ADMIRALTY-OFFICE, JANUARY 29, I7 7 8. IS Majesty Was This Day

ADMIRALTY-OFFICE, JANUARY 29, i778. IS Majesty was this Day pleased to order the following Promotion of Flag Officers of His Ma- H 1 jesty's Fleet, vi2. Sir Charles Hardy, Knt. 1, Right Honourable George Earl of Northefk, Admirals of the Blue, Sir Thomas Pye, Knt. Francis Geary, Esq; ^To be Admirals of the White. Sir George Bridges Rod Bart. Vice Admirals of the Red, James Ybung, Esq; 1 Sir Piercy Brett, Knt. Sir John Moore, Bart, and Knight 1 of the Bath, Sir James Dduglas, Knt. Rt. Hon. George Lord Edgcumbe, Samuel Graves^ Esq; yVice Admirals ofthe Red,—To be\ Admirals of the Blue, William Parry, Esq; Honourable Augustus Keppel, John Amherst, Esq; His Royal Highness Henry Frede^ riek Duke of Cumberland, Sir Peter Denis, Bart. Mathew Buckle, Esq; Robert Man, Esq; • Vice Admirals of the White,-r-Tq be Psice Admirals of the Refi. Clark Gayton, Esq; John Montagu, Esq; Right Honourable Washington Earl Ferrers, Hugh Pigot, Esq; .Vice Admirals cftbe Blue,. I ^ u ^ Admirah ef ^ m^ Right Honourable Molineux Lord Shuldham, John Vaughan, Esq; Rear'Admiral of the Redy Jdhn Lloyd, Esq; Robert Duff, Esq; > Rear Admirals of the Red, John Reynolds, Esq; bir Hugh Palliser, Bart. }To le Vice Admirals cftbe Blue* : Honourable John Byron, ^Rear Admirals ofthe Red, Right Honourable Augustus John Earl of Bristol, George Mackenzie, Esq; Si^ Peter Parker Knt. $ &ear Admirals ofthe White,-.—To, be Rear Adpiirats of the Red. Honourable Samuel Barrington„, 1 John Campbell, Esq; Christopher Hill, Esq; y-Rear Admirals of the Blue, —To be Rear Admirals of the Wbite. AT the Court at St. Jwnes*s, the 28th. of Janu-,. fineolnjhire, Sis John Thorold, of Systbn, BarN ary, 177-8, Monmouthshirei Charles Price, of Redbrook, Esq; • P R E S E NT, ,. Northumberland, Thomas Carr, ofEfho't, Esq; Northamptonfbire^ohn Plomer Clarke, of Welton, The KING's Most Excellent Majesty in Council. ,: .'.Esq;- \\ * '•}>: " SHERIFFS appointed by His Majesty in Norfolk* Sir Henry Peyton, of Narburgh, Council, for the Year 1778, viz. Bart.--•••»"=• ' Nottinghamshire, William Bilbie, of Berry Hill, Berkshire* Clement Saxton, of Caldecot, Esq; Esq;.' Bedford/hire, John Beecher, of Hoobury, Esq; Oxfordshire, ' Charles Burrell Maffingberd, of Buckinghamshire, George Shergould, of Iver, Esq; Braifhers, Esq; Cumberland^ [ John Briscoe, of Croston, Esq; Rutlandshire, - George1 Godfrey, of Wardley, Cheshire, William Tatton the Younger, of • . .''.*••' 'Esq;* *••' - Withinfhaw, Esq; Shropshire, Robert Corbett, of Lorignor, Esq; CamP & Hunt* ' Christopher Potter, of Ely, Esq; : Somersetshire, Thomas Homer, of Mells, Esq; Cornviall, . John Stackhouse, of Pewdarvis, Esq; Staffordshire, John Swinfen, of Swinfen, Esq; Devon/hire, Humphry Hall, of Manadon, Esq; Suffolk, Reginald Rabbett, of Bramfield, Dorsetshire, William Trenchard, of Bloxworth, -Esq;. ' ' Esq; Berbyjhire, Francis Hurt the Younger, of Al- County ofi South- \ Michael Scott, of Basing Park, amplon, ' y Esq; derwafhley, Esq; • " r Surrey, f • ' Lewin Smith, -of Hatchsord House, Fffix, William Lushington, ofLatton, Esq; : Esq; Gloucestershire, Edward'Samson, of Henbury, Esq; S'ufiex, Colville Bridger, of Southwick, Hertfordshire^ Thomas Blackmore, of Hunsdon, Esq; . t Esq; Warwickshire,,*• • Charles Bowyer Adderley, of Herefordshire, John Caldecott, of Holmer, Esq; Hams Hall, Esq; Kent, John Ward, of Westerham, Esq; Worcestershire, Ed '.-vardWhitcombe, of Orlton, E sq; LeUefierJhint . William Hurst, of Hinckley, Esq; '••'''*;' ,' • • • Wiltshire .

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