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will signify the same to them respectivel}', and to assure them
that I shall not fail to represent their gallant behaviour to the
Hon. Company's Government accordingly. I have also to return
my warmest thanks to Lieutenant Jacob, of the Artillery, fur
the great precision with which the shells were thrown by him
into the town and forts of Mocha; as also to Lieutenant Tannur,
of the Hon. Company's ]\hxrine, who so willingly offered his
services, and who proved particularly useful, and whose be-
haviour was highly meritorious, during the late arduous attack
above-mentioned.
" (Signed) Gr. R. Lumley,
" Captain and Senior Oiiicer.
" To the respective Captains and Commanders of
the Hon. Company's cruisers ' Eenares,'
' Antelope,' ' Ernaad,' and ' Thames.'
The Governor of Bombay in Council gave formal expression
to his satisfiiction, in an Order, dated ]\Iarch 31, 1821, in which
was published the following extract from Captain Lumley's
despatches relating to the services of the Bombay Marine :
" The good conduct evinced by the officers, seamen, and
Sepoys, of the Hon. Company's vessels, merit the fullest praise;
the ready obedience to all my orders, even the frequent antici-
pation of them (produced by a sense of what the innnediate
exigencies of the Service required), marked particularly the zeal
of Lieutenants Faithful and Kobson, and the position in which
they always placed their vessels, denoted as strongly their
ability as officers. I have to express my satisfaction with
Lieutenant Jones, commanding the ' Ernaad,' and Second-Lieu-
tenant Ehvon of the 'Thames,' Lieutenant Tanner, passenger
in the 'Antelope,' very handsomely volunteered his services
where he might be useful."
The Captain of the ' Topaze,' than whom the British Navy
did not possess a more gallant or meritorious otKcer, died on the
23rd of July, 1(S21, in a great measure owing to excessive
exertion and exposure during the operations at ]\Iocha. He
was buried at Penang on the 2.Sth of July, greatly mourned by
all who knew him, and not less by his country, in whose service
he had lost an arm and had suffered other wounds. Lieutenant
Faithful also died on the 22iid of April, 1823, and as Lieutenant
Robson expired on the 15th of August, 1821, from the over-
fatigue he had undergone, death soon removed the three prin-
cipal actors in the capture of the Mocha forts.