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# A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Becher, Alexander Bridport

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​BECHER. (Commander, 1841. f-p., 14; h-p.,23.)
Alexander Bridport Becher is son of the late Capt. Alex. Becher, R.N. (1802), an officer of high scientific attainments; grandson of the late Commander John Becher, R.N.; godson of Admiral Lord Bridport; and a close relative of the late Countess of Oxford.
This officer entered the Royal Naval College in April, 1810, and embarked, 28 Nov. 1812, as Midshipman, on board the Barham 74, Capt. John Wm. Spranger, with whom he served in Basque Roads and the West Indies, latterly as Master’s Mate, until July, 1814. He then joined the Cordelia 10, Capt. Wm. Sargent, lying in the Downs; was afterwards, from Dec. in the same year until June, 1817, employed, under Commodore Edw. W. C. R. Owen and Capt. Wm. Fitzwilliam Owen, chiefly in surveying the lakes of Canada; became attached, in Feb. 1818, as Admiralty-Mate, to the Superb 74, Capt. Chas. Ekins, at Plymouth; was transferred, in a similar capacity, 2 Sept. 1818, to the Leven 24, Capt. David Ewen Bartholomew; and after a period of twenty months, spent in surveying the whole of the Azores, part of the African Coast, and some of the Cape Verd Islands, joined the Conway 26, Capt. Basil Hall, on the South American station. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant 31 May, 1822, and appointed to the Alacrity 10, Capt. Hon. Fred. Spencer, but continued in the Conway until paid off, 24 March, 1823. He afterwards officiated as First Lieutenant, from 30 March to 31 Dec. 1839, of the Fairy surveying-vessel, Capt. Wm. Hewett; and on 23 Nov. 1841, was advanced to the rank he now holds.
Commander Becher, who has been for many years employed in the Hydrographical Office at the Admiralty, is proprietor and conductor of that invaluable periodical the “Nautical Magazine.” He is married, and has issue one daughter.
# A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Beckett, Flowers

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​BECKETT. (Lieut., 1805. f-p., 3; h-p., 21.)
Flowers Beckett entered the Navy, in Dec. 1795, as Midshipman, on board the Adventure, Capt. Wm. Gordon Rutherford, stationed in the West Indies, where he afterwards joined the Dictator 64, commanded by the same Captain, the Brunswick 74, flag-ship of Rear-Admiral Rich. {{sc|Rodney Bligh, and, 11 Sept. 1798, as Acting-Master, the Trent 36, Capt. Robt. Waller Otway. In the course of 1800 he was successively transferred with the latter officer, as Master’s Mate, to the Royal George 100, and London 98, bearing each the flag of Sir Hyde Parker. After serving in the launch of the last-mentioned ship at the battle of Copenhagen, 2 April, 1801, and a further attachment with Capt. Otway to the Edgar 74, on the West India station, whence he came home at the peace of Amiens, Mr. Beckett joined, in March, 1803, the Spartiate 74, Capt. Sir Fras. Laforey, under whom he again visited the West Indies, and, on his return with Lord Nelson in pursuit of the combined fleets of France and Spain, fought at Trafalgar, 21 Oct. 1805. He was promoted, in consequence, to the rank of Lieutenant 24 Dee. following, and, after serving four years longer in the Spartiate, was subsequently appointed, – 6 Dec. 1809, to the Dreadnought 98, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Thos. Sotheby, in the Channel – 23 July, 1812, to the Bittern, sloop, Capt. Geo. Augustus Hire, employed at Plymouth and Liverpool – and, 2 Nov. 1812, to the Chatham 74, as Flag-Lieutenant to Rear-Admiral Matt. Henry Scott, in the North Sea. Lieut. Beckett, who was paid off 27 Oct. 1814, and was next employed, from April to Aug. 1815, in raising volunteers at Manchester, afterwards served in the Ordinary at Sheerness from 1821 to 1824, and from 25 April, 1834, until 1837. Since 17 Oct. 1839, he has been in command of the Semaphore station at Putney.
# A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Beckford, John Leigh

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​BECKFORD. (Commander, 1821. f-p., 16; h-p., 28.)
John Leigh Beckford, an immediate descendant of Col. Peter Beckford, Lieut. Governor and Commander-in-Chief, temp. William III., of the island of Jamaica, is third son of Fras. Love Beckford, Esq., late of Basing Park, Hants, by Johanna, third daughter and co-heir of John Leigh, Esq., of Northcourt House, Isle of Wight. He is grand-nephew of the late Wm. Beckford, Esq., M.P., twice Lord Mayor of the city of London; also of the late Countess of Effingham, wife afterwards of Field Marshal Sir Geo. Howard, K.B.; and cousin of the present Wm. Beckford, Esq., of Fonthill Abbey, co. Wilts.
This officer entered the Navy, 21 March, 1803, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Ardent 64, Capt. Robt. Winthrop, and, on 28 Nov. following, witnessed the destruction in Finisterre Bay of La Bayonnaise French frigate of 32 guns and 200 men. He removed, as Midshipman, for a short time, in 1803, to the Revenge 74, Capt. Robt. Moorsom, fitting at Chatham; was then transferred to the Sybille, Capt. Winthrop, employed on the Channel and Irish stations; and in July, 1807, joined the Canopus 80, bearing the flag in the Mediterranean of Rear-Admiral Geo. Martin, under whom he continued to serve for three years, and during that period, in Oct. 1809, assisted in the pursuit of a French squadron of four sail, two of which, the Robuste of 84, and Lion of 74 guns, were destroyed by their own crews to prevent their falling into the hands of the British. He obtained, while serving in the San Josef 110, flag-ship in the Mediterranean of Sir Chas. Cotton, a commission dated 27 Nov. 1810; was employed during the five following months with the flotilla at the defence of Cadiz; then joined the Standard 64, Capt. Hon. Chas. Elphinstone Fleeming, in which ship he proceeded to Lima for specie; was next, from 13 Feb. 1813, to 30 Aug. 1815, employed, under Capts. Lucius Curtis and Bentinck Cavendish Doyle, off the Western Islands, in the Channel, and on the coast of North America, in the Madagascar 38; obtained an appointment, 8 May, 1818, to the Queen Charlotte 108, flag-ship at Portsmouth of Sir Geo. Campbell; became, 2 Oct. 1819, Flag-Lieutenant, on the Leith station, to Rear-Admiral Robt. Waller Otway, in the Dover 28; and was, in consequence, advanced to his present rank 30 Nov. 1821 He has since been on half-pay.
Commander Beckford married, 6 Nov. 1829, Harriette, fourth daughter of Geo. Ward, Esq., of Northwood House, Isle of Wight.
# A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Beaumont, Francis

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​BEAUMONT. (Retired Commander, 1844. f-p., 15; h-p., 33.)
Francis Beaumontt (b) was born in 1787.
This officer entered the Navy, 7 Aug. 1799, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board La Juste 80, Capts. Sir Henry Trollope, Rich. Dacres, and Sir Edm. Nagle, in which ship he proceeded to the West Indies, with the squadron under Sir Robt. Calder, in supposed pursuit of the French Admiral Ganteaume. He next, in Aug. 1802, joined, as Midshipman, La Déterminée 24, armeé en flûte, Capts. Alex. Skene and Alex. Becher, and, after being wrecked off Jersey 26 March, 1803, became attached to the Dreadnought 98, flag-ship in the Channel of Hon. Wm. Comwallis, commanded, afterwards, by Capt. John Child Purvis, and also by Capt. Robt. Carthew Reynolds, whom he accompanied, in Aug. 1804, into the Princess Royal 98. In Oct. 1807, Mr. Beaumont, who had passed his examination about Oct. 1805, became Lieutenant of the St. Albans 64, Capts. Fras. Wm. Austen, Edw. Brace, and Chas. Grant, to which ship he was confirmed by commission dated 11 Jan. 1808. Continuing to serve under the latter officer until April, 1812, he appears to have been employed in escorting to Sir Arthur Wellesley, in Portugal, the reinforcement of troops destined to share in the battle of Vimeiro; also in protecting various convoys of ludiamen to and from the Cape of Good Hope and China; in further conveying to Algesiras Gen. Graham, afterwards Lord Lynedoch, upon whom the St. Albans was in attendance at the battle of Barossa; and in co-operating with the Spaniards at the defence of Cadiz, where he came into frequent collision with the enemy’s gun-boats and batteries. On 16 April, 1812, he removed with Capt. Grant to the Armada 74, on the Mediterranean station; and while there he witnessed Sir Edw. Pellew’s second partial encounter with the French fleet off Toulon, and assisted at the capture of several batteries near Leghorn, and of the fortress of Savona near Genoa. He was paid off 29 Sept. 1814, and has not since been employed. His acceptance of the rank he now holds took place 19 Oct. 1844.
Commander Beaumont, who married, first, in 1816, and, again, in 1824, has issue a daughter.
# A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Bedford, Delboeuf Baker

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​BEDFORD. (Lieutenant, 1830.)
Delboeuf Baker Bedford is son of the late Capt. John Bedford, R.N., who lost a leg whilst in command of H.M.S. Swallow; brother of Lieut. R. T. Bedford, R.N.; and first cousin of Lieut. John Tom, R.N.
This officer entered the Navy 17 Jan. 1821; passed his examination in 1827; and was promoted to a Lieutenancy, 14 Jan. 1830, in the Ranger 28, Capt. Wm. Walpole, on the West India station. He was subsequently employed, from 6 Nov. 1833, until Nov. 1835, on board the Jaseur 16, commanded in the Mediterranean by Capt. John Halkett; but has not since been afloat.
# A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Bedford, Edward James

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​BEDFORD. (Lieut., 1838. f-p., 23; h-p., 0.)
Edward James Bedford, born 18 Aug. 1810, at Greenwich Hospital, is second son of Lieut. Fred. Bedford, R.N.
This officer entered the Navy, 3 Feb. 1824, on board the Snap gun-brig, Lieut.-Commander Fred. Bullock, employed in surveying the coast of Newfoundland; joined, in Feb. 1827, the Alert 18, Capts. Sam. Burgess and John Coghland Fitzgerald, on the South America station; passed his examination in 1830; and, having for a short period acted as Lieutenant in that vessel, and pro tern, in the Seringapatam 46, Capt. Hon. Wm. Waldegrave, returned home, and was paid off, as Mate, 9 Feb. 1832. On 6 March following Mr. Bedford entered the Admiralty Survey of Great Britain, and was employed on the coast of England until 1833. He obtained his commission on 28 June in that year; and has since been similarly engaged on the coast of Scotland – latterly, from 31 Jan. 1843, as First Lieutenant of the Shearwater steam-vessel, Capt. Chas. Gepp Robinson.
He married, 27 March, 1838, a daughter of Mr. Swainson, of Liverpool, by whom he has issue.
# A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Berners, Hugh

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​BERNERS. (Commander, 1842.)
Hugh Berners, born in July, 1801, is second son of the Rev. Hen. Denny Berners, of Wolverstone Park, Suffolk, Archdeacon of that county, by Sarah, daughter of John Garrett, Esq., of Freemantle, Hants.
This officer entered the Navy 4 Aug. 1814; and was promoted to a Lieutenancy, 17 July, 1824, in the Sparrowhawk 18, Capt. Rob. Stuart, employed in the Mediterranean. His next appointments were, 25 June, 1827, and 31 Oct. 1828, to the Isis 50, and Camelion 10, commanded on the same station by Capts. Sir Thos. Staines and Sir Thos. Pasley. He has since been on half-pay. His advancement to the rank he now holds took place 28 Jan. 1842. Commander Berners married, in 1832, Julia, daughter of John Ashton, Esq., of the Grange, Cheshire, by whom he has issue a son and three daughters. Agents – Messrs. Stilwell.
# A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Best, Thomas Fletcher

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​BEST. (Lieutenant, 1827. f-p., 34; h-p., 5.)
Thomas Fletcher Best entered the Navy, 14 Oct. 1808, as Third-cl. Boy, on board the Caledonia 120, Capt. Wm. Bedford, flag-ship of Lord Gambler, and, if we mistake not, was present at the destruction of the French shipping in Basque Roads, in April, 1809. In Oct. 1810, he became Midshipman of the Kite 16, Capt. Benj. Crispin, with whom, after intermediately serving in the North Sea and West Indies, he removed, in July, 1812, to the Swallow 18, and, in Dec. following, to the Scout 18, commanded afterwards by Capt. Murray, ​both on the Mediterranean station. He passed his examination 6 Sept. 1815; joined next, as Admiralty Midshipman, the Challenger 18, Capts. Hen. Forbes and Phil. Hen. Bridges, in the East Indies, and, as Master’s Mate, the Spencer 74, Capt. Wm. Robt. Broughton, guard-ship at Plymouth; was appointed, in April, 1817, to the Pigmy, Lieut.Commanders John Little and Wentworth Parsons Croke, from which vessel he jumped overboard 1 Nov. following, and happily saved the life of a boy who had fallen into the sea; and, from May, 1818, imtil Sept. 1821, served, as Chief Mate, in the Drake revenue cruizer, Lieut.-Commanders Alf. Matthews and Gould. Mr. Best’s next appointment was, in March, 1824, again as Senior Mate, to the Hardy, another revenue vessel, Lieut.-Commanders Macdonald and Roach, with whom he successively served until advanced to the rank of Lieutenant, 28 April, 1827. Since 24 March, 1829, with one interval, from 20 June, 1836, to 13 June, 1839, when he held command of the Fox cutter, employed likewise in the service of the revenue, Mr. Best has had charge of a station in the Coast Guard. On one occasion, while belonging to the Drake, he left Plymouth in an open boat, and, after lying four days off Isle Bas, succeeded in capturing a notorious smuggler.
He married, 15 Aug. 1822, Jane, daughter of Joseph Hicks, Esq., of Newquay, Lantegloss,Cornwall, and has issue three children.
# A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Betty, Christopher William

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​BETTY. (Retired Commander, 1832. f-p., 16; h-p., 38.)
Christopher William Betty entered the Navy, 1 Aug, 1793, as A.B., on board the Invincible 74, Capt. Hon. Thos. Pakenham, stationed in the Channel; removed, as Midshipman, in Oct. following, to the Majestic 74, commanded by the late Sir Chas. Cotton, under whom he fought in Lord Howe’s action, 1 June, 1794; and afterwards proceeded to the West Indies, where he served for two years under the flag of Vice-Admiral Benj. Caldwell. He then rejoined Sir C. Cotton on board the Mars of 82 guns and 634 men; and, on Capt. Alex. Hood succeeding to the command, was present, 21 April, 1798, at the capture, off Brest, of the French ship Hercule of 78 guns and 680 men, after a deadly yard-arm and yard-arm conflict of more than an hour’s continuance, during which the British sustained a loss of 30 killed and 60 wounded, and the enemy of nearly 300 killed and wounded. Mr. Betty, who subsequently became attached to the Prince and Prince George 98’s, bearing each the flag of Sir C. Cotton, was promoted, as a reward for his meritorious conduct on the above occasion, to a Lieutenancy, 17 Sept. 1801, in the Atlas 98, Capt. Theophilus Jones. From May, 1802, until July, 1804, he served in the Channel on board the Seagull 18, Capt. Henry Burke; and on next joining, in Feb. 1805, the Dreadnought 98, flagship of Vice-Admiral Collingwood, commanded latterly by Capt. John Conn, bore a part, and was slightly wounded, in the ensuing battle of Trafalgar. ​He left the Dreadnought in April, 1806, but was afterwards appointed – 24 March, 1808, to the Myrtle sloop, Capt. Thos. Innes, employed in the Channel – 24 May following, to the Téméraire 98, Capt. Sir Chas. Hamilton, flag-ship subsequently of Rear-Admiral Manley Dixon, on the Baltic station – 17 Nov. 1809, to the Tonnant 80, Capt. Sir C. Hamilton, attached for some time to the force off Cadiz – and, 24 Feb. 1812, after an interval of 15 months, to the Zephyr sloop, Capt. Thos. Cuthbert Hitchens, stationed on the north coast of Spain. Not having been employed since Aug. 1813, he at length accepted the rank he now holds, 4 April, 1832.
Commander Betty married, 11 March, 1799, and has issue two children.
# A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Bernard, Henry

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​BERNARD. (Lieutenant, 1841.)
Henry Bernard entered the Navy 7 Oct. 1820; passed his examination 6 Dec. 1826; served for some time as Mate in the Hercules 72, Capt. Edw. Barnard, and Britannia 120, flag-ship of Sir John Acworth Ommanney, on the Lisbon and Mediterranean stations; and obtained his commission 28 Aug. 1841. His appointments have since been – 28 Oct. 1841, to the Siren 16, Capt. Wm. Smith, in the East Indies – 5 March, 1845,.to the Vindictive 50, flag-ship in North America and the West Indies of Sir Fras. Wm. Austen – and, 27 Feb. 1846, to the command of the Pickle schooner, on the same station, where he still serves. Agent – Joseph Woodhead.
# A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Berington, Samuel

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​BERINGTON. (Lieut., 1815. f-p., 9; h-p., 35.)
Samuel Berington was born 7 April, 1779. This officer entered the Navy, 25 Nov. 1803, as Midshipman, on board the Foudroyant 80, Capt. Peter Spicer, hearing the fliag in the Channel of Sir Thos. Graves. In March, 1805, he removed to the Growler gun-brig, Lieut.-Commanders James Rose, T. Nesbitt, and Rich. Grossman, employed for upwards of two years on the coast of France, where he was constantly engaged in the boats, and on one occasion received a gun-shot wound in the shoulder, which procured Mm a gratuity from the Patriotic Fund, but never any compensation from Government. He next, from Nov. 1807, until Jan. 1810, served, as Midshipman and Master’s Mate, in the President 38, Capts. Adam MacKenzie and Chas. Marsh Schomberg, in South America; then rejoined for a short period, in the latter capacity, the Foudroyant, bearing the flag, on the same station, of Hon. Michael De Courcy; was appointed, 24 March following, Sub-Lieutenant of the Nancy 10, Lieut.-Commander Kelwick; and in June, 1811, invalided home on board the Tortoise store-ship, Master-Commander Thos. Cook. He joined, in Dec. 1814, the Namur 74, bearing the flag of Sir Chas. Rowley at Sheerness; and attained his present rank 23 Feb. 1815. Since 4 of the ensuing July, when he was placed on half-pay, he has not been employed.
Lieut. Berington married a daughter of M. T. Butcher, Esq., of the Victualling Office, Deptford, and sister of Sam. Jas. Butcher, Esq., Paymaster and Purser, R.N. (1809), now serving on board the Birkenhead steam-frigate, Capt. Aug. H. Ingram. Agent – W. H. B. Barwis.
# A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Best, Thomas

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​BEST. (Captain, 1830. f-p., 15; h-p., 19.)
The Honourable Thomas Best, born 12 Aug. 1799, is second son of the late Lord Wynford, formerly Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, by Mary Anne, second daughter of Jerome Knapp, Esq.; next brother of the present nobleman; and brother-in-law of Capt. Wm. Fanshawe Martin, R.N.
This officer entered the Navy, 3 Nov. 1812, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on hoard the Ramillies 74, Capts. Sir Thos. Masterman Hardy and Chas. Ogle, under the former of whom he assisted in capturing the islands in Passamaquoddy Bay, and bombarding the town of Stonington. He attained the rating of Midshipman 15 April, 1814; removed, in July, 1815, to the Tonnant 80, flag-ship at Cork of Sir Benj. Hallowell; and, in Aug. 1819, rejoined Sir J. M. Hardy in the Superb 78, on the South America station, in which ship, after a further attachment of a few months to the Creole 42, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, 6 March, 1822. In the latter capacity Mr. Best was subsequently appointed – 18 Dec. in the same year, to the Ranger 28, Capt. Peter Fisher, employed off Newfoundland and in the Channel – 25 Feb. 1825, to the Aurora 46, Capt. John Maxwell, in the Mediterranean – 30 May, 1825, to the Diamond 46, Capt. Lord Napier, in South America – and, 6 Jan. 1827, to the Alligator 28, Capt. Wm. Pitt Canning. He obtained his second commission 30 April following; assumed command, 1 March, 1828, of the Icarus 10, fitting for the Jamaica station, where he was superseded 8 Dec. 1829; and, on 14 Jan. 1830, joined, as Second-Captain, the William and Mary yacht, Capt. John Chambers White, lying at Woolwich. Since 22 July ensuing, the date of his advancement to Post-rank, Capt. Best has been on half-pay.
He married, 25 Aug. 1835, Marianne, only surviving daughter of Geo. Lord Kenyon, and first cousin of Commander Geo. Kenyon, R.N. Agents – Messrs. Ommanney.
# A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Berington, Rowland

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​BERINGTON. (Lieutenant, 1846.)
Rowland Berington passed his examination 22 Aug. 1843; and served as Mate on board the Excellent gunnery-ship at Portsmouth, Capts. Sir Thos. Hastings and Henry Ducie Chads, and St. Vincent 120, bearing the broad pendant in the Channel of Sir Fras. Augustus Collier. His commission bears date 9 Nov. 1846. He is now serving in the Belleisle troopship, Capt. John Kingcome.
# A Standard History of Lake County, Indiana, and the Calumet Region

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# A Voice from the Nile, and Other Poems/Robert Burns

ROBERT BURNS.
# A Voice from the Nile, and Other Poems/William Blake

WILLIAM BLAKE.
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He came to the desert of London town Grey miles long; He wandered up and he wandered down, Singing a quiet song.
He came to the desert of London town, Mirk miles broad; He wandered up and he wandered down. Ever alone with God.
There were thousands and thousands of human kind In this desert of brick and stone: But some were deaf and some were blind, And he was there alone.
At length the good hour came; he died As he had lived, alone: He was not missed from the desert wide, Perhaps he was found at the Throne.
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# A Voice from the Nile, and Other Poems/On a Broken Pipe

ON A BROKEN PIPE.
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Neglected now it lies a cold clay form, So late with living inspirations warm: Type of all other creatures formed of clay— What more than it for Epitaph have they?
# A Spotless Rose

A Spotless Rose is blowing, Sprung from a tender root, Of ancient seers' foreshowing, Of Jesse promised fruit; Its fairest bud unfolds to light Amid the cold, cold winter, And in the dark midnight.
The Rose which I am singing, Whereof Isaiah said, Is from its sweet root springing In Mary, purest Maid; Through God's great love and might The Blessed Babe she bare us In a cold, cold winter's night.
# A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Carpenter, Charles

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​CARPENTER. (Lieut., 1818. f-p., 11; h-p., 26.)
Charles Carpenter entered the Navy, 17 June, 1810, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Antelope 50, bearing the flag of Sir John Thos. Duckworth at Newfoundland, where he attained the rating of Midshipman 29 July, 1811, and continued to serve in the same ship, the Bellerophon 74, bearing the flag of Sir Rich. Goodwin Keats, and Hyperion 36, ​Capt. Wm. Pryce Cumby, until Nov. 1S13. He was afterwards, until Aug. 1815, employed with the latter officer in the Channel and Bay of Biscay, and assisted at the capture, 3 June, 1814, after a long chase, of the Rattlesnake American privateer, of 16 guns. Mr. Carpenter was next attached for some months to the St. George 100, and Impregnable 98, flag-ships of Sir J. T. Duckworth at Plymouth; and, from April, 1816, until his return home in Oct. 1820, he further served, under the flag of Sir Rich. King, Commander-in-Chief in the East Indies, on board the Magicienne and Orlando frigates, and in the Minden 74, of which ship he was confirmed a Lieutenant 20 Jan. 1818. He has not been employed since the close of 1820. Agents – Messrs. Stilwell.