 The town was turned over to Sheik Dewar , a local ruler who professed support for the British , and Wainwright withdrew his forces to Muscat in early December ; all of the squadron reassembled there by Christmas . Only one further operation was launched , a successful attack on 3 January 1810 against the town of Shinas , which had rebelled against Sultan Sa 'id and was swiftly recaptured and restored to him . Although minor naval operations against individual local ships continued into 1810 , Wainwright and the main body of the squadron returned to Bombay in January , having considered their mission to inflict significant damage on the Al Qasimi forces in the Persian Gulf to have been a success . 
