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Sir Salusbury Pryce Humphreys, CB, KCH (24 November 1778 – 17 November 1845) was an officer of the Royal Navy who saw service during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812, rising to the rank of rear-admiral. He entered the navy during the Spanish armament in 1790 and served aboard a number of ships, starting at the level of able seaman and rising through the ranks, having reached midshipman on the outbreak of the French Revolutionary Wars. A lieutenancy followed while serving in the Caribbean, where he acted in support of army operations against enemy colonies and islands, before his return to Britain. He was afterwards employed in the English Channel and North Sea, where he distinguished himself on a cutting out expedition off the Dutch island of Schiermonnikoog, narrowly escaping death when a ship he tried and failed to board suddenly exploded. After again supporting land operations, this time in Holland, he was promoted to commander though he had to then wait two years for a command. Promotion to post captain soon followed, and he went to North America to command the flagship of the admiral in command there. Desertion from Royal Navy ships had become a pressing issue and Humphreys, by then in command of the 50-gun , was ordered to intercept the , which was suspected to have several deserters as part of her crew. Humphreys did so, and requested permission to search her. ''Chesapeake''s captain refused, so Humphreys fired upon her, the poorly prepared American ship surrendered and Humphreys took off several British deserters. The backlash from the ''Chesapeake-Leopard'' Affair, as it became known as, was severe. A political crisis was precipitated between the governments of Britain and the United States, and to mollify the Americans, Humphreys was given no further commands. He was already wealthy, having married an heiress, and settling at the estates of Bramall Hall. He was promoted to rear-admiral, and then restored on the active lists, having changed his surname to Davenport in 1838 on the occasion of his wife's inheritance. He died in 1845. ==Family and early life== Salusbury Pryce Humphreys was born at Clungunford Rectory, on 24 November 1778, the third son of Reverend Evan Humphreys and his wife Mary. He entered the navy on 1 July 1790, during the Spanish armament, serving as a volunteer aboard the 64-gun , which was then under the command of Captain James Vashon. He was next aboard the 50-gun , the flagship of Rear-Admiral Sir John Laforey in the Leeward Islands, followed by a posting to the 32-gun , commanded by Captain Matthew Squire.〔〔 He was rated as able seaman during this last posting, after which he was moved to the 14-gun , commanded by Captain Francis Laforey. His next ship was the 50-gun , under Captain Paul Minchin, where he was rated as midshipman some time before the outbreak of war with Revolutionary France in February 1793.〔 ''Severn'' conveyed the Governor General of Canada, Lord Dorchester, and his family and suite, to Quebec, returning to Britain in 1794.〔 Humphreys followed Minchin to his next command, the 38-gun , and went out to the West Indies. While serving there, Humphreys was ordered to act as lieutenant of the 14-gun under Captain Henry Evans in April 1796.〔〔 Humphreys was next in action supporting the army under Sir Ralph Abercromby at the siege of Saint Lucia, and afterwards convoyed the despatches concerning the attack on Porto Rico back to Britain.〔 His promotion to lieutenant came on 17 January 1797, together with an appointment to the armed ship ''Sally'', serving in the North Sea under Captain George Wolfe.〔 In 1798 he received a posting to the 32-gun , also in the North Sea, under the command of Captain George Dundas.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Salusbury Pryce Humphreys」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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