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worthy of a marked testimony of public approbation, the
Governor in Council is for this purpose, pleased to direct that
a silver badge, with a suitable inscription, be presented to each
man of the party as enumerated in the following list." (Here
follows the list of promotions and the names of the seventeen
faithful Marines.) The badges were accordingly presented to
the men on general parade by the x4djutant-Geueral of the
Army, on the 3rd of September, 1811, the Commander-in-
Chief complimenting the detachment in handsome terms in the
orders of the day.*
An haviklar of the Marine Battalion having greatly dis-
tinguished himself while employed in the 'Dart,' pattamar,
against the piratical vessels in the Gulf of Cutch, the Governor
in Council, by an Order, dated the 25th of March, 1812,
promoted him to the rank of jemadar in the 2nd Battalion 7th
Regiment Native Infantry.
A detachment of the corps serving on board the ' Benares,'
cruiser, was employed with other troops and seamen at
Macassar oii the 8th of June, 181 G. The Orders published on
the 28th of August, speak handsomely of their conduct. A
havildar and two privates were killed, and a naique and three
privates wounded. The same detachment having for a time
been transferred to the 'Nautilus' cruiser whilst to the eastward,
distinguished themselves in the action with tiie ' Peacock,' and
Lieutenant Boyce spoke of them in the highest terms. A
detachment from the Marine Battalion, under the orders of
Captain William Morrison, of the 9th Regiment, was employed
in the reduction of the Forts of Severndroog, which surrendered
on the 4th of December, 1817, and the complimentary General-
Orders of the Governor in Council have already been referred
to.
On the 23rd of January, 1818, tlie following Order directing
the Marine Battalion to be formed into a regular regiment of
the Line, was issued to the Army :
" Bombay Castle, Jan. 21, 1818.
" His Excellency the most noble the Governor-General in
Council having been pleased to direct the formation of the
Marine Battalion into a Regidar regiment of the Line, the Right
Hon. the Governor in Council, in giving ettect to his Lordship's
* The conduct of the detachment which served on board the ' Aurom,' in
refusing to enter the French service, as before specilied in the Goneral Orders of
Government, is thus noticed in tlic Uonouniblo Court's letter of June (>, 1812,
publislied to the Army December 15th, 1.S12 :
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Para. 151. " The conduct of the Native JIarines in refusing to enfor the
French service under the circumstances described, is highly creditable to
their fidelity, and well deserving the rewards which you have bestowed upon
them. —
Para. 152. "We desire that you will cause tliese sentiments of approbation
to be officially communicated to them, as well as our sanction of the rewards
being conferred upon them."