A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Andros, Charles
ANDROS. (Lieut., 1814. f-p., 12; h-p., 29.)
Charles Andros entered the Navy, 19 Aug. 1806, as Second-cl. Vol., on board the Canopus 80, Capt. Thos. Geo. Shortland, bearing the flags in succession of Rear-Admirals Sir Thos. Louis and Geo. Martin, under the former of whom he witnessed the capture, 27 Sept. 1806, of Le President, French frigate of 44 guns, and was present in the Constantinople and Egyptian expeditions of 1807. During a subsequent attachment of two years with Capt. Jahleel Brenton to the Spartan, of 46 guns and 258 men, he assisted in an attack made in company with the Mercury 28, on Pesaro and Ceseratrio, where the fortifications were destroyed and 25 sail of merchantmen captured; witnessed the ensuing surrender of the garrison of the island of Lossini; and co-operated in the reduction of Zante, Cephalonia, and Cerigo. On 3 May, 1810, Mr. Andros further participated in a brilliant victory gained by the Spartan in the Bay of Naples over a Franco-Neapolitan squadron, carrying in the whole 95 guns and about 1400 men, on which occasion the British lost 10 men killed and 22 wounded, and the enemy about 41 killed and 90 wounded. After that event he successively joined the Inconstant 36, Capt. John Quilliam, Victory 100, flag-ship of Sir Jas. Saumarez, Dictator 64, Capt. John Pattison Stewart, and Scarborough 74, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral John Ferrier. While in the Dictator, on the Baltic station, we find Mr. Andros serving in the boats of that ship at the cutting out of a Danish lugger; and, on 6 July, 1812, assisting, in company with the Calypso 18, at the capture and destruction, within the rocks of Mardoe, on the coast of Norway, of an entire Danish squadron, consisting of the Nayaden, of 48 guns, the Laland, Samsoe, and Kiel sloops, and several gunboats, after a long conflict, which cost the Dictator a loss of 5 men killed and 24 wounded, and the enemy of 300 killed and wounded. He was ultimately confirmed to a Lieutenancy, 9 Aug. 1814, in the Rhin 38, Capt. Chas. Malcolm, on the West India station, and was afterwards appointed in succession to the Bustard, Capt. Lord John Hay, and Perseus 22, Capts. Edw. Henry A’Court, Thos. Huskisson, and Thos. Rich. Toker, employed on the Home station. With the exception of a three years’ attachment, from April, 1824, to April, 1827, to the Britannia 120, flag-ship at Plymouth of Sir Jas. Saumarez, Mr. Andros has been on half-pay since 11 July, 1816.
He married, 28 Oct. 1830, Mary, second daughter of Thos. Godfrey Dobree, Esq.