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BISTORT OP THE INDIAN NAVY.
were retained as troopships, though with Lascar A term used by the British officials to describe non-European sailors employed on East India Company ships. crews; the
' Clive,' Cornmander Adams, then in Bombay harbour, was put
out of commission ; and the ' Elphinstone,'' Tigris, and Falk
land,' were recalled from the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and the gunboat
6 Clyde,' was sent to relieve them. These sailing ships, which
had done such good service to the State, the three former for
nearly forty years, and whose names will recall to all the
officers of the old Service, the recollection of many happy days
passed within their wooden walls, with associations of shipmates
now no more, were condemned to be sold, with masts and gear
all standing, being considered, like their late officers, of no
further use. The only other ship unaccounted for was the old
'Euphrates,' which had completed her last duty as a surveying
ship, and was also put out of commission.
The following Government Order was published to the-
Service, referring to these arrangements: "Marine Depart
ment, Bombay Castle, July 15, 1862. Resolution. His Ex
cellency the Governor in Council is pleased to order the
following arrangements in respect to the disposal of the vessels
of the Indian Navy. 2. As directed by the Government oi
India, the following vessels will be kept ready in commission as
transports, and manned with Lascar A term used by the British officials to describe non-European sailors employed on East India Company ships. crews as in Bengal: the
' Dalhousie,' the ' Coromandel.' 3. The undermentioned vessels
being placed out of commission, will be kept as transports outot
commission, with a harbour establishment as hereafter shown
' Semiramis,' ' Berenice,' ' Zenobia.' 4. As one vessel is to be
kept always ready in a state of preparedness to go sea ' ^
' Ferooz ' will be allotted for this duty, having a full transport
Lascar A term used by the British officials to describe non-European sailors employed on East India Company ships. crew, and equipped as when required as a yacht tor his
Excellency the Governor-General. 5. 1 he ' Auckland is a very
strong vessel, teak-built but very slow, and her accommodation
for troops is bad. The ' Victoria' also is slow, and has not good
accommodation. 6. The 'Victoria' may, therefore, be so ,
but the ' Auckland' might be kept as a floating battery tor
Bombay, or Kurrachee harbour. She would require no crew
beyond what is sufficient to watch her, the nature and extent ot
which should be submitted by the Commander-in-chiet ot the
Indian Navy. 7. The following harbour establishment is sanc
tioned:—One lieutenant commanding, one gunner or boat
swain, one syrang, one tindal Non-European boatswain or head of a group of labourers. , twenty-five lascars A term used by the British officials to describe non-European sailors employed on East India Company ships. , one engineer,
ten stokers, one lieutenant's servant, one cook, one 'warrant
officer's servant, one engineer's servant, one topass. ». i ie
of Lieutenant Carew, for China; the 'Dattoude,' Commander Hopkins had
been al«o trooping to the eastward and to Kurrachee, whence she ret "™ et * °
the 19th of March, and on the 5th of September sailed for China, under com
™Vrl of Ti pi] tenant Pensellev. The ' Prince Arthur, 1 Lieutenant Walker, which
had arrived at Bombay on the preceding 29th of November, havingbeenem-
ployed carrying troops to New Zealand, sailed for Singapore on the 31st of
July, under the command of Lieutenant Brazier.