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HONORARY MEDALS.

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first Lord of the Admiralty, decided, that as Sir Richard Strachan was onlya Captain at the time, and was junior to Admiral Eliab Harvey, who was aCaptain at Trafalgar, it would be most advisable to adhere to the former regu-lations by giving him the Captain’s Medal. 5 The cases of Sir Richard Strachanand Admiral Harvey were, however, totally distinct, inasmuch as the formeractually commanded the Squadron by which the Action was fought, whereasthe latter was only one of twenty-seven Captains serving under three FlagOfficers. Sir Richard Strachan was, however, immediately rewarded with theOrder of the Bath.

On the 6th of February 1806, a Squadron, under the command of Vice-Admiral Sir John Thomas Duckworth, K.B. attacked a French Squadron, offthe Island of St. Domingo, and captured three, and destroyed two Sail of theLine. To the three Admirals, Sir John Thomas Duckworth, Rear-Admiral theHonourable Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, and Rear-Admiral ThomasLouis, the Large Medal was given, one being inscribed, sir john thomas

DUCKWORTH, K. B. VICE ADMIRAL AND FIRST IN COMMAND ON THE 6FEBRUARY MDCCCVI. THE FRENCH SQUADRON CAPTURED AND DESTROYED ;

and the others, honourable Alexander cochrane rear admiral and

SECOND IN COMMAND ON THE 6 FEBRUARY MDCCCYI. THE FRENCH

SQUADRON CAPTURED AND DESTROYED ; - and, THOMAS LOUIS ESQUIRE REAR

ADMIRAL AND THIRD IN COMMAND ON THE 6 FEBRUARY MDCCCVI. THE

french squadron captured and destroyed. The seven following Captains,Richard Goodwin Keats, of the Superb; John Morrison, of the Northumber-land; Francis William Austen, of the Canopus; Sir Edward Berry, Knight,of the Agamemnon; the Honourable Robert Stopford, of the Spencer; SamuelPym, of the Atlas; and Pulteney Malcolm, of the Donegal, received thesmall Medal, which bore their names, that of the ships they commanded, andthe date; thus, the honourable Robert stopford captain of h. m. s.

SPENCER, ON THE 6 FEBRUARY MDCCCVI. THE FRENCH SQUADRON CAPTUREDAND DESTROYED.

The year 1807 “ was opened with an enterprize of considerable conse-quence, 6 in the capture of the Island of Cura^oa by four Frigates under theorders of Captain Charles Brisbane, of the Arethusa, who was honoured withKnighthood for his services, to whom and to the three other Captains, Charles

5 Records in the Admiralty Office.

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6 Captain Brisbane’s Dispatch.