A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Darley, Arthur
DARLEY. (Captain, 1846. f-p., 18; h-p., 23.)
Arthur Darley entered the Navy, 20 April, 1806, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Hibernia 110, Capt. Jas. Brown, flag-ship in the Channel of Earl St. Vincent. From the following May until Jan, 1813, he next, as Midshipman and Master’s Mate, served, with Capts. Robt. Winthrop and Clotworthy Upton, in the Sybille 38; and during that period, attended the expedition to Copenhagen in Aug, 1813, and cruised much on the Irish station. Be then officiated for a few months as Acting-Lieutenant of the Stork sloop, Capt. Robt. Lisle Coulson; after which he sailed for Newfoundland in his old ship the Sybille, and was there confirmed, 11 Aug, 1813, to a Lieutenancy in the Bellerophon 74, flag-ship of Sir Rich. Goodwin Keats, with whom he returned to England in 1815 on board the Salisbury 50. On 7 Feb. 1819, Mr. Darley assumed command of the Townsend revenue-cruiser, on the Irish station. He next joined, in Nov. 1823, the William and Mary yacht, Capt. Chas. Malcolm, and obtained command, 27 May, 1826, of the Royal Charlotte. The subject of tms narrative, who obtained a second promotal commission 21 Nov. 1827, afterwards commanded the Electra 18, on the North America and West India station, from 16 Dec. 1841, until paid off in 1845. He has since been unemployed. His advancement to the rank he now holds took place 9 Nov. 1846. Agents – Copland and Burnett.