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Josr Ensrnrr Doucues is son of the'late Divid
D_ouglas, Esq., by l\\liss Thompson; grond-nephcw
ofJames, second Earl of Queensberrj; and ciusin
or_ the present tltrquesS of euensberrv, His
eld_e_br r_other, lfilliamf a Colonel in the Arniy, died
in May 1831.
. Tl-rjs officer obtained his first commission 2l
{nql,1778; acquired the rank of Commander. in
the I'RoypEUSE sloop, 24 llay, li94; and was motle
Post-Io June, 1795. He then assunied command of
the GAnT,AND 28, in which he served on the North
S?a stal.ion, util his removal, in 1799, to the Bosrox
32. \\t'hile in-that vessel, on the American station.
ne appcars to heve ceptured and destroyed eeverai
ofthe_enemy's ships. and to bave bloikaded for
scveral months the &nillante, o French frieate of
l'ar s_rlperio_rfb rce. After cruizing for some t-im; iu
the \\Yest Indies and off Halifax,tapt. Douelas. on
hpitsT UreEtruxr n^Uhqo maet.t acinh eId8 0{to, wthacs aCphpaonirnietel d flte"e ti.i, u Ef*x-_
chongin& early in 1803, into the Bcnorr 24. he
subsequently assisted, ofi' Cape Henry. at the des-
truction, l.l Sept. l80ti, of the Frencli 7&gun ship
L'Imrytuew-was intrusted with the command-.
during the summer of 1806, of a squadron stationed
In the Ulresopeake. eerved under Lord Gambier at
the deslructiotr of the French shipping in Aix
lioads in April, 1809-and, on 18 D"". iSfO. "oo:
tu-red, in tbe North Sea, Le lldrcsdu-t\\Irdprivatee'r.
or- t4 guns a'nd 4{ nretr. \\l-hen in the Pnrrcr or
W,lr,ns 9_8r__t o s.hich ship he rvas appointetl in thl
spring of 1812. Capt. Doirglas witntised Sirndw.
'Ploeullleoivn',e parr,ial actions with" the Ft;";t fl";;;;;i
5 Nov. 1813, ond 13 Feb. l8-t,1. Beins oro_
moted to Flag-rank 4 June, 1814, he was noxtlt'rom
l8I5 to 1818, employed as Commander-ir(jhief at
Jameica. He has since been oo half-pav. He
became a Vice-Admiral 22 }tey, teSi, iln"d a fun
-.l,dmiral 28 June, 1838.
IIe married, in lEl8, llrs. White, end has. with
other issue, e deughter, Helen Catherine.' who
ItlS,2I Noy. l8,lg Capt. Colin l\\lackenzie, Hon.
E.I.C.S.
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