On 9 Nov. 1813 he was again in the boats at the taking of a vigorously-defended tower at Port Nouvelle, and the destruction of 7 French vessels lying there under the protection of several batteries; after which, in April, 1814, he participated, as First-Lieutenant, in the honour of conveying Napoleon Buonaparte from Frejus to Elba. On the latter occasion, and when within four or five miles of the harbour of Porto Ferrajo, Mr. Hastings went on shore with the foreign ministers, as one of the commissioners for taking possession of the island, and making the proper arrangements for the reception of its future sovereign. During the war of a Hundred Days this officer further presents himself to our notice by his conspicuous exertions in the Undaunted’s boats in preventing supplies from being thrown into Ancona; in destroying different armed towers; in capturing a Neapolitan flotilla, consisting of two schooners and nine gun-boats, protected by the fortress of Barletta; and in erecting, with wonderful celerity, a battery on the island of Tremiti, in the Adriatic, which his prompt and skilful measures soon forced to surrender. When subsequently in the Euryalus, Mr. Hastings was employed at the blockade of Algiers, preparatory to the concessions made by the Dey to Sir Harry Burrard Neale in 1824. On 9 May, 1825, having earned a reputation for merit of a very high order, he was at length advanced to the rank of Commander; and on 4 Nov. 1828 he was appointed to the Ferret sloop; in which vessel he appears to have been again employed for a period of 10 weeks off Algiers, with the view of observing and reporting to the British Government the proceedings of the French in their preparations for the attack and capture of that place; a delicate and important service, of which he acquitted himself to the high satisfaction of his Commander-in-Chief, Sir Pulteney Malcolm. Capt. Hastings, who continued in the Ferret until posted, 22 July, 1830, afterwards, from 13 April, 1832, until Aug. 1845, commanded the Excellent gunnery-ship at Portsmouth, where, during the last six years, he simultaneously discharged the duties of Captain Superintendent of the Royal Naval College.
In compliment to the professional and scientific attainments of Capt. Hastings, the honour of Knighthood was, at the request of the Admiralty, conferred on him 5 June, 1839. On leaving the Excellent he was appointed Storekeeper to the Ordnance; and he is also a Magistrate and Deputy-Lieutenant for co. Hereford. He married, 12 May, 1827, Louisa Elizabeth, sister of the Dean of Exeter, and daughter of Thos. Humphrey Lowe, Esq., of Bromsgrove, by Lucy, eldest daughter and co-heir of Thos. Hill, Esq., of Court of Hill, co. Salop, M.P. for Leominster. Agents – Messrs. Ommanney.
HASWELL. (Lieutenant, 1827.)
Charles Symes Haswell passed his examination In 1821; obtained his commission 4 April, 1827; and was appointed, 7 Aug. following, to the Bustard sloop, commanded in the West Indies by Capt. Geo. Sidney Smith. With the exception of a command, from 6 Oct. 1840 until Sept. 1845, of the Fox Revenue-vessel, Mr. Haswell has had charge, since 13 Sept. 1832, of a station in the Coast Guard. He is married, and has issue.
HASWELL. (Lieut., 1816. f-p., 11; h-p., 31.)
Edward Haswell entered the Navy, in Feb. 1805, as Ordinary, on board the Centaur 74, bearing the broad pendant in the West Indies of Sir Sam. Hood. Being appointed Midshipman, in the early part of the following year, of the Indefatigable 46, Capts. John Tremayne Rodd, Henry Edw. Reginald Baker, John Broughton, and Edw. Tucker, he continued to serve in that frigate, on the Bay of Biscay and Channel stations, until June, 1812; in the course of which, and of the following year, he was successively transferred with Capt. Tucker to a Master’s Mateship in the Cornwall 74, and Inconstant 36 – the latter ship attached to the force in South America. He became Acting-Lieutenant, 18 June, 1814, of the Elk 18, Capt. John Bartholomew Hoar Curran, on the East India station, where he was confirmed 10 Feb. 1815. He went on half-pay in 1816, and has not been since afloat.
HASWELL. (Lieut., 1815. f-p., 12; h-p., 32.)
John Dawes Haswell entered the Navy, 15 July, 1803, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Dreadnought 98. Capts. Edw. Brace, John Child Purvis, Robt. CartheWw Reynolds, Geo. Reynolds, Edw. Rotherham, and John Conn, flag-ship for some time of Admirals Hon. Wm. Cornwallis and Cuthbert Collingwood, in which he fought at Trafalgar in the capacity of Midshipman. Between Aug. 1806 and his promotion to the rank of Lieutenant, 10 Feb. 1815, he served, chiefly as Master’s Mate, in the Révolutionnaire 38, Capt. Chas. Fielding, Defiance 74, Capt. Hon. Henry Hotham, Royal George 100, bearing the flag of Sir John Duckworth, San Josef 110, Hibernia 120, Armide 38, and Dublin 50, all commanded by Capt. Rich. Dalling Dunn, and Statira 38, Capts. Jas. Nash and Thos. Brown, on the Channel, Spanish, and Halifax stations. He has since been on half-pay.
HASWELL. (Commander, 1830.)
William Henry Haswell is son of Mr. Haswell, R.N., who died suddenly, in the 77th year of his age, 5 Jan. 1831.
This officer entered the Navy, 1 Feb. 1800, as Ordinary, on board the Royal William, guardship at Spithead, and in the course of the following year was employed off Cadiz in the Dreadnought 98, Capt. Jas. Vashon. In Nov. 1802, after an employment of nearly 12 months, as Midshipman, in the Hydra 38, Capt. Hon. Chas. Paget, he joined the Phoebe 36, Capts. Hon. Thos. Bladen Capel and Jas. Oswald, under the former of whom it was his fortune to be present at the battle of Trafalgar, 21 Oct. 1805. Removing, in March, 1806, to the Endymion 40, Capts. Edw. Durnford King, and Hon. T. B. Capel, he accompanied the expedition of 1807 to the Dardanells, where, we believe, he was taken prisoner, and detained on board the Turkish Admiral’s ship until he had participated in two general actions with the Russian fleet, by which he was re-captured. He was ultimately, on 28 Feb. 1809, promoted to a Lieutenancy in the Impétueux 74, Capt. John Lawford, and, being shortly afterwards appointed to the Revenge 74, Capts. Hon. C. Paget and John Nash, was attached to the force sent against Flushing; during the operations connected with the siege of which place he appears to have had charge of an armed transport. We afterwards, until Aug. 1814, find him commanding the Landrail, and serving, again with Capt. Paget, on board the Superb 74, off the coasts of Ireland, France, and America. He obtained an appointment in the Coast Guard 1 Nov. 1820; the command of the Bramble 10 May, 1827; the rank he now holds 22 July, 1830; a three-years’ Inspectorship in the Coast Guard 20 March, 1832; and the command, 31 Oct. 1846, of the Poictiers 72, guard-ship at Chatham – an appointment he still enjoys.
Commander Haswell has been twice married – the second time, 9 Feb. 1839, to Frances Maria, third daughter of Lieut. Wm. Taylor, R.N. (1794), of Greenwich Hospital, who died in 1835. He has issue. Agents – Hallett and Robinson.
HASWELL. (Lieutenant, 1845.)
William Henry Haswell entered the Navy in 1830; passed his examination 2 May, 1838; and served, as Mate, on the Mediterranean, Home, and South American stations, in the Talbot 26, Capt. Hon. Robt. Fanshawe Stopford (under whom he was slightly wounded at the bombardment of St. Jean d’Acre, 3 Nov. 1840[1]), Agincourt 72 (fitting for the flag of Sir Thos. John Cochrane), St. Vincent 120, flag-ship of Sir Chas. Rowley, and Dolphin
- ↑ Vide Gaz. 1840, p. 2901.
