The Naval General Service Medal with Guadeloupe clasp to C. BROWN, MIDSHIPMAN. together with his portrait in oil. Commander Brown (1789-1869), the Master of HMS Warspite, was the first to circumnavigate the globe in a British ship of the line. When news reached London that the Warspite had arrived safely in Portsmouth on July 28th 1827, the High Admiral, later William IV, coached down from London to give his congratulations. The NGSM and clasp relate to his service on the Lorna schooner at the taking of Guadeloupe in 1810, where he was frequently employed in her boats in the capture of enemy vessels. His c. 1875 portrait by the then-renowned copyist, Isabella May, is believed to be a copy of an original painting, or an original work based on his photograph. Provenance – by direct descent through the family. NAVAL AND MILITARY GAZETTE – Saturday 31 July 1869 Commander Charles Brown, R.N., died at 55 Hans Place, S.W., on July 19, aged 80. He entered the Navy on April 5, 1809, A.B. on board the Laura schooner, Lt-Com. C.N. Hunter. While attached to that vessel, of which he became Midshipman in the following September, and Master's Mate in October 1811, he assisted at the reduction of Guadeloupe, was much employed in her boats, and contributed to the capture of many vessels. On the evening Feb. 18, 1811, he was sent from Antigua to cruise off the island of St. Bartholomew, in a 25ft. cutter, carrying a small brass gun and ten men. At daylight the next morning, a heavy gale having sprung up during the night, the boat went down, about seven or eight miles from the island of St. Kitts. Turning out the gun, ballast, &c., she fortunately came to the surface again, and enabled Mr. Brown and five others, by occasionally holding on to the keel, remain afloat until, after buffeting the waves for six or seven hours, they were gradually blown on shore exhausted, and much hurt in driving through the surf. Of the five men who perished, one was for some time sustained by Mr Brown, whose failing strength at last compelled him to withdraw his support. In Sept. 1812, while navigating a prize to Halifax, he was captured by the American privateer Saratoga, and taken to New York. Being soon, however, exchanged, he proceeded to Halifax, and returned home thence as a Supernumerary, on board the Africa,64, flag-ship of Vice-Adm. H. Sawyer. From Feb. 1813, until Aug. 1815, he served as Master’s Mate and Second Master in the Duncan, 74, Capts. R. Lambert, T. Ussher, and S. Chambers, which ship, after cruising off Brest and Toulon was ordered to the Coast of Brazil for the purpose of conveying Don John of Portugal to Lisbon and actually bore, for a short time whilst lying at Rio de Janeiro, the flags, simultaneously, of Rear-Adms. M. Dixon and Sir J.P. M. Dixon and Sir J P Beresford. On Aug. 2, 1815, Mr Brown passed the examination for Lieut., and the 6th of the following month he passed the one for Master, to which rank he was on the same day promoted. His succeeding appointments afloat were in nearly continuous succession—Sept. 6, 1815, to the Leveret, 10, Capt. J. Theed, on the St Helena Station; July 10, 1818, and June 3, 1820, to the Bann, 20, Capt. A. Mitchell, and Iphigenia, 42, Capt. H. Parker, both in the West Indies; Nov. 5, 1821, to the Andromache, 44, bearing the broad pendants of Commodores J. Nourse and C. R. Moorsom, at the Cape of Good Hope; Sept. 9, 1825, to the Warspite, 76, which ship he served in the East Indies under the flag of Rear-Adm W. H. Gage and the broad pendant of Sir J. Brisbane, returned home under the command of Capt. Hon. R. S. Dundas, and was further employed under the flag of Sir E. Codrington, in the Mediterranean; Jan. 21 and Sept. 17, 1829, and May 1, 1830, to the Kent, 78, Capt. J. F. Devonshire; St Vincent, 102, flag-ship of the Earl of Northesk, and Caledonia, 120, bearing the flags of Sir M. Dixon and Sir E. Codrington, all on the Homo Station; and Jan. 14, 1832, to the command, which he retained until Nov. 21, 1833, of the Romney troop-ship. When Master of the Bann, Mr Brown surveyed the Lasal Bank, in the Gulf of Mexico; and when in the Andromache at the island of Pemba, on the East Coast of Africa, he accomplished the survey of Chak-Chak Bay, which had been unavoidably left incomplete by Capt. W. F. Owen, of the Leven. He brought the Warspite home through Cook Strait, New Zealand, thus accomplishing the circuit of the globe in a line-of-battle ship, the first that ever performed the voyage. During the time he was in her he surveyed Man-of-War Bay in the island of Egeria. While commanding the Romney, Mr Brown was stationed at Lisbon for the reception of British subjects during the Civil war between Dom Pedro and Dom Miguel. He also visited the West Indies and North America. After he left the Romney he was successively employed—ln examining Warrant Officers’ accounts at the Admiralty, from Feb. 19, 1834, until Sept. 11, 1836; as Assistant Master-Attendant at Chatham from Sept. 12, 1836, until Feb. 9, 1837; at Sheerness from Feb. 10, 1837, until Aug. 22, 1840; and at Portsmouth from Aug. 23, 1840, until June 27, 1846; and as Master-Attendant at Portsmouth from June 28, 1846, until June 28, 1850. He was awarded Commander’s rank on the date last mentioned. Com. Brown had received a medal for the capture of Guadeloupe. .
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