A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Beales, Charles
BEALES. (Retired Commander, 1846. f-p., 14; h-p., 32.)
Charles Beales was born 27 Jan. 1788.
This officer entered the Navy, 1 Jan. 1801, as Third-cl. Vol., on board the Clyde 46, Capt. Chas. Cunningham, stationed in the Channel and off Guernsey; attained in Oct. following the rating of Midshipman; and in that capacity, and as Master’s Mate and Acting-Lieutenant, served successively in the Diligence 16, Capt. Alex. Robt. Kerr, Princess of Orange 74, Capts. C. Cunningham and Thos. Rogers, Nassau 74, Capt. Robt. Campbell, and Kent 74, Capt. T. Rogers, employed on the North Sea, Channel, Lisbon, and Mediterranean stations. He was confirmed a Lieutenant of the latter slhip 26 Nov. 1808, and was subsequently appointed, 22 Dec. 1809, and 30 April, 1814, to the Tribune 36 and Liffey 50, Capts. Geo. Reynolds and John Hancock, with whom he served, in the North Sea and West Indies and on the coast of Spain, until 28 July, 1815. The particulars of a gallant cutting-out affair, which took place at Noli, on the coast of Italy, 1 Aug. 1808, and in which Mr. Beales participated, will be found in our memoir of Commander Wm. Chasman. He also, we find, assisted in the Kent’s boats at the capture of two gun vessels in July, 1809. The Tribune, while he was in her, effected, on 12 May, 1810, after a smart action of two hours and a quarter, and a loss of 9 men killed and 15 wounded, the defeat, off the Norwegian coast, of four Danish man-of-war brigs, carrying altogether 74 guns. Not having been employed since 1815, Lieut. Beales accepted the rank he now holds 13 April, 1846.
He married Miss Moon, and has issue six children.