A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Fosse, William
FOSSE. (Lieutenant, 1809. f.-p., 15; h-p., 32.)
William Fosse entered the Navy, 8 March, 1800, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Alligator sloop, Capt. Geo. Bowen, on the Mediterranean station, where, in July, 1802, he became Midshipman of the Pegasus, Capt. John Pengelly. In 1804-5 he joined the Eurydice 24, Capts. John Nicholas and Wm. Hoste, and Triumph 74, Capts. Henry Inman and Sir Thos. Masterman Hardy, on the African and Home stations; after which he became successively attached to the Sampson and Diadem 64’s, flag-ships of Rear-Admiral Chas. Stirling, under whom he assisted at the storming of Monte Video in Feb. 1807. In April of the latter year he obtained a Sub-Lieutenancy in the Protector gun-brig, Lieut.-Commander Geo. Mitchener, from which vessel, then on the Leith station, he was promoted to be Acting-Lieutenant, 25 Jan. 1809, of the Spitfire sloop, Capt. John Ellis. Being confirmed in his present rank 6 Oct. following, he afterwards, from 29 Aug. 1811, until 28 Aug. 1815, served, on the West India and other stations, in the Tigre 74, Capt. John Halliday. Since the date last mentioned he has not been afloat.