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Seamen removed voluntarily, or entring in Exchange forOthers, not entitled to Advance-Mony.
Two, Months Wages in six, to be paid to inferiour Officersand Seamen, if the Ships be in any Port of Great Britain , oron the Coasts thereof; Or, if the Ship be at a farther Di-stance, to the Attornies of such as desire it; And the fame tobe done every six Months, while the Ship is in Commission.
At the End of eighteen Months, if the Ship shall be in anyPort of Great Britain , or on the Coasts thereof, twelveMonths Wages shall be paid to the whole Ship's Company;And the fame at the End of every eighteen Months.
The Captains are not to nnder-rate turn’d-over Men: Andate to fend Lists with them.
A whole Ship's Company turned over is not entitled to the. Benefit of the Act of Parliament.
Volunteer-Seamen shall be discharged, in Case they can bepreferred in any other Ship.
No Letter of Attorny is to be valid, unless made revocable,and attested by the Captain, Clerk of the Cheque, or Mayor ofa Lown.
Captains are to discourage Seamen from Selling their Wages.
, Tickets of deceased Seamen are to be sent, by every conve-nient Opportunity, to the Navy-Board, that their Wages may, be paid to their Executors, (sV.
Captains are to receive on Board Seamen distressed in ForeignParts.
Rules for the Care of stch and hurt Seamen.
A convenient Place is to be set apart, in every Ship, fornek and hurt Men.
Proper Persons are to be appointed to attend them, Nighta nd Day, by Turns.
Conveniences, as Cradles, &c. are to be made for sick Men.Fresh Fifii is to be caught for them.
Rules for fending fecit or hurt Men out of His Majestys Ships.They are not to be sent into Hospitals attending the Fleet,alhoar, unless it be inconvenient to have them on Board*heir own Ships.
They are to be sent ashoar by Ticket, together with theirMoaths and Bedding, and the Captain may order them Slopsst needful.
C«re is to be taken in the Landing them, that they be dulya stended, and furnished with proper Carriages and Necessaries.
A Commission-Officer is to go, twice a Week, to the Ho-1 P|tal, to rece ive recovered Men ; And may receive those ofntner Ships, when they are at a Distance, and it is required by
^ Sick Men may be supplied with Slops on Shoar, when ne-
-Captains are to correspond with the Office for Sick and’bounded, about his sick Men.
Commanders in Chief, and the Commissioner of the Navy,to visit the Hospitals at the Ports, and to hear and redressComplaints and Grievances.
. Captains are to take Care of their sick and wounded Men,111 Foreign Parts.
, , Of the Provifions.
c The daily Allowance of Provisions to every Man is as
follows :■
One Pound of Biscuit, and one Gallon of Beer, every Day.u ndays ; One Pound of Pork, and half a Pint of Pease. Mon-; One Pint of Oatmeal, two Ounces of Butter, and fourOunces of Cheese. Tuesdays ; Two Pounds of Beef. Wed-'^fdays Half a Pint of Pease, a Pint of Oatmeal, two OuncesButter, and four Ounces of Cheese. Thursdays ; Oneound of Pork, and half a Pint of Pease. Fridays; Half amt os Pease, a Pint of Oatmeal, two Ounces of Butter, andour Ounces of Cheese. Saturdays ; Two Pounds of Beef.c< j° r <hng to which, the whole Weekly Allowance is, to eve-D Man; Seven Pounds of Biscuit; Seven Gallons of Beer ;
Zounds of Beef; Two Pounds of Pork ; One Quart of. , ’ "Bbree Pints of Oatmeal; Six Ounces of Butter; And
westy e Ounces of Cheese : And, besides, all the Fresh Fishi S caught, without any Deduction for it.
] °mmanders have it in their Discretion to shorten this Al-( he K/r^’ w ^ en the Service requires it, but must take Care, thatto kMen be punctually paid for it : But no Officer is sufferedj 6 ?? whose Allowance, when the Men are shortned.
•Day 1 t F0rei Sn Voyages, some of these Species of ProvisionsY be changed, and Wine, Brandy, Flower, Rice, 8rc, given
in the Room of it, according to a stated Rule of Proportion,in that Case, provided.
In Case of Want of Pork, Beef may be issued in the Roomof it, three Pounds of the latter for two Pound of the former.
One Day, in every Week, a Proportion of Flour and Suet,is to be issued in Lieu of Beef.
Provisions may be supplied, in Case of Necessity, by a Com-mander in Chief, or a Captain, in urgent Cases, by Warrant tothe Agent.
Victualling Vessels must be dispatched, and not detained.
Provisions must be sent on Board, without Charge to thePurser, and delivered into the Slings of the Ship.
Provisions damaged thro’ Carelefnefs are to be paid for bythem who are the Occasion of it.
No Provisions are to be refused, 'till they are surveyed.
Provisions are to be frequently look’d into, and due Care tobe taken of them.
Provisions spared to another Ship are to be made good, by anew Supply, from the Agent.
In Port, either at Home or abroad, (where it can convenient-ly be done) fresh Meat is to be allowed, twice a Week, insteadof Salt-Meat, according to a limited Proportion.
Prize-Provisions may be issued to His Majesty’s Ships, if inWant.
Of the Payment of Short* Atloivance-Mony.
The Captain is to make out Short-Allowance-Lists.
In Foreign Parts, the Short-Allowance-Mony is to be paid,every three Months, by Mony taken up by the Purser, on Billsof Exchange, for that End.
Commanders in Chief are to attest those Bills, and to con-troul the Payment: And the Surplus of any such Mony is togo to the next Payment.
Captains are to do the fame, as the Commander in Chief,if alone.
Pursers are to send the Lists home.
The Ship’s Company is to be paid according to Sterling-Mo^ny, and to have the Benefit of the Exchange.
The Buying of Short-Allowance-Mony is strictly forbid.
Of Convoys.
Commanders are to give Instructions to their Convoy; Andto fend a List of them, to the Secretary of the Admiralty, be-fore they fail.
They are to receive no Gratification.
They are to keep in Sight of and protect the Convoy.
They are to inform against Masters of Ships who mis-behavethemselves.
They are to wear a Top-light.
The Commander in Chief may order his Signals to be re-peated, by other Ships, under his Command, if he think fit.
Different Convoys are to keep Company, as long as theirCourses ly together ; And, on those Occasions, the eldestCommander of a Convoy shall command in the first Post, andso on.
Commanders of different Convoys are to wear Lights, andrepeat Signals, as Flag-Officers -
Convoys are to fail like Divisions : And Signals are to bemade at Separation.
Commanders of Convoys are to take under their Care Shipsof His Majesty Allies or Friends.
Of Salutes.
Flagg-Officers are to salute the Admiral, and Comman-der in Chief of the Fleet, with fifteen Guns, and Captains areto salute him with seventeen Guns: And the Admiral’s Returnis to be two less to Flag-Officers, and four to Captains.
Flag Officers, saluting their Superiour or Senior Officers, areto give him thirteen Guns: And the Return is to be equal toFlag-Officers, bearing their Flag on the fame Mast , But twoGuns less to the Rest, as also to Captains.
A Captain, saluting an Admiral oi the White or Blue, is togive him fifteen Guns; But to Vice and Rear-Admirals thir-teen:
Flag-Officers are not to return Salutes, when from two ormore of His Majesty’s Ships, ’till all have done, and then withsuch a reasonable Number of Guns, as he shall judge proper.
When two Squadrons meet, the two Chiefs only are to ex-change Salutes; And single Ships meeting a Squadron, withmore than one Flag, are only to salute the principal.
No Salutes shall be repeated by the same Ships, unless theyhave been fipparated six Months, at least.
Captains