A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Anthony, Charles
ANTHONY. (Commander, 1813. p-p., 21; h-p., 33.)
Charles Anthony entered the Navy, 6 March, 1793, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Russel 74, Capts. John Willet Payne and Thos. Larcom, the former of whom, after participating in the actions of Howe and Bridport, he rejoined, in Oct. 1796, on board the Impétueux 74. During the three following years he served, as Midshipman and Master’s Mate, under Sir Thos. Livingstone, Sir Home Popham, and other officers, in the Expedition armée en flûte, on the Home station, subsequently to which he sailed for the Mediterranean as Acting-Lieutenant of the Alkmaar 54, Capt. Thos. Elphinstone, and was there confirmed, from the Minotaur 74, bearing the flag of Lord Keith, into the Blonde, Capt. John Burn, 29 Aug. 1800. For his services, as First of that ship, in the expedition of 1801 to Egypt, where he assisted at the disembarkation of the troops in Aboukir Bay, commanded a gun-boat up the Nile and on Lake Mareotis, and was present at the capture of Alexandria, Mr. Anthony received the Turkish gold medal. Being next appointed, 20 July, 1804, to, the Britannia 100, bearing the flag of Lord Northesk, he took part in the battle of Trafalgar, and on the overthrow of the combined fleets was placed in charge of one of the prizes, the Swiftsure 74, which ship, however, in consequence of the injuries she had received, he was soon compelled to abandon. From 19 June, 1806, until promoted to the rank of Commander, 29 Dec. 1813, Mr. Anthony was next employed, as First Lieutenant, on the Home, West India, and Canada stations, of the Royal George 100, flag-ship of Sir John Duckworth, Acasta 40, Capt. Philip Beaver, Hippomenes 16, Capt. Edw. Woolcombe, Harpy 14, Capt. Geo. Wm. Blainey, St. Domingo 74, flag-ship of Sir Rich. Strachan, and Wolfe 18, bearing the broad pendant of Sir Jas. Lucas Yeo. While Acting-Captain of the Harpy, he covered the landing of the troops on the island of Walcheren, in Aug. 1809, and assisted at the ensuing reduction of Flushing. When afterwards with Sir Jas. Yeo on Lake Ontario, we find the subject of this memoir, in June, 1813, commanding a division of gun-boats in a very gallant and successful encounter vrith the Americans at Forty-Mile Creek, and also assisting at the capture of two of their schooners, of a depot of provisions at Genesee River, and of other supplies from Great Sodus.[1] He subsequently took part in three actions with Commodore Chauncey’s squadron, viz. on 10 Aug., when the British took two of his vessels — in a partial action fought on 11 Sept. off Genesee River — and in another which took place on 28 of the same month. Being appointed, on the day of his promotion, to the command of the Star brig, he further co-operated with Sir Jas. Yeo, and behaved much to the satisfaction of that gallant officer, at the capture of Fort Oswego, on which occasion, 6 May, 1814, he united with the Charwell in covering the boats containing the troops.[2] Since his return to England, in Dec. 1814, Commander Anthony has been on half-pay.