A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Wise, Charles
WISE. (Captain, 1847.)
Charles Wise entered the Navy 12 Nov. 1822; passed his examination in 1829; obtained his first commission 24 Dec. 1833; served, from 29 Aug. 1835 until paid off at the commencement of 1840, part of the time as Senior Lieutenant, in the Rodney 92, Capt. Hyde Parker, on the Mediterranean station; and on 5 April, 1841, was appointed, in the capacity last mentioned, to the Cornwallis 72, fitting for the flag of Sir Wm. Parker, whom he accompanied to the coast of China. He commanded a small division of boats subsequently at the destruction of 30 fire-boats at Chusan,[1] and was present at the capture of Woosung,[2] Shanghae, and Chin-Kiang-Foo. For his conduct he was promoted to the rank of Commander 23 Dec. 1842,[3] and was reappointed, 27 of the same mouth, to the Cornwallis. In Nov. 1844 he returned to England; he was again, 1 March, 1845, nominated Second Captain to Sir Wm. Parker in the Hibernia 104, in the Mediterranean; and on the death at Malta of Capt. Nicholas Lockyer of the Albion 90, he was promoted, 28 Feb. 1847, into the vacancy thereby occasioned. The Hibernia, at the period of the occurrence, was lying off Lisbon. Since 3 Aug. 1848 Capt. Wise has been afresh serving in her as Flag-Captain to Sir W. Parker. Agents – Messrs. Stilwell.
- ↑ Vide Gaz. 1842, p. 2392.
- ↑ Immediately after the taking of Woosung he accompanied a detached force up the river, and at the head of a few seamen and marines landed on the banks and destroyed two 5-gun batteries in the face of a considerable body of troops. – Vide Gaz. 1842, p. 3401.
- ↑ Vide Gaz. 1842, p. 3821.