officers in receipt of ser-
vice pensions. This officer was born Bth 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-olass 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 G4nereux, 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
Malts, be 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
Gen ereux, Mr. Dixon witnessed 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
officially promoted, by commission dated 10th April,
1802. The latter ship being paid off in the ensuing
August, he was after wards appointed-7th October,
1803, to the Ter
Terrible, 74, Captain Lord Henry Paulet,
which ship, while in pursuit, in the West Indies of a
squadron under M. Villaumez, was totally dismasted,
and all hut lost daring a terrific hurricane of 36 hours'
continuance, 18th and 19th August, 1806—and 4th June,
1807, to the Horatio, 38, Captain George Scott. On
10th February, 1809, being first lieutenant of that fri-
gate, Mr. Dixon was badly wounded by a musket-ball,
which entered the left groin and passed through the
thigh, while sharing is a long and severe action which
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back to the day of the action ; and, besides the
receipt of a gratuity from the Patriotic Fund, was
awarded for his wounds a pension of 256/. Capt. Dixon,
whose next appointment was, 22d Oct., 1810, to the
Fly brig, attained post-rank 28th June, 1811. From
that time he 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, 1831,
until some time in the following year ; and since 22d
May, 1845, has been employed as captain of the Cale-
donia, 120, at Devonport.

The late Mr. Rogers's personal property is said to be
under 25,0001. The pictures and books are possibly
worth 40,0001. In bit later yearn Rogers lived on an
azutuity- from the link.