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dered by their inventors as extremely formidable: from 
the circumftance of-their lying remarkably low in the 
water, the enemy had conceived that the guns of the 
Engliffi could not be brought to bear againft them; 
' but in this they were deceived, and the praams were, 
obliged, with much precipitation, to abandon their-i 11- 
judged attack. In 1772 he received the honour of 
knighthood. In 1775 fir Peter Parker was appointed to 
a command on the American ftation, with the rank of 
commodore. May 28, 1777, he was promoted to the 
rank of rear-admiral of the blue fquadron. In November 
following he was appointed to command on the Jamaica 
ftation, as fucceflor to admiral Gayton. Jan. 29, 1778, 
he was promoted to be rear-admiral of the white. In 
1779 he was farther advanced to the rank of vice-admi¬ 
ral of the blue. During the : command of fir Peter on 
the Jamaica ftation, the celebrated engagement between 
the honourable captain (now admiral) Cornwallis, add 
the French fquadron, commanded by M. le Mutte 
Piquet, took place. Sept. 26, 1780, he was made vice- 
admiral of the white. He continued his command at 
Jamaica during the year 1.78-r, his cruifers being uni¬ 
formly fuccefsful; but the following year, 1782, he re¬ 
turned to England in the Sandwich, and arrived at Spit- 
head. This was the memorable year o'f lord Rodney’s 
fplendid victory; and fir Peter Parker had the honour 
of conveying to the Britilh ffiores the comte de Grade, 
and feveral other French officers of rank, who were 
captured in the aCtiOn. In 1787 he was eledted for the' 
borough of- Malden. Sept. 24, 1787, he was advanced 
to the rank of admiral of the blue fquadron, and on the 
nth of April, 1794, to the fame rank of the white. He 
continued commander in chief at Portfmouth till Sept. 
16, 1799, when, on the death of admiral earl Flowe, K. G. 
he attained the fummit of his high honours, in becom-' 
jng admiral of the fleet. Sir Peter Parker’s progrefs in 
the navy has been regular, fteady, and uniform ; his 
private and profeffional charadter flood unimpeached; 
and fliortly after his.arrival in England, his majefty was 
gracioufly pleafed, in reward of his diftinguiflied fer-. 
vices, to create him a baronet of Great Britain. Sir 
Peter is deputy grand mafter of the fociety of Free- 
mafons, under his royal highnefs the prince of Wales.— 
’Family Seat, Chaurand, Eflex. 
GARDINER, of Roch Court, Hants; created Dec. 
21, 1782.—Sir John-Whalley-S.m ythe Gardiner, 
LL.D. was created a baronet as above, and, in default ' 
of heirs male, to James Whalley, efq. and Thomas-Wil- 
liani Whalley, elq. refpedtively, and their heirs male. 
'Sir John married, firft, 1787, Mifs Newcombe ; and i'e- 
condly, in Auguft' 1S07, Frances,' fecond daughter of 
the late Ofwald Motley', efq. of Bolefworth Caftle, 
Chefhire, and lifter of fir Ofwald Motley, bart.—Family 
Seat, 'Clerk Hill, Lancathire. 
GRAHAM, of Netherby, Cumberland; created Ejcc. 
28, 1782. —Sir James Graham was created a baronet, 
as above. He was born in April 1761; married, in 1785, 
lady Catharine 'Stewart, eldeft daughter of John, feventh 
carl of Galloway, K.T. by whom he has one fon, James- 
Rabert-George, born June 1, 1792; and fix daughters, 
'Elizabeth-!’'ranees ; Elizabeth-Anne ; Maria-Catharine; 
"Caroline ; Georgiana-S.ufan ; and a daughter born 1805. 
— The family of Graham, or Grahme, formerly Grarne, 
is-defeended from the earls of Menteith, in Scotland; 
Malice earl of Menteith came to that title -in right of his 
mother, whole name was Stuart. He had iflue, Patrick, 
who married a daughter of the Lord Ertkine ; John, from 
whom the principal Grahmes in the borders'are deicend- 
ed ; he was furnamedjohn with the Bright Sword. On 
fome difguft, he retired with many of his clan and kin¬ 
dred into the Engliffi borders* in,the reign of Henry IV. 
From John defeended, in the fourth generation, Richard, 
who in the reign of James I. was in the fervice of the 
duke of Buckingham. Fie was created a baronet, and 
L D R Y. 
in the rebellion in 1641 armed in defence of his royal 
mafter. At the battle of Edgehill he received many 
wounds, and lay : amongft the dead all night. He died 
in 1653. Sir Richard, his grandfon, in 1680, was created 
vifeount Prefton, and fat in the Scots parliament under 
that title. He was .feveral years kmbaflador at the court 
of France, and on hie .return was made mafter of the 
wardrobe, and after that fecretary of.ftate to James II. 
Upon the revolution he was fent to the Tower, but in 
a lhort time was releafed. Afterwards, intending to go 
to king-James, in France, he, with fome others, was 
apprehended in a boat, on the river Thames, and com¬ 
mitted prifoner to Newgate. Upon his trial he was 
found guilty of high tie a fon, and received fentence ac¬ 
cordingly, but by the interceffion of friends he was.par¬ 
doned, and died in 1695. Charles, his grandfon, third 
vifeount Ptefton, dying without iflue, in 1739, tlle title 
became extincfc.—Motto, Reafon contents me.—Family 
Seat, Netherby, in the county of Cumberland. 
SYKES, of Sledmere, . Yorkffiire; created March 4, 
1783.—Sir Ma'ric-MastermAN Sykes, the third ba¬ 
ronet, M.P. for the city of York, born Aug. 20, 1771, 
fucceeded his father, fir Chriflopher, September 1801 ; 
married, Nov. ir, 1795, Henrietta, daughter and heir 
of Henry Mnfterman, of Lettington, in Yorkfnire, efq._ 
Family.Seat, Sledmerej in Yorkfhire. 
DALLING, of Burwood Park, Surrey; created March 
4, 1783.—Sir William-Wi$)DhAm Dalling, the fe- 
cond baronet, a lieutenant-colonel in the army, and 
captain in the third regiment of foot-guards, i'ucceeded 
his father, fir John, January 1798.—Sir John, 'the firft 
baronet, was governor of Jamaica, commander in chief 
in the Carnatic, and colonel of the 37th regiment of 
foot.—Family Seat, Burwood Park, Surrey. 
, . GUISE, of Highnam, Gloucefte.rflure; created Dec. 
10, 1783.—Sir Berkeley-Wieliam Guise, thiefecond 
baronet, fucceedijd his father, fir John, 1794.—William 
G.uife, efq. of Elmore, in Gloucefterihire, died affiout 
1653, aged fifty-feven. He married Cicely, daughter of 
John Dennis, by whom he had four fons; of whom 
Chriflopher, the eldeft, was created a baronet, July 10, 
1661, and married Ra.chael Corfelis, defeended from a 
•noble Italian family of that name, by whom he had a 
fon, John, who married Elizabeth, daughter offir John? 
Grubham Flowe, bart. from whom defeended the late 
•fir William Guile, bart. whodied in 1782, without ifFue, 
fo that the title became extinct, but was next year re T 
vived as above.—Family Seat, Highnam'Park, Glou¬ 
cefterfliire. 
HAMOND, of-Holly Grove, Berks; created Decem¬ 
ber 10, 1783.—Sir Andrew-Snafe Hamond, F.R.S. 
comptroller of the navy, an elder brother of the Trinity 
Houle, was knighted for his diftinguiflied conduct at 
fea in 1778 ; and was created a bdronet as a-bove, With 
remainder, in default of iflue male, to his nephew, fir 
Andrew-Snape Douglas) knt. married Anne, daughter 
and heir of Henry Graeme, of Gorthy, efq. and has iflue, 
1. Graham-Eden, a captain in the royal navy ;''married, 
in December 1806, ‘Elizabeth', daughter of Jolm Kiniber, 
efq. of Fowey, in Cornwall, and has iflue a.daughter. 
2. Caroline, married, Oct. n, 1804, Wheeler Hood, efq. 
eldeft fon,of Henry bar'on Hood, and nephew to the vif- 
counts flood and Bridport.—Family Seat,' Holly Grove, 
Berkfliire. 
BOEVEY,of Flaxley Abbey, (heretoforeBARROW, 
of Hygrove,) Gloucelterlhire; created Dec. 10,1783.— 
Sir Th.omas-Crawley Boevey, the fecond baronet, 
born Feb. 14, 1744-5, fucceeded to this title, by limita¬ 
tion of the patent, on the death of the late fir Charles 
Barrow, bart. January 1789. He married, Feb. 20, 1769, 
Anne', fecond daughter of the reverend Thomas Savage, 
rector of Standilh in Gloucelterlhire, by Eleanor, only 
daughter and heir , of Thomas Barrow, elq. who was 
uncle 
