A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Sumpter, Nicholas
SUMPTER. (Lieut., 1815. f-p., 15; h-p., 25.)
Nicholas Sumpter entered the Navy, 15 Feb. 1807, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the London 98, Capt. Thos. Western; in which ship, after cruizing in the Channel, he accompanied the Royal Family of Portugal in its flight to the Brazils. From June, 1809, until Nov. 1814 he served on the Mediterranean, South American, and North Sea stations, as Midshipman (a rating he had attained in Jan. 1808), in the Nereus 36 and Montagu 74, both commanded by Capt. Peter Heywood; he then joined the Dee 24, Capt. John Wm. Andrew; and on his return in that ship from a visit to Hudson’s Bay he was presented, in Nov. 1815, with a commission dated back to 28 of the preceding Feb. The Nereus in April, 1810, brought home from the Mediterranean the remains of Vice-Admiral Lord Collingwood. From 24 Dec. 1830 until the spring of 1836 Mr. Sumpter commanded a station in the Coast Guard.