by John Marshall

“ And I send also for their Lordships’ information, a letter which Vice-Admiral de Rigny has transmitted to me, expressive of his admiration of the conduct and exertions of the officers and crews of those ships, and noticing specially the exertions of Lieutenant Luckraft on the occasion; and I beg therefore, to recommend him strongly to their Lordships, as an old and meritorious officer. I am, &c. ”

“ For their services at Patras, Captain Lyons and Commander Lushington were immediately afterwards presented with the Order of St. Louis, the same as was given to the captains engaged at Navarin. Lieutenants Alfred Luckraft, Sidney Colpoys Dacres (of the Blonde) , and George Logan (R.M.A.) , were at the same time admitted into the French Legion of Honor. On the part of the British Admiralty, however, rewards were very tardily bestowed, as neither the commander of the AEtna, nor Captain Lyons’s first lieutenant, obtained superior rank until Oct. ”