A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Shaw, Charles (a)
SHAW. (Lieutenant, 1815. f-p., 34; h-p., 9.)
Charles Shaw (a) entered the Navy, 17 July, 1804, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Loire of 46 guns, Capt. Fred. Lewis Maitland, whom he followed into the Volontaire 38 and Emerald 36. In the Loire he was under fire, 4 June, 1805, of the batteries in Muros Bay, when they were gallantly stormed and carried, and the privateers Confiance and Bélier taken, by the boats under the late Sir Jas. Lucas Yeo. He assisted also, 25 of the same month, in capturing Le Vaillant of 30 guns; was in company with L’Egyptienne frigate at the taking, after an obstinate resistance, of La Libre of 40 guns; and conveyed in July, 1806, to Sir Rich. Keats, off L’Orient, intelligence which led to the capture of Le Rhin of 44 guns. From Aug. 1807 until Jan. 1814 he served, in the Mediterranean and on the coast of Africa, as Midshipman and Master’s Mate, in the Volage 22, Capt. Philip L. J. Rosenhagen, and Thais 20, Capts. Isaac Ferrieres and Edw. Scobell; and from March, 1814, until Oct. 1816, in the Channel and West Indies in the Sybille 44, Capt. Thos. Forrest, Venerable 74, flag-ship of Sir Philip Chas. Durham, and Barrosa 36, Capt. John Maxwell. He contributed, in the Volage, to the capture, 28 July, 1808, of the French brig-corvette Le Requin of 16 guns and 110 men; and was presented, while serving in the Venerable, with a commission bearing date 1 Feb. 1815. He has been in charge, since 14 Dec. 1825, of a station in the Coast Guard.