231. AN INTRESTING COLLECTION OF MID 19TH CENTURY EPHEMERA ABOUT LIEUTENANT CHARLES HENRY CLUTTERBUCK (QTY).

To include correspondence letters from Charles to his mother about his appointments and travels, he served on HMS Amphion, HMS Acorn, HMS Retribution, HMS Chesapeake and HMS Arethusa, from his letters he travelled throughout Asia to Hong Kong, China, Canton etc. together with his commission to Lieutenant on the 10th December 1852, and with his appointment to HMS Retribution, another appointment to HMS Chesapeake in 1859, his appointment to command Her Majesty's Steam Gun Boat Julia in 1856 together with the official Admiralty Compliment (crew) allowance for that ship, letters include descriptions of actions while serving with HMS Amphion in the Baltic during the Crimea War, 'The Edinburgh and Amphion were firing at long range at the crescentic fort, Captain Key, attended by Lieutenants Wodehouse and Clutterbuck and Mr Bogel, mate, boarded with the marines, and spiked all the guns. They found some ammunition and some shell and all the appliances for making red hot shot. The English flag was planted by Mr Bogel on the first Russian fort amidst the cheers and huzzas of the combined fleet.', and with HMS Acorn during the Second China War, 'Dearest Mamma, As you will see by my letter, we have at last arrived off the Celestial City and all the arrangements for commencing active operations are nearly completed, we muster altogether about 5,000 strong. Marines about 2,400, and 800 of the 59th and Artillery. The French 700 men, the Naval Brigade about 1600, just double the number we had last war, and 20 gun boats which is no small addition, poor John Chinaman will be rather astonished, especially when the mortars open fire on the town, which will most likely be tomorrow (Monday 28th).' records show Charles Henry Clutterbuck was gazed on 20th August 1855 for 'having been engaged in Rocket Boats at the bombardment of Sveaborg', 1st August 1857 gazetted 'as having served in boats at the destruction of a flotilla of Chinese Marjunks', 26th February 1858, gazetted 'with praise for good service at the assault and capture of Canton', Charles Clutterbuck was reported as being killed in action on 25th June 1859 during 'the unsuccessful but gallant attack on the forts at the mouth of the Pey-Ho' (London Gazette 16th September 1859), shown as entitled to the Baltic Medal and Second China War Medal 1857-60 with clasps 'Fatshan 1857' and 'Canton 1857'.