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 and 800 tons, belonging to a merchant at Calcutta; this was a very unpleasant employment, and gave him a great deal of trouble; she had not a sail made, no portion of her rigging fitted, nothing whatever prepared for her equipment. He was thus employed when the enemy, encouraged by the Teignmouth having been driven from her station by means of fire-rafts, in the night of Nov. 30th, commenced a series of most furious attacks both by land and water upon Kemmendine. In consequence thereof Lieutenant Dobson and his people had the additional duty imposed upon them of going on board the Satellite every evening for her protection.

On the 2d Dec, in the afternoon, observing that a division of the enemy’s force had commenced throwing up works on the Dalla side, Captain Chads directed the Satellite, in charge of Lieutenant Dobson, with a party of seamen from the Arachne, to the support of the Good Hope transport and several small gun-vessels, already for some time stationed there. During the nights of the 2d, 3d, and 4th, she was very closely and warmly engaged with the enemy, whose shot struck her in every direction, and greatly injured the rigging; but as Lieutenant Dobson had taken the precaution to stockade her all around with bamboo, she fortunately had not a man killed or wounded. She continued in the same position, incessantly annoying the enemy, until their works were carried by storm in the night of the 8th, on which occasion Lieutenant Dobson shewed the soldiers the way, and was almost the first to enter. On the 14th, Captain Chads addressed a letter to the commander-in-chief, of which the following is a copy:–

“Sir,– Lieutenant Dobson, of H.M.S. Larne, having been left by Captain Marryat in command of the H.C. armed transport Satellite, stationed at Pagoda Point, where he has been near five months, performing the most important and anxious duties in every respect as a valuable officer, I hope you will have the goodness to recommend him to the consideration of the Right Honorable the Governor-General in Council, as in a pecuniary point of view he has been a considerable sufferer by being at