A Naval Biographical Dictionary/White, Hugh Brice
WHITE. (Lieutenant, 1802. f-p., 40; h-p., 13.)
Hugh Brice White died in 1847.
This officer entered the Navy, in Aug. 1794, as a Supernumerary Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Royal William, guard-ship at Portsmouth, Capt. Francis Pickmore, for the purpose of joining the Jason 38, Capt. Chas. Stirling; under whom he assisted, as Midshipman, in company with the Pique 36, at the capture, 30 June, 1798, off the coast of France, after an action in which the Jason sustained a loss of 7 men killed and 11 wounded, of the French 40-gun frigate La Seine. Being wrecked in the following Oct. near Brest, he was for some time a prisoner in the hands of the enemy. On his release he was again, about Feb. 1799, placed under the command of Capt. Stirling, in the Pompée 74; in which ship we find him, on his return from a voyage to the West Indies, present in Sir James Saumarez’ action with M. de Linois off Algeciras 6 July, 1801. On 25 Oct. in the latter year, at which period he was serving off Cadiz in the St. George 98, bearing the flag of Sir Chas. Morice Pole, he was nominated Acting-Lieutenant of the Caroline 36, Capt. Bowen. In that frigate, to which he was confirmed 15 Jan. ensuing, he visited the coast of Africa, whence he returned to England, in the spring of 1802, and was paid off. His next appointments were – in April, 1803, to the Sea Fencible service – 3 July, 1804, to the Tonnant 80, Capts. Chas. Tyler and Thos. Browne, in which ship he cruized in the Channel, assisted at the blockade of Cadiz, fought at Trafalgar, and was for some time stationed off Cape Finisterre, under the flag of Rear-Admiral Elias Harvey – 16 Dec. 1806, to the Formidable 98, Capt. Fras. Fayerman – 13 Sept. 1809, to the acting-command of Le Var, lately a French frigate, which he brought home from Malta – 15 Feb. 1810, again to the Tonnant, Capts. Sir Chas. Hamilton, Stackpoole, and Sir John Gore – 17 July, 1812, after four months of half-pay, to the Pompée 74, Capt. Sir Jas. Athol Wood – in Sept. and Dec. 1814, to the Elizabeth 74, flag-ship of Hon. Chas. Elphinstone Fleeming, and Volontaire 38, Capt. Hon. Granville Geo. Waldegrave – 15 Feb. 1815, again, for a few weeks, to the Elizabeth – and, 27 Oct. following, to the Granicus 36, Capt. Wm. Furlong Wise. The Formidable, Tonnant, Pompée, Elizabeth, Volontaire, and Granicus, were employed chiefly in the Mediterranean, and on the coasts of Spain, Portugal, and France. The Pompée formed part of the force under Sir Edw. Pellew in his partial action with the French Toulon fleet 5 Nov. 1813. Mr. White invalided from the Granicus in July, 1816. From 9 Aug. 1827 until the period of his death he filled the appointment of Inspecting-Commander in the Coast Guard.
He was married and had issue.