A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Caley, Charles
CALEY. (Lieut., 1823. f-p., 14; h-p., 23.)
Charles Caley belongs to a Yorkshire family of high descent.
This officer entered the Navy, 20 Jan. 1810, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Sybille 44, Capts. Clotworthy Upton, Jas. Sanders, and Thos. Forrest, in which vessel he attained the rating of Midshipman, 8 Feb. 1812, and served, on the Newfoundland and Home stations, until Oct. 1814. He then joined the Bombay 74, Capt. Henry Bazely, under whom he escorted the Queen of Sardinia and three princesses from Cagliari to Genoa, and afterwards visited Tripoli, Tunis, and Algiers, for the purpose of obtaining the liberation of the Christian slaves in bondage at those places. In July, 1816, Mr. Caley became attached to the Severn 40, Capt. Hon. Fred. Wm. Aylmer, and, on 27 Aug. following, he was wounded at the bombardment of Algiers. We next find him joining, in succession, the Rochfort 74, Capt. Sir Archibald Collingwood Dickson, lying in Portsmouth harbour, and, in May, 1818, the Liffey 50, Capts. Hon. Henry Duncan and Chas. Grant. While under Capt. Duncan he conveyed Lord Beresford from Portsmouth to Lisbon; made an anti-piratical cruize round the West Indies; accompanied Sir Chas. Bagot, the British ambassador at the court of St. Petersburg, from North Yarmouth to Cronstadt; and was twice in attendance on George IV. – the last time on the occasion of his visit to Ireland. With Capt. Grant, Mr. Caley served for upwards of a year in the East Indies, whence he came home in March, 1823, as Acting-Lieutenant of the Madagascar 48, Capt. Evan Nepean. He was confirmed on his arrival in England, 22 Oct. 1823, but has not since been employed. Agent – J. Hinxman.