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HISTORY OF THE INDIAN NAVY.
pected arrival of further reinforcements, enable me to dispense
with the services of the 4 Auckland,' I enclose you an order to
return to Singapore, where your presence appears to be much
required.
" Before leaving, I have to express ray sincere thanks for the
valuable assistance you have rendered since you have been
under my command, which I shall bring to the notice of his
Lordship, the Governor-General of India, as well as the Com
mander-in-chief of the Indian Navy, and I beg you will convey
to your officers and ship's company my high sense of their
gallantry and good conduct."
At Singapore, Lieutenant Davies exchanged with Lieutenant
Carew into the 4 Zenobia,' commanded by Lieutenant Batt, and
proceeded in her to Madras and Bombay, whence, on the 18th
of May, the 4 Zenobia' sailed for Calcutta.
The stay of the 4 Auckland' at Singapore proved to be brief.
The outbreak of the Indian Mutiny necessitated the recall of all
the steam vessels of the Indian Navy at out-stations, and, in
May, the 'Auckland' proceeded with despatches from Lord
Elgin to Lord Canning at Calcutta, where every officer that
could possibly be spared and all her European seamen, saving
those absolutely necessary to steer the vessel while employed
transporting troops, were sent to Barrackpore to assist in main
taining order.
During the year 1856 an addition was made to the Indian
Navy, in the 6 Coromandel,' a steam troop-ship, of 1,026 tons,
which left England on the 5th of August, 1856, in command of
Captain Campbell. The 6 Coromandel' arrived at Madras on
the 2nd of December, 1856, and was employed carrying troops
between that Presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. , Rangoon, and Calcutta, until October,
1857, when the ship was docked at Calcutta. In April, 1857,
a steamer of 527 tons and 160 horse-power, christened the
* Lady Canning,' was launched at Bombay dockyard, and, soon
after, proceeded up the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , under the command of
Lieutenant Peevor. In this year, also, two troop-ships were
purchased into the Service, the 4 Dalhousie,' of 1,022 tons, and
the 4 Prince Arthur,' 1,246 tons.
In March, 1857, Captain (now Admiral) George Greyille
Wellesley, C.B., R.N., a nephew of the great Duke of Welling
ton, was appointed Commodore and Commander-in-chief of the
Indian Navy, for the usual term of five years. Commodore
Wellesley arrived at Bombay on the 7th of July, when he assumed
charge of the Service from Sir Henry Leeke. Sir Henry was in
ferior in his public capacity to either his predecessor. Commodore
Lushington, or his successor. Commodore Wellesley. It was
many years since he had commanded a ship at sea, and his
service afloat had been uneventful; he was neither distinguished
as a sailor or administrator, and, for the rest, was an amiable,