Charles Austen's Family
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CHARLES JOHN AUSTEN [1] continued
... men, and, having boarded the vessel, succeeded in retaining possession of her until the following day.
In April 1803 he again joined the 'Endymion', which frigate had been paid off at the peace, and continued to serve as her First Lieutenant until promoted, on the recommendation of his Captain, the Hon. Charles Paget, for his conduct at the capture of three men of war and two privateers – to the command, October 10th 1804, of the 'Indian' sloop.
After a successful service of more than five years on the North American station, Capt. Austen was posted, May 10th 1810, into the 'Swiftsure' of 74 guns – Sir John Borlase Warren's flag-ship, from which he removed, September 25th following, to the 'Cleopatra' of 32 guns.
From November 20th 1811 until September 30th 1814 he was employed discharging the arduous duties, in the 'Namur' of 74 guns, of Flag Captain to his patron Sir Thos. Williams, Commander-in-Chief at the Nore.
Being then appointed to the 'Phoenix' of a 36 guns, he proceeded to the Mediterranean where, on the renewal of hostilities consequent on Buonaparte's escape from Elba, he was sent, with the 'Undaunted' of 38 guns and the 'Garland' of 22 guns under his ...
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