A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Sutton, William
SUTTON. (Lieut., 1815. f-p., 18; h-p., 32.)
William Sutton died in 1848.
This officer entered the Navy, 1 Sept. 1797, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Overyssel 64, Capt. John Bazely, bearing the flag of Admiral Peyton in the Downs. In Jan. 1800 he removed to the Unicorn 32, Capts. Philip Wilkinson and Chas. Wemyss, stationed in the Channel; and in May, 1802, he again joined Capt. Wilkinson as Midshipman (a rating he had attained in April, 1800) on board the Hussar 38. In that frigate, during his passage home with despatches from Ferrol, he was wrecked, on the night of 8 Feb. 1804, on the southernmost part of the Saintes. He was under the necessity in consequence of surrendering himself a prisoner, with nearly all the crew, to the French at Brest. On regaining his liberty at the end of the war he was received, in May, 1814, on board the Salvador del Mundo, flag-ship at Plymouth of Admiral Wm. Domett. He served next, from July following until Sept. 1815, in the Vesta schooner, Lieut.-Commander Geo. Gover Miall, principally on the coast of North America; and on 2 Nov. in the latter year he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant. He did not afterwards go afloat. Agents – Messrs. Chard.