VENERABLE, 16 Jan. 1814. { Capture of the French 31 issued. { frigates "Alcméne" and { "Iphigénia," which were CYANE, 16 Jan. 1814. { added to the Navy as 18 issued. { H.M.S. "Gloire" and { "Dunira." [Illustration: EARL ST. VINCENT'S MEDAL, 1800. Presented by Admiral Earl St. Vincent to the petty officers, seamen, and marines of his flagship the "Ville de Paris" for loyalty and good conduct.] EUROTAS, 25 Feb. 1814. 32 issued. Capture of the French frigate "Glorinde," which became H.M.S. "Burma." HEBRUS with L'ETOILE, 27 March 1814. Capture of French frigate "L'Etoile." PHŒBE, 28 March 1814. 28 } issued. } Capture of the American CHERUB, 28 March 1814. 10 } frigates "Essex" and issued. } "Essex Junior." THE POTOMAC, 17 Aug. 1814. 107 issued. Daring navigation of the Potomac River and destruction of shipping in the Potomac. 8 vessels engaged. ENDYMION with PRESIDENT, 15 Jan. 1815. Capture of the American frigate "President." GAIETA, 24 July. 89 issued. Attack and reduction of Gaieta. "Malta" and "Berwick" engaged. ALGIERS. 1,362 issued. Battle of Algiers. 27 Aug. 1816. 22 vessels engaged. See page 307. NAVARINO. 1,137 issued. Battle of "Navarino," Oct. 20th, 1827. 11 ships engaged. See page 309. SYRIA. 6,877 issued. (Quite a number of these were used for fraudulent purposes, bars being manufactured bearing the records of rare bars and substituted for the common Syria.) Capture of "Acre," Nov. 1840, and operations with it on the coast of Syria. 32 ships engaged. See page 310. BARS GRANTED FOR BOAT ACTIONS The boat actions commemorated by these bars cover a number of brilliant actions performed by boats' crews in cutting out, and in some instances actually recovering, British vessels lost to the enemy, or capturing enemies' vessels.