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HISTORY OF THE INDIAN NAVY.
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In 1815, the Hon. Company's bri.s: 'Psyche,' Lieutenant J.
Faithful, was stationed at Prince of Wales' Island, but did not
long remain there, being succeeded by the ' Ariel,' Lieutenant D.
Jones, which cruised about the Straits. In May, of this year, a
party of men from the ' Teignmouth' was actively engaged in an
attack on a fortified village dependent on the dethroned Rajah
of Boni. Lieutenant T. C. Jackson, Assistant-Resident of
Macassar, embarked in the 'Teignmouth' with a party of sixty
European soldiers and thirty Natives, and proceeding to Langa,
to the north of Macassar, whose inhabitants had been commit-
ting acts of piracy, landed with his small force and a party of
sailors on the 12th of May. After some smart skirmishing, the
detachment drove the enemy back, and attempted to storm the
village, which was strongly stockaded. In this they were un-
successful, and Lieutenant Jackson fell mortally wounded into
the arms of two sailors, who formed part of the advance. At a
later period the village of Langa and of Soopa, about eighty
miles from Macassar, made their submission.
The year 181(3 was an active one for the squadron of the
Hon. Company's cruisers engaged in maintaining the peace
among the.se Eastern islands. The ' Thetis' and 'Ariel' were
stationed at Penang and in the Straits of Malacca, and found
active employment protecting the trade against the depredations
of the pirates which swarmed in all the waters to the east of the
Bay of Bengal. The ' Malabar,' Lieutenant Hepburn, and some
vessels employed in the survey, were engaged carrying troops
from Java and the other islands in the occupation of tlu; l-Jritish,
to Calcutta, on account of the Nepaul War, in which the gallant
Gillespie had fallen, and which was not brought to a conclusion
until the genius of Sir David Ochterlony triumphed over all
difficulties.
The fourteen-gun brigs 'Nautilus,' Lieutenant C. l>oyce, and
'Antelope,' Lieutenant J. Hall, were stationed off the British
settlements at Java and Banda, and, on oneoc(;asion, the 'Ante-
lope' fell in with and destroyed a fleet of pirate proas off the
latter island. The ' Benares,' Captain Eatwell, ' Teignmouth,'
Captain Sealy, and ' Ternate,' Captain Davidson, with some gun-
boats, were stationed at Macassar in the island of Celebes, and
were of much assistance to the small British garrison quartered
in Fort Rotterdam, an old Dutch fortress of considerable;
conduct uniformly approved, but tlio Government often found it dilllcult to
express itself in terms sullicicntly strong, of your galhuitry and zeal. For pre-
serving harmony with H.M.'a squadron on that station, anil uniting with it
whenever necessary ; for making personal sacrifices at all times, when the
public service demanded expedition, and for a reachncss and activity to forward
tlie public service, and the interests of the Honourable Company, 1 feci that, in
my late capacity as Lieutenant-Governor of Java, I was und<'r jrreat obliga-
tions to vou ; and I am conlidcnt that you will find from your ITon. i'lniployers,
every liberal consideration which your length of service and distinguished conduct
entitle you to expect."