A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Hume, Joseph
HUME. (Lieutenant, 1813. f-p., 10; h-p., 31.)
Joseph Hume entered the Navy, in April, 1806, as a Volunteer, on board the Theseus 74, Capt. Geo. Hope, whom he accompanied to the Cape of Good Hope. From June, 1807, until Oct. 1812, we find him successively employed with Capt. Henry Hope, as Midshipman, in the Espoir sloop, Glatton 50, and Leonidas, Topaze, and Satellite frigates, all on the Mediterranean station; where, until he invalided in March, 1814, he further served in the Goshawk sloop, Capt. Napier, Stromboli, Capt. Stoddart (of which vessel he was confirmed a Lieutenant 22 Jan. 1813), and Alcmène frigate, Capts. Edwards Lloyd Graham and Jeremiah Coghlan. On the night of 31 Oct. 1809, while in the Topaze, he assisted in her boats, with those of a squadron under Lieut. John Tailour, at the capture and destruction, after a desperate struggle and a loss to the British of 15 men killed and 55 wounded, of the French store-ship Lamproie of 16 guns and 116 men, bombards Victoire and Grandeur, and armed xebec Normande, with a convoy of seven merchant-vessels, defended by numerous strong batteries in the Bay of Rosas.[1] In the Alcmène, Mr. Hume, in Dec. 1813, contributed to the capture of La Flêche national schooner, of 12 guns and 99 men. His last appointments were, 16 June, 1815, and 19 Feb. 1816, to the Eurotas and Firth frigates, Capts. Jas. Lillicrap and Sir John Louis. He returned home from North America in July, 1817, having been superseded at his own request. Agents – Hallett and Robinson.
- ↑ Vide Gaz. 1809, p. 1907.