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CHINA SQUADRON.

LILY, 3. Composite-screw Gun-Vessel.

700 Tons. 829 (95) H.P. Commander-B. E. Cochrane. 3 Aug. '75 Lieutenant-A. Furlonger..... 3 Aug. '75

do. -W. Drake....... 6 July '76 Staff Surgeon-J. Bradley................ 2 Dec. '75 Nav. Sub-Lt.-R. H. Wellings 3 Aug. '75 Assist. Paymaster in charge—

William F. Woods

3 Aug. '75 Engineer-George O'Brien...........10 July '76 Gunner-Mathew Barrons..............22 Mav '76 (Commissioned at Devonport, Aug. 3, 1875).

MAGPIE, 3.

Double-screw Gun-Vessel.

do.-H. M. Jones.

774 (665) Tons. 857 (100) H.P. Commander-C. V. Anson..... 3 July '76 Lieut.-R. C. Prothero.. ..... 3 July '76 3 July '76 Nav. Lieut.-C. Hevward .....26 Feb. '76 Staff Surg.-M. O. Hurlstone 3 July '76 Assist. Paymaster in Charge.-

Gabriel Beer....

Engineer J. C. Sanders....

Gunner-H. Shepherd...

3 July '76

15 Mar. '76

do. -Thos. Owen (B).... 3 July '76

26 Feb. '76

(Commissioned at Devenport, July 3, 1876).

MIDGE, 4. Double-screw Composite Gun-Vessel.

584 (464) Tons. 472 (120) H.P. Commander-Henry Salmond.11 Sept. '75 Lieut.-John Phelips. ..13 April '74 do. Wm. F. G. Clarke......28 April '76 Sub.-Lt.-H. B. Auson.........16 Oct. '74 (In lieu of Nav. Lieut). Surgeon-James Simus... 13 May '73 Assist. Paymaster in charge-

-R. P. Hawkshaw..19 Aug. '76 Engineer-Stephen Sheldon...30 Jan. '74 do. -G. E. Biscombe 24 July '75 Ast. Eng., 1 Cl.-Rd. S. Hamm28 Feb. '75 (Recommissioned at Hongkong 1st February, 1873).

Lieut.

MODESTE, 14. S. Corvette. 1,934 (1,405) Tons. 2,177 (350) H.P. Capt.-Alexander Buller, c.B.11 Dec. '74 Hon. Ed. T. Needham.22 Nov. '75 do. -El. J. P. Wale........29 Mar. '76 do. John P. Pipon... 1 Jan. '74 Nav. Lieut.-Pownal Aplin..... 1 Jan. '74 Chap. Rev. J. Llewelliù, B.A. 5 Jan. '74 Staff Surg. Rinso R. Siccama. 1 Jan. '74 Paymaster-Thomas N. Firth. 1 Jan. 74 Chief Eng.-Wm. Waterfield. 5 May '73 Sub-Lieut-F. A. Tate.......... 9 Aug. '76 (For Navigating duties).

Sub-Lieut.-J. P. Montgomery 9 Jan. '74 Surgeon-Charles C. Godding. 1 Jan. '74 Assist. Paym.—Wm. C. Gillies. 1 Jan. '74 Engineer-William Hair......20 April’76 Gunner-John Grant..... 11 June '73 Boatswain--Henry Giles.......18 Sept. '74 Carpenter J. W. Barber.......29 Oct. '75 Midshipman-Thos. P. Walker 1 Jan. '74

do. -Wm. O. Story...19 June '74 do. -M. G. Smith....19 June '74 Nav. Mid-Thos. H. Heming. 1 Jan. '74 A. Eng., 1C-J. M.C. Bennett 1 Jan. '74 do., 2 Cl.-W. H. Marshall19 May '73 (Commissioned at Devonport, 1st Jan., 1874).

MOORHEN, 4. S. Composite Gun-boat. 455 Tons. 387 H.P.

Lieut. & Com.-John Hope....10 Feb. '76 Sub-Lieut.-A. E. Rawnsley...15 Feb. '76 Nav. Sub-Lieut.-A. Roughton 10 Feb. '76 Surgeon-Alfred Patterson.....10 Feb. '76 Assist. Paym. in charge-R. B.

Rigbye....

10 Feb. '76 Engineer-Charles Ware..... 29 Mar. '75 do. -Wm. Ambler (act.)10 Feb. '76 Gunner-John Smith........... 1 Dec. '75 (Commissioned at Devonport, Feb. 10, 1876).

MOSQUITO, 4. S. Composite Gun-Boat. 430 (295) Tons. 501 (60) H.P. Lieut. & Com.-Robt. H. Paul.22 Nov. '73 Sub-Lt.-G. S. King-Harman.22 July '76 (For Navigating duties). Surgeon-T. O. Sullivan, M.D. 8 Dec. '75 Assist. Paymaster in charge—

Wm. Jennings.....

14 June '76 Engineer-Thomas Summers.11 Dec. '75 do. Henry Onions.....20 April '76 Gunner-Emanuel Foster..... 1 Dec. '75 (Recommissioned at Hongkong, 20th April, 1876).

RINGDOVE, 3. Double-Screw Gun-Vessel. 774 (666) Tons. 957 (160) H.P. (Ordered home, to Devonport.) Commander-U. C. Singleton.23 Jan. '74 Lieut.-W. V. Bayley.. .30 Sept. '72 do. —D. M. Ross... 15 Sept. '76 N.Sub-Lieut.-V.D. Hughes.26 Sept. '72 Surgeon―A. Gorham, M.D....26 Sept. '72 Asst. Paym. in ch.-G. Spain. 1 Feb. '73 Engineer-Holland Harrison. 24 Sept. '72

do. Jno. W. Dupen...10 Nov. '73 Boatswain-J. Coombe.........26 Sept. '72 At. Eng., 1 Cl.-T. Morris (act) 24 Sept. '72 (Recommissioned at Hongkong, 1st February, 1873).