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Vice-Admiral Sir John Duckworth’s victory overa French squadron off St. Domingo, 6th February1806, 25 ; for the capture of the Island of Curagoa,by four frigates under the orders of Captain CharlesBrisbane, 1st January 1807, 25; the principle ofconferring the Medal on Captains of frigates fortaking a ship of equal or superior force first estab-lished in 1808, 26; Medal given to Captain MichaelSeymour, of the Amethyst, for the capture of theFrench frigate Thetis, on the 10th November in thatyear, 26; to Captain John Stewart, of the Seahorsefrigate, for having taken a Turkish frigate, off theIsland of Scopulo, in the Archipelago, on the 6thJuly 1808, 26; a Medal purposely struck for Com-mander James Wooldridge, of the Mediator, whodistinguished himself in the attempt to destroy theFrench squadron in Aix Roads, on the night of the11th April 1809, 27; the Medal conferred uponCaptain William Mounsey, of the Bonne Citoyenne,for the capture of La Furieuse, a large French fri-gate, on the 6th July 1809, was the only instanceof the Medal having been given to an officer who atthe time of the action did not hold the rank of Post-Captain, 27; Medals conferred upon Captain SirWilliam Hoste, and the Captains of three frigatesunder his orders, for the defeat of a French squadronof very superior force, off Lissa, in the Adriatic, 13thMarch 1811, 27, 28; Medal conferred, in January1812, on Captain Christopher Cole, of the Carolinefrigate, for storming the fortress of Belgica in Banda,9th August 1810, 28 , Captain George Saver, R. N.,received the Military Medal for his services at thecapture of Java, in 1812, being the only instanceof the kind, 28; Medal conferred upon CaptainP. B. V. Broke, of the Shannon, for the captureof the American frigate Chesapeak, in June 1813,28; upon Captain E. Palmer, of the Hebrus fri-gate, for the capture of the French ship L’Etoile,of superior force, 27th March 1814, 28 ; upon Cap-tain Henry Hope, of the Endymion, for the defeat ofthe American frigate President, 15th January 1815,29; no record in the Admiralty Office of Medalsgiven before the battle of Trafalgar, 29 ; Medal in-stituted in 1831 to reward the long and faithful ser-vices of Seamen and Marines of the Royal Navy, 29;extract from the Order in Council relative thereto,29; representation of, and regulations touching recom-mendations for it, 30, 31.

II. Military Medals, Crosses, and Clasps—Description of the Gold Medal struck in com-memoration of the battle of Maida, 4th July 1806;regulation adopted in distributing it was similarto that which prevailed respecting the naval Medal,32; two gold Medals instituted in 1808 and 1809for the reward of the superior Officers who haddistinguished themselves in the victories in the Pen-insula, 32; size and description of these Medals;the larger, reserved for General Officers, and infull dress, is worn from the neck to a crimson rib-band with blue edges, 33; upon a representationfrom the Duke of Wellington, the ribband of theMedal was permitted to be worn at the button-holein undress, 33; the smaller Medal has been given toField-officers, or Officers of equal rank, and is wornto a similar ribband from the button-hole of theiruniform, 33 ; enumeration of the twenty-four Battles,&c. for which the Military Medals, &c. have been

conferred, 33, 34; regulations respecting Medals,Clasps, and Crosses, established in 1812 and 1813,35, 37 ; description of the Clasps and Crosses, 38 ;instance of the Military Medal having been conferredupon a Captain of the Navy, 38; the Medal struckin honour of the battle of Waterloo given to everyOfficer, non-commissioned officer, and private soldier,who was present; the grant of a general Medal forthat battle suggested by the Duke of Wellington, 38;description of the Medal; official notification on thesubject, of the 23rd April 1816,39; description of theSilver Medal established in July 1830, by King Williamthe Fourth, to reward the “ good conduct and longservices” of non-commissioned Officers and soldiers,40 ; regulations concerning recommendations for theMedal and gratuity, 40, 41.

III. Miscellaneous Medals —Description of theMedal instituted by King George the Fourth inJune 1820, as the badge of the President of theRoyal Academy,42; Gold Medals struck in 1817,for the President of the Senate of the Ionian Islands,and for the deputies of the Ionian States, 43; de-scription of the Medals given by King George theThird, and his successors, to the Chiefs of NorthAmerican Indians, and to the Heads of Nations orTribes in Africa, 43.

General Remarks upon the system adopted in thedistribution of Military and Naval Medals; uponthe injustice done to the inferior Officers of bothServices who signalized themselves during the latewar, 47; the number of Admirals or Captains ofthe Navy on whom a Medal has been conferred,48; the number of Officers of the Army on whomMedals, Clasps, and Crosses, have been conferred,48, 49; observations of the Duke of Wellingtonrespecting the principle upon which he recom-mended Officers for the distinction; his opinionson the subject generally, 49—55; on the exten-sion of the Order of the Bath, in January 1815,the Second Class was conferred upon such Officers ashad obtained five or more Medals: Medals, Clasps,or Crosses of Honour, can only be worn with the uni-form, 55 ; on the expediency of presenting the Medalsinstituted in 1830, for Seamen, Marines, and Sol-diers, during the period of the service of the indivi-dual, instead of at the time of his discharge, 55; re-marks on the absence of all Honorary rewards forOfficers of a lower rank than Major in the Army, orCommander in the Navy, 56; instances of Honorarydistinctions given by a Public Company, Officers ofRegiments, and Private Individuals; on the incon-sistency of these proceedings, 56 ; List of Officers onwhom Medals have been conferred in reward of NavalServices from 1794 to 1815, i—vii.; List of Officerson whom Medals, Clasps, and Crosses have beenconferred for Military Services, from 1806 to 1815,ix—xxxvii.

‘ INDIA, BRITISH, ORDER OF,” and “ ORDEROF MERIT,” for Native Officers and Soldiers inthe Service of the East India Company, institutedby the Court of Directors in 1836, (M) xxxviii.; Re-gulations or Statutes of those Orders, issued by theGovernor-General, 1st May 1837, (M) xxxviii—xl.;Remarks thereon, xl.