Steamships and sailing vessels used as troop transport in the Persia expedition according to the Dutch newspaper Java-bode dated 13 December 1856

An item referred to the newspaper Bengal Hurkaru dated 20th November reporting that on the 8th six steamships and seven sailing ships left Bombay, British Indies. The steamships Precursor and Pottinger arrived with the transports Maria Gray and Resuit at Fingoria where the 64th regiment was embarked on the 4th on board of the steamships to be followed the next day on board of the 20th regiment on the sailing ships. The troop transport was part of the Persia-expedition.