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HISTORY OF THE INDIAN NAVY.
Shad well, of the ' Sphinx,' and, on his promotion, was appointed
Flag-Captain of the 4 Fox.' The British Navy has produced
few finer seamen than Captain (now Admiral Sir Walter)
Tarleton, who was noted in Burmah for that combination of
dash, enterprise, and good judgment, which constitutes a
good officer.
In July, Commodore Lynch proceeded in the 'Ferooz' to
Calcutta, and, on the 21st, Lord Dalhousie embarked in her on a
short visit to Rangoon to confer with the military authorities;
he arrived thereon the 27th, and quitted the town on the 1st of
August, in the 4 Ferooz,' which arrived at the Presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. on the
6th. Before leaving Rangoon, his lordship published a General
Order, highly eulogistic of the good service rendered by the
Military and Naval forces; and, on his return, considerable
reinforcements were ordered to be despatched to strengthen
General Godwin's army.
During the next few months the 'Ferooz,' 'Moozuffer,'
' Zenobia,' and ' Berenice,' were actively employed conveying
troops to the seat of war,* and when, soon after the conclusion of
peace, the usual recurrent cry was raised against the expense of
the Indian Navy, it was shown that the above-named steamers
" more than paid the cost of building, also the pay of officers
and men, by the transport of troops, provisions, and stores."
The Indian Navy was well represented at this time by the
four steam frigates, 4 Ferooz,' ' Moozuffer,' ' Sesostris,' and
'Zenobia,' which, as regarded efficiency, formed as fine a
squadron as any navy could boast the possession of, but, more
particularly, was the personnel of the Service admirably repre
sented by the four officers in command of these ships. Com-
* The following were the movements of the ships of the Indian Navy while
employed in the transport of troops : — " The ' Ferooz,' after leaving Lord
Dalhousie at Calcutta, proceeded to Madras, where she cast anchor on the 19th,
and in company with transports left the roads on the 21st, carrying the 0 troop
Horse Artillery and 19th Madras Native Infantry. On the 28th of August the
4 Moozuffer' and H.M.S. 'Sphinx' arrived at Madras, which they quitted for
Bangoon on the 7th of September, towing transports, carrying the 1st Madras
Fusiliers and a detachment of the Sappers and Miners. The 'Ferooz'again
sailed for Calcutta, where she arrived on the 15th of September, and, on the 1st
of October, in company with the ' Moozuffer' and ' Sphinx,' which had arrived on
the 24th of September, returned with the Bengal Fusiliers to Rangoon. A third
time the ' Ferooz' and ' Moozuffer' cast anchor at Calcutta, on the 11th of Octo
ber, and sailed in company for Rangoon on the 21st. The i Moozuffer' arrived at
Calcutta from Rangoon for the fourth time, on the 1st of November, and sailed
on the 14th. Other ships of the Indian Navy were also employed carrying troops
to the seat of war. The ' Zenobia' arrived at Calcutta from Martaban on the
27th of October, under her new captain, Commander J. Rennie, and left on the
8th of November for Rangoon; again she arrived from Moulmein, on the 2nd of
December, and left for Rangoon on the 11th. The 4 Berenice' arrived at Cal
cutta on the 31st of August, and sailed on the 8th of September; again she
arrived on the 29th of September and sailed with artillery on the 8th of October,
and made a third voyage with troops, arriving at Calcutta on the 8th of Novem
ber and sailing on the 4th of December. The ' Hugh Lindsay,' under Acting-
Master Newman, was also actively engaged trooping from Madras to Calcutta.