Polynesian., 1854-08-05
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relates to the British fleets, their officers and crews
many will be glad to obtain some account of the
commanders to wum the ships that bear the proud
hIg of Queen Vctor, have been entrusted. A
lew days since we,c copied from an English piper
"a portrait of SIR Charles Napier" The London
press supplies the following notices of thirteen
cnptlins IN the Baltic heet:-
The Royal George, l20 guns. Capt. n. T. Cod
rIngton Is fUrtyslS years of age, and is son of Ad-
nlral Sir E. Cndrinsron, G. G. B. This gi1nt
officer hls seen much service. On hoard the Maj
ad. IN 1924 he assisted the blockade of Alri, s.:
aud he was severely wounded at the battle of NV
arino. IN 1927. Ia 1881 he was adv rnced to the
rank of conminde;r and for the part he took IN the
5leg OF 81. jean d'Acre, in l540 he was IN rde
Z. b. When his distinguished father admiral
OF the fleet, Captain CudrIngton oficiated as h1g-
captain on board the Qneen. 10, aud the St Vim
cent, l20. He is d knight of French, Russian, and
Greek orders
81. Jean d. Acre. l0l runs, is commanded BY
Capt. lion. H. Keppel. The fnily to whom this
nttic"r belongs one of those which accoI-
p1nied King William to Engl md in 1858, md
veral of Its members hI ave been repeatedly dstin-
gulshed IN the military and naval annals of thu
try. Ii Is curious fact that the ir5t secund, aud
third iris uf Albendrl' were all eminent gener-
ais; the first being Conspicuous the of MARI
b0rough the second WAS wounded at Fontenoy;
aud the thi,d aide. dec camp to the Duke of
Cumberland at Cullodpn.
Admiral Lord Keppel will live to poSterity en-
shrlned in the eulogy of Burke, in passage which
we may quote being applicable TO another great
Dutch family - the Bentincks.-"Lord keppeI
had two countries { descent and one of birth.
Their interest and their glory the same and
his mind was Cap Ici .us of both. His family was
nube, and il Dutch; thu Is, he of thu
oldest and purest nobility that Europe DO Ist,
among peOple renowned above all others for love
Of their native land. Though it never shown
III insult to any human being, Lord Koppel was
snmethng high. II was wild stock of PRIDE, in
which the tenderest of all hearts had grated the
miller vII'ues. He valued ancient mobility ,ard he
WAS not diSlnclined TO augment it with new hon
urs"
The Captain of the ST. Jean d'Acre is fourth
of the fourth EIri of Albemare. by daughter
oi Lord de Clifford ADMIRAL keppel beng his
srdndf uheI's brother) Entering he navy IN 1922,
he obtained his Il ST Commission III 1879, beng
then twerIy years of age, and served III the + Isi
Indies. the Mediterranean, and the Cape OF Good
Hope. In the Dido, Is, he at the capture of
WunSung, and his services against the B0rheu
pirates are too well known for detailed illustrd
ton. In his engagement with the pirates, at
loss OF 81 British killed and 30 wounded, he killed
$50 of the pirates, destroyed FIVE of their towns
and vIst number of their bouts, besides taking
20 brass guns, and I3 flags. Capt Keppel is
married to daughter of General Sir John
Crusble.
rincpss ROYAL 81 guns.-Capt. Lord Clarence
p ig.t is the eldest son uf the Marquis of Angle
>y ) second rriage tie Is half brDiher OF Lord
~ Pagct, (Captlin, R. NJ He entered the navy
in 1899, and Il mIdshpmln on board Sir
Edward Codriugtons flag ship at NIvirino. He
served IN several vessels, and on half-pay III
Ie45. In 1876 he was Secretary to the Board of
Ordnance, and sat for short time as Nj. +. Tor
) Indwich.
The Monarch, S4.--'rhis ship is commanded by
Capt. John Elphinstone Erskine, whose father
married the youngest daughter OF the eleventh
Lord EphIns one, by which connection the Capt.
of the Munirch Is nPlIew of Admiral Fleming
and cousin of the late Sir Charles Adam, to the
after of whom Capt. Erskne flag captain
when Sir Charles was Co.nmander-in-C Chief III the
West indian and North American stations.
Cressy, S0-Her commander, Capt l.. Ware =,
Is the eldest son of the late Vice Admiral Freder-
ick Warren He has served in the North Amerl-
cam West Indian, and Mediterranean statiOns.-
Entering the nIvy III 1922, he obtained post rank
IN 1890 tie is married to daughter of the
late Doctor Warren of Hampshire.
BleIheim 60-,l he number of ships named
fter great battles by land as well as bv sea-
must strike every reader of the Navy List. -
W hat a variety of associations are called mp by
the iuxta position ot the shIps CresSV and Bleln-
helm! The Captain of the latter is the Hon. r.
T. Pelham, second son Of the second Earl OF
Chichester. The present Lord Chichester,
This brother) is married TO a sister of the Earl of
Cardigan He entered thu nIvy in 1893, and IN
1876 was present at an attack on Mediterranean
pirates. After some service il the Mediterranean
he was employed on the north coast of Spain,
under Lord John HAY, and he presented with
the Cross of ST. Fernando. In iS47. he was ap.
pointed To the command of the Odln steamer.
The 1ogue, 6n-This ship Is comm 'nded by
very brlliInt officer, Capt. w. Ramsey. Like
sIa ,,ff1r md hfa vpd nj
n ,vlrno but the exploit which eminenily diStin
ruishes him was his gallant action with Sp :niSh
SLAYER. While cruising on the coast of Africa
fCirca lS3O) Mr.. Ramsey was placed IN connn1nd
of the Black Joke, tender mounti pivot gun.
carronade. with crew nf fOrty-iour officers and
men, On April 25. 1881. he fought and captured
spemdidlv-eQmpprd saver OF upward of 300
tons witn fiyr IS pound guns. and II officers and
men he SLAYER called tk Marlmpt0, and
her capt Ire excited great attention. from the tert
cItv with which she WAS defended by her pIratical
crew. of whom Is were killed or drowned. besides
several wounded. On board were Ago slaves, OF
whom as were found dead, and about a hundred
uufortun ,te creatures in such state that they I'd
to be lIn,lpd at once. No greater horrors were
eyer described in Uncle Tnul" than were to be
found IN the his ory nf that SLAYER For the bril-
liant styIe IN which. with heavy odds against hun,
Mr. Ramsey fought the slIver, ne was appointed
commander, and he has since twice been IN charge
of larua armed steamships. He is decidedly one
of the most dashng and experiences officers IN
the feet. Born IN 1875, he is the youngest son OF
the late SIR Alexspier Rnnsy. Bart
Ajax. 57.-The fonunIte and meritorous COM
mander of this vessel is Capt. Warren, who
entered the navy in 1896. He served as mate IN
flag ship of SIR E. Codrington, at Portsmouth and
in the Royal George, and Victoria and Albert
Yachts He WAS advanced n be lieuteuInt after
accompanying Her Majesty in io43 on visit to
the KING of the French He has received
medal from the Royai Humane Society for haVins
r,sked his life to slve several Others.