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264 HISTORY OF THE INDIAN NAVY.
and, on the following morning, took the Artillerj'men on board
the 'Malabar,' and conveyed them to Batavia, for which he
received the thanks of Sir Stamford Raffles, the Lieutenant-
Governor of Java.* In his letter of the 12th of April, 1813,
conve3Mng his thanks, the Lieutenant-Governor instructed Cap-
tain Deane " to proceed to the eastern ports of ihis island, for
the purpose of receiving under your charge some gunboats, and
proceeding to Pontiana therewith, under instructions which will
be separately connnunicated to you." This had reference to the
Sambas Expedition, already detailed, on the conclusion of
which Captain Deane participated in the expedition undertaken
against Rajah Boni of Macassar; but, at length, even his iron
constitution broke down under the long-continued strain of
service in these Eastern Lslands, extending, with only the inter-
mission of service in the Persian Gulf and Red Sea, from 1798
to 1814. Li November of the latter year Captain Deane re-
turned to Calcutta, and was ordered to proceed imujediately to
England by the Medical Board. He now found that his health
was irremediably broken, and thus, after twenty-three years as
arduous service as any man could well have experienced, he was
compelled to retire on the pension of his rank, not having
amassed any private means, as with an utter absence of self-
seeking, he had ever sacrificed his own interests with the view
of promoting those of the Company.f
* The following is a copy of the letter of the Secretary to Government, under
date the 12th of April, iSlS : — " I am directed to acknowledge tiie receipt of
your letter of the 9th instant, reporting your arrival at this port, with a detach-
ment of Artillei-y on board your ship. The Hon. the Lieutenant-Governor in
Council, entirely approves of your having received this detachment on board the
' Malabar,' and desires rae to convey to you the thanks of this Government for
your zealous attention to the public service on this occasion."
t While in Enghmd, Captain Deane received from Captain Money, the late
Superintendent of the Bomb;iy Marine, and Sir Stamford Kaffles, late Ijieutenant-
Goveruor of Java, the two men, perhaps, better qualified than any otliers from
long and intimate service relations, to form a correct estimate of his character
and services, letters from which we will make the following extracts — Captain
:
Money writes under date the 14th of June, 1817 : — " When I succeeded to the
office of Superintendent of Marine, my predecessor le*t, for my guidance, his
opinion of the character of the officers of the corps, and to your name were
annexed these words : ' He is the complete officer and gentleman ;' and so per-
fectly did I find you answer to this description, that I invariably selected you,
when within my command, for the execution of every service that particularly
required the exercise of such qualifications. I ever found you prompt to obey
;
you never started a difficulty ; and I never was disappointed. In short, I always
considered you a valuable servant of the Company, and an honour to the Service
to which you belonged." Sir Stamford Raffles says in his letter, dated the 8th of
:—
August, 1817 " I have known you long, and for the period of five years, in
which your services were principally employed in immediate connection with my
authority, I have had repeated occasions to return you the thanks of Govern-
ment for your zeal, alacrity, and perseverance in the public service. I can
testify that the ever to be lamented Karl of Minto, while Governor- General of
India, entertained the highest opinion of your character, and was forward to
express his warm approbation of j'onr conduct while engaged in the Java Expe-
dition ; and for myself, that while you acted under the orders of the Java
Government, as Senior Officer of the Marino on that station, not only was your