A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Brine, George
BRINE. (Captain, 1818. f-p., 22; h-p., 280.)
George Brine is son of the late Admiral Jas. Brine, who commanded the Belliqueux 64, in Sir Thos. Graves’ action with the Comte de Grasse, 5 Sept. 1781, and died in 1814; and brother of Rear-Admiral Augustus Brine, who died about the early part of 1840.
This officer entered the Navy, in Feb. 1797, as Midshipman, on board the Glory 98, commanded by his father in the Channel; removed, in 1799, to the Prince 98, flag-ship of Sir Roger Curtis, with whom he shortly afterwards proceeded to the Cape of Good Hope in the Lancaster 64; became, 23 July, 1802, Acting-Lieutenant of the Diomede 50, into which ship the latter officer had shifted his flag; was officially promoted 15 April, 1803; and afterwards served in the same ship under Sir Jas. Saumarez on the Guernsey station. In 1804-5 Mr. Brine officiated as Flag-Lieutenant to his father, who at that time held the second command at Plymouth; from 18 June in the latter year, until 1808, he was employed on board the Rose sloop, Capts. Lucius Curtis and Philip Pipon, in the Channel, Mediterranean, and Baltic; and he then served for four years in the Victory 100, flag-ship of Sir Jas. Saumarez, also in the Baltic, where he was advanced to the command of the Sheldrake sloop, 13 Aug. 1812. His last appointment was, 12 Aug. 1815, to the Mosquito 18, which vessel, after an employment of three years on the St. Helena station, he paid off within a few days of the receipt of his Post-commission, which was dated 7 Dec. 1818. He accepted the Retirement 1 Oct. 1846.
Capt. Brine married, 26 Aug. 1836, Caroline, eldest daughter of the late Michael Bush, Esq., of Great Ormond-street. He became a widower 7 Oct. 1846. Agent – J. Hinxman.