'History of the Indian Navy. (1613-1863).' [‎67] (86/622)

HISTORY OF THE INDIAN NAYY.
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I have presided for something more than ten years, without ex
pressing my heartfelt satisfaction with the general conduct of
the officers who have served under my command; to them it
will be a source of gratification to know that their talents and
zeal have been in so many instances so honourably noticed by
the Government. The splendid surveys which have been
finished and are now in progress, of Western India, the Sea of
Arabia, and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , &c., to which have been added
the most valuable remarks on navigation together with excellent
memoirs on all countries they have visited in the course of
their surveys, have raised their reputation in that scientific and
useful branch, equal with that of any Service in the world.
64 1 now take my leave of the Service with my warmest wishes
for its prosperity, and I here beg leave to offer to the officers
my most sincere thanks for the zeal with which they have aided
me in carrying into effect the orders of Government, and shall
conclude with expressing my sincere belief that they only re
quire A booklet formed of a single gathering of nested bifolia. a larger field for their talents and energy in general
service to prove themselves equal to the most arduous duties of
their profession."
No long time elapsed before the Service proved that Sir
Charles Malcolm had solid grounds for the " belief" expressed
in the above Order, and, during the quarter of a century be
tween the retirement of Sir Charles and the abolition of the
Indian Navy, a period of almost continuous active service in
China, New Zealand, and Burmah, at Mooltan, and through
out the Indian Mutiny, the officers, in the words of Sir Charles:
Malcolm, " proved themselves equal to the most arduous duties
of their profession."
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