A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Phillipps, Henry Cranmer March
PHILLIPPS. (Lieutenant, 1814.)
Henry Cranmer March Phillipps, born 23 March, 1793, is fifth son of the late Thos. March Phillipps, Esq., of More Critchell, co. Dorset, and Garendon Park and Grace Dieu Manor, co. Leicester, by Susan, daughter of Chas. Lisle, Esq., of Moyles Court, co. Hants. He is brother-in-law of the late Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry.
This officer entered the Navy, 18 Aug. 1806, as a Supernumerary, on board the Theseus 74, Capt. Geo. Hope, lying in Cawsand Bay; and in the course of the same year Joined the Royal George 100, flag-ship of Sir John Thos. Duckworth, Sophie sloop, Capt. Wm. Mansell, and Seahorse of 42 guns and 281 men, Capt. John Stewart. Continuing in the latter ship until June, 1811, he was employed during that period in attendance on many diplomatic personages, and was afforded an opportunity of participating in numerous important services. On the night of 5 July, 1808, in particular, he contributed to the capture, after a furious engagement and a loss to the Seahorse (30 of whose crew were absent) of 5 men killed and 10 wounded, of the Turkish man-of-war Badere Zoffer, mounting 52 guns, with a complement of 543 men, of whom 170 were slain and 200 wounded. The Alis Fezan, of 26 guns and 230 men, a ship which had been also opposed to the Seahorse, was at the same time put to flight. After a servitude of two years as Midshipman in the Valiant 74, Capt. Robt. Dudley Oliver, Mr. Phillipps, in July, 1813, being then on the North American station, became Acting-Lieutenant of the Wasp sloop, Capt. Thos. Everard. He was confirmed a Lieutenant 10 March, 1814. At the commencement of the peace he was serving on board the Eridanus 36, Capts. Henry Prescott, Wm. Paterson, and Wm. King. Since he left that frigate he has been on half-pay. Agents – Messrs. Chard.