A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Butler, Charles George
BUTLER. (Lieut., 1822. f-p., 26; h-p., 14.)
Charles George Butler entered the Navy, 20 June, 1807, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Ville de Paris 110, flag-ship in the Channel of Lord Gardner, and, on removing to the Caledonia 120, bearing the flag of Lord Gambier, witnessed the destruction of the French shipping in Basque Roads, in April, 1809. He attained the rating of Midshipman in Nov. following; was afterwards transferred in succession, 1 May, 1811, and 7 Oct. 1814, to the Unicorn 32, and Armide 40, Capts. Geo. Burgoyne Salt and Sam. Geo. Pechell, under the former of whom he aided in capturing, 30 March, 1813, the French privateer Miquelonnaise, of 18 guns and 130 men; next joined, between Oct. 1815, and Sept. 1818, the Impregnable 104, flag-ship in the Mediterranean of Sir Josias Rowley, Conway 24, Capts. John Tancock and Edw. Barnard, in the East Indies, Iphigenia 36, Capt. J. Tancock, for passage home, and Cyrus 20, Capt. Wm. Fairbrother Carroll, on the Cork station; then became attached to the Severn 50, Capt. Wm. M‘Culloch, under whom he was for three years employed on the Coast Blockade; and, after a further servitude in the Prince Regent yacht, Capt. Sir Michael Seymour, and Brazen 18, Capt. Wm. Shepheard, was promoted to his present rank 29 Jan. 1822. Lieut. Butler’s appointments have since been – 26 June, 1824, to the Pylades 18, Capt. Fras. Fead, on the Jamaica station, where he remained two years – 16 Dec. 1835, to the Coast Guard, in which he served upwards of six years – 23 May, 1842, to the command of the Aetna, of 8 guns, on the Home station – and, 20 June, 1844, to be Admiralty Agent in a contract mail steam-vessel, a capacity in which he is now employed.
Lieut. Butler is Senior of 1822. Agents – Holmes and Folkard.