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'History of the Indian Navy. (1613-1863).' [‎239] (258/622)

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HISTORY OF THE INDIAN NAVY.
239
panied by the Commander-in-chief of the Indian Navy, in
spected the 'Ferooz' and ' Sesostris,' and expressed himself
highly gratified with all he had witnessed, and, soon after two
o'clock. Commodore Lynch, having received his final instruc
tions, made the signal to weigh, and the squadron sailed for
Madras. * .
The following is the list of officers attached to the Expedi
tion ' Ferooz.'—Captain H. B. Lynch ; Lieutenants Hellard,
Holt (joined at Madras), and Mitcheson (gunnery officer), after
wards transferred to the 'Moozuffer;' Surgeon Wright, and
Assistant-Surgeon Wilson; Purser Beyts; Acting-Masters Price
and Connor; Midshipmen An experienced sailor, but not a commissioned officer. Monk, Davis, Clay, and Hurlock;
and Captain's Clerks Cole and Pierce. Two hundred and thirty
men. Armament—Seven 8-inch guns, a 12-pounder howitzer
field-piece, and boats' guns.
'Moozuffer.'—Commander H. H. Hewett; Lieutenants Ro
binson, Campbell, and Stevens; Surgeon Costello, and Assis
tant-Surgeon AVelsh; Acting-Master Freeman; Acting-Mate
Brazier; Clerk-in-charge, Litchfield ; Midshipmen An experienced sailor, but not a commissioned officer. Templer,
Harries, Dowell, and Dawkins. Two hundred and thirty men.
Armament—Five 8-inch guns, two heavy 32-pounders; and
boats' guns.
' besostris. Commander C. D. Campbell; Lieutenants Lewis,
Davies, and Windns; Assistant-Surgeon Stewart; Purser
Gibbon; Acting-Mate Lamb; Midshipmen An experienced sailor, but not a commissioned officer. Dawson, Turner,
Yelf, and Capel. One hundred and thirty-five men. Arma
ment—Two 8-inch guns, two 32-ponnders, and boats' guns.
4 Berenice.'—Lieutenant A. Nesbitt; Acting-Masters Atkins,
Cairncross, and jSTunnerly; Assistant-Surgeon Thompson;
and Mr. Ford, Clerk-in-charge. Ninety-seven men. Armament
—Two 32-pounders.
All the ships of the squadron employed on service in Burmah,
were supplied with detachments of Bombay European Artillery
men, who did duty as Marines.
The squadron arrived at Madras on the 7th of March, but
some delay arose on the part of the military authorities in em-
barkmg the troops which were to form the Madras contingent
oi the Expeditionary army. On the 9th of March, the new steam
tngate, 4 Zenobia,' arrived at Bombay from Suez, and, having
taken in the necessary supplies of ammunition and stores for
active service, sailed, on the 11th, for Madras, where she arrived
on the 19th of the same month. Two days before she cast
anchor m Madras Roads, the 'Medusa' had arrived from Bom-
ay, thus increasing the Indian naval squadron to four steam
ingates and two steam sloops.
'Mafusa^-— WinS Were ^ officers of the ' Zenobia' and
Zenobia. Commander E. A. Ball; Lieutenants Jermyn,

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History of the Indian Navy. (1613-1863).

Author: Charles Rathbone Low.

Publication Details: London: Richard Bentley and Son, New Burlington Street.

Physical Description: initial Roman numeral pagination (i-vi); octavo.

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1 volume (575 pages)
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This volume contains a table of contents giving chapter headings and page references. Each chapter heading is followed by a detailed breakdown of the contents of that chapter.

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