HENRY WILLIAMS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1455, 1 June 1912, Page 6

HENRY WILLIAMS.

OFFICER. AND CHURCHMAN:. NAVY BAYS MV.CAhhKB. Ttio recoil £ tloivlh of Jff, f, C. Wil-NaHjs in Auckland onWs u,p niem-iriM of. Jus iHustrinus father, .VrdvdcacQn. lleiiry Wii.lianis, who., in hfs younger slays, served i. wifh distinction hi (ho Royal %n\y., 'J'n J so.t.tto tnalter.s wi.vfcli nsay l>e in some disf pu!o, Owing to (ihe puMieaiioii- recertify , of fa paragraph wljic.li set forth ('hat .ho h?ut served iii fho fa.nio.iis CtieVsapea-|(e-SruHinon ■ engagement, ilio, (.oiloiviiig foots a-re . given.:— ■ the Nitty in the Napoleonic Wars. Henry Williams was not present at that ae-Ko.u, He entered (tna Xovy i iv ).80-!i (the year when Napollooil brought IMissfii to her knees at Jciva), at ii- years of .age,, serving- under Sir Jo-spin Yorke, n, friend of. the family, first in the fitaileur, after'wards iii. Christian. VII; in. -tlio. Mania-; : Under Captain Lintay; in the -Galaba-, Under Qaptain J.osncj in -the JfaceJio'rsfi; ui«|er Captain Do fepe,;: in the- Saturn-,. : under CAp'tain Nnsfcj unci in- flip- Jindy■mioii, Suiter Adnliral Hope. Jto- iv-fIS blip ■ of the volunteer who joined. Captain. (iif.teTw.ards Sir Charles) Napier, to "cp-■ Operate with an iirinj. under the cdmm.a:nd. of iLnr.d (a.iter-wa-r,ds Drike of) Wellington; ■ and subsequently fho Thomas, iintler Oa'.pfa.m Walpoie.. ;! At Copenhagen in 1.80.7. lye served b6th I afloat aud ashore, and whilst working -at tliO land batteries was. told off' jfpr a forlorii. hope m the- .eve of feli.e c/ipstulnitoh. Jle- was !!'.■ tlio engageriie/ni: of l*< »SIO, *hp« tb ß of «>« mil] ■han-.VIJ .attacked nine French .jnmbcats in-to Bflsaiw Kbads, ■■

I Fiffhtihg all over the Glbfee, Iu the Galatea Jip. took part in tho : eiiRiiijemerit oft. •Tama|.ane on. M'nv '20, I§l| ' Hiis action, bring iftisght between. ' tiiijee, Lnglish fftpte : s midep thp. coriiinand of ; C'ai)ta:m Schom,be"rg and three French' y.esse'ls. of superior; iorce.. In 'that; fighfi ■he fe.cpived a wound from which.' ho'never entirely i*c.o.versd. I'pr that .service '.lip ivtts. givttn ja Kit inedal 1 . It was sent .Sii't hint .by tlvp; Aflihi'raity in. 18iSy. .and. :i.s ■ stilt a. iieirlo.bm iii the family. He saw ■■fiirt.her spWco af'tlie-Ga'po, the JtajiritiUSj Madras, and Galquttli. Fri.i?al» Actions Aflaiijst America. 'I'he J'itst engagqinent in which ho. tq.ok ■.part was t'lie itrVji'J jiaval cpritlict Ijflt.vrc'.e'n. ■ linsliMffl arid, America in ISii. It. wiisit' .y.ear' pf frjgiits actioni!, ..and'.Bβ ipok jjai-fc: in- 'the duel be.foyeisji the Britislt EhdymiqiC aijd the'tT;S> ffignte irrWdehl Jtihwipened. thafe M.r, \Vill.ia!j)s w.as. one: , of the .jjrizo. ereiy scut on .bqiird'.after IHi;.. .aciip.n 'to- ta'feo tli* Kre.sidon;t ip , Beniiiida... Jii that eiißagoiiieril; the ■Kndj-injoh'.s! "igiihs had ■ be.e'ii trained .pri -the .American vessel's! Bill, jiy'liirsc , the. President had' feert'-'do'iiic -Tier ;he'Sf tp., car.iy. awjiy' the Eriglisif' -.frigate's ■nias.ts'. W.heii. tlie .President.' struck, arid, wits .taken averi ifc iva.-g fjnind' , ihafc tjher.e wait- six feet of ivnter: 'dpvin. lx ! r; i.oiv'j.and it was'--only ' ■at "tlio- puiiips- 'that the , -vessel ■.■\i-hii".Ufept. : iirtoii'f.-a.t'si.ll'i .Uu.ring -the ..tirive. of. stress-: a.n .Ij'qpsnng the ailing''vessel- afloat,, .algale■sp.r'iuig; :njij. ■"aiid; Sirhilst. ..cvs.'ry needed &■ iiiaiiagfi the- criizy. battJe'-seiii'red' ship, , i.he. ■■pr.i'spners i'pso' -.aiui. :attempte'd.-'ip.! retake jiet., -8u.!., .even in : th.a£ .eiiiergeiicj?,. ■■ ■■tlijS- old; :bulWog; Bwiish- spirffc vqsff to- the: .occasi.pii—tlip. .o.iitb.v'Qiife: wfe.repressed,,.t.ho.. gale.. \vas : nud. lika -,a' '/.woiiijclfid,.' diick. the ship'.-'trniled' into , anchpriigp'-at;' 'Wijo'ißer.ui.mlas l . . ■ ' ''...■ :

Enters, the Ministr-y-.. It .niust have been a> i'liriiiingrrnoj;. -fqssy, l.t.wa?,. .thisi.i.ei;r'jUl'e.- time of. re.jl' -war.,, in all .i'.fo h.or.rb'.v. wlijc'li ' fifst fnrried Mr,. WiJJiairis' s-: .thp.ii's.hts.- jnto' anclthsr Kruo\:e.,. : ;f : .n"il> bii. pßVte Ijeiiig de'c'lnr.6.(l,. jio retired, niifl; later .eiiteiied tlio Slinistiry;. ~,Af.fer Jip'i.iig ■Bw'lnjiied n pcioMt Ipj- fnevßislvop. cpln,. lie came, -to , iNew ■ Zealand.:a;s ; a-:iiu.s-.-.-Diir iiovp in. the Strange: new* country' lio in v'eneraii'fiu'-'and respect by, Hid jlaqris of tlie'far iiorth, and; .during his. Viffefiiiie, w.«(s cpnsidereil ; fjic ; . bigggst pakeha chief -.-known- "to -tlieip':;. 'i'liere v*f ■a' tribal, 'war livpragress- north of »«cfe land when Arch(leacpii..WiUiaiysyn.icjl; and; tiijc'h, waitlvs fcffe.ct of the-.news-,f.f that' sad. eyfiiit : tha'fc :peaco- was declared* niitj-, siißse.cinihtlj:., \]w Maoris (crpbteil.fi jnpnil-: nient to his. inemory'a.t Pai;hia> .Colloquial-; lv .among thq- Natives .A>c'U*acore.;Heiirj.' Williains. «;a>taiP!wn; .as ,J(prn. .\l»(■KbiifEM);; :iia MM -Wo wljomilieV !ia'(l' cv?r SP'.eiv. wearing; spectacles., Hb was. tiip Wii white man to: (riiverf.e-. the .North Island -fro'iii end fe 'end' ov.eriand! ' ...,: ■■■ .. ■ :