A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Henry, William
HENRY. (Lieut., 1815. f-p., 14; h-p., 26.)
William Henry entered the Navy, 19 Nov. 1807, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the- Neptune 98, Capt. Sir Thos. Williams, bearing the flag afterwards of Hon. Sir Alex. Cochrane, with whom he also served for some time in the Pompée 74, and Statira 38. During the term of his attachment to the two former of those ships he assisted as Midshipman at the redaction of Martinique and the Saintes, aided on shore at the- taking of Guadeloupe, witnessed the capture of the French 74-gan ship D’Haupoult, and was at the destruction of the 44-gun frigates Loire and Seine, in L’Ance la Barque. In Feb. 1811, after having served for a short time with Sir. Fras. Laforey in the Dragon 74, Mr. Henry joined the Castor 32, Capt. Chas. Dilkes, and proceeded to the Mediterranean, where, on 23 June, 1813, he contributed, in the boats, to the cutting-out, from under the protection of a strong fort, on the coast of Catalonia, of La Fortune, French privateer, of 2 guns, 2 swivels, and 48 men – an exploit which occasioned the British a loss of 4 men killed and 9 wounded. In 1814 Mr. Henry, we find, participated in another affair of the same description. Quitting the Castor in April, 1815, he next, for short periods, joined the Tonnant 80, flag-ship of Hon. Sir Alex. Cochrane, and Royal Sovereign 100; and on 13 of the following June he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant. Since 21 Dec. 1841 he has been in charge of a station in the Coast Guard. Agents – Hallett and Robinson.