LISTS OF THE SHIPS AND BATTLES FOR WHICH NAVAL MEDALS HAVE BEEN AWARDED. LISTS of the SHIPS and BATTLES for which NAVAL MEDALS have been awarded to the Officers, Seamen, and Marines (and Soldiers who served as Marines), surviving at the date of the Gazette Notice of June 1, 1847, in accordance with Her Majesty's gracious commands, and in compliance with the instructions of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Admiralty, 1st April, 1849. All parties, who have not already preferred their claims for the Naval War Medal, must transmit them on or before the 30th April— when the books will be finally closed, and no new claims entertained. Admiralty Office, 25th January, 1849. The NAVAL MEDAL prepared according to Her Majesty's gracious commands, being now ready for distribution, Claimants, whether Officers or Seamen, and Marines, and Soldiers serving as Marines, and others, who served in any of the ships hereafter named, and in the actions specified, may give their names to the Staff Officers of Pensioners in the different Districts of the United Kingdom in which they reside, who will forward to the Admiralty lists of such applicants on the 1st and 15th of every month (Sundays excepted), when their respective medals will be remitted to the Staff Officers for distribution. Officers may apply at the Admiralty, Whitehall, for their medals, either personally, or by any known Navy Agent, or Banker, on and after the 15th February, between the hours of 12 and 3 o'clock. It will be required of all applicants, to make it clear to the Issuing Officer, that they do not personate deceased Seamen, Marines, &c. N.B. The Medals awarded under the Gazette Notice of 1st June, 1847, and for which the claims were preferred in the same year, will be first issued. By Command of their Lordships, W. A. B. HAMILTON. We deliver the following Lists specifying the Ships and the Battles for which, according to Her Majesty's gracious commands, and in compliance with the instructions of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, Medals have been awarded to the surviving Officers, Seamen, and Marines (and Soldiers who served as Marines), who were present in any successful action which at the time received the marked approbation of the Admiralty, as shown by the official records of the promotion granted in compliment to each occasion. (Signed) T. BYAM MARTIN, Admiral. 20 Oct. Crescent, Captain James Saumaris.........Capture of French Frigate 'Reunion.' 1794 17 Mar. Zebra, Commander Robert Faulknor......Running the 'Zebra' alongside the Bastion of Fort Royal, Martinique; and storming and capturing the Fort. one sunk. 29 May Carysfort, Captain Francis Laforey......Cap. of the 'Castor.' 1 June Queen Charlotte, Earl Howe; 1st Captain, Defeat of the French Sir Roger Curtis; 2nd Captain, Sir fleet; capture of six Andrew Douglas. Royal Sovereign, sail of the line, and Admiral Graves; Captain H. Nicols. Royal George, Vice-Admiral Sir Alexander Hood; Captain Domett. Barfleur, Rear-Admiral Bowyer; Captain Cuthbert Collingwood. Impregnable, RearAdmiral Caldwell; Captain Westcott. Bellerophon, Rear-Amiral Pasley; Captain W. Hope. Queen, Rear-Admiral Gardner; Captain Hutt. Cæsar, Captain Molloy. Culloden, Captain Schomberg. Defence, J. Gambier. Gibraltar, T. Mackenzie. Glory, J. Elphinstone. Invincible, T. Pakenham. Leviathan, Lord Hugh Seymour, Majestic, C. Cotton. Marlborough, Hon. G. Berkeley, Montague, James Montague. Orion, Date. Names of Ships for which Claims Duckworth. Ramillies, Henry Harvey. Action for which a 17 June Romney, Captain Hon. William Paget.. Capture of French 1795 Frigate 'Sybille.' line. 4 Jan. Blanche, Captain Robert Faulknor.........Capture of French Date. Names of Ships for which Claims G. Cockburn. Poulette, W. Miller. Tarlton, C. Brisbane. Moselle, Pater. Action for which a 10 April Astræa, Captain Lord Henry Paulet......Capture of French Frigate 'Gloire.' 17 May Thetis, Hon. A. Cochrane. Hussar, J. Action with four P. Beresford..... and French ships; capture of 'La Raison' and 'Prevoyante.' 9 June Mosquito, Lieutenant Macarthy............Action with, and cap 17 June Royal Sovereign, Vice-Admiral Hon. W. Cornwallis; Captain J. Whitby. Mars, Sir C. Cotton. Triumph, Sir Erasmus Gower. Brunswick, Lord Charles Fitzgerald. Bellerophon, Lord Cranstoun. FRIGATES: Phaeton, Hon. R. Stopford. Pallas, Hon. H. Curzon. ture of, privateer. Brilliant repulse of a fleet four times superior in force. 23 June Royal George, Admiral Lord Bridport; Action with the capture of three sail of the line. Captain Domett. Queen, Vice-Admiral French fleet, and Larcom. |