A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Carter, James (b)
CARTER. (Lieutenant, 1815. f-p., 28; h-p., 17.)
James Carter (b) entered the Navy, 20 May, 1802, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the St. Fiorenzo 40, Capt. Joseph Bingham, on the East India station, where, in Oct. 1804, he removed, with the same Captain, to the Sceptre 74. He afterwards, in Aug. 1809, attended, as Midshipman, the expedition to the Walcheren; and was next, in Dec. of the same year and Feb. 1810, present, under Capt. Sam. Jas. Ballard, at the destruction of the French 44-gun frigates Loire and Seine, as likewise at the capture of Guadeloupe, where he served on shore with the small-arm men. Mr. Carter subsequently joined, between Jan. 1812, and April, 1815, the Boyne 98, flag-ship of Sir Harry Burrard Neale off Brest, Armide 38, Capts. Fras. Temple and Sir Edw. Thos. Troubridge (in which he proceeded to North America), Sceptre, again, Capt. John Ferris Devonshire, In the West Indies, and Asia 74, and Tonnant 80, bearing the flag of Hon. Sir Alex. Inglis Cochrane. While attached to the latter ship, he served on shore at the destruction of Washington, and in the attacks on Baltimore and New Orleans. On quitting the Tonnant he became Acting-Lieutenant of the Melpomene troop-ship, Capt. Robt. Rowley, and on his arrival home in Aug. following he found that he had been officially promoted by commission dated 9 Feb. 1815. His next appointments were – 5 March, 1825, and 9 Dec. 1828, to the Coast Blockade, as Supernumerary-Lieutenant of the Hyperion 42, Capt. Wm. Jas. Mingaye, and Ramillies 74, Capt. Hugh Pigot – 21 May, 1832, to the Coast Guard – 30 June, 1834, to the command of the Scout revenue-vessel – 27 June, 1837, to the Coast Guard again – and, 1 Sept. 1841, to the command of the Viper brigantine 6, on the South American station. Since 1845 Lieut. Carter has been on half-pay. Agents – Hallett and Robinson.