▁after ▁the ▁usual ▁ceremony ▁of ▁breaking ▁the ▁bott le ▁had ▁been ▁performed ▁by ▁the ▁Honor able ▁Governor ▁Jonathan ▁Dun can . ▁Also ▁In ▁having ▁produced ▁the ▁M inden , ▁Bomb ay ▁is ▁entitled ▁to ▁the ▁distinguished ▁pra ise ▁of ▁providing ▁the ▁first ▁and ▁only ▁British ▁ship ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁built ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁limits ▁of ▁the ▁Mother ▁Country ; ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁opinion ▁of ▁very ▁compet ent ▁jud ges , ▁the ▁M inden , ▁for ▁beauty ▁of ▁construction ▁and ▁strength ▁of ▁frame , ▁may ▁stand ▁in ▁competition ▁with ▁any ▁man - o - war ▁that ▁has ▁come ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁celebrated ▁D ock y ards ▁of ▁Great ▁Britain . ▁For ▁the ▁skill ▁of ▁its ▁architect s , ▁for ▁the ▁superior ity ▁of ▁its ▁tim ber , ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁excell ence ▁of ▁its ▁do cks , ▁Bomb ay ▁may ▁now ▁claim ▁a ▁distinguished ▁place ▁among ▁naval ▁ar sen als ”. ▁ ▁Service ▁history ▁M inden ▁sa iled ▁from ▁Bomb ay ▁on ▁ 8 ▁February ▁ 1 8 1 1 ▁on ▁her ▁first ▁cru ise , ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Edward ▁Wall is ▁Ho are , ▁and ▁man ned ▁by ▁the ▁crew ▁of ▁the ▁. ▁In ▁March ▁she ▁sa iled ▁from ▁Mad ras ▁to ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁invasion ▁of ▁Java . ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁July ▁two ▁of ▁her ▁boats , ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Lieutenant ▁Edmund ▁Ly ons , ▁with ▁only ▁ 3 5 ▁officers ▁and ▁men ▁ab o ard , ▁attacked ▁and ▁captured ▁the ▁fort ▁covering ▁the ▁har bour ▁of