A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Glinn, Charles James Price
GLINN. (Lieutenant, 1842.)
Charles James Price Glinn entered the Navy 2 Oct. 1829; passed his examination 11 Nov. 1836; and served for some time, as Mate, in the Gorgon steam-vessel, Capt. Wm. Wilmott Henderson, and Camperdown 104, flagship at the Nore of Sir Edw. Brace. While in the Gorgon he commanded a boat during the operations of 1840 on the coast of Syria. His appointments, since his promotion, which took place 21 Sept. 1842, have been — 17 Nov. 1842, again to the Camperdown — 13 Dec. 1843, to the Caledonia 120, flag-ship of Rear-Admiral Wm. Bowles, employed on Particular Service — 30 Jan. 1844, to the Albion 90, Capt. Nicholas Lockyer, at Portsmouth — 11 March, 1845, as Senior, to the Cyclops steam-frigate, Capt. Wm. Fred. Lapidge, on the S.E. coast of America — and, 6 Feb. 1847, as Additional, to the Ocean 80, guard-ship at Sheerness, in whose tender, the Fearless, he is now serving. Agents — Messrs. Stilwell.