A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Blatchley, Charles
BLATCHLEY. (Lieut., 1823. f-p.,21; h-p., 17.)
Charles Blatchley was born 3 Feb. 1796.
This officer entered the Navy, 12 July, 1809, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Royal William, Capts. John Irwin and Robt. Hall, guard-ship at Spithead. From July, 1811, until Sept. 1818, we find him serving on the Mediterranean, Channel, and North American stations, in the Hyacinth 26, Capts. Thos. Ussher and Alex. Renton Sharpe; under the former of whom he assisted, on the night of 29 April, 1812, in a valiant boat attack upon the enemy’s privateers and batteries in the Mole of Malaga, an enterprise which, although partially successful, terminated in a loss to the British, out of 149 officers and men, of 15 killed and 53 wounded. Having passed his examination 2 Aug. 1810, Mr. Blatchley, after a further attachment, as Midshipman, Master’s Mate, and Acting-Lieutenant, to the Hyperion and Doris frigates, Capts. Thos, Searle, Thos. Graham, Edw. Venables Vernon, and Thos. Bourchier, both on the South American station, was confirmed to a Lieutenancy, 23 Oct. 1823, in the Briton 46, Capt. Sir Murray Maxwell. He returned home from the Pacific in Sept. 1826; and was next, on 4 Dec. 1830, appointed First of the Actaeon 26, Capt. Hon. Fred. Wm. Grey, on the Mediterranean station. He has been on half-pay since 4 Sept. 1834.
He is married, and has issue three children.