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142 HOUSE OF GORDON.
denied it. The result of the trial was a declaration " that Harry Gordon was
according to English law legitimate, and heir-at-law of his father ; by Scots
law he was legitimate apart from the hrst ceremony of marriage; the agree-
ment was declared void and all moneys received by James were ordered to be
refunded " (Swanston's Cases, i. i66, ll. 400-82 ; Times, 1818, Mar. 18).
Gordon ;;;. Anne dau. of George Carnegie, of Pitarrow, Kincardineshire;
li. 1836, Nov. II, aged 75, leaving an only dau., Hannah, who w;. 1857, Jun.
16, William Abdy Fellowes, 1600- She succeeded to Knockespock in 1876,
on the death of her kinsman Sir Henry Percy Gordon, bart., and took the
name of Fellowes-Gordon.
629- Henry. 1791, May 18, Mid., R.N., "Robust," Home station;
afterwards Ab. and Mid., " Edgar " ; Mid., " Ganges " and " Caesar," Channel
Fleet; passenger, "Sampson" to W. Indies; Mid. and Master's Mate,
" Beaulieu " ; Lt. (act.) " Malabar," W. Indies and Demerara. 1796, Apr. 15,
"Matilda". 1798, Jul. 13, Lt. 1799, Nov. 13, discharged ; Nov. 14, h.p. ;
Nov. 21, Lt., " Repulse," Channel Fleet. 1800, Mar. 10, shipwrecked on a
sunken rock near Ushant, taken prisoner, regaining his liberty in a few
months ; Jun. 28, discharged ; Jun. 29, h.p. ; Aug. 23, " Princess of Orange,"
N. Sea. 1803, Apr. 29, Comdr., discharged, h.p. ; Oct. 19, Comdr., " Wol-
verine " sloop, Portsmouth. 1804, Mar. 24, the "Wolverine,"
on her way to Newfoundland, in charge of a convoy, sighted two strangers. As they
showed an intention to attack the rear of the convoy, the " Wolverine " stood to intercept them,
signalling the convoy to escape as best it could. At 4 p.m., the larger of the two enemies,
the " Blonde," 30 guns, iSo men, a French privateer, was within range. . . . The " Wolverine "
(i^ guns, 76 men) carried her ports very low; her battery consisted of two 18 pr. long guns,
and six 24 pr. carronades on the main deck, all of which could be fought on the same side,
. . . four 12 pr. carronades on the quarter deck and one on the forecastle. . . . One of her
two 18 prs., the best guns she carried, jammed, and could not be moved to the engaged broad-
side. Her ports being so near the water line, she was compelled to engage to leeward in order
to be able to fight her heavy guns. Her enemy was higher out of the water and carried long
8 prs. on the main deck. . . . The two ships fought at a distance of 50 yards for 50 minutes,
belore the " Wolverine" lowered her colours. Her sails and rigging were cut 10 pieces, her
hull riddled between wind and water, and of her small crew five were killed and 10 wounded
. . . the " Wolverine " sank soon after the prisoners had been removed. Of the convoy, six
ships escaped, and only two were taken.
1805, Apr. 8, Gordon was posted for his gallant defence ; remained a
prisoner many years in France ; " the manner in which he returned . . . has
been variously stated" (Laird Clowes's Navy, v. 341-2; John Marshall's
Roy. Nav. Biog. 11. 936). 181 1, Nov., tried by Court Martial, at Sheerness ;
honourably acquitted [Tidics, Nov. 25) ; Nov. 23, h.p. 1S37, R. Adm., ret.
denied it. The result of the trial was a declaration " that Harry Gordon was
according to English law legitimate, and heir-at-law of his father ; by Scots
law he was legitimate apart from the hrst ceremony of marriage; the agree-
ment was declared void and all moneys received by James were ordered to be
refunded " (Swanston's Cases, i. i66, ll. 400-82 ; Times, 1818, Mar. 18).
Gordon ;;;. Anne dau. of George Carnegie, of Pitarrow, Kincardineshire;
li. 1836, Nov. II, aged 75, leaving an only dau., Hannah, who w;. 1857, Jun.
16, William Abdy Fellowes, 1600- She succeeded to Knockespock in 1876,
on the death of her kinsman Sir Henry Percy Gordon, bart., and took the
name of Fellowes-Gordon.
629- Henry. 1791, May 18, Mid., R.N., "Robust," Home station;
afterwards Ab. and Mid., " Edgar " ; Mid., " Ganges " and " Caesar," Channel
Fleet; passenger, "Sampson" to W. Indies; Mid. and Master's Mate,
" Beaulieu " ; Lt. (act.) " Malabar," W. Indies and Demerara. 1796, Apr. 15,
"Matilda". 1798, Jul. 13, Lt. 1799, Nov. 13, discharged ; Nov. 14, h.p. ;
Nov. 21, Lt., " Repulse," Channel Fleet. 1800, Mar. 10, shipwrecked on a
sunken rock near Ushant, taken prisoner, regaining his liberty in a few
months ; Jun. 28, discharged ; Jun. 29, h.p. ; Aug. 23, " Princess of Orange,"
N. Sea. 1803, Apr. 29, Comdr., discharged, h.p. ; Oct. 19, Comdr., " Wol-
verine " sloop, Portsmouth. 1804, Mar. 24, the "Wolverine,"
on her way to Newfoundland, in charge of a convoy, sighted two strangers. As they
showed an intention to attack the rear of the convoy, the " Wolverine " stood to intercept them,
signalling the convoy to escape as best it could. At 4 p.m., the larger of the two enemies,
the " Blonde," 30 guns, iSo men, a French privateer, was within range. . . . The " Wolverine "
(i^ guns, 76 men) carried her ports very low; her battery consisted of two 18 pr. long guns,
and six 24 pr. carronades on the main deck, all of which could be fought on the same side,
. . . four 12 pr. carronades on the quarter deck and one on the forecastle. . . . One of her
two 18 prs., the best guns she carried, jammed, and could not be moved to the engaged broad-
side. Her ports being so near the water line, she was compelled to engage to leeward in order
to be able to fight her heavy guns. Her enemy was higher out of the water and carried long
8 prs. on the main deck. . . . The two ships fought at a distance of 50 yards for 50 minutes,
belore the " Wolverine" lowered her colours. Her sails and rigging were cut 10 pieces, her
hull riddled between wind and water, and of her small crew five were killed and 10 wounded
. . . the " Wolverine " sank soon after the prisoners had been removed. Of the convoy, six
ships escaped, and only two were taken.
1805, Apr. 8, Gordon was posted for his gallant defence ; remained a
prisoner many years in France ; " the manner in which he returned . . . has
been variously stated" (Laird Clowes's Navy, v. 341-2; John Marshall's
Roy. Nav. Biog. 11. 936). 181 1, Nov., tried by Court Martial, at Sheerness ;
honourably acquitted [Tidics, Nov. 25) ; Nov. 23, h.p. 1S37, R. Adm., ret.
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