A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Simpson, Henry George
SIMPSON. (Lieutenant, 1846.)
Henry George Simpson was Midshipman of the Princess Charlotte 104, flag-ship of Sir Robt. Stopford, during the campaign of 1840, on the coast of Syria, including the bombardment of St. Jean d’Acre; and Acting-Mate, in 1842, of the Harlequin 16, Capt. Hon. Geo. Fowler Hastings, during the operations on the Yang-tse-Kiang and in an attack upon pirates at Sumatra. He passed his examination 4 May, 1843; was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, 31 Jan. 1846, while serving at Portsmouth in the Excellent gunnery-ship, Capt. Henry Ducie Chads; was reappointed to the Excellent 3 Feb. following; and since 24 Nov. in the same year has been employed in the Rattlesnake surveying-vessel, Capt. Owen Stanley, now in the East Indies.