A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Inglis, Charles
INGLIS. (Commander, 1829. f-p., 20; h-p., 20.)
Charles Inglis is eldest son of Commissioner Chas. Inglis, R.N. (Captain, 1802), who distinguished himself, as Lieutenant of the Jason 38, at the capture of the French frigate La Seine in 1798; obtained the rank of Commander for his gallantry in the Penelope at the capture of the 80-gun ship Guillaume Tell in 1800; was afterwards for many years Flag-Captain to the late Sir Geo. Martin; and died at Ryde, in the Isle of Wight, 27 Feb. 1833. His brother, Patrick, is a Lieutenant R.N.
This officer entered the Navy, 29 May, 1807, as Fst-cl. Vol., on board the Queen 98, commanded by his father, with whom he continued to serve as Midshipman, chiefly under the flag of Admiral Martin, in the Canopus 60, Impétueux 74, Stately 64, and Rodney 74, until promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, 1 July, 1814. He was in consequence stationed for a long time off Sicily and Lisbon, and was on board the Canopus at the pursuit and destruction, in Oct. 1809, of the French ships of the line Robuste and Lion. In Sept. 1814 Lieut. Inglis took charge of a frigate-rigged boat named the Frederick William, and was sent with her as a present from the Prince Regent to the King of Prussia. He afterwards joined – 18 Nov. 1814, the Chesapeake frigate, Capt. Fras. Newcombe, at the Cape of Good Hope – 19 Sept. 1815, the Queen Charlotte 100, in which ship and the Boyne 98, bearing each the flag of Sir Edw. Thornbrough, he served at Portsmouth until May, 1818 – 24 May, 1819, and 5 April, 1822, the Larne 18, Capts. Henry Forbes and Robt. Tait, and Rochfort 80, flag-ship of Sir Graham Moore, both in the Mediterranean – 22 June and 20 Sept. 1824, the Champion sloop, Capt. John Fitzgerald Studdert, and Victory 104, bearing the flag of Sir Geo. Martin at Portsmouth – and, 7 May and 26 June, 1827, to the Royal Charlotte and William and Mary yachts, both commanded by Capt. John Chambers White. He attained the rank he now holds 23 April, 1829, but has not since been employed.
Commander Inglis married, 10 April, 1828, Joanna Harriet, second daughter of the late John Chas. Lucena, Esq., Consul-General from Portugal. Agents – Goode and Lawrence.