Royal Naval Biography/Gossett, Henry
HENRY GOSSETT, Esq.
[Captain of 1829.]
Passed his examination at Plymouth, in the summer of 1815; obtained his first commission on the 30th Dec. 1816; and subsequently served as lieutenant of the Harlequin 18, Captain Charles C. Parker; Hussar 46, Captain George Harris; and Pylades 18, Captain George V. Jackson, on the Cork and Jamaica stations. In 1828, he successively commanded the Espiegle and Slaney sloops, employed in the West Indies. His promotion to the rank of captain took plaice Jan. 1st, 1829.