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Into action. On this occasion the 

 fire of the Fairy had the most de- 

 cisive effect, as well as that of the 

 Erebus, while the bombs threw 

 their shells with excellent preci- 

 sion, and the guns of the batteries 

 were thereby completely silenced 

 by about eight o'clock. 



At day-light on the 6th I made 

 signal to weigh, and so satisfied 

 were the whole of the parties 

 opposed to us of their opposition 

 being ineffectual, that they al- 

 lowed us to pass without further 

 molestation. I cannot close this 

 detail of operations, comprising a 

 periodof 23 days, without begging 

 leave to call your attention to the 

 singular exertion of those whom I 

 had the honour to command, by 

 which our success was effected. 

 Our hammocks weredown only two 

 nights during the whole time ; the 

 many laborious duties which we 

 had to perform were executed 

 with a cheerfulness which I shall 

 ever remember with pride, and 

 which will ensure, I hope, to the 

 whole of the detachments, your 

 favourable estimation of their ex- 

 traordinary zeal and abilities. 



To Captain Napier I owe more 

 obligations than I have words to 

 express. The Euryalus lost her 

 bowsprit, the head of her fore- 

 mast, and the heads of all her top- 

 masts, in a tornado which she en- 

 countered on the 25th, just as her 

 sails were clued up, whilst we 

 were passing the Flats of Mary- 

 land Point, and yet, after twelve 

 hours work on her refittal, she 

 Tras again under weigh, and ad- 

 vancing up the river. Captain 

 Napier speaks highly of the con- 

 duct of Lieutenant Thomas Her- 

 bert on this as well as on every 

 other of the many trying occa- 



sions which have called his abili- 

 ties into action. His exertions 

 were also particularly conspicuous 

 in the prizes, many of which, al- 

 ready sunk by the enemy, were 

 weighed, masted, hove down, 

 caulked, rigged, and loaded, by 

 our little squadron, during the 

 three days which we remained at 

 Alexandria. 



It is difficult to distinguish 

 amongst officers who had a greater 

 share of duty than often falls to 

 the lot of any, and which each 

 performed with the greatest credit 

 to his professional character. I 

 cannot omit to recommend to your 

 notice the meritorious conduct of 

 Captains Alexander, Bartholomew, 

 Baker and Kanah, the latter of 

 whom led us through many of the 

 difficulties of the navigation ; and 

 particularly to Captam Roberts, 

 of the Meteor, who, besides un- 

 dergoing the fatigues of the day, 

 employed the night in coming the 

 distance of ten miles to commu- 

 nicate and consult with me upon 

 our further operations preparatory 

 to our passing the batteries. 



So universally good was the 

 conduct of all the officers, seamen, 

 and marines of the detachment, 

 that I cannot particularise with 

 justice to the rest ; but I owe it 

 to the long tried experience I have 

 had of Mr. Henry King, first 

 Lieutenant of the Seahorse, to 

 point out to you, that such was 

 his eagerness to take the part to 

 which his abilities would have di- 

 rected him on this occasion, that 

 he even come out of his sick bed, 

 to command at bis quarters, whilst 

 the ship was passing the batteries ; 

 nor can I ever forget how mate- 

 rially the service is indebted to Mr. 

 Alexander Louthiun, the Master, 



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