On the evening of December 9 the breach was declared practicable, but when the storming-parties approached the place at dawn on the 10th it was found deserted. Information was received through the Imaum of Muscat that the Arabs had retreated to another stronghold farther inland. The General then re-embarked a portion of his force, and proceeded up the coast to Rhams, which also was found to be abandoned; but here it was ascertained that the tribes were still defiant, and were massed in a hill fort of Zaya, some miles inland. The two British corps, with the artillery, were at once despatched to destroy this work, and on the 18th of the month Sir Grant Keir was able to report to Government the destruction of all the piratical strongholds and the submission of their chiefs. The expedition had been attended with some loss, but the official report of the casualties in the _Bombay Gazette_ tends to show that these fell on the British, and not on the native, corps engaged. The York and Lancaster Regiment have been accorded the distinction "Arabia" as a recognition of their services; but the 47th (Loyal North Lancashires), although they were twice employed with the 56th on the by no means pleasing duty of chastising Arab pirates, have not as yet been permitted to add the word "Arabia" to the other battle honours which are embroidered on their colours. CASUALTIES DURING THE EXPEDITION TO THE PERSIAN GULF IN 1819. +-------------------------+-----------+-----------+ | |_Officers._| _Men._ | | _Regiments._ +-----+-----+-----+-----+ | | K. | W. | K. | W. | +-------------------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |Royal Artillery | - | - | 1 | 3 | |47th North Lancashires | 1 | - | 2 | 17 | |65th York and Lancasters | 1 | 2 | 4 | 24 | |103rd Mahratta L.I. | - | - | - | 5 | |105th Mahratta L.I. | - | - | - | - | |121st Pioneers | - | - | - | - | +-------------------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+ Considerable booty was found, and the sum of £38,958 was remitted to England by the prize agents for distribution amongst the men of the 47th (North Lancashire) and 65th (York and Lancaster) Regiments.[19] BENI BOO ALLI, MARCH, 1821. This distinction is borne by the Royal Dublin Fusiliers. 103rd Mahratta Light Infantry. 104th Wellesley's Rifles. 105th Mahratta Light Infantry. 107th Pioneers. 113th Infantry. 121st Pioneers. It was awarded to these regiments by the Governor of Bombay for their gallant services in destroying the strongholds of Arab pirates in the Persian Gulf. The 65th Regiment (York and Lancasters) was also employed in the same service, but it does not bear the honour. The expedition was under the command of Major-General Lionel Smith, who, as a Lieutenant-Colonel, had carried through successfully a previous expedition in the year 1809.