W\ and M. Naval Expeditions, &c. of the Englisti, Book
69^. Pursuant to his Instructions,Captainain ffltlmbt failed from Plymouth, the twen-Bot ty-fecond of January') and arriving inthe Old Road of St. Christopher de-parted from thence, the eight and twen-tieth of March, for the Savana, whichProceed- lies at the Eastermost End of Hifpaniola,intending, if the Governour of St. Do-mingo was ready to march to Port de
Paix, to fail on the West-side of theIfand, and assault it by Sea, which hecould not have done, bad he gonedown to St. Domingo , or on the South-fide; Because it would have been agreat ffinderance to the TransportShips, which failed very ill, and couldnot so well keep a Wind. (e)
1695*
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2. Hrs Majesty’s Part of all Prizes at Sea, wasto be divided among the Seamen only, and theBooty at Land, among the Land-Men.
3. But when the Land-men happened to becommanded on Board, upon anyExpedition, or,if in their Passage to the iVef-Indies , the Trans-port-Ships should be engaged, and a Prize taken,such Land-men were to be considered as Sea men,and their Officers on Board to receive a Share, ac-cording to their Pay ; And, in like Manner, theSea-men, and their Officers, when on Shoar, wereto receive a Dividend according to their Pay.
4. That of all Booty taken in Service onShoar, wherein the Commander in Chief of theSquadron, for the Time being, should assist withfour Hundred Seamen, or more, the said Com-mander in Chief was to have the Share alotted toa Colonel, and the Officers appointed by him, tocommand those Men, to be considered as LandOfficers.
5. No Officer of the Militia was to be con-sidered as a Colonel,who commanded less than fiveHundred Men ; Noras a Captain, if he had less,in his Company, than fifty; Unless siach Regimentor Company, should, after their proceeding onthe Expedition, happen to be reduced, by Sick-ness or Accident of War.
Two Thirds of the Booty taken at Land was tobe thus divided.
To Field- and Stajf-Officers.
Shares.
Colonel, as Colonel. 1 8
Lieut. Colonel, as Lieutenant-Col. io|
Major, as Major. 7|
Captain. 10
Adjutant. <5
Chirurgeon. 6
Chirurgeon’s Mates. 2:4 Shares each ,8Quarter-Master. 6
Total 72
One Company.
Shares.
Captain. 12
Two Lieutenants, each <3 Shares. 12
Ensign. 4 f
Six Sergeants. 12
Six Corporals. 9
Two Drummers. 3
Two Hundred private Men. 200
Five Companies more, consisting
of the like Number. I 2 < 52 |
The Commissary of Stores andProvisions, Pay-master of theForces, Commissary of theMusters, and Judge-Advocate. 12
Total 1599
To the Officers of the Ordnance.
Shares.
Ensign. 15
Master-Gunner. 7f
Gunner’s Mate. 4|
Twelve Gunners each, 3 Shares. 36
Fire-Master., 7|
Six Bombardiers, each 3! Shares. 22|Masler-Carpenter. <5
Three Mates, each 3s Shares. ir
Chirurgeon, 6
116
G99Total iyig
Two Thirds of the King’s Part of the Prizesat Sea, were to be divided, after this Manner.
To the Captain.Lieutenant andMaster.
Boatswain,
Gunner,
Purser,
Carpenter,
Master’s Mate,Chirurgeon,
Chaplain.
Midshipmen,Carpenter's Mates,Boatswain’s Mates,Gunner’s Mates,Corporals,
Yeomen of the Sheets,Coxswain.Quarter-Masters.Doctor’s Mates,Chirurgeon’s Mates,Yeomen of the Powder-Room.
Trumpeter,Quarter-Gunner,Carpenter's Crew,Steward,
Cook,
Armourer,
Steward’s Mate,Gunsmith;
Swabber,
Ordinary Trumpeter,Barber,
Able Seamen.
I
1
I
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1
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3 Eighths.^ ;1 Eighth. I
X Eighth.
1 Eighth.
1 T0 be di-vided e-. qually a -mongstI them.
1 Eighth.
2 Eighths.
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(" So I find the Distribution, as well in BUT-“ chett, as in Colonel Lilhngston ’s Reflections *" But how could it be divided into nine eighths. )Lastly, such Officers, Soldiers, and Seame ?as should happen to receive Wounds >n any Awhere Booty or a Prize should be taken,to have double Shares, in Consideration of
Wounds.
(e.) Thus far Colonel Lillingstoris Account a-
gree« with M&, jBurchetfh and * ie £ lvcs ^^P tf y 8