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HISTORY OF THE INDIAN NAYY.
very gallant conduct of the Indian Naval Brigade, under Lieu
tenant Lewis, I.N., with Lieutenant Davies and Mr. Midship
man Mayo, I.N. Lieutenant Lewis had a narrow escape, an
arrow fired at a very short distance lodging in his cap pocket.
Lieutenant Davies, who gallantly led the advance guard
throughout the whole of the operations of the day, was, I am
sorry to say, severely hit in the left breast and left arm. Mr.
Midshipman An experienced sailor, but not a commissioned officer. Mayo also, a gallant young lad, who was promi
nently forward on all occasions, was slightly wounded in the
finger. I beg to report that the conduct of these officers was
most gallant and exemplary ; and I have to add also the highly
meritorious conduct of Mr. Assistant-Surgeon White, whose
devotion and attention to the wounded in positions of great risk,
was beyond all praise." In conclusion, Colonel Hannay men
tioned the gallantry displayed by Major Reid, and the exertions
of the Assistant Commissioner, Captain Bivar.
Lieutenant Lewis's report on the services of his men on the
27th February, is in the following terms:—"The advanced
guard of Europeans and 1st Assam Light Infantry was com
manded by Lieutenant W. H. M. Davies, I.N., temporarily
doing duty with the brigade under my command, followed by
the rest of the Brigade, under myself and Mr. Midshipman An experienced sailor, but not a commissioned officer.
Mayo, I.N., then the guns and 1st Assam Light Infantry. For
about two to three miles the march was unmolested, and slight
opposition was then experienced at the felled trees in the plain,
but at the stockade No. 4 the enemy offered a determined
resistance; concealed in the jungle on both sides, they poured
showers of arrows upon us, as also from the stockade in front.
A mountain howitzer was brought up by Major Reid, several
rounds of grape was poured into the stockade, and then, by
desire of Colonel Hannay, the whole of the Europeans came to
the front and carried the stockade. We then pushed on till we
came to No. 5, a very strong stockade on the opposite high
bank of a small river; part of the Indian Naval Brigade was
extended under cover to keep down the enemy's fire. Major
Reid again brought up the howitzers, and after several rounds
of grape, the Indian Naval Brigade crossed and carried the
stockade. Considerable difficulty was experienced in getting
the guns up the steep bank, and by the permission of Colonel
Hannay, I then pushed on with Lieutenant Davies, LN., the
brigade and a sub-division of the Assam Light Infantry to the
next stockade, marked No. 6. Part of the men kept down the
fire of the stockade, and a charge was then made, and it was
carried by the Brigade, supported by the sub-division of the
1st Assam Light Infantry. We then enfiladed the stockade
marked No. 10 with the fire of our Enfields, and drove the
enemy out, the ground not being passable between
Leaving a party of the 1st Assam Light Infantry to no