Epervier brig, Capts. John Bowker and Thos. Tudor Tucker, he saw a good deal of boat-service, and assisted at the reduction of the islands of St. Thomas and Ste. Croix. While next employed with Capt. Tucker, as Master’s Mate and Acting-Lieutenant, from Nov. 1808 to Sept. 1809, in the Cherub 18, Mr. Haydon, besides contributing to the cutting-out of an American sloop protected by a very heavy fire from the enemy’s batteries at Martinique, and participating in the destruction of one of those means of defence, served on shore at the capture of the above island, and was present in the Cherub’s yawl in a frustrated attempt made, in May, 1809, to annihilate the French frigates Furieuse and Félicité, lying in Basseterre, Guadeloupe. On leaving the Cherub, our officer, whose conduct in that sloop had been marked by a very conspicuous degree of gallantry, zeal, and energy, became successively Master’s Mate of the Neptune 98, and Pompée 74, bearing each the flag of his old Commander, Hon. Sir Alex. Cochrane, under whom, previously to sharing in the operations which led to the surrender of Guadeloupe, he beheld the destruction, 18 Dec. 1809, of the 40-gun frigates Loire and Seine, laden with stores and provisions, moored in Ance la Barque, and defended by numerous batteries. Being ultimately obliged, from the impaired state of his health, to return to England in the Curieux sloop, Capt. Colin Campbell, Mr. Haydon had the satisfaction, on his arrival, of being presented, as a reward for his services, with a commission bearing date 28 Dec. 1810. He almost immediately afterwards sailed, in the Stately 64, Capt. Edw. Stirling Dickson, for Cadiz, where, with a view to, assisting in its defence, he joined the flotilla, and was for nearly two years incessantly employed in a gun-boat. During that period, one of more than ordinary fatigue and excitement, he frequently landed for the purpose of storming the enemy’s batteries, under whose immediate fire he appears to have been not less than 16 times personally in action. For many days at a time he was compelled to subsist upon raw salt meat; and, although an extraneous fact, it may not be uninteresting to add that he was instrumental to the embarkation of the mortar which now stands, an object of curiosity, in St. James’ Park. Proceeding, in Dec. 1812, to the Mediterranean, in the Barfleur 98, Capt. Sir Edw. Berry, Mr. Haydon was there successively appointed, in the course of 1813, to the Tremendous 74, Capt. Robt. Campbell, Prince of Wales 98, Capt. John Erskine Douglas, and Guadeloupe 16, Capts. Arthur Stow, Chas. Hole, and Chas. Pengelly; which latter vessel, after having served as her First-Lieutenant at the reduction of Genoa and its dependencies, he left in Aug. 1814. His subsequent appointments were – 26 June, 1815, to the Cephalus 18, Capt. John Furneaux, under whom, during the war of 100 days, he was employed in co-operation with the Royalists, on the coast of France and up the Gironde – 6 Nov. 1815, to the Ramillies 74, flag-ship at Leith of Sir Wm. Johnstone Hope – and, 5 June, 1818, to the Carron 20, commanded by his former Captain, J. Furneaux, at whose especial request, it appears, he was selected to fill the office of First-Lieutenant. He proceeded in the latter vessel to the East Indies, escorting en route Sir Ralph Darling, Governor of the Mauritius, and continued to serve on that station until wrecked, in the Bay of Bengal, and with difficulty saved, 6 July, 1820. He then, after encountering many perils, Inflictive of serious injury to his health, returned to England, and has since been on half-pay.
Lieut. Haydon has for many years resided at Axminster, and there discharged, with credit, the various duties of Churchwarden, Overseer, Collector of Taxes, Assessor, Guardian, &c. He married, 12 March, 1822, Miss Sarah Lincoln, of Crin Chard, Chard, co. Somerset, and by that lady has issue two sons and three daughters. Agents – Messrs. Chard.
HAYDON. (Lieut., 1807. f-p., 13; h-p., 34.)
George Haydon is brother of Capt. Wm. Haydon, R.N.
This officer entered the Navy, 1 Sept. 1800, as a Boy, on board the Royal George 100, Capt. Wm. Domett, stationed in the Channel. In Feb. 1801 he became Midshipman of the Belleisle 74, commanded by the latter officer, and subsequently by Capts. Chas. Boyles, John Whitby, and Wm. Hargood; under the latter of whom, on proceeding to the Mediterranean, he fought at Trafalgar, 21 Oct. 1805. On 9 June, 1807, after having been for 18 months employed on the coasts of Ireland and of the north of Spain on board the Amethyst 36, and Warrior 74, both commanded by Capt. John Wm. Spranger, Mr. Haydon was promoted to a Lieutenancy in the Rosamond sloop, Capt. Jas. Whitley Deans, and Benj. Walker, on the North Sea station. His last appointment was, 1 Feb. 1808, to the Medusa 32, Capt. Hon. Duncombe Pleydell Bouverie, in which frigate, besides assisting at the capture of three heavy privateers, he experienced great hardships during a fruitless pursuit of two French frigates to the coast of Labrador, and was actively employed in 1812 in co-operation with the patriots on the north coast of Spain. He left the Medusa 30 May, 1813.
HAYDON. (Captain, 1841. f-p., 16; h-p., 38.)
William Haydon is brother of Lieut. Geo. Haydon, R.N.
This officer entered the Navy, 14 July, 1793, as Admiral’s Servant, on board the Royal George 100, Capt. Wm. Domett, bearing the flag on the Channel of the late Lord Bridport; and, from the following Sept. until his promotion to the rank of Lieutenant 26 Sept. 1799, was successively employed on the Home station in the Niger, Latona, and Cambrian frigates, all commanded by Capt. Hon. Arthur Kaye Legge; under whom, in the Niger, one of Vice-Admiral Graves’ repeaters, he officiated as Signal-Midshipman in the action of 1 June, 1794. Until he invalided in Nov. 1801, Mr. Haydon next served on the Irish and West India stations in the Hazard 18, and Cerberus 32, Capts. Wm. Butterfield and Jas. Macnamara. He was subsequently, on 4 April, 1803, appointed First of the Mercury 28, in which frigate, and in L’Aimable 32, and Medusa, of similar force, he uninterruptedly served for five years with Capt. Hon. Duncombe Pleydell Bouverie. He was at first employed, during that period, on the Jersey and Guernsey station; next, under Lord Nelson in the Mediterranean; and ultimately in South America, where, in Feb. 1807, he served on shore with a brigade of seamen and marines under Capt. Ross Donnelly, and obtained the high eulogiums of Sir Sam. Auchmuty for his conduct at the storming of Monte Video. On the return of the Medusa to England, Mr. Haydon was sent with a strong recommenda^ tion to Sir Wm. Sidney Smith, then at Rio de Janeiro, where, in July, 1808, he was invested by that officer with the command of the Hospital Island, and the rank of Commander. The Admiralty, however, refusing to confirm the appointment, he returned to England, and was not promoted until 1 Aug. 1811, from which period, with the exception of three months’ acting-command (from Dec. 1811 to March, 1812), of the Crane 18, he remained on half-pay until nominated, 15 May, 1828, Second Captain of the Windsor Castle 76, flag-ship in the Mediterranean of his friend Hon. D. P. Bouverie. In May, 1830, his private affairs requiring his presence in England, Capt. Haydon was obliged to resign his appointment; and he has not since been afloat. His elevation to the rank he now holds took place 23 Nov. 1841.
HAYDON. (Lieut., 1809. f-p., 12; h-p., 32)
William Phippard Haydon entered the Navy 12 April, 1803, as Master’s Mate, on board the Winchelsea, Lieut.-Commander Pope, lying at Sheerness. In Aug. following he removed to the
