The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-27 00:00:00

THE SUM LONDON; WED N DAY VFNING; AU GUST 27; 1856:

DEATII OF CAPTAIN PE ARSON.

We regret to have to announce the death of Captain
C. Pearson (1837), which mournful event occurred at his
residence, Great Yarmouth, on Thursday last, in the
73d year of his age. We extract the following account
of the services of this gallant officer from " O'Byrne's
Naval Biography :”-
" Charles Pearson entered the navy July 12, 1800, as
first-class volunteer on board the Prince George, 98,
Captain James Walker, whom he successively followed
into the Prince, 98; Isis, 50 ; Tartar, 32 ; and Van-
guard, 74. In the Isis he fought at Copenhagen April
2, 1801 ; and in the Vanguard he assisted, in 1803, at
the capture, besides a variety of smaller vessels, of Le
Duquesne, 74, and La Cr4ole, of 44 gnus, with the
French General Morgan and 530 troops on board. He
was also present at the surrender of the town of St.
Marc, St. Domingo ; the garrison of which place, amount-
ing to about 1,100 men, were brought off by the Vanguard
and her prizes to rescue them fro n the vengeance of the
black general, Dessalines. After a further servitude
of six months with Captain Walker, as midshipman,
in the Duquesne ,he joined, in the autumn of 1804,
the Amphion, 32, Captains Samuel Sutton and William
Hoste ; under the latter of whom, in 1805, he accom-
panied Lord Nelson to the West Indies and back in
pursuit of the combined squadrons. He served subse-
quently in the Mediterranean in the San Ildefonso,
Captain John Quilliatu ; Amp Lion again, Captain
Hoste ; and Ocean, 98, flag-ship of Lord Collingwood ;
was made lieutenant Nov. 8, 1808, into the Meteor
bomb, Captain James Collins ; and was next conse-
cutively appointed-July 11, 1810, to the Columbine,
sloop, Captains James Collins and William Shepheard ;
in May, 1811, to,the Leyden, 64, armee-en flute, Captain
Edward Chetham ; Feb. 20, 1812, after five months
of half-pay, to the Tennant, 80, Captain Sir John
Gore; and Augast 20 following, to the Phoebe, of
46 guns and 300 men, Captain James Hillyar. Ia
command of the boats of the Meteor Mr. Pearson cut
out one privateer on the coast of Dalmatia ; and
another (although protected by batteries and a large
detachment of French troops) from the bay of Almeria,
on the coast of Spain, the Britisk on both occasions
sustaining loss. He served in the boats of the same
vessel also at the defence of Rosas, and was employed
in her at the siege of Cadiz. In the Phoebe he contribut-
ed, March 28, 1814, in the capacity of second lieuten-
ant, to the capture off Valparaiso, of the American
frigate Essex, of 46 guns and 265 men, after a warm
action of two hours, productive of a loss to tit!
British of 4 men killed and 7 wounded, and to the
enemy of 24 killed and 45 woundei. The senior
lieutenant, William Ingram, being killed during the
battl Mr. Pears* r, whose conduct on the occasion
obtained him a strong recommendation to the notice
of the Admiralty, succeeiod to that post, and was
sent in charge of the prizes to England, where he
arrived in company with the Phoebe, November 13
following. He was promoted to the rank of com-
mander by commission bearing date July 29, 1814 ; and
was subsequently emploted, from July 6, 1830, until
1833, in the coast guard t North Yarmouth ; and from
Nov. 9, 1833, until Feb. 4, 1837, in the Sparrowhawk,
18, in South America. His advancement to post rank
took place April 3 in the latter year ; since which period
he has been on half-pay."