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HISTORY OF THE INDIAN NAVY. 411
which was drawn from the Presidencies of Calcutta and
Madras, and placed respectivel}^ under Brigadier-Generals
McCreagh and McBean, the Commander-in-Chief being Briga-
dier-General Sir Archibald Campbell, one of AVellington's
Peninsular veterans. The men-of-war that participated in the
operations were:—II.]\I.'s ships ' Liifey,' fifty guns. Commo-
dore Charles Grant, C.B., naval Commander-in-Chief in India,
who was at this time at Bombay fitting out the ' Asia,' eighty-
four guns, built for the British Navy by Nowrojee Jamsetjee, son
of the late Jamsetjee Bomanjee, and floated out of dock on the
17th of January, 1821:; ' Slaney,' twenty guns, Connuander C.
Mitchell; * Larne,' twenty guns. Commander Frederick Marryat
(the famous novelist) ; and ' Sophie.' eighteen-gun brig. Com-
mander G. F. Ryves. The Hon. Comjjany's ships ' Hastings,'
thirty-two guns, Captain Barnes ; ' Teignmouth,' sixteen guns.
Captain Hardy; 'Mercury,' fourteen guns. Captain Good-
ridge; 'Thetis,' ten guns, Commander Middleton ; 'Prince
of Wales,' fourteen guns, Lieutenant Collinson ; and ' Jessy,'
brig, fitted out at Penang and coujiuanded by Captain Poyn-
ton. The 'Hastiugs' was a twenty four-gun frigate, jiierced
for thirty-two guns, and commissioned for the first time, and
had on board a detachment of eighty men of the Bombay
Artillery, under Captain Russell and Lieutenants Law and
Stamford, to assist in working the guns, and thirty men of the
Bombay European Regiment, under Lieutenant Bell, wlio acted
as Marines.
There were also employed on the Arracan coast, the Hon.
Company's ships ' Teruate,' Lieutenant Macdonald ;' Vestal,'
Lieutenant J. W. Guy; and 'Research,' Captain Crawford. In
addition to these regidar ships of war, there were the Hon.
Company's gun-brigs and schooners, 'Goldfinch,' 'Robert
Spankie,' 'Eliza,' 'Emma,' ' Phcenix.' 'Sophia,' 'Kitty,'
'PluBton,' 'Narcissa,' 'Hebe,' 'Mary,' 'Sidkea Packet,' 'Activ^e,'
'Tiger,' 'Swift,' 'Gunga Saugor,' 'Tom Tougli,' and 'Power-
ful,' v^hich were all armed with two twelvi'-pounder carronades
and four swivels. There was also u Hotilhi of twmty mw
including three hundred and sixty European ArtiiU'rvnien, eighty-six of (lie Rocket
troop, and tlirce hundred and (ifty-threo Cavah-y of tlie Governor-tienenirs
Body-Guard. The Madras Division up to tlu> same date, received reinforce-
ments, inchiding II.M's. ITtii and H'Jtli Regiments, and sonu' Reginu-nts of
Native Infantry, wlucli brought the total of troo])s from tliat I'roideney engaged
during the war, to twelve thousand seven luiiulred and seventy-six eond>alants.
There vA'cre numerous changes in the Stalf du-ing tlu> war. Rrigadier-(reiu*tal
MeCreagli conunanded tiie Bengal Division, witli Brigadier M. Shnwe, C.B.,
87th Regiment, second in command ; Major Kvans and Cxionel Klringlon eom-
manded the Brigades, and Colonel G. rolloek (the late Field Marshd Sir O.
Pollock) the Artillery. The Madras Division was conunanded l>y Brigadier-
Generals McBean {\o\'t in August, 1H21-,) Fra.ser (left in October." INL^.) and
Willoughby Cotton, from January, ISJ."), to the conclusion of peace. The
Brigadiers were Colonels xMallet, sinelt, Brodie, II. F. Snnlh, (MV. and Henry
Godwin, and Colonel HopkinsoQ commanded the Artillery.