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HISTORY OF THE INDIAN NAVY.
fever and dysentery caused by exposure, Mr. Hutchinson,
captain's clerk, expired at sea.
The following is an account of the proceedings of the
Benares,' derived from the journal of one of the officers:-
"11th of October, 1829, sailed for the Red Sea. Reached
Jiddah in November; laid there awaiting authority from Turkish
Government. Surveying the harbour and environs. January,
1830. Lieutenant Waghorn arrived from England with
despatches (first overland mail) also Mr. Taylor, merchant,
from Liverpool on same object. Natives of Jiddah very insolent.
Lieutenant Winn and Mr. Midshipman An experienced sailor, but not a commissioned officer. Campbell despatched in
native buggalow Large trading vessel. to fix latitudes on Arabian coast as far as
Mocha, while the 6 Benares' went to the western coast to survey.
June, the buggalow Large trading vessel. rejoined the 4 Benares'at Jiddah, and the
survey was continued until April, 1831, when the 'Benares'
returned to Bombay in a very shattered state from having been
aground forty-two times on coral rocks; experienced a heavy
gale off Bombay for three days, hove to, very leaky, pumps
constantly going. 4th of June, arrived in Bombay, went into
dock to refit, Midshipman An experienced sailor, but not a commissioned officer. Johnston left, and Midshipmen An experienced sailor, but not a commissioned officer.
Barker and Macdonald joined. September, sailed for Red
Sea, Lieutenant Pinching and Midshipman An experienced sailor, but not a commissioned officer. Barker left to bring
cutter 4 Erin' from Bombay. On reaching Mocha, Lieutenant
Young, Mr. Campbell, and a boat's crew, were left behind to
await 6 Erin,' which arrived about the 28th of September. The
survey actively continued, the 4 Erin,' tender, being employed
under Lieutenant Young, on detached duty, on coast of Abys
sinia, Annesley Bay, Massowah, &c., till January, 1833, when
we met 'Palinurus at Jiddah, and she was ordered to return
to Bombay. Commander Moresby took command of ' Benares,'
and Captain Elwon went to Bombay in ^alinurus,' to be Com
modore in Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . Mr. Campbell was employed at this
time reducing the survey chart to Mercator's " projection Any method by which the earth’s curved surface may be transposed (or projected) on to a flat surface. ,
which took three months' hard work, for which he received
a complimentary certificate from Captain Elwon, with a repeater
watch and handsome bible. This year the 'Benares' was
oidered to Berbera, in company with * Tigris,' to exact recom
pense for outrages committed on British vessels. January,
1834, returned to Mocha. 5 * Met the 'Coote' at Jiddah.
Lieutenant Wmn left on sick certificate, when Mr. Campbell,
senior midshipman An experienced sailor, but not a commissioned officer. , was made acting-lieutenant.f
April, 1834.-—Finally left the Red Sea for Bombay. Officers
and crews very sickly, with a large number of crew of the Hon.
m Moclia that the Benares was concerned in the
iiirkeeBilinas affair already narrated, when that chief and the remnant of his
followers were rescued from a miserable death by the boats of the ' Eenares.'
t Acting-Lieutenants not being allowed at JBombay, on the return of the
Orri^f 68 ' 1 re ^ uce ^ to m ate, with a complimentary Squadron
Order Irom Sir Charles Malcolm on his services.