It is estimated that scores of journalists, the Royal Navy, a fleet of 300 boats as well as 50,000 people on shore (along with Falmouth's mayor, Sam Hooper) greeted Manry upon his landing ashore.
Approximately several hundred journalists, the Royal Navy, and a fleet of 300 boats, as well as around 50,000 individuals onshore (which included Falmouth's mayor, Sam Hooper), met Manry when he stepped onto land.