MORRIS. (Commander, 1846.)
Henry Gage Morris, born 20 Nov. 1811, is second son of Rear-Admiral Henry Gage Morris.
This officer served as Midshipman of the Glasgow 50, Capt. Hon. Jas. Ashley Maude, at the battle of Navarin, 20 Oct. 1827. Passing his examination in 1830, he obtained a commission 19 April, 1837; and he was afterwards appointed – 20 April, 1837, as Additional, to the Hastings 74, flagship of Sir Wm. Hall Gage, off Lisbon – 25 May, 1838, to the Herald 26, Capt. Joseph Nias, of which vessel, stationed in the East Indies, he became First-Lieutenant – 31 Oct. 1840, to the Endymion 38, Capt. Hon. Fred. Wm. Grey, lying at Plymouth – 10 June and 28 Aug. 1841, as Senior, to the Champion 18 and Harlequin 16, Capts. Rich. Byron and Hon. Geo. Fowler Hastings, in the latter of which vessels he returned to the East Indies, and shared in the operations on the coast of China – 15 Aug. 1842, to the acting-command, which he retained until March, 1844, of the Wolverene 16, also in the East Indies – 5 Sept. 1845, again as First, to the Juno 26, fitting at Sheerness – and, 17 Nov. 1845, to the St. Vincent 120, bearing the flag at Portsmouth of Sir Chas. Ogle, to whom he became Signal-Lieutenant 16 Jan. 1846. He attained his present rank 25 June following; and since 20 Oct. 1847 has been in command, again in the East Indies, of the Cambrian 40, Commodore Jas. Hanway Plumridge.
MORRIS. (Commander, 1814. f-p., 37; h-p., 23.)
John Row Morris is brother of Rear-Admiral Geo. Morris.
This officer entered the Navy, in April, 1787, as Ordinary, on board the Narcissus frigate, Capts. Philip D’Auvergne, John Salisbury, and Paul Minchin, stationed in the Channel; where, from Aug. 1791 until Jan. 1795, he served, as Midshipman, in the Alfred 74, Capt. John Bazely, and was afforded an opportunity of sharing in the action of 1 June, 1794. After a brief attachment to the Sandwich 90, Capt. Jas. Robt. Mosse, he was promoted, 20 May, 1795, to a Lieutenancy in the Scourge sloop, Capt. Wm. Stapp, stationed in the North Sea. His succeeding appointments were – 21 Sept. 1795, to the Doris 36, Capt. Lord Ranelagh, employed off the coast of Ireland – 16 Aug. 1797, to the St. Albans 64, Capts. Fras. Pender and John Okes Hardy, with whom he served on the Halifax and West India stations until June, 1801 – 14 March, 1803, to the Raisonnable 64, Capt. Wm. Hotham, attached to the force in the North Sea – and 19 Oct. 1803, and (after five months of half-pay) 24 April, 1810, to the command of the Insolent gun-brig and Pioneer schooner, on the Home and Mediterranean stations. In the Insolent he assisted at the destruction of the French shipping in Basque Roads in April, 1809, and in the Pioneer he contributed, in company with the Decoy cutter, to the capture, 9 May, 1812, of the Infatigable French lugger-privateer, of 29 men, 10 of whom (including their Commander) were killed and wounded.[1] He attained the rank he now holds 15 June, 1814; and was lastly, from 31 Dec. 1820 until the spring of 1832, employed as an Inspecting-Commander in the Coast Guard. Agent – Fred. Dufaur.
MORRIS. (Lieut., 1815. f-p., 10; h-p., 32.)
Peter Morris entered the Navy, 19 Aug. 1805, as A.B., on board the Captain 74, Capt. Geo. Hopewell Stephens, stationed in the Channel. In March, 1806, he removed as Midshipman, a rating he had previously attained, to the Ocean 98, bearing the flag of Lord Collingwood off Cadiz; and after an attachment of nine months to the Hindostan 50, Capt. Lewis Hole, off Lisbon, he served as Master’s Mate, from Jan. 1809 to May, 1814, in the Bay of Biscay, on board the Goldfinch of 10 guns and 75 men, Capts. Fitzherbert Geo. Skinner and Arden Adderley, under the former of whom he assisted in beating off, 18 May, 1809, the French corvette Mouche, of 16 guns and 180 men, at the close of an action of four hours, in which the British vessel, besides being much cut up, sustained a loss of 3 men killed and 3 severely wounded. After attending, in the Alceste troop-ship, Capt. Dan. Lawrence, the expedition to New Orleans, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant 10 March, 1815. His last appointment was, 4 Nov. in the latter year, to the Weser, another troop-ship, also commanded by Capt. Lawrence, in which he remained until paid off on his return from a voyage to the West Indies, 16 Aug. 1816. Agents – Holmes and Folkard.
MORRIS. (Lieutenant, 1846.)
Walter Windyer Morris passed his examination 24 Feb. 1834; and from 24 Oct. 1840 until promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, 3 July, 1846, was employed in the Coast Guard. His appointments have since been – 30 Nov. 1846, to the Penelope steam-frigate of 650-horse power, bearing the broad pendant of Sir Chas. Hotham, on the coast of Africa – and, 14 Feb. 1847, as Senior, to the Wanderer 12, Capt. Fred. Byng Montresor, on the same station, where he is at present serving.
MORRIS. (Commander, 1841. f-p., 20; h-p., 22.)
William Morris (a), born in Oct. 1792, is son of the late Capt. Robt. Morris, who represented the city of Gloucester in four successive Parliaments, from 1805 to 1817, and who, at a time when the country was menaced with invasion, raised and for many years supported at his own expense a corps of yeomanry cavalry.
This officer entered the Navy, 4 Nov. 1805, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Kent 74, Capts. Henry Garrett and Thos. Rogers, in which ship, employed in the Channel and off Lisbon, he assisted at the capture, 28 July, 1806, of the French frigate Le Rhin of 44 guns. From Nov. in the latter year until Jan. 1812 he served in the Mediterranean, chiefly at the blockade of Toulon, in the Royal Sovereign 100, Capts. David Colby, Abel Ferris, Henry Whitmarsh Pearse, Joseph Spear, John Harvey, and Wm. Bedford. On his arrival in the East Indies in the Volage 26, Capt. Hon. Donald Hugh Mackay, he was received, in Sept. 1812, on board the Illustrious 74, bearing the flag of Sir Sam. Hood, who, on 12 Jan. 1813, nominated him Acting-Lieutenant of the Arrogant sheer-hulk at Bombay, Capt. Chas. Biddulph. Accompanying the latter officer in a similar capacity, shortly afterwards, into the Hesper sloop, he accompanied an expedition against the pirates of Ras-al-Khyma in the Persian Gulf. He was confirmed a Lieutenant while serving, still in the East Indies, in the Cornwallis armée en flûte Capt. Stephen Thos. Digby, 24 Aug. 1813; and he was subsequently appointed – in Dec. 1814, to the Clorinde 40, Capt. Sam. Geo. Pechell, employed in the Mediterranean in attendance upon her late Majesty Queen Caroline until the summer of 1816[2] – 1 July and 28 March, 1822, to the Bulwark and Gloucester 74’s, flag-ships of Sir Benj. Hallowell at the Nore – 11 March, 1823, to the Genoa 74, Capts. Wm. Cumberland and Walter Bathurst, during his attachment to which ship he had command for some time of the Raymond tender, and was afforded an opportunity of sharing in the battle of Navarin, 20 Oct. 1827 – and, 8 Jan. 1838, to the command of the Partridge brig of 10 guns. In the latter vessel he was at first employed in protecting the fisheries on the coast of Scotland; he then proceeded to the coast of Africa with presents for King Trassar; and, when afterwards on the Brazilian station, he effected the capture of two slave-vessels, the Asseisceira. and San Antonio. He continued in the Partridge until promoted to his present rank, 23 Nov. 1841; and has since been on half-pay. Agents – Messrs. Halford and Co.
