A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Mallard, Charles
MALLARD. (Lieut., 1821. f-p., 14; h-p., 26.)
Charles Mallard entered the Navy, 13 Nov. 1807, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on borad the Neptune 98, Capt. Sir Thos. Williams, attached to the Channel fleet; and from Nov. 1808 until March, 181S, was employed as Midshipman in the Ethalion frigate, Capt. Thos. John Cochrane (under whom he shared in a slight encounter with the French 40-gun frigate Amphitrite, and assisted at the reduction of Martinique and the Salutes), Hannibal 74, Royal George 100, and Hibernia 120, flag-ships of Admirals Sir Thos. Williams, Fras. Pickmore, and Sir Wm. Sidney Smith, Blake and Rippon 74’s, Capts. Edw. Codrington and Sir Christopher Cole, and Tonnant 80, bearing the flag of Sir Alex. Cochrane on the West India, Lisbon, Mediterranean, Home, and North American stations. In the Rippon he witnessed the capture, 21 Oct. 1813, of the French 44-gun frigate Le Weser. He returned home from America (after having acted for a short time as Lieutenant of the President frigate) in Sept. 1815 on board the Vengeur 74; and between that period and the date of his promotion to the rank of Lieutenant, 29 Jan. 1821, served as Admiralty Midshipman, chiefly on the South American station, in the Hyacinth 20, Capt. Alex. Robt. Sharpe, Lee 20, Capt. Stewart Blacker, and Superb 78, Commodore Sir Thos. Masterman Hardy. He has since been on half-pay. Agents- Messrs. Stilwell.