HEWETT. (Lieut., 1815. f-p., 12; h-p., 32.)
William Hewett (c) died 16 Feb. 1845, at Exeter.
This officer entered the Navy, 7 July, 1803, as Midshipman, on board the Impétueux 74, Capts. Thos. Byam Martin, John Lawford, and David Milne, bearing the flag afterwards of Vice-Admiral Geo. Martin, in which ship he served for nearly 10 years – the last four as Master’s Mate. Besides attending the expedition of 1809 to the Walcheren, he was much employed, during that period, off Brest, Ferrol,and Corunna, as also in the Baltic and Tagus. In the course of 1813 he successively accompanied Vice-Admiral Martin into the Stately and Ruby 64’s, also on the Lisbon station; and on l7 June, 1814, he was promoted from the San Juan 74, flag-ship at Gibraltar of Hon. Chas. Elphinstone Fleeming, to an Acting-Lieutenancy in the Papillon 16, Capt. Jas. Hay. He returned home from the Mediterranean on the occasion of his official promotion, 1 April, 1815, and did not afterwards go afloat.
HEWITT. (Lieut., 1828. f-p., 11; h-p., 27.)
Thomas Hewitt was born 10 Jan. 1796.
This officer entered the Navy, 9 Aug. 1809, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Fylla 20, Capt. Hon. Edw. Rodney, with whom, after an intermediate servitude in the Channel, he ultimately proceeded to the East Indies, as Midshipman of the Africaine 38. On his return to England in the early part of 1816, he passed his examination, but in the following year, being unable to procure an appointment in any way desirable, he joined the Merchant service, and again sailed for India, where he remained until the close of 1823. In March, 1824, having applied for re-employment in the Navy, he was appointed Admiralty-Mate of the Prince Regent 120, flag-ship at the Nore. On 24 of next June he removed to the Brisk 10, Capt. Chas. Hope, and on being subsequently transferred to the Doris 42, Capt. Sir John Gordon Sinclair, he was ordered to South America, whence he invalided home in March, 1826, on board the Briton 46, Capt. Sir Murray Maxwell. Between the ensuing Aug. and Nov. 1828, we find Mr. Hewitt employed on the Home, Lisbon, and Mediterranean stations, in the Victory 104, Terror bomb (which vessel was wrecked on the coast of Portugal), and Ocean 80, Capt. Patrick Campbell. He was then nominated by Sir Pulteney Malcolm Acting-Lieutenant of the Wolf 18, Capt. Geo. Hayes – an appointment which the Admiralty confirmed. He left the Mediterranean, an invalid, in June, 1829, and has since been on half-pay.
Lieut. Hewitt married, 25 Nov. 1829, Miss Barlow, and by that lady has issue four childxen.
HEWLETT. (Commander, 1845.)
Richard Strode Hewlett is son of John Valentine Hewlett, Esq., of Barnstaple, Devon, by Admonition, youngest daughter of Rich. Strode, Esq., of Boterford and Newnham Park, in the above shire. He is nephew of the present Geo. Strode, Esq., of Newnham Park, a magistrate and Deputy-Lieutenant for Devon, who served as High Sheriff of the co. in 1825.
This officer passed his examination in 1829; and obtained his first commission 10 Jan. 1837. His appointments, in the capacity of Lieutenant, were – 27 Jan. 1837, to the Asia 84, commanded in the Mediterranean by Capt. Wm. Fisher – 3 April, and 16 Aug. 1837, as Additional, to the Caledonia 120,, and Princess Charlotte 104, bearing the flags of Sir Josias Rowley and Hon. Robt. Stopford, on the same station – 9 Oct. 1837, again in the Asia, still commanded by Capt. Fisher, under whom he participated in the operations of 1840 on the coast of Syria, and served at the blockade of Alexandria – and 10 Aug. 1841, to the Illustrious 72, flag-ship in. North America and the West Indies of Sir Chas. Adam. He was advanced, a few months after he had been paid off, to the rank of Commander, by commission dated 23 Sept. 1845, and, since 7 Jan. 1846, he has been officiating as Second Captain ot the Excellent gunnery-ship at Portsmouth, Capt. Henry Ducie Chads.
HEWLETT. (Lieutenant, 1825.)
William Hewlett, born 1 Jan. 1795, is son of the late Wm. Hewlett, Esq., Master R.N. (1799).
This officer entered the Navy, 20 July, 1807; and while attached to the Ulysses 44, commanded in succession by Capts. Christ. John Williams Nesham, Wm. Maude, and Hon. Warwick Lake, was present, in 1808-9, at the reduction of Marie-galante, Deseada, Martinique, and Flushing. He passed his examination in 1814, and was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, while serving in the Coast Blockade, 10 Jan. 1825. His appointments since that period have been to the command – 29 Aug. 1833, of a station in the Coast Guard – 17 March, 1835, to the Sprightly Revenue-vessel – 17 March, 1838, again to a Coast-Guard station – 6 Oct. 1840, of the Cheerful, another Revenue-cruizer – and 21 July, 1842, once more of a station in the Coast Guard, which he still retains.
Lieut. Hewlett married, in June, 1829, Rebecca, only daughter of W. Atkins, Esq., of Gosport, Hants, by whom he has issue three sons and three daughters.
HEWSON. (Captain, 1817. f-p., 22; h-p., 37.)
George Hewson, born 26 July, 1776, is second son of the late Rev. Fras. Hewson, M.A., of Woodford, near Listowel, co. Kerry, by Margaret, daughter of Lancelot Sandes, Esq., of Kilcavan, Queen’s co. He is brother of John Fras. Hewson, Esq., of Ennismore, a Deputy-Lieutenant for Kerry, and of the present Lieut. Maurice Hewson, R.N.; first-cousin of the Right Hon. Maurice Fitzgerald, the Knight of Kerry; and second-cousin of Lord Monteagle.
This officer entered the Navy, in Feb. 1788,, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Racehorse 18, Capts. Thos. Foley and Mackay, under whom he served for four years on the Home station, latterly as Midshipman. In Nov. 1792 he became attached to the Kingfisher 18, Capt. Thos. Graves, lying at Portsmouth; and on 19 March, 1793, he rejoined Capt. Foley, on board the St. George 98, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral John Gell, and fitting for the Mediterranean, on his passage whither he witnessed the capture of Le Général Dumourier privateer, and her prize the St. Iago, a galleon, with treasure on board to the value of a million sterling.. On the occupation of Toulon by Lord Hood, Mr. Hewson was employed on shore with a party of seamen at Fort Mulgrave; after which we find him uniting in the operations of 1794 against Corsica, and – immediately on passing his examination, which, he did before Nelson – appointed (through the instrumentality of Sir Hyde Parker, who had succeeded Rear-Admiral Gell) to the Britannia 100,. bearing the flag of Admiral Hotham; from which ship, subsequently to that officer’s first partial action with the French fleet, he was promoted, 16 March, 1795, to the rank of Lieutenant, and placed on board Le Censeur 74, Capt. Thos. Boys, one of the prizes taken on that occasion. His next appointments were – 18 April, 1795, to the Inconstant 36, Capt. Thos. Fras. Fremantle, also in the Mediterranean, where he assisted at the capture, 20 April, 1796, of the French 28-gun frigate Unité in Oct. 1797, to the Impétueux 74, Capt. John Willet Payne, in the Channel – 1 March, 1799, as First, to the Boadicea 38, Capts. Rich. Goodwin Keats and Chas. Rowley, by whom, as he had been by Capt. Payne, he was frequently employed on boat expeditions, on one of which occasions, we are informed, he contributed to the destruction of a convoy in the passage du Raz, and on another was; officially noticed for his conduct at the cutting-out of a lugger of 6 guns from under the batteries of St. Matthew – 13 June and 19 Oct. 1803, also as First, to the Ruby and Gelykheid 64’s, Capts. Hon. Fras. Farington Gardner and Isaac Wolley, both on the
