A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Rawdon, Charles Wyndham
RAWDON. (Lieut., 1822. f-p., 10; h-p., 25.)
Charles Wyndham Rawdon entered the Navy, 10 June, 1812, as a Volunteer, on board the Antelope 50, Capt. Jas. Carpenter, bearing the flag of Sir John Thos. Duckworth at Newfoundland; and from Feb. 1813 until Jan. 1815 was employed in South America in the Phoebe of 46 guns and 300 men, Capt. Jas. Hillyar. On 28 March, 1814, he assisted, off Valparaiso, at the capture of the American frigate Essex of 46 guns and 265 men, after a warm action of two hours, productive of a loss to the British of 4 men killed and 7 wounded, and to the enemy of 24 killed and 45 wounded. On leaving the Phoebe he joined the Cornwallis 74, flag-ship of Sir Geo. Burlton in the East Indies, where he removed, in Sept. 1815, to the Doris 42, Capts. Robt. O’Brien and John Harper. In March, 1816, having returned to England, he was received on board the Minden 74, Capt. Wm. Paterson, with whom he again, subsequently to the bombardment of Algiers, proceeded to India. In 1819 he came home as a Supernumerary in the Malabar 74, Capt. John Clavell. He was next, in the spring of 1820, ordered to South America in the Conway 26, Capt. Basil Hall, of which vessel he was nominated Acting-Lieutenant about Dec. 1821. He went on half-pay in Sept. 1822, having been officially promoted on 11 of the preceding June, and has not been since afloat. Agents – Messrs. Halford and Co.