A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Pogson, Henry Freeman Young
POGSON. (Commander, 1819. f-p., 28; h-p., 29.)
Henry Freeman Young Pogson entered the Navy, in the spring of 1790, as A.B., on board the Romulus 36, Capt. Thos. Lennox Frederick, and, until the following year, was employed, latterly with the rating of Midshipman, in watching the port of Brest. After a servitude of five years and four months on the Mediterranean and Channel stations in the Terrible 74, Capts. Skeffington Lutwidge, Geo. Campbell, and Sir Rich. Bickerton (under the first and second of whom he assisted at the occupation of Toulon in 1793, at the reduction of Corsica in 1794, and in Hotham’s partial actions in 1795), he was made Lieutenant, 28 April, 1798, into the Espiègle sloop, Capt. Jas. Broodier, employed as a cruizer in the North Sea. His succeeding appointments were – 26 Dec. 1799, to the Neptune 98, Capt. Jas. Vashon, attached to the Channel fleet – 18 Aug. 1801, to the Téméraire 98, in which ship, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Geo. Campbell, he made a voyage to the West Indies – 8 April, 1803 (after six months of half-pay), to the Canopus 80, bearing the flag of the same officer in the Mediterranean, where he remained until Aug. 1805, officiating part of the time as First-Lieutenant – 3 June, 1807, to the Majestic 74, flag-ship of Vice-Admiral Thos. Macnamara Russell in tha Downs, where he became Signal-Lieutenant, and, witnessed the surrender of Heligoland – 17 March, 1808, and 7 Nov. 1810, to the Prince of Orange 74, and Monmouth 64, flag-ships in the Downs of Admirals G. Campbell and Thos. Foley – and 17 July and 26 Aug. 1812, 28 June, 1814, and 7 June, 1816, to the command of the Bold, Bramble, Racer, and Eagle. In the Bramble and Racer (which latter yessel was wrecked in the Gulf of Florida 10 Oct. 1814) he was employed in carrying despatches to the coasts of Spain and North America; and in the Eagle he cruized in protection of the revenue until promoted to his present rank 4 March, 1819. His last appointment was, 6 April, 1830, to the Coast Guard, in which service he continued, as an Inspecting-Commander, for nearly three years.