A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Hewett, William
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.