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RYVES, C.B. (English)
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Capt., 1830. f-p., 17; h-p., 26. (English)
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Rear-Admiral Ryves was born 8 Sept. 1758. Entering the Navy 15 Feb. 1774, he attained, in 1779, the rank of Lieutenant, and in Oct. 1795 was advanced to that of Commander. After serving in that capacity in the Bulldog sloop, and on shore, in a conspicuous manner at the reduction of Ste. Lucie, in 1796, he was made Post, 29 May, 1798, into the Medea frigate. He afterwards commanded the Agincourt 64, Gibraltar 80, and Africa 64. In the Agincourt he accompanied the expedition to Egypt in 1801, and in the following year was sent, with a small squadron under his orders, to take possession of Corfu. He died 20 May, 1826. (English)
