▁ship ▁to ▁make ▁for ▁P ly mouth , ▁arriv ing ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁March . ▁S ult ane ▁was ▁in ▁a ▁better ▁state , ▁reaching ▁Port sm outh ▁som etime ▁earlier . ▁Both ▁fr ig ates ▁were ▁newly ▁built ▁and ▁in ▁good ▁condition , ▁both ▁being ▁commission ed ▁into ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy , ▁E to ile ▁as ▁HMS ▁Top aze ▁and ▁S ult ane ▁under ▁her ▁own ▁name . ▁In ▁his ▁report ▁on ▁the ▁action , ▁Se ym our ▁wrote ▁of ▁Pal mer ▁that ▁" ▁I ▁am ▁quite ▁at ▁a ▁loss ▁how ▁to ▁express , ▁in ▁ade qu ate ▁terms , ▁my ▁adm iration ▁of ▁Captain ▁Pal mer ' s ▁skill ▁and ▁decision ▁on ▁so ▁interesting ▁an ▁occasion , ▁and ▁his ▁new ▁ship ' s ▁company , ▁his ▁officers ▁and ▁his ▁own ▁able ▁and ▁int rep id ▁conduct ." ▁More ▁than ▁three ▁dec ades ▁later ▁the ▁battle ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁actions ▁recogn ised ▁by ▁a ▁cl asp ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁Naval ▁General ▁Service ▁Medal , ▁awarded ▁upon ▁application ▁to ▁all ▁British ▁participants ▁still ▁living ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁battle ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁significant ▁naval ▁action ▁of ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁the ▁Six th ▁Co al ition , ▁the ▁Al lied ▁arm ies ▁entering ▁Paris ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁March ▁and ▁Napoleon , ▁isolated ▁and ▁defeated , ▁ab dic ating ▁on ▁ 6 ▁April . ▁Com bat ▁in ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁would ▁continue ▁with ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 , ▁and ▁there ▁was ▁one ▁final ▁naval ▁eng