by John Marshall

“ I do not feel that any recommendation of mine can take up much of your notice in favor of one of your own officers; but ! am most desirous to express my admiration and my gratitude for the activity and unwearied exertions of Lieutenant Leslie, whose zeal and coolness I never saw surpassed. It is out of my power to express my acknowledgments of the assistance the troops received from him in any other way than to you; and I hope you will do me the justice to say how much I am obliged to him, and how much I attribute our share of success to all your exertions ”

“ It was this officer who commanded the boats which destroyed the Minerva, where the greatest loss of men was sustained. He was most active in the cannonade on the 12th instant. He executed the feint with excellent judgment and gallantry on the following day. During the real attack by the troops he was very useful with the gun-boats of this ship. In the afternoon, he set fire to all the dows which were afloat in the harbour of Ras-al-Khyma, and he essentially assisted me in the re-embarkation of the troops. ”

“ The troops were soon landed, and, gallantly executing the admirable plan of their commander, had possession of Rasal-Khyma by 10 o’clock, driving the enemy to the opposite shore; the gun-boats kept up a fire of grape on the sea-side as the soldiers advanced. Before 4 o’clock, all the enemy’s vessels were in flames, together with the naval store-houses in the town. ”