A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Budd, Henry Hayward
BUDD. (Commander, 1842. f-p., 16; h-p., 33.)
Henry Hayward Budd entered the Navy, 8 Oct. 1798, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Thames 32, Capts. Wm. Lukin and Aiskew Paffard Hollis, employed on the Mediterranean station; attained the rating of Midshipman 24 July, 1799; and, on 12 July, 1801, was present in Sir Jas. Saumarez’ action ¦with the Franco-Spanish squadron in the Gut of Gibraltar. He removed, in Jan. 1802, to the Tigre 74, Capts. Robt. Jackson and Rich. Curry, from which ship he was paid off 23 Sept. following; served, from March, 1803, to July, 1805, part of the time as Master’s Mate, in the Antelope 60, Capts. Sir Sidney Smith, Henry Bazely, Sir Home Popham, and Robt. Plampin, off the Texel and Ostend, where he had charge of a gun-boat; passed his examination 4 Sept. 1805; and, after a further attachment to the Pompée 74, flag-ship of Sir S. Smith, in which he assisted at the destruction of the Martello towers on the coast of Messina, was appointed, 4 Oct. 1806, Acting-Lieutenant of the Aurora 28, Capt. Geo. Fras. Seymour. While in that frigate Mr. Budd, in command of the boats, cut out an armed vessel from under the batteries of Ajaccio, after a serious contest, in which the British had 6 men wounded. He was confirmed by the Admiralty 25 March, 1807; was subsequently appointed, 26 Jan. 1808, to the Erebus 28, Capt. Wm. Antridge, under whom we find him continually in collision with the Danes in the Baltic until April, 1812. He next cruized, from 10 June, 1814, until his return home in Aug. 1815, in the Swinger 12, Capt. Alex. Barclay Branch, for the protection of commerce off Surinam; and for his share, during that period, in effecting the destruction of a notorious American privateer of nearly twice the force of the Swinger, obtained, in common with the rest of the officers and men belonging to the latter vessel, the thanks of the Admiralty. From the peace Lieut. Budd remained unemployed until appointed, 22 May, 1840, First of the San Josef 110, bearing the flags at Plymouth of, successively, Rear-Admirals Fred. Warren and Sir Sam. Pym. He was superseded, on advancement to his present rank, 16 Sept. 1842, and has since been on half-pay.