In the orders of the 27th of September, the Royal thanks were tendered to the forces, for their intrepid conduct upon the 17th of June, in the following terms:—
"The King has been pleased to order the Commander in Chief, to express his Majesty's thanks, both to the Officers and Soldiers, for the resolution and gallantry with which they attacked and defeated the rebels on the 17th of June last, who had every advantage of numbers and situation; and more especially expressed to the Generals Howe and Clinton, and to Brigadier General Pigot, the sense his Majesty entertains of the spirit, resolution, and conduct by which they distinguished themselves, to their honor, upon that day."
The Battalion Orders of that day, also contained the annexed communications:—
"The King has been pleased to make the following promotions in his Marine Forces, serving in North America:—
| Captain William Souter, Major | vice | Short, killed. |
| Capt. Lieut. Francis Lindsay, Capt. | — | Campbell, ditto. |
| — —— Robert Ross, Captain | — | Ellis, ditto. |
| — —— David Johnson, Capt. | — | Souter, promoted. |
| 1st Lieut. Jesse Adair, Capt. Lieut. | — | Lindsay, ditto. |
| — —— Sir John Dalston, Ditto | — | Walker, returned home. |
| — —— Sir John Hadden, Ditto | — | Ross, promoted. |
| — —— Wm. Pitcairne, Ditto | — | Johnstone, ditto. |
| 2d Lieut. James Lewis, 1st Lieut. | — | Shea, killed. |
| — —— Robert Moore, Ditto | — | Finnie, ditto. |
| — —— Thos. Woodcock, Ditto | — | Gardener, ditto. |
| — —— Isaac Polder, Ditto | — | Adair, promoted. |
| — —— Robert Carey, Ditto | — | Dalston, ditto. |
| — —— Ronald M'Donald, Ditto | — | Hadden, ditto. |
| — —— Philip Howe, Ditto | — | —— |
| — —— Henry Tantum, Ditto | — | Pitcairne, ditto. |
| — —— David Collins, Ditto | — | Spencer, dead. |
| Volunteer Samuel Davys Bowman | — | Lewis, promoted." |
In consequence of these new arrangements a change took place, in the 2d Battalion, which became commanded by the undermentioned Officers:—
It was farther intimated upon the same day, "That in consequence of the application of Major Pitcairne to have the same allowance for paying the Companies of the 1st and 2d Battalions of Marines, serving on shore in North America, as the Army have, and that the Captains should be answerable for the debts, &c.
"The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, ever ready to give every reasonable mark of their indulgence, were pleased to consent that each Captain, commanding a Company, should be allowed after the rate of 1s. per day; being equal to the pay of two men per Company, during their continuance on shore, as is practised in the Army; and the Deputy Paymaster is authorized to issue the same.